Made of Steel (novel)

Made of Steel was a novella written by Terrance Dicks. It was the second Doctor Who Quick Reads release, and is notable for being the first appearance of Martha Jones in any medium. It predated the broadcast of Smith and Jones by a month.

Publisher's summary
A deadly night attack on an army base. Vehicles are destroyed, building burned, soldiers killed. The attackers vanish as swiftly as they came, taking highly advanced equipment with them.

Metal figures attack a shopping mall. But why do they only want a new games console from an ordinary electronics shop? An obscure Government Ministry is blown up — but, in the wreckage, no trace is found of the secret, state-of-the-art decoding equipment.

When the TARDIS returns the Doctor and Martha to Earth from a distant galaxy, they try to piece together the mystery. But someone — or something — is waiting for them. An old enemy stalks the night, men no longer made of flesh...

Plot
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Characters

 * Tenth Doctor
 * Martha Jones
 * Kevin
 * Trevor
 * Dexter Hanson
 * Harris
 * Major Tom Burton
 * Captain Sheila Sarandon
 * PC Wilkie
 * Rachel Swales
 * Cyber-engineer
 * Cyber leader

Continuity

 * Martha met the Doctor when alien forces had invaded and "kidnapped" the Royal Hope Hospital, where she was training. (TV: Smith and Jones)
 * Her journey of "one trip" became the first of many. (TV: The Shakespeare Code, Gridlock et al.)
 * The Cybermen's base in Torchwood One and their exile to the Void is mentioned. (TV: Army of Ghosts / Doomsday)
 * The Doctor remembers finding websites dedicated to finding him. (TV: Love & Monsters
 * Martha's cousin Adeola worked at Torchwood and never came home after the Battle of Canary Wharf. The Doctor remembers killing her and several of her colleagues. (TV: Army of Ghosts)
 * The military know that the Doctor has a companion, usually a young attractive female. (TV: Army of Ghosts et al.)
 * The Doctor uses power from the TARDIS. (TV: Utopia)