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|publisher = [[BBC Books]] | |publisher = [[BBC Books]] | ||
|release date = [[23rd June]] [[2011]] | |release date = [[23rd June]] [[2011]] | ||
|format = Hardcover | |format = Hardcover, 238 pages | ||
|previous story = [[Touched by an Angel]] | |previous story = [[Touched by an Angel]] | ||
|next story = [[Borrowed Time (novel)|Borrowed Time]] | |next story = [[Borrowed Time (novel)|Borrowed Time]] | ||
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'''''Paradox Lost''''' was the | '''''Paradox Lost''''' was the eleventh [[BBC New Series Adventures|Eleventh Doctor novel]] to be released. | ||
==Publisher's summary== | ==Publisher's summary== | ||
''"The Squall feed on psychic energy. They spread like a plague and if they are not stopped they will strip the Earth clean..."'' | ''"The Squall feed on psychic energy. They spread like a plague and if they are not stopped they will strip the Earth clean..."'' | ||
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*While fleeing the Squall in a car the Doctor makes a reference to [[Bessie]]. | *While fleeing the Squall in a car the Doctor makes a reference to [[Bessie]]. | ||
*Amy brings up the idea of experiments involving drills, but soon states that she "could do without the earth suddenly opening beneath [her] feet again". ([[DW]]: [[The Hungry Earth|''The Hungry Earth'']]) | *Amy brings up the idea of experiments involving drills, but soon states that she "could do without the earth suddenly opening beneath [her] feet again". ([[DW]]: [[The Hungry Earth|''The Hungry Earth'']]) | ||
*Professor Angelchrist reads records of previous incarnations of the Doctor, describing a "tall, thin man with long hair and a frock coat" (the [[Third Doctor|Third]] or [[Eighth Doctor]]), a man with "teeth and curls" and "a long woolen scarf" ([[Fourth Doctor|the Fourth Doctor]]), a man who wore a "leather jacket" and "spoke with a Northern accent" ([[Ninth Doctor|the Ninth Doctor]]), and a man | *Professor Angelchrist reads records of previous incarnations of the Doctor, describing a "tall, thin man with long hair and a frock coat" (the [[Third Doctor|Third]] or [[Eighth Doctor]]), a man with "teeth and curls" and "a long woolen scarf" ([[Fourth Doctor|the Fourth Doctor]]), a man who wore a "leather jacket" and "spoke with a Northern accent" ([[Ninth Doctor|the Ninth Doctor]]), and a man clad in a "pantomine coat of many colours" ([[Sixth Doctor|the Sixth Doctor]]). | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 01:39, 7 August 2011
Paradox Lost was the eleventh Eleventh Doctor novel to be released.
Publisher's summary
"The Squall feed on psychic energy. They spread like a plague and if they are not stopped they will strip the Earth clean..."
London 1910: an unsuspecting thief finds himself confronted by grey-skinned creatures that are waiting to devour his mind. London 2789: the remains of an ancient android are dredged from the Thames. When reactivated it has a warning that can only be delivered to a man named 'the Doctor'.
The Doctor and his friends must solve a mystery that has spanned over a thousand years. If they fail, the deadly alien Squall will devour the world.
Characters
References
- While fleeing the Squall in a car the Doctor makes a reference to Bessie.
- Amy brings up the idea of experiments involving drills, but soon states that she "could do without the earth suddenly opening beneath [her] feet again". (DW: The Hungry Earth)
- Professor Angelchrist reads records of previous incarnations of the Doctor, describing a "tall, thin man with long hair and a frock coat" (the Third or Eighth Doctor), a man with "teeth and curls" and "a long woolen scarf" (the Fourth Doctor), a man who wore a "leather jacket" and "spoke with a Northern accent" (the Ninth Doctor), and a man clad in a "pantomine coat of many colours" (the Sixth Doctor).
Notes
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Continuity
- The Doctor says "top hats are cool", a variation of his catchphrase "bow ties are cool". (DW: The Eleventh Hour, et al)
- The Doctor shouts "Geronimo!", another of his catchphrases. (DW: The End of Time, et al)
- Rory recalls aliens made of wool (NSA: The Glamour Chase), vampire creatures (DW: The Vampires of Venice) and nuclear bombs (NSA: Nuclear Time).
- The Doctor tells Professor Angelchrist "I'm the one the monsters are scared of." He made similar declarations in The Girl in the Fireplace and The Hungry Earth.
- 28th century London has an oxygen factory in its center, similar to the one on the Byzantium. (DW: Flesh and Stone) This factory, however, has live animals within it.
- Rory mentions that both he and Amy have experiencing with "waiting". (DW: The Eleventh Hour, The Big Bang)
- The Doctor mentions that the rift caused by the Squall is large enough to drive a double decker bus through, then mentions that he has done something similar. (DW: Planet of the Dead)
- The Doctor brings up the TARDIS exploding. (DW: The Big Bang)
Timeline
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