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|image = [[Image:Death Riders.JPG|250px]]
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|novel name = Death Riders
|novel name = Death Riders
|series = [[BBC New Series Adventures]] - 2 in 1 books
|series = [[BBC New Series Adventures]] - 2 in 1 books
|number = 1a
|number = 1a
|doctor = [[Eleventh Doctor]]
|doctor = [[Eleventh Doctor]]
|companions = [[Amy Pond]]<br>[[Rory Williams]]
|companions = [[Amy Pond]]<br />[[Rory Williams]]
|enemy = [[Drexxon|Drexxons]]
|enemy = [[Drexxon]]s
|year = [[33rd century]]
|year = [[33rd century]]
|writer = [[Justin Richards]]
|writer = [[Justin Richards]]
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|release date = [[February]], [[2011]]
|release date = [[February]], [[2011]]
|format = Paperback book, 197 pages
|format = Paperback book, 197 pages
|isbn = ISBN 978-1405907576
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-4059-0757-6
|next story = [[Heart of Stone]]
|next story = [[Heart of Stone]]
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'''''Death Riders''''' was the first story in the 2 in 1 ''[[Doctor Who]]'' books range.
'''''Death Riders''''' was the first story in the 2 in 1 ''[[Doctor Who]]'' books range.


==Publisher's summary==  
== Publisher's summary ==
''It's not all fun at the galactic fair...''
''It's not all fun at the galactic fair...''


The Galactic Fair has arrived on the missing asteroid of Stanalan and anticipation is building around the construction of the fair's most popular attraction - the Death Ride! But there is something sinister going on behind all the fun og he fair; people are mysteriously dying in the Off-Limits tunnels. Join the Doctor, Amy and Rory as they investigate...
The Galactic Fair has arrived on the missing asteroid of Stanalan and anticipation is building around the construction of the fair's most popular attraction - the Death Ride! But there is something sinister going on behind all the fun og he fair; people are mysteriously dying in the Off-Limits tunnels. Join the Doctor, Amy and Rory as they investigate...


==Plot==
== Plot ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Characters==
== Characters ==
*[[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]]
*[[Amy Pond]]
* [[Amy Pond]]
*[[Rory Williams]]
* [[Rory Williams]]
*[[Garvo]]
* [[Garvo]]
*[[Drexxon]]s
* [[Drexxon]]s
**Drexxon
** Drexxon
*[[Harby]]
* [[Harby]]
*[[Vosh]]
* [[Vosh]]
*[[Perpetual Pete]]
* [[Perpetual Pete]]
*[[Rodge]]
* [[Rodge]]


==References==
== References ==
*[[Drexxon]]s are similar in appearance to [[Monkey|monkeys]].
* [[Drexxon]]s are similar in appearance to [[Monkey|monkeys]].
*Vomit fruits are so disgusting, the mere thought of them can make a person throw up, leaving them so hungry that they could eat anything including a vomit fruit. [[The Doctor]] tends to avoid them after an "unfortunate incident" with the Queen Mother.
* Vomit fruits are so disgusting, the mere thought of them can make a person throw up, leaving them so hungry that they could eat anything including a vomit fruit. [[The Doctor]] tends to avoid them after an "unfortunate incident" with the Queen Mother.
*Rory concludes that if the Doctor was trapped in a sticky situation and he didn't have his [[sonic screwdriver]], he would take off his shoe and smash any controls with it.
* Rory concludes that if the Doctor was trapped in a sticky situation and he didn't have his [[sonic screwdriver]], he would take off his shoe and smash any controls with it.


==Notes==
== Notes ==
*This novel was released in the 2 in 1 book range along with ''[[Heart of Stone]]'' by [[Trevor Baxendale]].
* This novel was released in the 2 in 1 book range along with ''[[Heart of Stone]]'' by [[Trevor Baxendale]].
*[[Rory Williams|Rory]] is not displayed on the front cover even though he is a companion in the novel.
* [[Rory Williams|Rory]] is not displayed on the front cover even though he is a companion in the novel.


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
*Rory describes a roller coaster plunge into a whole as their second journey to the centre of the Earth. While this was only a joke, the TARDIS crew had their first such journey in [[DW]]: ''[[The Hungry Earth]]''/''[[Cold Blood]]''.
* Rory describes a roller coaster plunge into a whole as their second journey to the centre of the Earth. While this was only a joke, the TARDIS crew had their first such journey in [[DW]]: ''[[The Hungry Earth]]''/''[[Cold Blood]]''.
*Amy yells "Geronimo!" to which the Doctor complains "That's my line". ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time|]]'' et al)
* Amy yells "Geronimo!" to which the Doctor complains "That's my line". ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time|]]'' et al)
*The Doctor leads an orchestra in singing the [[Venusian lullaby]]. His [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]] first sung the lullaby in [[DW]]: [[The Curse of Peladon|''The Curse of Peladon'']].
* The Doctor leads an orchestra in singing the [[Venusian lullaby]]. His [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]] first sung the lullaby in [[DW]]: [[The Curse of Peladon|''The Curse of Peladon'']].


==[[Eleventh Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]==
== [[Eleventh Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]] ==
*'''''Death Riders''''' occurs after
* '''''Death Riders''''' occurs after
*'''''Death Riders''''' occurs before [[Heart of Stone|''Heart of Stone'']]
* '''''Death Riders''''' occurs before [[Heart of Stone|''Heart of Stone'']]


==See Also==
== See Also ==
*''[[Heart of Stone]]''
* ''[[Heart of Stone]]''


==External links==
== External links ==
''To be added''
''To be added''



Revision as of 22:28, 3 November 2011

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prose stub

Death Riders was the first story in the 2 in 1 Doctor Who books range.

Publisher's summary

It's not all fun at the galactic fair...

The Galactic Fair has arrived on the missing asteroid of Stanalan and anticipation is building around the construction of the fair's most popular attraction - the Death Ride! But there is something sinister going on behind all the fun og he fair; people are mysteriously dying in the Off-Limits tunnels. Join the Doctor, Amy and Rory as they investigate...

Plot

to be added

Characters

References

  • Drexxons are similar in appearance to monkeys.
  • Vomit fruits are so disgusting, the mere thought of them can make a person throw up, leaving them so hungry that they could eat anything including a vomit fruit. The Doctor tends to avoid them after an "unfortunate incident" with the Queen Mother.
  • Rory concludes that if the Doctor was trapped in a sticky situation and he didn't have his sonic screwdriver, he would take off his shoe and smash any controls with it.

Notes

  • This novel was released in the 2 in 1 book range along with Heart of Stone by Trevor Baxendale.
  • Rory is not displayed on the front cover even though he is a companion in the novel.

Continuity

Timeline

See Also

External links

To be added