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|image = Book-silentstars.jpg | |image = <gallery> | ||
|series | Book-silentstars.jpg|2011 edition | ||
|doctor | Doctor Who The Silent Stars go By 50th.jpg|2013 edition | ||
|companions | </gallery> | ||
|enemy | |series = [[BBC New Series Adventures]] | ||
|setting | |number = 50 | ||
|writer | |doctor = Eleventh Doctor | ||
|read by | |companions = [[Amy Pond|Amy]], [[Rory Williams|Rory]] | ||
|publisher | |enemy = [[Ice Warrior]]s, [[Transhuman]]s | ||
|release date = | |setting = [[Hereafter]], the [[far future]] | ||
|isbn | |writer = Dan Abnett | ||
|format | |read by = [[Michael Maloney]] | ||
|prev | |cover = [[Lee Binding]] | ||
|next | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
|release date = 29 September 2011 (hardcover) | |||
|release date2 = 7 March 2013 (paperback 50th Anniversary Edition) | |||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84990-243-4 | |||
|format = {{il|Hardcover, 320 Pages|Paperback, 304 Pages}} | |||
|prev = Borrowed Time (novel) | |||
|next = Dark Horizons (novel) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''The Silent Stars Go By''''' was the | '''''The Silent Stars Go By''''' was the fiftieth novel and the second special release in the [[BBC New Series Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Dan Abnett]] and featured the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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* [[Transhuman]]s | * [[Transhuman]]s | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor tries unsuccessfully to get Rory and Amy to sing "[[I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In]]". | * The Doctor tries unsuccessfully to get Rory and Amy to sing "[[I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In]]". | ||
* Amy describes the [[Dalek]]s as "''Ras-py voiced a-liens who talk like this and yell ex-ter-mi-nate''". | * Amy describes the [[Dalek]]s as "''Ras-py voiced a-liens who talk like this and yell ex-ter-mi-nate''". | ||
* The Ice Warriors settle on [[Atrox 881]]. | * The Ice Warriors settle on [[Atrox 881]]. | ||
* The Doctor once knew an Ice Warrior of the [[Tanssor clan]] by the name of [[Azylax]]. | * The Doctor once knew an Ice Warrior of the [[Tanssor clan]] by the name of [[Azylax]]. | ||
=== Foods and Beverages === | |||
* Rory eats [[soup]] in Beside. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This was the second book in its format, after ''[[The Coming of the Terraphiles]]''. | * This was the second book in its format, after ''[[The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)|The Coming of the Terraphiles]]''. | ||
* Dan Abnett's last story for ''[[Doctor Who]]'' was part of the anthology ''[[The Story of Martha (anthology)|The Story of Martha]]''. | * Dan Abnett's last story for ''[[Doctor Who]]'' was part of the anthology ''[[The Story of Martha (anthology)|The Story of Martha]]''. | ||
* The title derives from the lyrics of the Christmas Carol, "{{w|O Little Town of Bethlehem}}". All the chapter titles are also quotations from Christmas carols. ''[[Deep and Dreamless Sleep (short story)|Deep and Dreamless Sleep]]'' and ''[[The Hopes and Fears of All the Years (short story)|The Hopes and Fears of All the Years]]'' are also named after lyrics from the same hymn - the former, in fact, comes from the same line as ''Silent Stars'' ("Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by"). The first verse of the song, which contains all of these lyrics, is printed in the novel. | * The title derives from the lyrics of the Christmas Carol, "{{w|O Little Town of Bethlehem}}". All the chapter titles are also quotations from Christmas carols. ''[[Deep and Dreamless Sleep (short story)|Deep and Dreamless Sleep]]'' and ''[[The Hopes and Fears of All the Years (short story)|The Hopes and Fears of All the Years]]'' are also named after lyrics from the same hymn - the former, in fact, comes from the same line as ''Silent Stars'' ("Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by"). The first verse of the song, which contains all of these lyrics, is printed in the novel. | ||
* The Third Edition of ''[[AHistory]]'' puts the date of this book in the year [[Far future|10,000,675]]. | * The Third Edition of ''[[AHistory]]'' puts the date of this book in the year [[Far future|10,000,675]]. | ||
* Chapter 10 of the textbook ''Ethics of Health Care: A Guide to Clinical Practice'' by Raymond S. Edge and John Randall Groves includes the following quote from this novel: | * Chapter 10 of the textbook ''Ethics of Health Care: A Guide to Clinical Practice'' by Raymond S. Edge and John Randall Groves includes the following quote from this novel: | ||
{{Quote|Rebuild your world, rebuild your race, rebuild your empire. Rebuild it all. But make sure you rebuild your ideals too. Rebuild the principles that made you a great and honourable galactic power in the first place. Don't prey on the weak. Don't steal from the helpless. Don't | {{Quote|Rebuild your world, rebuild your race, rebuild your empire. Rebuild it all. But make sure you rebuild your ideals too. Rebuild the principles that made you a great and honourable galactic power in the first place. Don't prey on the weak. Don't steal from the helpless. Don't | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Ice Warriors last appeared in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Cold Blooded War!]]''. | * The Ice Warriors last appeared in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Cold Blooded War! (comic story)|Cold Blooded War!]]''. | ||
* When associating snow with [[Scotland]], the Doctor recalls his companion [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]. He also recalls [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] when discussing the Ice Warriors. Both were companions of the [[Second Doctor]] and were present when the Doctor first encountered the Ice Warriors. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]'') | * When associating snow with [[Scotland]], the Doctor recalls his companion [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]. He also recalls [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] when discussing the Ice Warriors. Both were companions of the [[Second Doctor]] and were present when the Doctor first encountered the Ice Warriors. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]'') | ||
* Rory remembers seeing [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] marching. He first encountered a damaged [[ | * Rory remembers seeing [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] marching. He first encountered a damaged [[Cybusman|Cyberman]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'', and later stormed a [[Twelfth Cyber Legion|full Cyber force]] in [[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]''. | ||
* The Doctor mentions the [[Jagrafess]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Long Game (TV story)|The Long Game]]'') and [[Castrovalva]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'') | * The Doctor mentions the [[Jagrafess]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Long Game (TV story)|The Long Game]]'') and [[Castrovalva]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'') | ||
* The Doctor mentions having a [[The Doctor's fur coat|fur coat]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Abominable Snowmen]]'', ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'') | * The Doctor mentions having a [[The Doctor's fur coat|fur coat]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]'', ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'') | ||
== Releases == | |||
* This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store. | |||
* This novel was reprinted with a new cover by [[BBC Books]] in [[2013 (releases)|2013]] as part of the ''[[50th Anniversary Collection]]''. | |||
* This novel was reprinted in hardcover with ''[[Touched by an Angel (novel)|Touched by an Angel]]'' by [[Barnes & Noble]] on [[29 July (releases)|29 July]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]]. | |||
== Additional | == Additional cover images == | ||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | ||
Book-silentstars.jpg|Hardback edition | Book-silentstars.jpg|Hardback edition | ||
Doctor Who The Silent Stars go By 50th.jpg|2013 edition. Cover by [[Two Associates]]. | Doctor Who The Silent Stars go By 50th.jpg|2013 edition. Cover by [[Two Associates]]. | ||
The Silent Stars Go By Touched by an Angel (B&N).jpg|2015 edition. Cover by Barnes & Noble. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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* Published in Germany by Bastei Lübbe in 2018 as a paperback edition, it was one of three books published by them in the 2010's. | * Published in Germany by Bastei Lübbe in 2018 as a paperback edition, it was one of three books published by them in the 2010's. | ||
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | ||
TheSilentStarsGoBy.jpg|Russian edition | TheSilentStarsGoBy.jpg|Russian edition | ||
slientstars-chinese.jpg|Chinese edition | slientstars-chinese.jpg|Chinese edition | ||