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'''''Shroud of Sorrow''''' | '''''Shroud of Sorrow''''' was one of three [[Eleventh Doctor]] novels published in April 2013 and the first to feature [[Clara Oswald]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
After Clara and the Doctor help a ship to fly away from a world covered in a vast, bubble bath filled liquid, they are entailed in an adventure that involves them thwarting an alien's plot to send the whole world into grief. They end up meeting a news reporter and an FBI agent on | After Clara and the Doctor help a ship to fly away from a world covered in a vast, bubble bath filled liquid, they are entailed in an adventure that involves them thwarting an alien's plot to send the whole world into grief. They end up meeting a news reporter and an FBI agent on 23 November 1963, after the [[assassination]] of [[John F. Kennedy]], who, along with an army of clowns, help the Doctor to stop the [[Shroud]] from draining the world full of happiness. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Sammy (Shroud of Sorrow)|Sammy]] | * [[Sammy (Shroud of Sorrow)|Sammy]] | ||
* [[Edith Thomas]] | * [[Edith Thomas]] | ||
* [[Mr | * [[Mr Parsons]] | ||
* [[Jane (Shroud of Sorrow)|Jane]] | * [[Jane (Shroud of Sorrow)|Jane]] | ||
* [[Michael Green]] | * [[Michael Green]] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* Mae works at the ''[[Dallas Morning News]]'' on Young Street. | * Mae works at the ''[[Dallas Morning News]]'' on Young Street. | ||
* The Doctor says that the wormhole circling [[Earth]] is similar to a doughnut before redacting his statement and saying that it's more like a Scotch [[egg]]. | * The Doctor says that the wormhole circling [[Earth]] is similar to a doughnut before redacting his statement and saying that it's more like a Scotch [[egg]]. | ||
* An [[ambulance]] is used as the Doctor's main mode of transportation when the TARDIS doesn't work. | * An [[ambulance]] is used as the Doctor's main mode of transportation when the TARDIS doesn't work. | ||
* By using some form of [[telepathy]], the Doctor travels inside Ben's mind to see what the Shroud is doing to him. | * By using some form of [[telepathy]], the Doctor travels inside Ben's mind to see what the Shroud is doing to him. | ||
* The Doctor brings up his degree in [[cheese]] again, but specifies that it's "only the stinky, [[blue]] kind". | * The Doctor brings up his degree in [[cheese]] again, but specifies that it's "only the stinky, [[blue]] kind". | ||
* [[Elisabeth Kübler-Ross]] and her book, ''On Death and Dying'', are brought up when the Doctor realises that her theory about the five stages of grief were correct. The two of them apparently argued about it. | * [[Elisabeth Kübler-Ross]] and her book, ''On Death and Dying'', are brought up when the Doctor realises that her theory about the five stages of grief were correct. The two of them apparently argued about it. | ||
* The Doctor spent his gap year in the [[Bethlem Royal Hospital]], mentioning that it was a nice place before he went to visit [[Peter Streete]]. | * The Doctor spent his gap year in the [[Bethlem Royal Hospital]], mentioning that it was a nice place before he went to visit [[Peter Streete]]. | ||
* The Doctor once met [[John F. Kennedy]] at a party in the 1950's, just before getting engaged to [[Marilyn Monroe]] at [[Frank Sinatra]]'s house | * The Doctor once met [[John F. Kennedy]] at a party in the 1950's, just before getting engaged to [[Marilyn Monroe]] at [[Frank Sinatra]]'s house. | ||
* The Doctor uses the foot of a [[sock]], a [[satsuma]], a [[nectarine]], and a length of [[string]] to explain how a wormhole works. | * The Doctor uses the foot of a [[sock]], a [[satsuma]], a [[nectarine]], and a length of [[string]] to explain how a wormhole works. | ||
* The Doctor describes the [[Time Vortex]] as a "huge, complicated, multidimensional, trans-temporal thingy" that comes in two colours. | * The Doctor describes the [[Time Vortex]] as a "huge, complicated, multidimensional, trans-temporal thingy" that comes in two colours. | ||
* The houses built into the side of the hill are described as [[hobbit]] holes by Clara. | |||
* The houses built into the side of the hill are described as [[ | * Contents of the Doctor's pockets include the [[sonic screwdriver]], the [[psychic paper]], a [[satsuma]], a [[nectarine]], a piece of [[string]], a pair of [[scissors]], a [[carrot]], an original Paul E. Wirt [[pen]], given to him by [[Mark Twain]] after he had written the first draft of ''[[Huckleberry Finn]]'', a large [[key]], a [[computer mouse]], a [[baseball]] signed by [[Babe Ruth]], and the [[recorder]] used by his second incarnation, which he plays. | ||
* Contents of the Doctor's pockets include the [[sonic screwdriver]], the [[ | |||
* [[Semtis]] is a planet situated in the top left-hand corner of the [[Andromeda (galaxy)|Andromeda galaxy]]. | * [[Semtis]] is a planet situated in the top left-hand corner of the [[Andromeda (galaxy)|Andromeda galaxy]]. | ||
* The Doctor refers to [[clown car]]s as the only other [[dimensionally transcendental]] vehicle in the universe besides [[the TARDIS]] | * The Doctor refers to [[clown car]]s as the only other [[dimensionally transcendental]] vehicle in the universe besides [[the TARDIS]]. | ||
* Clara comes across a [[sauna]] in the TARDIS. | * Clara comes across a [[sauna]] in the TARDIS. | ||
* The Doctor mentions that he met a [[Sontaran]] stand-up comedian. | * The Doctor mentions that he met a [[Sontaran]] stand-up comedian. | ||
* The Doctor asks Mae if her grandmother is an alien or at least an [[Auton]]. | * The Doctor asks Mae if her grandmother is an alien or at least an [[Auton]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* At the time of its release, this was the only piece of spin-off fiction confirmed to feature Clara, as neither the ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' nor ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'' comic strips, nor [[AudioGO]] talking books line had announced any upcoming stories featuring the companion. | * At the time of its release, this was the only piece of spin-off fiction confirmed to feature Clara, as neither the ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' nor ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'' comic strips, nor [[AudioGO]] talking books line had announced any upcoming stories featuring the companion. | ||
* The novel is set on and around 23rd November, 1963, the day ''Doctor Who'' debuted, and revisits [[Totter's Lane]]. A meta reference to this takes place when Doctor notes that it's Saturday teatime in Britain and "the fun is about to begin." Published in the 50th anniversary year, this is the only original novel published that year to have an explicit tie to the milestone. | * The novel is set on and around 23rd November, 1963, the day ''Doctor Who'' debuted, and revisits [[Totter's Lane]]. A meta reference to this takes place when Doctor notes that it's Saturday teatime in Britain and "the fun is about to begin." Published in the 50th anniversary year, this is the only original novel published that year to have an explicit tie to the milestone. | ||
* A character in this book, [[Reg Cranfield]], is a policeman patrolling [[Totter's Lane]], and is named for [[Reg Cranfield (actor)|the actor]] who played [[Policeman (An Unearthly Child)|the policeman]] at the beginning of "[[An Unearthly Child (episode)|An Unearthly Child]]". | |||
* The wormhole in this story is described as unique; there was a tunnel that needed to be traversed, unlike other wormholes that were instantaneous, there was breathable air, it had a solid area to walk across (though it was described as uneven), it resembled a "dead" Time Vortex, and had the bodies of the Shroud's previous victims spread across its walls. The Doctor mentions that the bodies greatly resembled the bodies of [[Pompeii]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fires of Vulcan]]'') People that travel across the wormhole also have a chance of experiencing a mental jump and going through what one of the victims went through before their death. | |||
* Various incarnations of the Doctor attended the Brigadier's funeral. Paragraphs of the book do (without name) refer to the Second, Third, Sixth, Seventh and Ninth Doctor being present during the event. | |||
* This was the last BBC New Series Adventures novel featuring the Eleventh Doctor. | * This was the last BBC New Series Adventures novel featuring the Eleventh Doctor. | ||
=== Audio release === | |||
An audiobook version of the story, read by [[Frances Barber]], was released by [[AudioGO]], with a play time of 5h, 41min. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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* The Doctor mentions his cheese-making degree. ([[TV]]: ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]'') | * The Doctor mentions his cheese-making degree. ([[TV]]: ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]'') | ||
* The Doctor keeps a satsuma in his pocket; his [[Tenth Doctor|previous incarnation]] had come across [[Howard (The Christmas Invasion)|someone else who did this]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') | * The Doctor keeps a satsuma in his pocket; his [[Tenth Doctor|previous incarnation]] had come across [[Howard (The Christmas Invasion)|someone else who did this]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') | ||
* At the Brigadier's funeral, Benton commands the UNIT soldiers, "Five rounds rapid!", which is what the Brigadier said to Jenkins in [[TV]]: ''[[The Daemons|The Daemons]]''. | |||
* At the Brigadier's funeral, Benton commands the UNIT soldiers | |||
* The Doctor speaks [[Baby (language)|Baby]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'', ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'') | * The Doctor speaks [[Baby (language)|Baby]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'', ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'') | ||
* The Doctor mentions the [[Roswell crash]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dreamland (TV story)|Dreamland]]'') | * The Doctor mentions the [[Roswell crash]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dreamland (TV story)|Dreamland]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 01:34, 2 August 2016
Shroud of Sorrow was one of three Eleventh Doctor novels published in April 2013 and the first to feature Clara Oswald.
Publisher's summary
It is the day after John F. Kennedy's assassination and the faces of the dead are everywhere. PC Reg Cranfield sees his late father in the mists along Totter's Lane. Reporter Mae Callon sees her grandmother in a coffee stain on her desk. FBI Special Agent Warren Skeet finds his long-dead partner staring back at him from raindrops on a window pane.
The faces begin to talk and scream and push through into our world as the alien Shroud begins to feast on the grief of a world in mourning. Can the Eleventh Doctor dig deep enough into his own sorrow to save mankind?
Plot
After Clara and the Doctor help a ship to fly away from a world covered in a vast, bubble bath filled liquid, they are entailed in an adventure that involves them thwarting an alien's plot to send the whole world into grief. They end up meeting a news reporter and an FBI agent on 23 November 1963, after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, who, along with an army of clowns, help the Doctor to stop the Shroud from draining the world full of happiness.
Characters
- Eleventh Doctor
- Clara Oswald
- Mae Callon
- Reg Cranfield
- Warren Skeet
- The Shroud
- Penelope Holroyde
- Ben Parsons
- Jim
- Mairi Ellison
- Ruby
- Andrew Ross
- Sammy
- Edith Thomas
- Mr Parsons
- Jane
- Michael Green
- Peggy
- Private Wright
- Sergeant Scott
- General Harley B. West
- Captain Adam Keating
- Flip Flop
- Wobblebottom
- Jorge
- Dolfini
- Orma
- Jaz
- Bev Sanford
Individuals imitated by the Shroud
References
- Mae works at the Dallas Morning News on Young Street.
- The Doctor says that the wormhole circling Earth is similar to a doughnut before redacting his statement and saying that it's more like a Scotch egg.
- An ambulance is used as the Doctor's main mode of transportation when the TARDIS doesn't work.
- By using some form of telepathy, the Doctor travels inside Ben's mind to see what the Shroud is doing to him.
- The Doctor brings up his degree in cheese again, but specifies that it's "only the stinky, blue kind".
- Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and her book, On Death and Dying, are brought up when the Doctor realises that her theory about the five stages of grief were correct. The two of them apparently argued about it.
- The Doctor spent his gap year in the Bethlem Royal Hospital, mentioning that it was a nice place before he went to visit Peter Streete.
- The Doctor once met John F. Kennedy at a party in the 1950's, just before getting engaged to Marilyn Monroe at Frank Sinatra's house.
- The Doctor uses the foot of a sock, a satsuma, a nectarine, and a length of string to explain how a wormhole works.
- The Doctor describes the Time Vortex as a "huge, complicated, multidimensional, trans-temporal thingy" that comes in two colours.
- The houses built into the side of the hill are described as hobbit holes by Clara.
- Contents of the Doctor's pockets include the sonic screwdriver, the psychic paper, a satsuma, a nectarine, a piece of string, a pair of scissors, a carrot, an original Paul E. Wirt pen, given to him by Mark Twain after he had written the first draft of Huckleberry Finn, a large key, a computer mouse, a baseball signed by Babe Ruth, and the recorder used by his second incarnation, which he plays.
- Semtis is a planet situated in the top left-hand corner of the Andromeda galaxy.
- The Doctor refers to clown cars as the only other dimensionally transcendental vehicle in the universe besides the TARDIS.
- Clara comes across a sauna in the TARDIS.
- The Doctor mentions that he met a Sontaran stand-up comedian.
- The Doctor asks Mae if her grandmother is an alien or at least an Auton.
Notes
- Of the three novels released in April 2013, this is the only one to feature Clara Oswald and marks her literary debut. It is also, to date, the only Eleventh Doctor novel to feature her.
- At the time of its release, this was the only piece of spin-off fiction confirmed to feature Clara, as neither the Doctor Who Magazine nor Doctor Who Adventures comic strips, nor AudioGO talking books line had announced any upcoming stories featuring the companion.
- The novel is set on and around 23rd November, 1963, the day Doctor Who debuted, and revisits Totter's Lane. A meta reference to this takes place when Doctor notes that it's Saturday teatime in Britain and "the fun is about to begin." Published in the 50th anniversary year, this is the only original novel published that year to have an explicit tie to the milestone.
- A character in this book, Reg Cranfield, is a policeman patrolling Totter's Lane, and is named for the actor who played the policeman at the beginning of "An Unearthly Child".
- The wormhole in this story is described as unique; there was a tunnel that needed to be traversed, unlike other wormholes that were instantaneous, there was breathable air, it had a solid area to walk across (though it was described as uneven), it resembled a "dead" Time Vortex, and had the bodies of the Shroud's previous victims spread across its walls. The Doctor mentions that the bodies greatly resembled the bodies of Pompeii. (TV: The Fires of Pompeii, AUDIO: The Fires of Vulcan) People that travel across the wormhole also have a chance of experiencing a mental jump and going through what one of the victims went through before their death.
- Various incarnations of the Doctor attended the Brigadier's funeral. Paragraphs of the book do (without name) refer to the Second, Third, Sixth, Seventh and Ninth Doctor being present during the event.
- This was the last BBC New Series Adventures novel featuring the Eleventh Doctor.
Audio release
An audiobook version of the story, read by Frances Barber, was released by AudioGO, with a play time of 5h, 41min.
Continuity
- Just before using the Once More With Feeling on himself, the Doctor reassures Clara by saying that it's "as easy as falling off a mushroom on Mechanus". (TV: The Chase)
- An enormous amount of previous companions and their departures are shown as the Doctor uses the Once More With Feeling on himself, including Susan Foreman (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth), Zoe Heriot, Jamie McCrimmon (TV: The War Games), Jo Grant (TV: The Green Death), Sarah Jane Smith (TV: The Hand of Fear), Adric (TV: Earthshock), Peri Brown (TV: Mindwarp), Mel (TV: Dragonfire), Grace Holloway (TV: Doctor Who), Jack Harkness (TV: The Parting of the Ways), Astrid Peth (TV: Voyage of the Damned), Amy Pond, Rory Williams (TV: The Angels Take Manhattan), and Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (whose death was mentioned in TV: The Wedding of River Song). Several more characters are shown and mentioned as well, including David Campbell (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth), Clifford Jones (TV: The Green Death), Nyssa, Tegan Jovanka (TV: Earthshock), Yrcanos, Kiv (TV: Mindwarp), Rose Tyler (TV: The Parting of the Ways), River Song (TV: Forest of the Dead), and John Benton, Liz Shaw, Mike Yates, Jo Grant, the Second Doctor, the Third Doctor, the Sixth Doctor, the Seventh Doctor, and the Ninth Doctor.
- The Doctor uses Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart's name, but changes his rank to Colonel. The Brigadier was a Colonel when the Second Doctor first met him (TV: The Web of Fear), with another character noting that, at this time, the real Lethbridge-Stewart is on maneuvers in Salisbury Plains.
- The Doctor mentions his cheese-making degree. (TV: The God Complex)
- The Doctor keeps a satsuma in his pocket; his previous incarnation had come across someone else who did this. (TV: The Christmas Invasion)
- At the Brigadier's funeral, Benton commands the UNIT soldiers, "Five rounds rapid!", which is what the Brigadier said to Jenkins in TV: The Daemons.
- The Doctor speaks Baby. (TV: The Lodger, Closing Time)
- The Doctor mentions the Roswell crash. (TV: Dreamland)
External links
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