Forever Autumn (Doctor Who)
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| Doctor Who book | |
|---|---|
| Forever Autumn | |
| Series | New Series Adventures |
| Release number | 16 |
| Featuring | Tenth Doctor Martha Jones |
| Writer | Mark Morris |
| Publisher | BBC Books |
| ISBN | ISBN 1-84607-270-3 |
| Set between | "Evolution of the Daleks" and "Utopia" |
| Release date | September 6, 2007 |
| Preceded by | Wooden Heart |
| Followed by | Sick Building |
Forever Autumn is a BBC Books original novel written by Mark Morris and based on the long running science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones. It was published on 9 September 2007, alongside Wetworld and Sick Building.
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[edit] Awards
In the Doctor Who Magazine Issue 396 they had the Merchandise Awards results and Forever Autumn won first place for best Doctor who book just beating The Doctor Who Storybook 2008 and Sting of the Zygons.
[edit] Continuity
- There are several references to the Carrionites from "The Shakespeare Code".
- The Doctor dismisses the idea that the aliens in this novel are related to the The Wire.
- The Doctor talks about bananas. He mentioned a liking for bananas before in "The Girl in the Fireplace" and "The Empty Child".
- At one point the Doctor remarks how he wishes K-9 was with him.
- A reference is made to the Sisters of Plentitude from "New Earth".
[edit] Outside references
- References to the movies Saw and Final Destination.
- There are a few references to Psycho.
- The title could be a reference to the song Forever Autumn from Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds.
- At one point the Doctor wears a rucksack bearing a picture of Star Wars character Jar Jar Binks, and goes on to say how he knew the Binks family well.
[edit] Audiobook
An abridged audiobook version was released in March 2008 by BBC Audiobooks and was read by Will Thorp, who played Toby Zed in the TV Series two-part story, "The Impossible Planet"/"The Satan Pit".
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Forever Autumn publication history at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Forever Autumn at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- Forever Autumn at The TARDIS Library
- The Cloister Library - Forever Autumn
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