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The Silurian Gift (novel)

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The Silurian Gift was the seventh release in the Quick Reads series. It was released on 7 February 2013.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

"My new Fire-Ice will solve all the problems of the planet!"

The world is on the brink of crisis. As fuel runs short, society begins to break down. One man seems to have the answer. But is it too good to be true?

The Doctor arrives at an old oil refinery near the South Pole, concerned by claims about this new form of energy. He soon discovers something huge and terrifying is stalking the refinery. It brings death and destruction in its wake.

The battle has begun for planet Earth.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Silurian Gift pre-release cover.

Prior to release of this novel a cover design was released that featured the Doctor in his Series 6 costume and that series' Doctor Who logo.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor first encountered the Myrka in his third incarnation in a Silurian base, (PROSE: The Scales of Injustice) and later on Sea Base 4 in 2084 during his fifth incarnation. (TV: Warriors of the Deep)
The Doctor expresses a fondness for Jammie Dodgers. (TV: Victory of the Daleks)
The Doctor says he "had to pull some strings at UNIT" to get to the South Pole. (TV: The Invasion onwards)
The Doctor mentions that Sea Devils is "a nickname coined in the 70s." (TV: The Sea Devils)
The Doctor once again ponders why he likes humans so much. (TV: Warriors of the Deep)

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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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

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

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

v • e Quick Reads

Tenth Doctor, Rose	I Am a Dalek

Tenth Doctor, Martha	Made of Steel • Revenge of the Judoon

Tenth Doctor alone	The Sontaran Games • Code of the Krillitanes

Eleventh Doctor, Amy & Rory	Magic of the Angels

Eleventh Doctor alone	The Silurian Gift

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Homo Reptilia stories

For the purposes of this list, a "Homo Reptilian story" is one in which one living, authentic Silurian or Sea Devil plays a part within the confines of the story, outside of flashbacks to previous stories and cliffhangers that lead into the following story. Stories like Frontier in Space, The Pandorica Opens and The Wedding of River Song are also not included due to Homo Reptilians' cameos being of little consequence to the plot of the story. Stories featuring Madam Vastra of the Paternoster Gang are only included on the Paternoster Gang story template.

Silurians

Television	Doctor Who and the Silurians • Warriors of the Deep • The Hungry Earth / Cold Blood • Dinosaurs on a Spaceship

Prose	Blood Heat • The Scales of Injustice • Cold War • The Little Planet • The Silurian Gift • Dr. Eighth • The Red-Eyed League • The Master and Margarita

Comics	Final Genesis • Twilight of the Silurians • City of Devils • As Time Goes By • Faster Than Light • Surfshock • Supremacy of the Cybermen • Untitled • The Lost Dimension

Video games	Destiny of the Doctors • Evacuation Earth • The Mazes of Time • Dalek Supremacy • The Eternity Clock • Lost in Time

Audio	Bloodtide • The Coup • Call to Arms • Retrieval • United • The Silurian Candidate

Complete list of appearances

Sea Devils

Television	The Sea Devils • Warriors of the Deep • Legend of the Sea Devils

Webcasts	Defenders of Earth

Comics	Devil of the Deep • The Bit After the Last Bit • Under Pressure • City of Devils • Clara Oswald and the School of Death • Surfshock • Alternating Current

Prose	Blood Heat • Dr. Eighth • The Heist • A brief lowdown on the Sea Devils

Video games	Destiny of the Doctors • Lost in Time

Audio	The Poison Seas • Tidal Wave • The Seas of Titan • Storm of the Sea Devils

Complete list of appearances

Mondasian Silurians
and Sea Devils

Comics

The Dead Heart • The Flesh Unbound • The Black Sky • The Hungry Sea • The Dark Flame • The Future Perfect • The Ugly Underneath • The Prodigal Returns