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series= [[BBC | |image = Snowglobe 7.jpg | ||
number= | | |series = [[BBC New Series Adventures]] | ||
doctor= | |number = 23 | ||
companions= [[Martha Jones]]| | |doctor = Tenth Doctor | ||
enemy | |companions = [[Martha Jones|Martha]] | ||
|enemy = [[Gappa]] | |||
|setting = [[Snowglobe 7]], [[2099]] | |||
writer= | |writer = Mike Tucker | ||
publisher= | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
release date= | |release date = 10 April 2008 | ||
format= Hardcover | |format = Hardcover, 255 pages | ||
isbn= | | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84607-421-9 | ||
|prev = Martha in the Mirror (novel) | |||
|next = The Many Hands (novel) | |||
|}} | |read by = [[Georgia Moffett]] | ||
|cover = [[Lee Binding]] | |||
}}{{prose stub}} | |||
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'''''Snowglobe 7''''' was the twenty-third novel in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Mike Tucker]] and featured the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones]]. | |||
==Publisher's | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[Earth]], [[2099]]. Global warming is devastating the climate. The polar ice caps are melting. | [[Earth]], [[2099]]. [[Global warming]] is devastating the climate. The polar ice caps are melting. | ||
In a desperate attempt at preservation the Governments of the world have removed vast sections of the Arctic and Antarctic and set them inside huge domes across the world. [[Tenth Doctor| The Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones| Martha]] arrive in Snowglobe 7 in the Middle East, hoping for peace and relaxation. But they soon discover that it's not only ice and snow that has been preserved beneath the Dome. | In a desperate attempt at preservation the Governments of the world have removed vast sections of the Arctic and Antarctic and set them inside huge domes across the world. [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones|Martha]] arrive in [[Snowglobe 7]] in the [[Middle East]], hoping for peace and relaxation. But they soon discover that it's not only ice and snow that has been preserved beneath the Dome. | ||
While Martha struggles to help with an infection sweeping through the holidaymakers the Doctor discovers an alien threat that has lain hidden since the last ice age. A threat that is starting to thaw. | While Martha struggles to help with an infection sweeping through the holidaymakers the Doctor discovers an alien threat that has lain hidden since the last ice age. A threat that is starting to thaw. | ||
== Plot == | |||
''to be added'' | |||
== Characters == | |||
* [[Tenth Doctor]] | |||
* [[Martha Jones]] | |||
* [[Maxwell O'Keefe]] | |||
* [[Ku'ra Debrekseny]] | |||
* [[Twelve]] | |||
* Director [[Beth Cowley]] | |||
* [[Laurence Harrison]] | |||
* [[Marisha El-Sayed]] | |||
* [[Brian Williams (Snowglobe 7)|Brian Williams]] | |||
* [[Curtis Rabley]] | |||
* [[Del McAllen]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
*[[ | * [[Sycorax]] and the [[Slitheen family]] are mentioned as aliens with whom Earth has had hostile encounters. [[Svillia]] and the [[Hive of Mooj]] are mentioned as aliens with whom Earth has had benign encounters. | ||
*[[Martha | * Martha mentions [[Elton John]], and the Doctor claims to have gotten a large pair of [[sunglasses]] from either him or the [[Mogadeesh of Replanak]]. | ||
* The Doctor tells Martha of a hotel called [[The Rose Tower]] and Martha compares this to his previous companion [[Rose Tyler]]. | |||
== | == Notes == | ||
* This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store. | |||
* This story bears some simalarities to [[TV]]: ''[[Orphan 55 (TV story)|Orphan 55]]'', which was released in [[2020 (releases)|2020]]. It has a [[Snowglobe 6|Holiday Dome]], simalar to [[Tranquility Spa]] in the latter story, and it is set on a future [[Earth]] with [[Global warming]] problems, similar to the [[Orphan 55|Future Earth]] which was devastated by global warming in the latter story. | |||
== Continuity == | |||
* [[Androgum]]s are mentioned. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'') | |||
* When [[Martha Jones|Martha]] and [[Ku'ra Debrekseny|Ku'ra]] are posing as security guards, Martha wishes that [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] had given her his [[psychic paper]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]'') | |||
== Audiobook == | |||
* This novel was released as an audiobook as part of the ''New Adventures'' box set along with ''[[Martha in the Mirror (novel)|Martha in the Mirror]]'' and ''[[The Many Hands (novel)|The Many Hands]]'' on [[9 October (releases)|9 October]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]] by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Georgia Moffett]]. | |||
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== External links == | |||
* {{penguin|1080666/doctor-who--snowglobe-7/}} | |||
{{dwrefguide|whobb923.htm|Snowglobe 7}} | |||
* {{whoniverse|ns23|Snowglobe 7}} | |||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/snowglobe7.htm The Cloister Library: '''Snowglobe 7'''] | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:25, 12 February 2024
- You may be looking for the titular location or snowglobes in general.
Snowglobe 7 was the twenty-third novel in the BBC New Series Adventures series. It was written by Mike Tucker and featured the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Earth, 2099. Global warming is devastating the climate. The polar ice caps are melting.
In a desperate attempt at preservation the Governments of the world have removed vast sections of the Arctic and Antarctic and set them inside huge domes across the world. The Doctor and Martha arrive in Snowglobe 7 in the Middle East, hoping for peace and relaxation. But they soon discover that it's not only ice and snow that has been preserved beneath the Dome.
While Martha struggles to help with an infection sweeping through the holidaymakers the Doctor discovers an alien threat that has lain hidden since the last ice age. A threat that is starting to thaw.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Tenth Doctor
- Martha Jones
- Maxwell O'Keefe
- Ku'ra Debrekseny
- Twelve
- Director Beth Cowley
- Laurence Harrison
- Marisha El-Sayed
- Brian Williams
- Curtis Rabley
- Del McAllen
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Sycorax and the Slitheen family are mentioned as aliens with whom Earth has had hostile encounters. Svillia and the Hive of Mooj are mentioned as aliens with whom Earth has had benign encounters.
- Martha mentions Elton John, and the Doctor claims to have gotten a large pair of sunglasses from either him or the Mogadeesh of Replanak.
- The Doctor tells Martha of a hotel called The Rose Tower and Martha compares this to his previous companion Rose Tyler.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.
- This story bears some simalarities to TV: Orphan 55, which was released in 2020. It has a Holiday Dome, simalar to Tranquility Spa in the latter story, and it is set on a future Earth with Global warming problems, similar to the Future Earth which was devastated by global warming in the latter story.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Androgums are mentioned. (TV: The Two Doctors)
- When Martha and Ku'ra are posing as security guards, Martha wishes that the Doctor had given her his psychic paper. (TV: Evolution of the Daleks)
Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This novel was released as an audiobook as part of the New Adventures box set along with Martha in the Mirror and The Many Hands on 9 October 2008 by BBC Audio and read by Georgia Moffett.
Audiobook cover
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Snowglobe 7 page at Penguin Books
- Snowglobe 7 at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Snowglobe 7 at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: Snowglobe 7
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