''Seeing I'' is an original novel written by
Jonathan Blum and
Kate Orman
Kate Orman (born 1968 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian author, best known for her books connected to the British science-fiction television series '' Doctor Who''.
Biography
Orman was born in Sydney, but grew up in Can ...
and based on the long-running British
science fiction television
Science fiction first appeared in television programming in the late 1930s, during what is called the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Special effects and other production techniques allow creators to present a living visual image of an imaginary ...
series ''
Doctor Who''. It features the
Eighth Doctor
The Eighth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. He is portrayed by Paul McGann.
The character was introduced in the 1996 TV film '' Doctor Who'', a back-door p ...
and
Sam.
Continuity
*The I also appear in the
BBV audio play ''I Scream'' by
Lance Parkin
Lance Parkin is a British author. He is best known for writing fiction and reference books for television series, in particular '' Doctor Who'' (and spin-offs including the Virgin New Adventures and Faction Paradox) and as a storyliner on ''Emme ...
*The novel is partly set in a private prison called the Oliver Bainbridge Functional Stabilisation Centre, in which corporate spies and those who know too much are held. Orman's later novel ''
Blue Box
A blue box is an electronic device that produces tones used to generate the in-band signaling tones formerly used within the North American long-distance telephone network to send line status and called number information over voice circuits. ...
'' featured a high security mental institution called Bainbrige Hospital with a similar remit.
*The
Time Lord
The Time Lords are a fictional ancient race of extraterrestrial people in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', of which the series' main protagonist, the Doctor, is a member. Time Lords are so named for their command ...
Savar from ''
The Invasion of Time
''The Invasion of Time'' is the sixth and final serial of the 15th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on BBC1 from 4 February to 11 March 1978. It features the f ...
'' is briefly mentioned; the loss of his eyes here ties into his appearance in ''
The Infinity Doctors
''The Infinity Doctors'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Lance Parkin and based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. The book was released to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the series, a ...
''.
External links
The Cloister Library - ''Seeing I''(archived)
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Reviews
The Whoniverse's review of ''Seeing I''
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British science fiction novels
Novels by Kate Orman
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