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[[Earth]] has been invaded. Twice. Thousands of years ago by a race searching for a new power source. More recently by the galactic marauders known as [[Cat-People|the Cat-People]], who intend to continue the work done by the earlier visitors, with devastating results. | [[Earth]] has been invaded. Twice. Thousands of years ago by a race searching for a new power source. More recently by the galactic marauders known as [[Cat-People|the Cat-People]], who intend to continue the work done by the earlier visitors, with devastating results. | ||
The recently regenerated [[Second Doctor|Doctor]], along with companions [[Ben Jackson|Ben]] and [[Polly]], teams up with a group of amateur ghost-hunters and a mysterious white witch on a journey that takes them from [[ | The recently regenerated [[Second Doctor|Doctor]], along with companions [[Ben Jackson|Ben]] and [[Polly]], teams up with a group of amateur ghost-hunters and a mysterious white witch on a journey that takes them from [[20th century|twentieth-century]] [[Cumbria]] to the [[Arabian]] deserts of folklore and [[Australia]] 40,000 years in the past. Can the Doctor stop the invaders and disarm the bombs left buried beneath the planet’s surface - or have the ancient [[Aborigines]] of Australia sung the seeds of their own destruction? | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
Revision as of 20:19, 30 July 2010
Publisher's summary
‘Explode the buoys? But that will destroy the Earth!’
‘Oh dear, so it will. Pass on my apologies to the humans, won’t you?’
Earth has been invaded. Twice. Thousands of years ago by a race searching for a new power source. More recently by the galactic marauders known as the Cat-People, who intend to continue the work done by the earlier visitors, with devastating results.
The recently regenerated Doctor, along with companions Ben and Polly, teams up with a group of amateur ghost-hunters and a mysterious white witch on a journey that takes them from twentieth-century Cumbria to the Arabian deserts of folklore and Australia 40,000 years in the past. Can the Doctor stop the invaders and disarm the bombs left buried beneath the planet’s surface - or have the ancient Aborigines of Australia sung the seeds of their own destruction?
Characters
Professors and Students
- Professor Bridgeman
- Martin Kerbe
- Peter Moore
- Simon Griffiths
- Carfrae Morgan
- George Smithers
- Charlie Coates
People from Bagdad
References
- When the Cat-People are searching around the Sol System they see signs of a lost civilisation. This could be a reference to the Ice Warriors (DW: The Ice Warriors) or the Osirians. (DW: Pyramids of Mars)
- The Doctor's regeneration caused the TARDIS to regenerate to some extent, shrinking 15 centimetres.
- Magnus (later known as the War Chief) was unconcerned about wasting regenerations, and never listened to the Doctor who advised him not to waste them.
Notes
- At the beginning of this story, three weeks have passed since the Doctor's regeneration.
Continuity
- The Cat-People are related to the Cheetah People who appeared in DW: Survival.
Timeline
- This story occurs after ST: Pluto
- This story occurs before DWA: The Sour Note
External links
- The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of Invasion of the Cat-People
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Invasion of the Cat-People at The Whoniverse
- Gary Russell's Strange Matter: Invasion of the Cat-People, notes on the writing of the novel via Internet Archive: Wayback Machine
