Wetworld (novel)

Wetworld (novel)

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Wetworld
Doctor:	[[doctor::Tenth Doctor]]
Companion(s):	Martha Jones
Main enemy:	Swamp Monster
Main setting:	Sunday, 2108
Key crew
Publisher:	[[publisher::BBC Books]]
Writer:	Mark Michalowski
Release details
Release number:	18
Release date:	September, 2007
Format:	Hardcover Book, 244 Pages
ISBN:	ISBN 1-84607-271-9

Wetworld was the twelth release in the BBC New Series Adventures lineup.

Publisher's summary

When the TARDIS makes a disastrous landing in the swamps of the planet Sunday, the Doctor has no choice but to abandon Martha and try to find help. But the tranquillity of Sunday's swamps is deceptive, and even the TARDIS can't protect Martha forever. The human pioneers of Sunday have their own dangers to face: homeless and alone, they're only just starting to realise that Sunday's wildlife isn't as harmless as it first seems. Why are the native otters behaving so strangely, and what is the creature in the swamps that is so interested in the humans, and the new arrivals? The Doctor and Martha must fight to ensure that human intelligence doesn't become the greatest danger of all.

Characters

• The Doctor
• Martha Jones
• Candy Kane
• Professor Ty Benson
• Col
• Orlo
• Chief Councillor Pallister
• Swamp Monster

References

• The Doctor mentions a previous undocumented trip to Arkon.
• Martha makes reference to Breakfast at Tiffany's, Audrey Hepburn, and Strictly Come Dancing
• The Doctor namechecks Donna Summer, Barbra Streisand, and their hit song, "Enough Is Enough".
• Moisture is shown to adversely affect psychic paper. After getting it wet, the paper identifies him as both a door-to-door carpet cleaner salesman and as "Madame Romana, Astrologer to the Stars". It's unclear whether this is a reference to his former companion or merely the Romany people he later mimics, who are so closely associated with fortune telling on Earth.
• The Doctor jokingly refers to Romana by saying that she "knows everything".

Notes

• Martha Jones Blog Entry July 1, 2007 referenced this adventure as "The time the Doctor left me stuck in the TARDIS – in a swamp!".

Continuity

• The adventure takes place after DW: The Family of Blood. (On page 232 Martha recalls this story.)

Timeline

• This story is set after: NSA: Sick Building
• This story is set before: NSA: Wishing Well

Audio release

• The story was released as an audiobook on 2x CD read by Freema Agyeman.

External links

• Doctor Who Reference Guide: Detailed Synopsis - Wetworld