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novel name= The Men Who Sold the World| | novel name= The Men Who Sold the World| | ||
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series=[[BBC Torchwood novels]]| | series=[[BBC Torchwood novels]]| | ||
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release date= [[18 August]] [[2011]] | | release date= [[18 August]] [[2011]] | | ||
format= Softcover Book| | format= Softcover Book| | ||
isbn= ISBN | isbn= ISBN 1-84990-285-2| | ||
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'''The Men Who Sold the World''' was the eighteenth release in the [[BBC Torchwood novels|BBC ''Torchwood'' Novels]] series and served as a prequel to ''[[The New World]]''. | '''The Men Who Sold the World''' was the eighteenth release in the [[BBC Torchwood novels|BBC ''Torchwood'' Novels]] series and served as a prequel to ''[[The New World]]''. | ||
==Publisher's summary== | == 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. | 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…? | 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== | == Characters == | ||
*[[Rex Matheson]] | * [[Rex Matheson]] | ||
*[[Esther Drummond]] | * [[Esther Drummond]] | ||
*[[Jack Harkness]] | * [[Jack Harkness]] | ||
*[[Gwen Cooper]] | * [[Gwen Cooper]] | ||
*[[Ianto Jones]] | * [[Ianto Jones]] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
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==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
*The title is a reference to the song ''[[Wikipedia:The Man Who Sold the World (song)|The Man Who Sold the World]]'' by [[David Bowie]], as was the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' comic strip ''[[The Woman Who Sold the World]]''. | * The title is a reference to the song ''[[Wikipedia:The Man Who Sold the World (song)|The Man Who Sold the World]]'' by [[David Bowie]], as was the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' comic strip ''[[The Woman Who Sold the World]]''. | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
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==Timeline== | == Timeline == | ||
*''The Men Who Sold the World'' occurs after: [[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Five]]'' | * ''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 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. | * The [[Ytraxorian]] is encountered by [[Torchwood 3]] before the death of [[Ianto Jones]] and the destruction of The Hub. | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Torchwood novels]] | [[Category:Torchwood novels]] | ||
[[Category:2011 novels]] | [[Category:2011 novels]] | ||
Revision as of 18:47, 5 November 2011
The Men Who Sold the World was the eighteenth release in the BBC Torchwood Novels series and served as a prequel to 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
to be added
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.
Continuity
to be added
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.
External links
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