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|image = [[ | |image = [[File:Touched by an Angel.jpg|250px]] | ||
|novel name = Touched by an Angel | |novel name = Touched by an Angel | ||
|series = [[BBC New Series Adventures]] | |series = [[BBC New Series Adventures]] | ||
|number = 46 | |number = 46 | ||
|doctor = [[Eleventh Doctor]] | |doctor = [[Eleventh Doctor]] | ||
|companions = [[Amy Pond]]<br>[[Rory Williams]] | |companions = [[Amy Pond]]<br />[[Rory Williams]] | ||
|enemy = [[Weeping Angel]]s | |enemy = [[Weeping Angel]]s | ||
|writer = [[Jonathan Morris]] | |writer = [[Jonathan Morris]] | ||
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|release date = [[23 June]] [[2011]] | |release date = [[23 June]] [[2011]] | ||
|format = Hardcover, 237 pages | |format = Hardcover, 237 pages | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978- | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84990-234-2 | ||
|previous story = [[Hunter's Moon]] | |previous story = [[Hunter's Moon]] | ||
|next story = [[Paradox Lost]] | |next story = [[Paradox Lost]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Touched by an Angel''''' was the tenth [[BBC New Series Adventures|Eleventh Doctor novel]] to be released. | '''''Touched by an Angel''''' was the tenth [[BBC New Series Adventures|Eleventh Doctor novel]] to be released. | ||
==Publisher's summary== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
''"The past is like a foreign country. Nice to visit, but you really wouldn’t want to live there."'' | ''"The past is like a foreign country. Nice to visit, but you really wouldn’t want to live there."'' | ||
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As Mark is given the chance to save Rebecca, it’s up to the Doctor, Amy and Rory to save the whole world. Because this time the Weeping Angels are using history itself as a weapon. | As Mark is given the chance to save Rebecca, it’s up to the Doctor, Amy and Rory to save the whole world. Because this time the Weeping Angels are using history itself as a weapon. | ||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
*[[The Doctor|Eleventh Doctor]] | * [[The Doctor|Eleventh Doctor]] | ||
*[[Amy Pond]] | * [[Amy Pond]] | ||
*[[Rory Williams]] | * [[Rory Williams]] | ||
*[[Mark Whitaker]] | * [[Mark Whitaker]] | ||
*[[Rebecca Whitaker]] | * [[Rebecca Whitaker]] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
*The Doctor finds a book named ''[[The Venusian Book of Calm]]'' in his coat pocket. | * The Doctor finds a book named ''[[The Venusian Book of Calm]]'' in his coat pocket. | ||
*The Doctor claims that the timey-wimey detector's ability to boil an egg is not a side-effect, but rather a feature. | * The Doctor claims that the timey-wimey detector's ability to boil an egg is not a side-effect, but rather a feature. | ||
*The Weeping Angels have access to [[psychic paper]], which according to the Doctor, is "child's play" for them. | * The Weeping Angels have access to [[psychic paper]], which according to the Doctor, is "child's play" for them. | ||
*The Doctor refers to Mark's letter to himself as a "[[Sally Sparrow]] survival kit". | * The Doctor refers to Mark's letter to himself as a "[[Sally Sparrow]] survival kit". | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
The [[Blinovitch Limitation Effect]] is greatly explored; The two Marks create a field of energy, simply by being in the same room, and the Doctor uses his [[Sonic Screwdriver]] to lessen the Effect on future Rory, allowing him to make contact with his past self without consequence. | The [[Blinovitch Limitation Effect]] is greatly explored; The two Marks create a field of energy, simply by being in the same room, and the Doctor uses his [[Sonic Screwdriver]] to lessen the Effect on future Rory, allowing him to make contact with his past self without consequence. | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
*The [[Weeping Angels]] first appeared in [[DW]]: ''[[Blink]]'', and later featured in [[DW]]: ''[[The Time of Angels]]''/''[[Flesh and Stone]]'', and made a cameo in [[DW]]: ''[[The God Complex]]''. | * The [[Weeping Angels]] first appeared in [[DW]]: ''[[Blink]]'', and later featured in [[DW]]: ''[[The Time of Angels]]''/''[[Flesh and Stone]]'', and made a cameo in [[DW]]: ''[[The God Complex]]''. | ||
*The Doctor uses the [[timey-wimey detector]] to locate a Weeping Angel. He previously utilised it in [[DW]]: ''[[Blink]]''. | * The Doctor uses the [[timey-wimey detector]] to locate a Weeping Angel. He previously utilised it in [[DW]]: ''[[Blink]]''. | ||
**After its first appearance, it was destroyed in [[NSA]]: ''[[Ghosts of India]]''. This indicates that the Doctor built a new, identical device. | ** After its first appearance, it was destroyed in [[NSA]]: ''[[Ghosts of India]]''. This indicates that the Doctor built a new, identical device. | ||
*The method in which the Doctor defeats the Angels echoes [[DW]]: ''[[Blink]]''. | * The method in which the Doctor defeats the Angels echoes [[DW]]: ''[[Blink]]''. | ||
*Future Rory is forced to wear a [[Fez]] on orders from the Doctor. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Big Bang]]'') | * Future Rory is forced to wear a [[Fez]] on orders from the Doctor. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Big Bang]]'') | ||
*The Doctor says that the Weeping Angels "should know better than to put [him] in a trap". ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time of Angels]]'') | * The Doctor says that the Weeping Angels "should know better than to put [him] in a trap". ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time of Angels]]'') | ||
==Timeline== | == Timeline == | ||
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==External links== | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Eleventh Doctor NSA novels]] | [[Category:Eleventh Doctor NSA novels]] | ||
[[Category:Eleventh Doctor novels]] | [[Category:Eleventh Doctor novels]] | ||
Revision as of 22:23, 5 November 2011
Touched by an Angel was the tenth Eleventh Doctor novel to be released.
Publisher's summary
"The past is like a foreign country. Nice to visit, but you really wouldn’t want to live there."
In 2003, Rebecca Whitaker died in a road accident. Her husband Mark is still grieving. He receives a battered envelope, posted eight years ago, containing a set of instructions with a simple message: "You can save her."
As Mark is given the chance to save Rebecca, it’s up to the Doctor, Amy and Rory to save the whole world. Because this time the Weeping Angels are using history itself as a weapon.
Characters
References
- The Doctor finds a book named The Venusian Book of Calm in his coat pocket.
- The Doctor claims that the timey-wimey detector's ability to boil an egg is not a side-effect, but rather a feature.
- The Weeping Angels have access to psychic paper, which according to the Doctor, is "child's play" for them.
- The Doctor refers to Mark's letter to himself as a "Sally Sparrow survival kit".
Notes
The Blinovitch Limitation Effect is greatly explored; The two Marks create a field of energy, simply by being in the same room, and the Doctor uses his Sonic Screwdriver to lessen the Effect on future Rory, allowing him to make contact with his past self without consequence.
Continuity
- The Weeping Angels first appeared in DW: Blink, and later featured in DW: The Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone, and made a cameo in DW: The God Complex.
- The Doctor uses the timey-wimey detector to locate a Weeping Angel. He previously utilised it in DW: Blink.
- After its first appearance, it was destroyed in NSA: Ghosts of India. This indicates that the Doctor built a new, identical device.
- The method in which the Doctor defeats the Angels echoes DW: Blink.
- Future Rory is forced to wear a Fez on orders from the Doctor. (DW: The Big Bang)
- The Doctor says that the Weeping Angels "should know better than to put [him] in a trap". (DW: The Time of Angels)
Timeline
to be added
External links
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