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|image= Slow Decay.jpg
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|series=[[BBC Torchwood novels]]
|series         = [[BBC Torchwood novels]]
|number= 3  
|number         = 3  
|main character=[[Jack Harkness|Jack]], [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]], [[Toshiko Sato|Tosh]], [[Owen Harper|Owen]], [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]]
|main character = [[Jack Harkness|Jack]], [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]], [[Toshiko Sato|Tosh]], [[Owen Harper|Owen]], [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]]
|featuring= Rhys Williams
|featuring     = Rhys Williams
|featuring2= Jimmy Mitchell{{!}}Mitch
|featuring2     = Jimmy Mitchell{{!}}Mitch
|enemy= [[Scotus]], [[Alien tapeworm]]s  
|featuring3    = Janet (Everything Changes){{!}}Janet
|setting=[[Cardiff]], mid [[2000s]]
|enemy         = [[Scotus]], [[Alien tapeworm]]s  
|writer= [[Andy Lane]]
|setting       = [[Cardiff]], mid [[2000s]]
|read by=[[Burn Gorman]]
|writer         = Andy Lane
|publisher= BBC Books  
|read by       = [[Burn Gorman]]
|release date= [[11 January (releases)|11 January]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]]
|publisher     = BBC Books  
|format= Hardcover Book, 251 Pages  
|release date   = 11 January 2007
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-48655-4  
|format         = Hardcover Book, 251 Pages, 20 Chapters
|prev= Border Princes (novel)  
|isbn           = ISBN 0-563-48655-4  
|next= Something in the Water (novel)
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'''''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.
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When [[Torchwood Three|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 Three|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 Cooper|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 Cooper|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 [[Scotus Clinic|weight-loss clinic]]...


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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* [[Ianto Jones]]
* [[Ianto Jones]]
* [[Rhys Williams]]
* [[Rhys Williams]]
* [[Lucy (Slow Decay)|Lucy Sobel]]
* [[Lucy Sobel]]
* [[Marianne Till]]
* [[Marianne Till]]
* Dr [[Scotus]]
* Dr [[Scotus]]
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* [[Goon (Slow Decay)|Goon]]
* [[Goon (Slow Decay)|Goon]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* The sky over Cardiff is compared to an [[Edvard Munch]] painting.
* The sky over Cardiff is compared to an [[Edvard Munch]] painting.
* Gwen states that they stopped wearing [[bowler hat]]s in the [[Civil Service]] in the [[1950s]] as they went out of fashion, like [[tea trolly|tea trollies]] and [[waistcoat]]s. Jack compares the Civil Service to an administrative version of the [[Ku Klux Klan]].
* Gwen states that they stopped wearing [[bowler hat]]s in the [[Civil Service]] in the [[1950s]] as they went out of fashion, like [[tea trolly|tea trollies]] and [[waistcoat]]s. Jack compares the Civil Service to an administrative version of the [[Ku Klux Klan]].
* [[Jack Harkness]] uses a two-year-old playing near [[poison ivy]], [[Rose|rose bushes]], [[hawthorn]], [[spade]]s and [[secateurs]] as a metaphor for humans and alien technology.
* [[Jack Harkness]] uses a two-year-old playing near [[poison ivy]], [[Rose|rose bushes]], [[hawthorn]], [[spade]]s and [[secateurs]] as a metaphor for humans and alien technology.
* Jack lists examples of small talk: [[fashion]], [[politics]], [[house]] prices, [[sport]].
* Jack lists examples of small talk: [[fashion]], [[politics]], [[house]] prices, [[sport]].
* Gwen goes on a date with Rhys to the [[Indian Summer (Restaurant)|Indian Summer]].
* Gwen goes on a date with Rhys to the [[Indian Summer (restaurant)|Indian Summer]].
* Jack once parked the [[Torchwood SUV]] in the middle of the [[Taff Bridge]].
* Jack once parked the [[Torchwood SUV]] in the middle of the [[Taff Bridge]].
* Torchwood investigate an incident at a nightclub off [[St Mary Street]]. Five bodies are found with [[Folding knife|folding knives]]. The victims are [[Craig Sutherland]], [[Rick Dennis]], [[Geraint Morris]], [[Dai Morris]] and [[Idris ab Hugh]]. Gwen theorises that there are three locals and two students from [[Cardiff University]].
* Torchwood investigate an incident at a nightclub off [[St Mary Street]]. Five bodies are found with [[Folding knife|folding knives]]. The victims are [[Craig Sutherland]], [[Rick Dennis]], [[Geraint Morris]], [[Dai Morris]] and [[Idris ab Hugh]]. Gwen theorises that there are three locals and two students from [[Cardiff University]].
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* The device is part of a batch which arrived on Earth sometimes in the [[1950s]]. Own compares them to [[Apostle Spoon]]s.
* The device is part of a batch which arrived on Earth sometimes in the [[1950s]]. Own compares them to [[Apostle Spoon]]s.
* Rhys includes swapping [[Radio 2]] for [[Radio 1]] among the radical changes he needs to make.
* Rhys includes swapping [[Radio 2]] for [[Radio 1]] among the radical changes he needs to make.
* Gwen cooked Rhys [[Chicken|chicken breast]]s marinated in [[lime juice]] and [[orange juice]] and wrapped in [[parma ham]] with [[asparagus]] and [[parmesan]]. To drink they had [[white wine]] and for dessert was a [[coffee]] [[crème brûlée]]. They usually made do with [[pasta]] in sauce.
* Gwen cooked Rhys [[Chicken|chicken breasts]] marinated in [[lime juice]] and [[orange juice]] and wrapped in [[parma ham]] with [[asparagus]] and [[parmesan]]. To drink they had [[white wine]] and for dessert was a [[coffee]] [[crème brûlée]]. They usually made do with [[pasta]] in sauce.
* Rhys and Gwen had [[CD]]s of [[The Flaming Lips]] and [[Suzanne Vega]], which included the track ''[[Luka]]''.
* Rhys and Gwen had [[CD]]s of [[The Flaming Lips]] and [[Suzanne Vega]], which included the track ''[[Luka]]''.
* Gwen and Rhys used to buy [[recipe book]]s and go through the recipes. They made [[Turkey (bird)|turkey]] with [[milk chocolate]] and [[chilli pepper]] sauce, noting they should have used [[dark chocolate]] instead of milk. They also made [[brie]] wedges in breadcrumbs, [[pork]], [[paprika]] and [[pear]]s, and [[barbecue]]d [[Cuban lamb]] marinated in [[Coca-Cola]]. For a dinner party with [[Andy (Slow Decay)|Andy]] and [[Rebecca (Slow Decay)|Rebecca]], Gwen once made [[peanut butter and apple soup]].
* Gwen and Rhys used to buy [[recipe book]]s and go through the recipes. They made [[Turkey (bird)|turkey]] with [[milk chocolate]] and [[chilli pepper]] sauce, noting they should have used [[dark chocolate]] instead of milk. They also made [[brie]] wedges in breadcrumbs, [[pork]], [[paprika]] and [[pear]]s, and [[barbecue]]d [[Cuban lamb]] marinated in [[Coca-Cola]]. For a dinner party with [[Andy (Slow Decay)|Andy]] and [[Rebecca (Slow Decay)|Rebecca]], Gwen once made [[peanut butter and apple soup]].
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* Owen uses a [[Sig Sauer P226]]; Tosh uses a [[Walther P99]].
* Owen uses a [[Sig Sauer P226]]; Tosh uses a [[Walther P99]].
* Torchwood Three uses [[Teflon bullet]]s and [[Glock 17]].
* Torchwood Three uses [[Teflon bullet]]s and [[Glock 17]].
* Rhys goes shopping in [[ASDA]].
* [[St Edmunds Pippin]], [[Mère de Ménage]], [[Catshead]], [[Ribston Pippin]], [[Ashmead's Kernel]], [[Mannington's Pearman]], [[Lodgemore Nonpareil]], [[Devonshire Quarrenden]], [[Cox's Orange Pippin]] and [[Golden Delicious]] are varieties of [[apple]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The [[Tenth Doctor]] investigated a completely different  [[Adipose Industries|weight loss programme]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]''.
* Gwen secretly takes an [[emotional amplifier]] from [[the Hub]] to use in her private life. Many of the team previously borrowed items. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'')
* Gwen secretly takes an [[emotional amplifier]] from [[the Hub]] to use in her private life. Many of the team previously borrowed items. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'')
* [[Ianto]] is hiding a secret in the [[Torchwood Archive]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Cyberwoman (TV story)|Cyberwoman]]'')
* Toshiko finds Ianto acting strangely around a chamber in the [[Torchwood Archive]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Cyberwoman (TV story)|Cyberwoman]]'')
* Tosh again recalls [[Operation Goldenrod]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Another Life (novel)|Another Life]]'')
* Tosh again recalls [[Operation Goldenrod]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Another Life (novel)|Another Life]]'')
* Jack asks Ianto to make a call to [[Jubilee Pizza]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'')
* Jack asks Ianto to make a call to [[Jubilee Pizza]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'')
* Tosh knows its a touchy subject to talk about what happened to [[Torchwood One|Torchwood London]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'')


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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