The Devil Goblins from Neptune (novel)
Publisher's summary
From the outer reaches of the Solar System, alien eyes are surveying the Earth. Eyes as cold and cruel as the methane ice that shrouds their distant world...
The Doctor is perturbed when a spate of deaths follows the break-up of an alien mass in the atmosphere. But this is merely the latest incident in a sinister conspiracy that threatens the entire planet, and the Doctor himself is embroiled in the plans of all the players.
The Brigadier's concern is heightened by the possibility of traitors at the very heart of UNIT. Leaving for Geneva to discover the truth, he little realises the deadly motives of an enemy agent on his own doorstep. The Doctor and Liz, meanwhile, discover that London doesn't have a monopoly on alien invasions.
What are the gargoyle-like creatures that kill without mercy? What do they want from our planet - and how do they figure in top-secret governmental plans?
As the lines between allies and enemies begin to blur, the Doctor finds himself fighting to save Earth once again. But who will he be saving it for?
Characters
- The Doctor
- Can perform a Time Lord rite called Soul Catching but is not very good at it.
- Liz Shaw
- Mike Yates
- His full name is Michael Alexander Raymond Yates.
- Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
- Can speak French.
- John Benton
- Bernard Trainors
- Bruce Davis
- Valentine Shuskin
- Viscount Rose
- Haynes
- Houghton
- Tom Bruce
- Infiltrates UNIT HQ claiming to be an American UNIT soldier under the name Bruce Davis.
References
- UNIT has branches in Russia and America
- UNIT US discovered a second Silurian base in Oregon.
- While talking with Bernard Trainor at the party, the Doctor talks about the Cyberman invasion (DW: The Invasion), the Nestene attack (DW: Spearhead from Space), the Silurian crisis (DW: Doctor Who and the Silurians), and the aborted Inferno project (DW: Inferno).
- Trainor comments that he's met the Doctor's old friend Ian Chesterton, who told Trainor to ask the Doctor about Vortis (DW: The Web Planet).
Notes
- This novel was originally conceived as a Virgin Missing Adventures novel. [1]
Continuity
- The Doctor has to briefly remind himself that prolonged exposure to radiation is best avoided even by someone with his metabolism, which is rather ironic given that it's radiation that kills off this incarnation in DW: Planet of the Spiders.
Timeline
- This story occurs after MA: The Scales of Injustice
- This story occurs before DWM: Country of the Blind
External links
- The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of The Devil Goblins from Neptune
- The Discontinuity Guide to: The Devil Goblins from Neptune at The Whoniverse
