The Taint (novel)

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The Taint was the nineteenth novel in the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Michael Collier, released 1 February 1999, featured the Eighth Doctor and Sam Jones and introduced Fitz Kreiner.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The TARDIS has finally brought the Doctor and Sam back to Earth — and straight into danger.

It is 1963. Six very different people have been gathered together for study by parapsychologist Charles Roley in his stately home outside London. All of them claim to have been possessed by the devil, and all have shared similar delusions — they describe the same bizarre "death cave" riddled with demons.

Roley's experiments are having a gradual yet terrifying effect on his subjects, and the Doctor and Sam discover the connections between those tainted with the madness are more disturbing than anyone could guess.

For the Doctor, too, has seen the cave they describe — on a dead world, billions of years ago.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Botany[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor meets Fitz while buying a dying begonia, tries to haggle for a lower price and eventually succeeds.

Culture[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • After regaining consciousness, Sam considers asking, "Anyone get the number of that Dalek?"
  • Fitz pretends to be French until he's called out by the Doctor.
  • Fitz plays guitar at Molly's.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • While the cover reads just The Taint, the book's title page calls it Doctor Who and the Taint.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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