Made of Steel (novel)

Made of Steel is a BBC Books original novella written by Terrance Dicks, and features the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones. It is the second release in the Quick Reads initiative, a series of shorter works aimed at promoting literacy.

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...

Characters

 * The Doctor
 * Martha Jones
 * Kevin
 * Trevor
 * Dexter Hanson
 * Harris
 * Captain Sheila Sarandon

Cultural references

 * MP3 player
 * PC
 * David Attenborough

Earth Locations

 * Afghanistan
 * Iraq

United Kingdom

 * Chadwick Green
 * London
 * West End of London
 * MegaTech Centre
 * Westminster
 * Royal Hope Hospital
 * Ministry of Science, Whitehall

Dinosaurs

 * Apatosaurus
 * Pterodactyl
 * Tyrannosaurus rex

Foods and Beverages

 * Tea
 * Sandwich
 * Thermos
 * Onion
 * Cheese

Continuity

 * The events of the book must take place after DW: The Lazarus Experiment as Martha says something about facing mad scientists again.
 * Martha is forced to wait outside the TARDIS in the Doctor's absence, placing the events of the book before DW: 42 (when Martha receives a key to the TARDIS).

Timeline

 * This story occurs after DW: 42
 * This story occurs before NSA: Sting of the Zygons