Judgement of the Judoon
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Judgement of the Judoon is a BBC Books
original novel written by Colin Brake
and based on the long-running British
science fiction television
series Doctor Who
. It features the Tenth Doctor
without an official companion. It was released on 2 April 2009, alongside The Slitheen Excursion
and Prisoner of the Daleks
.
formerly known as "Elvis the King Spaceport", which has grown into a vast city-state. It is set to open Terminal 13, but problems develop, and the Doctor faces a lockdown
situation. A notorious criminal, the Invisible Assassin, is at large, and Judoon troopers are sent to apprehend him. The Doctor partners with a Judoon Commander and a teenage private detective named Nikki Jupiter. This last character is a homage to the tv series Veronica Mars
, where a young girl works in her fathers detective agency.
who provides the voices of the Judoon on the Television series.
BBC Books
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original novel written by Colin Brake
Colin Brake
Colin Brake is an English television writer and script editor best known for his work for the BBC on programs such as Bugs and EastEnders. He has also written spin-offs from the BBC series Doctor Who...
and based on the long-running British
United Kingdom
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science fiction television
Science fiction on television
Science fiction first appeared on a television program during the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Special effects and other production techniques allow creators to present a living visual image of an imaginary world not limited by the constraints of reality; this makes television an excellent medium...
series Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
. It features the Tenth Doctor
Tenth Doctor
The Tenth Doctor is the tenth incarnation of the protagonist of the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. He is played by David Tennant, who appears in three series, as well as eight specials...
without an official companion. It was released on 2 April 2009, alongside The Slitheen Excursion
The Slitheen Excursion
The Slitheen Excursion is a BBC Books original novel written by Simon Guerrier and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
and Prisoner of the Daleks
Prisoner of the Daleks
Prisoner of the Daleks is a BBC Books original novel written by Trevor Baxendale and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Tenth Doctor without a companion and was released on April 2, 2009, alongside Judgement of the Judoon and The Slitheen...
.
Synopsis
The Doctor arrives in New Memphis, a spaceportSpaceport
A spaceport or cosmodrome is a site for launching spacecraft, by analogy with seaport for ships or airport for aircraft. The word spaceport, and even more so cosmodrome, has traditionally been used for sites capable of launching spacecraft into orbit around Earth or on interplanetary trajectories...
formerly known as "Elvis the King Spaceport", which has grown into a vast city-state. It is set to open Terminal 13, but problems develop, and the Doctor faces a lockdown
Lockdown
There are several definitions for the term lockdown, the most common of which pertains to a state of containment or a restriction of progression....
situation. A notorious criminal, the Invisible Assassin, is at large, and Judoon troopers are sent to apprehend him. The Doctor partners with a Judoon Commander and a teenage private detective named Nikki Jupiter. This last character is a homage to the tv series Veronica Mars
Veronica Mars
Veronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during television network UPN's final two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW Television Network. Veronica Mars was produced by Warner Bros...
, where a young girl works in her fathers detective agency.
Audiobook
An unabridged audiobook was released in June 2010 on download only, read by Nicholas BriggsNicholas Briggs
Nicholas Briggs is a British actor and writer, predominantly associated with the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who and its various spin-offs, particularly as the voice of the Daleks. Briggs sometimes uses the pseudonym Arthur Wallis...
who provides the voices of the Judoon on the Television series.
See also
- New Series Adventures Canonicity
- WhoniverseWhoniverseWhoniverse, a portmanteau of the words "Who" and "universe", is a word used to describe the fictional setting of the television series Doctor Who, K-9 and Company, Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures and K-9, as well as other related stories...