Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)
Cat’s Cradle: Warhead is the sixth novel in the series of Virgin New Adventures published in the 1990s. Written by Andrew Cartmel and set after Survival, it features the Seventh Doctor and Ace. It is the first novel in a trilogy of "War" titled novels, the second Warlock (published in 1995) and Warchild (published in 1996). This novel is unique in that it begins a trilogy of stories whilst also being within the "Cat's Cradle" trilogy also.
Publisher's summary
The place is Earth. The time is the near future - all too near.
Industrial development has accelerated out of all control, spawning dangerous new technologies and laying the planet to waste. While the inner cities collapse in guerrilla warfare, a dark age of superstition dawns.
As destruction of the environment reaches the point of no return, multinational corporations and super-rich individuals unite in a last desperate effort - not to save humankind, but to buy themselves immortality in a poisoned world.
If Earth is to survive, somebody has to stop them.
From London to New York to Turkey, Ace follows the Doctor as he prepares, finally, to strike back.
Plot
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Characters
The "Site"
New York Police Department
Turkey
Vincent's Home Town
Cthulhu Cyber Club
References
Businesses
- The Butler Institute is investigating transferring human consciousness into computers.
- Lewis Christian and Mulwray are in the Biostock Acquisition department of the Butler Institute.
- Stephanie is in the Social Acquisition department of the Butler Institute, Mulray also was in this department.
Cults
- Witchkids have in the recent past been a group of youths that petrol bomb various buildings like McDonalds.
Individuals
- Lynx follows the Doctor to the Butler Institute.
- Shreela Govindia dies of an autoimmune disease.
- Maria Chavez is a cleaner at the Butler Institute.
Psychology
- Vincent Wheaton has psi powers.
- Justine has enough anger that she can be the ammunition for Vincent's psi powers.
Science
- The Doctor makes a poor man's cryogenic system, with gel instead of low temperatures.
Weapons
- Ace knows how to use a Vickers helmet attached to a handgun.
Notes
- This is the second novel in the Cat's Cradle Trilogy.
- This is the first novel in the Andrew Cartmel War Trilogy, comprising: Cat's Cradle: Warhead, Warlock and Warchild.
Continuity
- Shreela first appeared in DW: Survival.
- The Doctor's house on Allen Road first appeared in DWM: Fellow Travellers.
Timeline
External links
- Cat's Cradle: Warhead at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Cat's Cradle: Warhead at The Whoniverse
- Bewildering Reference Guide entry for Cat's Cradle: Warhead
