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|doctor=Eighth Doctor | |doctor=Eighth Doctor | ||
|companions= [[Fitz Kreiner]], [[Anji Kapoor]] | |companions= [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]], [[Anji Kapoor|Anji]] | ||
|enemy= | |enemy= [[Hitchemus Tiger]]s, [[Hitchemus colonist]]s | ||
|setting= [[Port Any]], [[Hitchemus]], | |setting= [[Port Any]], [[Hitchemus]], [[22nd century]] | ||
|writer= [[Kate Orman]] | |writer= [[Kate Orman]] | ||
|publisher= BBC Books | |publisher= BBC Books | ||
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|next= The Slow Empire (novel)}} | |next= The Slow Empire (novel)}} | ||
'''''The Year of Intelligent Tigers''''' was the forty-sixth novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Kate Orman]]. It featured the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Fitz Kreiner]] and [[Anji Kapoor]]. | '''''The Year of Intelligent Tigers''''' was the forty-sixth novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Kate Orman]]. It featured the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Fitz Kreiner]] and [[Anji Kapoor]]. | ||
== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
''"Doctor!" said Anji. This | ''"Doctor!" said Anji. This couldn't be happening, he couldn't just walk out on them! "Look, give them a chance, they're frightened, they're only —" '' | ||
''"Human?" The Doctor took a deep breath, as though to stop himself from saying anything more. "Now, stay!"'' | ''"Human?" The Doctor took a deep breath, as though to stop himself from saying anything more. "Now, stay!"'' | ||
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The weather is going to hell. The tigers are coming to town. And the Doctor has taken his violin and vanished. | The weather is going to hell. The tigers are coming to town. And the Doctor has taken his violin and vanished. | ||
The island world of [[Hitchemus]] is home to a colony of musicians and seemingly harmless alien animals. When the storms and the tigers break loose, the Doctor tries to protect the humans — but the humans | The island world of [[Hitchemus]] is home to a colony of musicians and seemingly harmless alien animals. When the storms and the tigers break loose, the Doctor tries to protect the humans — but the humans don't want him. When he ventures into the wilderness in search of the tigers' secrets, Fitz and Anji find themselves on their own, trying to prevent a war. | ||
With both sides eager for blood, and hurricanes on the horizon, the Doctor must decide whether this time | With both sides eager for blood, and hurricanes on the horizon, the Doctor must decide whether this time he's on the side of the human race. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Eighth Doctor]] | * [[Eighth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Fitz Kreiner]] | * [[Fitz Kreiner]] | ||
* [[Anji Kapoor]] | * [[Anji Kapoor]] | ||
* [[Karl Sadeghi]] | * [[Karl Sadeghi]] | ||
* [[Ajamu Quick]] | * [[Ajamu Quick]] | ||
* [[Besma Grieve]] | * [[Besma Grieve]] | ||
* [[Hitchemus Tiger]]s: | |||
[[Hitchemus Tiger]]s: | ** [[Chew You]] | ||
** [[Bounce]] | |||
** [[Longbody]] | |||
** [[Big]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
* The [[sonic screwdriver]] is mentioned. | * The [[sonic screwdriver]] is mentioned. | ||
* The [[Vocoder]] is used by the Hitchemus tigers to enable them to create speech. | * The [[Vocoder]] is used by the Hitchemus tigers to enable them to create speech. | ||
* [[Gidi]] and [[Lvan]] are Earth colonies. [[Chi Bootis]] is the closest Earth colony to Hitchemus. | * [[Gidi]] and [[Lvan]] are Earth colonies. [[Chi Bootis]] is the closest Earth colony to Hitchemus. | ||
* The Doctor mentions [[Lorenzo Smitt]] and [[Felix Pink]] as people he knows that have died. | * The Doctor mentions [[Lorenzo Smitt]] and [[Felix Pink]] as people he knows that have died. | ||
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* This book is also available as an ebook from the Amazon Kindle store. | * This book is also available as an ebook from the Amazon Kindle store. | ||
=== Reprint === | |||
* [[BBC Books]] announced that a "print on demand" reprint edition of this novel would be made available as of [[30 September (releases)|30 September]] 2011 as the imprint revisited adventures featuring the first eight Doctors. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Power mad triplets ([[PROSE]]: ''[[EarthWorld (novel)|EarthWorld]]'') and killer wasps ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Eater of Wasps]]'') are mentioned. | * Power mad triplets ([[PROSE]]: ''[[EarthWorld (novel)|EarthWorld]]'') and killer wasps ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Eater of Wasps]]'') are mentioned. | ||
* Fitz remembers Maddy and living in [[1967]] from [[PROSE]]: ''[[Revolution Man (novel)|Revolution Man]]''. | * Fitz remembers Maddy and living in [[1967]] from [[PROSE]]: ''[[Revolution Man (novel)|Revolution Man]]''. | ||
* The Doctor carries a picture of [[Miranda Dawkins|Miranda]] in his wallet. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]'') | * The Doctor carries a picture of [[Miranda Dawkins|Miranda]] in his wallet. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]'') | ||
* The Doctor's hair grows faster than that of a human. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fear Itself (novel)|Fear Itself]]) | * The Doctor's hair grows faster than that of a human. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fear Itself (novel)|Fear Itself]]'') | ||
* Fitz uses his name of Fitz Fortune. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[EarthWorld (novel)|EarthWorld]]'') | * Fitz uses his name of Fitz Fortune. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[EarthWorld (novel)|EarthWorld]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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* {{whoniverse|ed46|The Year of Intelligent Tigers}} | * {{whoniverse|ed46|The Year of Intelligent Tigers}} | ||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/yeartigr.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Year of Intelligent Tigers'''] | * [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/yeartigr.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Year of Intelligent Tigers'''] | ||
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