''Snowglobe 7'' is a
BBC Books
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original novel written by
Mike Tucker Michael Tucker may refer to:
*Michael Tucker (actor) (born 1945), (''L.A. Law'' and ''Hill Street Blues'')
*Michael Tucker (baseball) (born 1971), Major League Baseball outfielder
*Michael Tucker (basketball) (1954–2012), Australian Olympic basket ...
and based on the long-running science fiction television series ''
Doctor Who''.
It features the
Tenth Doctor
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and
Martha Jones
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. It was published on 10 April 2008, alongside ''
Martha in the Mirror
''Martha in the Mirror'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Justin Richards and based on the long-running science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones. It was published on 10 April 2008 ...
'' and ''
The Many Hands''.
Synopsis
Snowglobe 7 is set in 2099 when the world's global warming has become a great problem. Snowglobe 7 was one of the buildings set up to contain sheets of ice to preserve them against global warming. It is situated in Dubai. Due to Snowglobes being extremely expensive to maintain, many were sold off as visitor attractions. Snowglobe 7 was one of only three left that were purely scientific. The section of ice within it, unknown to the Humans, contained the last Gappa, bizarre, blood-thirsty aliens that look like a cross between a spider and a monkey with a massive, fleshy nose. While Martha tries to help with an unknown disease spreading through the dome, the Doctor investigates. The Gappa killed some humans on maintenance and used their bodies as hosts for future Gappa. Service robot Twelve collapsed several of the tunnels in the ice of Snowglobe 7 in an attempt to kill the Gappa, but failed. The Doctor detonated the engine of a ship that had crashed in the ice thousands of years ago, killing the Gappa but destroying the Snowglobe and melting the ice.
Audiobook
The audiobook was read by
Georgia Tennant
Georgia Elizabeth Tennant (; born 25 December 1984) is an English actress and producer. She played Detective Inspector Samantha Nixon's daughter Abigail in ''The Bill'', Jenny in the '' Doctor Who'' episode " The Doctor's Daughter" and Lady Vi ...
, who is the daughter of
Fifth Doctor
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Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old alien Time Lord fro ...
actor,
Peter Davison
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, wife of David Tennant who played the Tenth Doctor and who also played his daughter
Jenny
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* Jenny (given name), a popular feminine name and list of real and fictional people
* Jenny (surname), a family name
Animals
* Jenny (donkey), a female donkey
* Jenny (gorilla), the oldest gorilla in captivity at the time of ...
in "
The Doctor's Daughter
"The Doctor's Daughter" is the sixth episode of the fourth series of British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was broadcast on BBC One on 10 May 2008.
Set on the planet Messaline, the episode features Georgia Moffett as Je ...
".
See also
*
Whoniverse
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References
External links
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The Cloister Library - ''Snowglobe 7''
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2008 British novels
2008 science fiction novels
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British science fiction novels
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Novels by Mike Tucker