The Feast of the Drowned (novel)

The Feast of the Drowned is a BBC Books original novel written by Stephen Cole. It features the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler.

Publisher’s summary
When a naval cruiser sinks in mysterious circumstances in the North Sea, all aboard are lost. Rose is saddened to learn that the brother of her friend, Keisha, was among the dead. And yet he appears to them as a ghostly apparition, begging to be saved from the coming feast... the feast of the drowned.

As the dead crew haunt loved ones all over London, the Doctor and Rose are drawn into a chilling mystery. What sank the ship, and why? When the cruiser's wreckage was towed up the Thames, what sinister force came with it?

The river's dark waters are hiding an even darker secret, as preparations for the feast near their conclusion...

Characters

 * Tenth Doctor
 * Rose Tyler
 * Mickey Smith
 * Keisha
 * Hive Queen
 * Vida Swann
 * Anne
 * Jay
 * Huntley
 * Crayshaw
 * Kelper

Species

 * Water-based lifeforms can dip into the human body and brain. They can export sensory information as alien pheromones via water molecules.

Continuity

 * Mickey recalls encounters with the Slitheen (TV: Aliens of London) and the Sycorax. (TV: The Christmas Invasion)
 * The Doctor mentions getting used to new teeth. (TV: The Parting of the Ways)
 * Resonating concrete is mentioned. (TV: The Doctor Dances)

Audio release

 * The story was released as an audiobook on 2 CDs by BBC Audio, read by David Tennant.
 * The audiobook is also available as a download from the AudioGo website.