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The King's Dragon (novel)

️Thu Jul 08 2010

The King's Dragon was the forty-first novel in the BBC New Series Adventures series. It was written by Una McCormack and featured the Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams.

Publisher's summary[]

"They called it Enamour. It turned minds, sold merchandise, and swayed elections. And it did its job far too well..."

In the city-state of Geath, the King lives in a golden hall, and the people want for nothing. Everyone is happy and everyone is rich. Or so it seems. When the Doctor, Amy and Rory look beneath the surface, they discover a city of secrets. In dark corners, strange creatures are stirring. At the heart of the hall, a great metal dragon oozes gold.

Then the Herald appears, demanding the return of her treasure... And next come the gunships. The battle for possession of the treasure has begun, and only the Doctor and his friends can save the people of the city from being destroyed in the crossfire of an ancient civil war. But will the King surrender his new-found wealth? Or will he fight to keep it...?

Plot[]

to be added

Characters[]

Worldbuilding[]

The Doctor says, "Do I look like Buffy?"

Foods and Beverages[]

Rory drinks hot, sweet tea with Hilthe.
Rory's grandmother made good gravy.

Notes[]

Amy and Rory both reference Rory's grandmother, who made "good gravy". This is the first reference to Rory's family in any Doctor Who media.
This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.

Continuity[]

Amy brings up the star whale, (TV: The Beast Below) while Rory mentions the events in Venice. (TV: The Vampires of Venice)
Amy calls the Doctor "Doc", which once again annoys him. (TV: The Time Meddler, The Five Doctors, The Ultimate Foe, Dreamland, PROSE: Apollo 23)
The Doctor brings up Lucy the stripper. We learn that Rory didn't want a stripper at his stag (as he is entirely faithful to Amy); his friends did so without his permission. (TV: The Vampires of Venice)
The Doctor mentions to Rory that the sonic screwdriver doesn't do wood. (TV: Silence in the Library, Cold Blood)
Rory confronts the Doctor about him having kissed Amy. (TV: Flesh and Stone)

Editions published outside Britain[]

Published in France by Milady in 2012 as a paperback edition.

French edition

Audiobook[]

This novel was released as an audiobook in June 2011 complete and unabridged by BBC Audio and read by Nicholas Briggs.

Audiobook cover

External links[]

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BBC New Series Adventures

Ninth Doctor

Main book series

Rose	The Clockwise Man • The Monsters Inside • Winner Takes All

Rose and Jack	The Deviant Strain • Only Human • The Stealers of Dreams

Tenth Doctor

Main book series

Rose	The Stone Rose • The Feast of the Drowned • The Resurrection Casket • The Nightmare of Black Island • The Art of Destruction • The Price of Paradise

Martha	Sting of the Zygons • The Last Dodo • Wooden Heart • Forever Autumn • Sick Building • Wetworld • Wishing Well • The Pirate Loop • Peacemaker • Martha in the Mirror • Snowglobe 7 • The Many Hands • The Story of Martha

Donna	Ghosts of India • The Doctor Trap • Shining Darkness • Beautiful Chaos • In the Blood

Alone	The Eyeless • Judgement of the Judoon • The Slitheen Excursion • Prisoner of the Daleks • The Taking of Chelsea 426 • Autonomy • The Krillitane Storm

Quick Reads

Rose	I Am a Dalek

Martha	Made of Steel • Revenge of the Judoon

Alone	The Sontaran Games • Code of the Krillitanes

Audiobooks

Donna	Pest Control • The Forever Trap • The Nemonite Invasion

Alone	The Rising Night • The Day of the Troll • The Last Voyage • Dead Air

Eleventh Doctor

Main book series

Amy	Apollo 23 • Night of the Humans • The Forgotten Army • The Coming of the Terraphiles

Amy and Rory	Nuclear Time • The King's Dragon • The Glamour Chase • Dead of Winter • The Way Through the Woods • Hunter's Moon • Touched by an Angel • Paradox Lost • Borrowed Time • The Silent Stars Go By

Alone	Dark Horizons • Plague of the Cybermen • The Dalek Generation

Clara	Shroud of Sorrow

Quick Reads

Amy and Rory	Magic of the Angels

Alone	The Silurian Gift

Audiobooks

Amy	The Ring of Steel • The Runaway Train • The Jade Pyramid • The Hounds of Artemis • The Gemini Contagion

Amy and Rory	The Eye of the Jungle • Blackout • The Art of Death • Darkstar Academy • Day of the Cockroach • The Nu-Humans • The Empty House • Sleepers in the Dust • Snake Bite

2-in-1 books

Amy and Rory

Death Riders / Heart of Stone • System Wipe / The Good, the Bad and the Alien • Alien Adventures (The Underwater War/Rain of Terror) • Sightseeing in Space (Web in Space! / Terminal of Despair) • Monstrous Missions (Terrible Lizards / Horror of the Space Snakes) • Step Back in Time (Extra Time / The Water Thief)

Twelfth Doctor

Main book series

Clara	The Blood Cell • Silhouette • The Crawling Terror • Royal Blood • Deep Time

Benny	Big Bang Generation

Bill	The Shining Man • Diamond Dogs

Bill and Nardole	Plague City

Audiobooks

Clara	The Gods of Winter • The House of Winter • The Sins of Winter • The Memory of Winter

Alex and Brandon	The Lost Angel • The Lost Planet • The Lost Magic • The Lost Flame

Alone	Death Among the Stars • Rhythm of Destruction

Thirteenth Doctor

Main book series

Yaz, Ryan and Graham	The Good Doctor • Molten Heart • Combat Magicks

Yaz, Ryan, Graham and Ace	At Childhood's End

Fifteenth Doctor

Main book series

Ruby	Ruby Red • Caged • Eden Rebellion

Belinda	Spectral Scream

Alone	Fear Death by Water