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novel name= Slow Decay | | novel name= Slow Decay | | ||
image= [[ | image= [[File:Slow_Decay.jpg|250px]]| | ||
series=[[BBC Torchwood novels]]| | series=[[BBC Torchwood novels]]| | ||
number= 3 | | number= 3 | | ||
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release date= [[11 January]] [[2007]] | | release date= [[11 January]] [[2007]] | | ||
format= Hardcover Book, 251 Pages | | format= Hardcover Book, 251 Pages | | ||
isbn= ISBN 0- | isbn= ISBN 0-563-48655-4 | | ||
previous story= [[Border Princes (novel)|Border Princes]] | | previous story= [[Border Princes (novel)|Border Princes]] | | ||
next story= [[Something in the Water]] | next story= [[Something in the Water]] | ||
}}{{prose stub}} | }}{{prose stub}} | ||
'''Slow Decay''' was the third release in the [[BBC Torchwood novels|BBC ''Torchwood'' Novels]] series. | '''Slow Decay''' was the third release in the [[BBC Torchwood novels|BBC ''Torchwood'' Novels]] series. | ||
==Publisher's summary== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
When Torchwood track an energy surge to a Cardiff nightclub, the team finds the police are already at the scene. Five teenagers have died in a fight, and lying among the bodies is an extraterrestrial device. Next morning, they discover the corpse of a Weevil, its face and neck eaten away, seemingly by human teeth. And on the streets of Cardiff, an ordinary woman with an extraordinary hunger is attacking people and eating her victims. | When Torchwood track an energy surge to a Cardiff nightclub, the team finds the police are already at the scene. Five teenagers have died in a fight, and lying among the bodies is an extraterrestrial device. Next morning, they discover the corpse of a Weevil, its face and neck eaten away, seemingly by human teeth. And on the streets of Cardiff, an ordinary woman with an extraordinary hunger is attacking people and eating her victims. | ||
The job of a lifetime it might be, but working for Torchwood is putting big strains on Gwen's relationship with Rhys. While she decides to spice up their love life with the help of alien technology, Rhys decides it's time to sort himself out -- better music, healthier food, lose some weight. Luckily, a friend has mentioned Doctor Scotus's weight-loss clinic... | The job of a lifetime it might be, but working for Torchwood is putting big strains on Gwen's relationship with Rhys. While she decides to spice up their love life with the help of alien technology, Rhys decides it's time to sort himself out -- better music, healthier food, lose some weight. Luckily, a friend has mentioned Doctor Scotus's weight-loss clinic... | ||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
*Captain [[Jack Harkness]] | * Captain [[Jack Harkness]] | ||
*[[Gwen Cooper]] | * [[Gwen Cooper]] | ||
*[[Toshiko Sato]] | * [[Toshiko Sato]] | ||
*[[Owen Harper]] | * [[Owen Harper]] | ||
*[[Ianto Jones]] | * [[Ianto Jones]] | ||
*[[Lucy (Slow Decay)|Lucy]] | * [[Lucy (Slow Decay)|Lucy]] | ||
*Dr [[Scotus]] | * Dr [[Scotus]] | ||
*[[Craig Sutherland]] | * [[Craig Sutherland]] | ||
*PC [[Jimmy Mitchell]] | * PC [[Jimmy Mitchell]] | ||
*[[Marianne Till]] | * [[Marianne Till]] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
*There are very subtle references to [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]] keeping 'something' secret in the Torchwood vaults. ([[TW]]: ''[[Cyberwoman]]'') | * There are very subtle references to [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]] keeping 'something' secret in the Torchwood vaults. ([[TW]]: ''[[Cyberwoman]]'') | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
*The plotline of medical malpractice and treatment using an alien parastite is similar to [[TW]]: ''[[Reset (Torchwood story)|Reset]]''. | * The plotline of medical malpractice and treatment using an alien parastite is similar to [[TW]]: ''[[Reset (Torchwood story)|Reset]]''. | ||
*''Slow Decay'' is also available as an abridged audiobook read by [[Burn Gorman]] | * ''Slow Decay'' is also available as an abridged audiobook read by [[Burn Gorman]] | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
==Timeline== | == Timeline == | ||
*''Slow Decay'' occurs between: [[TW]]: ''[[Ghost Machine]]'' and ''[[Cyberwoman]]'' | * ''Slow Decay'' occurs between: [[TW]]: ''[[Ghost Machine]]'' and ''[[Cyberwoman]]'' | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
*{{Dwrefguide|torchwood_n03.htm|Slow Decay}} | * {{Dwrefguide|torchwood_n03.htm|Slow Decay}} | ||
*{{whoniverse|twn03.php|Slow Decay}} | * {{whoniverse|twn03.php|Slow Decay}} | ||
{{TorchwoodNovelsandAudio}} | {{TorchwoodNovelsandAudio}} | ||
[[Category:Torchwood novels]] | [[Category:Torchwood novels]] | ||
[[Category:2007 novels]] | [[Category:2007 novels]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in Cardiff]] | [[Category:Stories set in Cardiff]] | ||
[[Category:Weevil stories]] | [[Category:Weevil stories]] | ||