''Nuclear Time'' is a
BBC Books
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original novel written by Oli Smith and based on the long-running British
science fiction television
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series ''
Doctor Who''. It features the
Eleventh Doctor
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along with
Amy Pond
Amelia "Amy" Pond is a fictional character portrayed by Karen Gillan in the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Amy is a companion of the series protagonist the Doctor, in his eleventh incarnation, played by ...
and
Rory Williams
Rory Williams is a fictional character portrayed by Arthur Darvill in the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Having been introduced at the start of the fifth series, Rory joins the Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith ...
.
Synopsis
In Colorado in 1981, The Doctor, Amy and Rory arrive in Appletown, an idyllic village in the middle of the American desert where the townsfolk go peacefully about their routines. However, all is not as it seems. The village is populated by murdering robots who will kill the moment their cover is blown: 5 minutes in the Doctor's case. While Amy and Rory run and hide in the town, the Doctor is trapped, going backwards in time and getting ever further away.
The awful truth dawns on him: Appletown is a dummy, a prefabricated town awaiting destruction by a Nuclear bomb, designed to kill the robots. Can the Doctor get himself, Amy and Rory out while he is going backwards in time and the TARDIS is stuck at ground zero.
See also
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Whoniverse
The Whoniverse is the non-narrative name given to the fictional setting of the television series '' Doctor Who'', '' Torchwood'', '' The Sarah Jane Adventures'' and '' Class'' as well as other related media.Lofficier (1992Foreword/ref> The word ...
References
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2010 British novels
2010 science fiction novels
New Series Adventures
Eleventh Doctor novels
Novels set in Colorado
Fiction set in 1981
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