Slow Decay (novel)
Slow Decay was the third release in the BBC Torchwood Novels series.
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.
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
- Captain Jack Harkness
- Gwen Cooper
- Toshiko Sato
- Owen Harper
- Ianto Jones
- Lucy
- Dr Scotus
- Craig Sutherland
- PC Jimmy Mitchell
- Marianne Till
References
- There are very subtle references to Ianto keeping 'something' secret in the Torchwood vaults. (TW: Cyberwoman)
Notes
- The plotline of medical malpractice and treatment using an alien parastite is similar to TW: Reset.
- Slow Decay is also available as an abridged audiobook read by Burn Gorman
Continuity
to be added
Timeline
- Slow Decay occurs between: TW: Ghost Machine and Cyberwoman
