Island of Death (novel)
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Author | Barry Letts |
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Series | Doctor Who book: Past Doctor Adventures |
Release number | 71 |
Subject | Featuring: Third Doctor Sarah, UNIT |
Publisher | BBC Books |
Publication date | July 4, 2005 |
Pages | 281 |
ISBN | 0-563-48631-7 |
Preceded by | Match of the Day |
Followed by | Spiral Scratch |
Island of Death is a BBC Books original novel written by Barry Letts and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Third Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith.
Premise[edit]
Jeremy Fitzoliver and his friend Sarah Jane Smith encounter a 'New Age' cult; typical work for investigative journalists. They are surprised that the cult worships a demon-like figure.
The Doctor and UNIT also become interested in the cult. This situation soon reveals the involvement of government ministers, alien drugs, a remote island in the Indian Ocean and official conspiracies. Even the Royal Navy gets in on the action. It soon becomes a race against time to avert disaster.
Reception[edit]
Island of Death won Worst Book in the 2005 Jade Pagoda Awards.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Henry Potts (13 February 2008). "Jade Pagoda awards". The Worlds of Bondegezou. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
External links[edit]
- Island of Death title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- The Cloister Library - Island of Death