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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image=The Year of Intelligent Tigers.jpg | |image = The Year of Intelligent Tigers.jpg | ||
|series=[[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] | |range= BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures | ||
|number in range = 46 | |||
|series = [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] | |||
|number= 46 | |number= 46 | ||
|doctor=Eighth Doctor | |doctor = Eighth Doctor | ||
|companions= [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]], [[Anji Kapoor|Anji]] | |companions= [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]], [[Anji Kapoor|Anji]] | ||
|enemy= [[Hitchemus Tiger]]s, [[Hitchemus colonist]]s | |enemy= [[Hitchemus Tiger]]s, [[Hitchemus colonist]]s | ||
|setting= [[Port Any]], [[Hitchemus]], [[22nd century]] | |setting= [[Port Any]], [[Hitchemus]], [[22nd century]] | ||
|writer= | |writer= Kate Orman | ||
|publisher= BBC Books | |publisher= BBC Books | ||
|release date= | |release date= 4 June 2001 | ||
|format= Paperback Book; 18 Chapters, 277 Pages | |format= Paperback Book; 18 Chapters, 277 Pages | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-53831-7 | |isbn= ISBN 0-563-53831-7 | ||
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== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
''"Doctor!" said Anji. This couldn't be happening, he couldn't just walk out on them! "Look, give them a chance, they're frightened, they're only —" '' | ''"Doctor!" said [[Anji Kapoor|Anji]]. This couldn't be happening, he couldn't just walk out on them! "Look, give them a chance, they're frightened, they're only —" '' | ||
''"Human?" The Doctor took a deep breath, as though to stop himself from saying anything more. "Now, stay!"'' | ''"Human?" [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] took a deep breath, as though to stop himself from saying anything more. "Now, stay!"'' | ||
The weather is going to hell. The tigers are coming to town. And the Doctor has taken his violin and vanished. | The weather is going to hell. The tigers are coming to town. And the Doctor has taken his violin and vanished. | ||
The island world of [[Hitchemus]] is home to a colony of musicians and seemingly harmless alien animals. When the storms and the tigers break loose, the Doctor tries to protect the humans — but the | The island world of [[Hitchemus]] is home to a colony of musicians and seemingly harmless alien animals. When the storms and the tigers break loose, the Doctor tries to protect the humans — but the [[human]]s don't want him. When he ventures into the wilderness in search of the tigers' secrets, [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]] and Anji find themselves on their own, trying to prevent a war. | ||
With both sides eager for blood, and hurricanes on the horizon, the Doctor must decide whether this time he's on the side of the human race. | With both sides eager for blood, and hurricanes on the horizon, the Doctor must decide whether this time he's on the side of the human race. | ||
== Chapter titles == | |||
First Verse | |||
* Chapter One | |||
* Chapter Two | |||
* Chapter Three | |||
* Break: 1935 | |||
First Chorus | |||
* Chapter Four | |||
* Chapter Five | |||
Solo | |||
* Chapter Six | |||
Second Verse | |||
* Chapter Seven | |||
* Chapter Eight | |||
* Chapters Nine Ten Eleven Twelve | |||
Second Chorus | |||
* Chapter Thirteen | |||
* Chapter Fourteen | |||
Bridge | |||
* Break: 1962 | |||
* Chapter Fifteen | |||
Third Verse | |||
* Chapter Sixteen | |||
* Chapter Seventeen | |||
* Chapter Eighteen | |||
Coda | |||
* Chapter Nineteen | |||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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** [[Bounce]] | ** [[Bounce]] | ||
** [[Longbody]] | ** [[Longbody]] | ||
** [[Big]] | ** [[Big (The Year of Intelligent Tigers)|Big]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] is mentioned. | * The [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] is mentioned. | ||
* The [[Vocoder]] is used by the Hitchemus tigers to enable them to create speech. | * The [[Vocoder]] is used by the Hitchemus tigers to enable them to create speech. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Anji is able to essentially | * Anji is able to essentially "ignore" the TARDIS's attempts to [[Translation circuit|translate]] the language of the tigers due to her inability to accept that the tigers are sentient in themselves. | ||
[[File:DWM 307 THE YEAR OF INTELLIGENT TYGERS.JPG|thumb|Art by [[Roger Langridge]] from DWM 307]] | [[File:DWM 307 THE YEAR OF INTELLIGENT TYGERS.JPG|thumb|Art by [[Roger Langridge]] from [[DWM 307]]]] | ||
* This book is also available as an ebook from the Amazon Kindle store. | * This book is also available as an ebook from the Amazon Kindle store. | ||
* A short story sequel to this novel, called ''The Caterpillar Room'' and also written by [[Kate Orman]], was published in [[Obverse Books]]' [[charity | * A short story sequel to this novel, called ''The Caterpillar Room'' and also written by [[Kate Orman]], was published in [[Obverse Books]]' [[charity publication|charity anthology]] ''A Second Target for Tommy''. | ||
=== Reprint === | === Reprint === | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Power mad triplets ([[PROSE]]: ''[[EarthWorld (novel)|EarthWorld]]'') and killer wasps ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Eater of Wasps]]'') are mentioned. | * Power mad triplets ([[PROSE]]: ''[[EarthWorld (novel)|EarthWorld]]'') and killer wasps ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Eater of Wasps (novel)|Eater of Wasps]]'') are mentioned. | ||
* Fitz remembers Maddy and living in [[1967]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Revolution Man (novel)|Revolution Man]]'') | * Fitz remembers Maddy and living in [[1967]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Revolution Man (novel)|Revolution Man]]'') | ||
* The Doctor carries a picture of [[Miranda Dawkins|Miranda]] in his wallet. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]'') | * The Doctor carries a picture of [[Miranda Dawkins|Miranda]] in his wallet. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]'') | ||
* The Doctor's hair grows faster than that of a human. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fear Itself (novel)|Fear Itself]]'') | * The Doctor's hair grows faster than that of a human. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fear Itself (novel)|Fear Itself]]'') | ||
* Fitz uses his name of Fitz Fortune. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[EarthWorld (novel)|EarthWorld]]'') | * Fitz uses his name of Fitz Fortune. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[EarthWorld (novel)|EarthWorld]]'') | ||
* In the flashback to his exile on Earth, in 1935, the Doctor has saved a newspaper clipping about “a cloud of wasps attacking a train near Arandale”. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Eater of Wasps (novel)|Eater of Wasps]]'') He intends to follow up on it one day. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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* {{whoniverse|ed46|The Year of Intelligent Tigers}} | * {{whoniverse|ed46|The Year of Intelligent Tigers}} | ||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/yeartigr.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Year of Intelligent Tigers'''] | * [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/yeartigr.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Year of Intelligent Tigers'''] | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050406225138/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/drwho/2004/01/01/13688.shtml Interview: Jonathan Blum] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20050406225138/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/drwho/2004/01/01/13688.shtml Interview: Jonathan Blum] | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in 1935]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1935]] | ||
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