Peacemaker (novel)

Publisher's summary
The peace and quiet of a remote homestead in the 1880's american west is shattered by the arrival of two shadowy outriders searching for 'the healer'. When the farmer refuses to help them, they raze the house to the ground using guns that shoot bolts instead of bullets... In the town of Redwater, the Doctor and  Martha learn of a snake-oil salesman whose patent medicines actually cure his patients. But when the Doctor and Martha investigate they discover the truth is stranger, and far more dangerous. Caught between the law of the gun and the deadly plans of intergalatic mercenaries, the Doctor and Martha are about to discover just how wild the west can become...

Characters

 * The Doctor
 * Martha Jones
 * Clades
 * Alvin Godlove
 * Kutter
 * Tangleleg

Audio releases

 * The story was released as an audiobook on 2x CD read by Will Thorp.

Continuity

 * A 'wild west' setting has appeared (onscreen) before in DW: The Gunfighters.
 * The starship Brilliant last appeared in NSA: The Pirate Loop.

Timeline

 * Peacemaker is set during Series 3.
 * Peacemaker occurs after: The Pirate Loop
 * Peacemaker occurs before: Revenge of the Judoon