Transit (novel)
Publisher's Summary
'Oh no, not again...'
It’s the ultimate in mass transit systems, a network of interstitial tunnels that bind the planets of the solar system together. Earth to Pluto in forty minutes with a supersave non-premium off-peak travelcard.
But something is living in the network, chewing its way to the very heart of the system and leaving a trail of death and mutation behind it.
Once again a reluctant Doctor is dragged into human history. Back down amongst the joyboys, freesurfers, chessfans, politicians and floozies, where friends are more dangerous than enemies and one man’s human being is another’s psychotic killing machine.
Once again the Doctor is all that stands between humanity and its own mistakes.
Characters
- Gets drunk celebrating the universe's birthday with Kadiatu.
- Doesn't look when she walks out of the TARDIS and falls down a hole.
- Dreams of Pythia.
- Is related to Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart.
References
- Kadiatu's great grandmother of the same name wrote The Zen Military-A History of UNIT (2006).
- In his house the Doctor tries to retroactively stock his cupboards, but he forgets.
- The family motto of the Lethbridge-Stewarts is here stated as: Nemo me impine lacessit ("No one attacks me with impunity").
Notes
- The word Fuck is used nine times throughout this novel.
Continuity
- Kadiatu reappears in: Set Piece, The Also People and Happy Endings.
- The Doctor's House last appeared in Cat's Cradle: Warhead.
External Links
- The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of Transit
- Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide entry to Transit
- Bewildering Reference Guide to Transit
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