Sick Building
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| Sick Building | |
| Series: | Doctor Who - BBC Tenth Doctor Adventures |
| Release Number: | 11 |
| Doctor: | Tenth Doctor |
| Companions: | Martha Jones |
| Enemy: | Voracious Craw |
| Setting: | Tiermann's World, 35th century |
| Author: | Paul Magrs |
| Publisher: | BBC Books |
| Publication: | September 2007 |
| Format: | Hardcover Book, 256 Pages |
| ISBN: | ISBN 1-84607-269-7 |
| Previous Story: | Forever Autumn |
| Following Story: | Wetworld |
Contents |
[edit] Publisher's Summary
Tiermann's World: a planet covered in wintry woods and roamed by sabre-toothed tigers and other savage beasts. The Doctor is here to warn Professor Tiermann, his wife and their son that a terrible danger is on its way. The Tiermanns live in luxury, in a fantastic, futuristic, fully-automated Dreamhome, under an impenetrable force shield. But that won't protect them from the Voracious Craw. A gigantic and extremely hungry alien creature is heading remorselessly towards their home. When it gets there everything will be devoured. Can they get away in time? With the force shield cracking up, and the Dreamhome itself deciding who should or should not leave, things are looking desperate...
[edit] Characters
[edit] Robots
- Domovoi- the artificial intelligence inside the Dreamhome
- Toaster- sun bed
- Barbara- vending machine
- Walter- drink cabinet
- Stirpeek
[edit] Timeline
- This story is set during Series 3 (Doctor Who).
- This story is set after: NSA: Forever Autumn
- This story is set before: NSA: Wetworld
[edit] References
to be added
[edit] Story Notes
- This had the working title of The Wicked Bungalow but was changed prior to the release date.
[edit] Continuity
- Martha Jones mentioned the "sabre-toothed tigers" in her blog (July 1).
- The vending machine, Barbara, would later appear in the Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus story, The Dreadful Flap, also by Paul Magrs.
[edit] Audio releases
This story was released on two disk audio CD in March 2008 read by Will Thorp with an ISBN 978-1-40568-884-0
[edit] The Publisher's Summary
Will Thorp reads this suspenseful story about a sentient house, a ravenous beast, and a family in danger.
Tiermann's World: a planet covered in wintry woods and roamed by sabre-toothed tigers and other savage beasts. The Doctor is here to warn Professor Tiermann, his wife, and their son that a terrible danger is on its way.
The Tiermanns live in luxury, in a fantastic, futuristic, fully automated dreamhome, under an impenetrable force shield. But that won't protect them from the Voracious Craw. A huge and hungry alien creature is heading remorselessly towards their home. When it arrives everything will be devoured. Can they get away in time? With the force shield cracking up, and the Dreamhome itself deciding who should or should not leave, things are looking desperate.
Featuring the Doctor and Martha as played by David Tennant and Freema Agyeman in the hit series from BBC Television.
[edit] External Links
| Tenth Doctor Adventures series |
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| With Rose Tyler : The Stone Rose • The Feast of the Drowned • The Resurrection Casket • The Nightmare of Black Island • The Art of Destruction • The Price of Paradise |
| With Martha Jones : Sting of the Zygons • The Last Dodo • Wooden Heart • Wetworld • Sick Building • Forever Autumn • Wishing Well • Peacemaker • The Pirate Loop • The Many Hands • Snowglobe 7 • Martha in the Mirror • The Story of Martha |
| With Donna Noble : Ghosts of India • Shining Darkness • The Doctor Trap • Beautiful Chaos |
| Alone : The Eyeless • Judgement of the Judoon • The Slitheen Excursion • Prisoner of the Daleks • The Taking of Chelsea 426 • The Krillitane Storm • Autonomy |
| Quick Reads : I am a Dalek • Made of Steel • Revenge of the Judoon • The Sontaran Games • Code of the Krillitanes |
| Audio Books : Pest Control • The Forever Trap • The Nemonite Invasion • The Rising Night • Day of the Troll |
