The Taint (also called Doctor Who and the Taint) is an original novel credited to Michael Collier and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The work features the Eighth Doctor and Sam. This also marks the introduction of a new companion, Fitz Kreiner.
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Author | Michael Collier |
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Series | Doctor Who book: Eighth Doctor Adventures |
Release number | 19 |
Subject | Featuring: Eighth Doctor Sam, Fitz Kreiner |
Publisher | BBC Books |
Publication date | February 1999 |
ISBN | 0-563-55568-8 |
Preceded by | The Face-Eater |
Followed by | Demontage |
Writing
editThe book was written by range editor Steve Cole. Repeating the arrangement done for the earlier Longest Day, Cole asked his friend, Michael Collier, for permission to publish under his name. Collier later became an author of historical fiction in his own right.[1]
References
edit- ^ Doctor Who - Pieces of Eighth podcast, episode "5.9 Longest Day (EDA 9)", 9 December 2022. https://anchor.fm/doctor-who---pieces-of-eighth/episodes/5-9-Longest-Day-EDA-9-e1qujd1 (interviews with Cole and Collier)
External links
edit- The Cloister Library - The Taint
- The Face-Eater title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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