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Publisher's summary
The peace and quiet of a remote homestead in the 1880's american west is shattered by the arrival of two shadowy outriders searching for 'the healer'. When the farmer refuses to help them, they raze the house to the ground using guns that shoot bolts instead of bullets... In the town of Redwater, the Doctor and Martha learn of a snake-oil salesman whose patent medicines actually cure his patients. But when the Doctor and Martha investigate they discover the truth is stranger, and far more dangerous. Caught between the law of the gun and the deadly plans of intergalatic mercenaries, the Doctor and Martha are about to discover just how wild the west can become...
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References
- The Doctor refers to the starship Brilliant.
- The Doctor took some Nanogenes from New New York Hospital which help save a womans life.
- Both the Movellans and the Racnoss are mentioned.
- The Doctor mentions defeating the Geomatide Macros.
- The Shadow Proclamation is once again invoked.
- Martha Jones says she bought her jacket at Henrik's.
- The Doctor says that Martha doesn't leave kilts lying around the TARDIS unlike some people, which is probably a reference to former companion Jamie McCrimmon.
- The Doctor describes the Roswell UFO Incident of 1947 as an "alien fender-bender." It was later revealed in DW: Dreamland that Seruba Velak and her husband Rivesh Mantilax's damaged vessel crash-landed near Roswell after being pursued by the Viperox.
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Continuity
- A 'wild west' setting has appeared (onscreen) before in DW: The Gunfighters.
- The starship Brilliant last appeared in NSA: The Pirate Loop.
Timeline
- Peacemaker occurs after NSA: The Pirate Loop
- Peacemaker occurs before NSA: Revenge of the Judoon
Audio release
- The story was released as an audiobook on 2x CD read by Will Thorp.