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When Oscar Lupe appears 20,000 feet up in the air, his body is frozen solid and free-falling to earth. It shatters on impact. Soon after, a CIA Special Activities Division squad goes rogue with a cargo marked 'Torchwood' that they've been escorting from somewhere called Cardiff. | When Oscar Lupe appears 20,000 feet up in the air, his body is frozen solid and free-falling to earth. It shatters on impact. Soon after, a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] Special Activities Division squad goes rogue with a cargo marked '[[Torchwood Three|Torchwood]]' that they've been escorting from somewhere called [[Cardiff]]. | ||
The Agency puts Rex Matheson on the case. As the strange deaths pile up, Rex realises there must be experimental tech out there, but someone is obstructing him at every turn. Rex is the CIA's golden boy – but has he met his match in the evasive Mr. Wynter…? | The Agency puts [[Rex Matheson]] on the case. As the strange deaths pile up, Rex realises there must be experimental tech out there, but someone is obstructing him at every turn. Rex is the CIA's golden boy – but has he met his match in the evasive Mr. Wynter…? | ||
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Revision as of 20:04, 13 July 2012
The Men Who Sold the World was the eighteenth release in the BBC Torchwood Novels series and served as a prequel to TW: The New World.
Publisher's summary
When Oscar Lupe appears 20,000 feet up in the air, his body is frozen solid and free-falling to earth. It shatters on impact. Soon after, a CIA Special Activities Division squad goes rogue with a cargo marked 'Torchwood' that they've been escorting from somewhere called Cardiff.
The Agency puts Rex Matheson on the case. As the strange deaths pile up, Rex realises there must be experimental tech out there, but someone is obstructing him at every turn. Rex is the CIA's golden boy – but has he met his match in the evasive Mr. Wynter…?
Characters
References
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Notes
- The title is a reference to the song The Man Who Sold the World by David Bowie, as was the Doctor Who comic strip The Woman Who Sold the World.
- This book is also available as an ebook from the Amazon Kindle store.
Continuity
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Timeline
- The Men Who Sold the World occurs after TW: Children of Earth: Day Five
- The Men Who Sold the World occurs before: TW: The New World
- The Ytraxorian is encountered by Torchwood 3 before the death of Ianto Jones and the destruction of The Hub.
Audio release
- The story was released as an audiobook on download only from the AudioGo website read by John Telfer.
