Wooden Heart (novel)

Publisher's summary
The Castor, a vast starship, seemingly deserted, spinning slowly in the void of deep space. Martha and the Doctor explore the drifting tomb, and discover that they may not be alone after all... Who survived the disaster that overcame the rest of the crew? What continues to power the vessel? And why has a stretch of wooded countryside suddenly appeared in the middle of the craft? As the Doctor and Martha journey through the forest, they find a mysterious, fogbound village — a village traumatised by missing children and tales of its own destruction...

Characters

 * The Doctor
 * Martha Jones

Timeline

 * This story is set after: NSA: The Last Dodo
 * This story is set before: NSA: Forever Autumn

Organisations

 * New Rome Institute
 * Pacific Rim Cooperative

Planets

 * Aractus
 * Ralafea

Races and species

 * Ralafean

Technology

 * Castor
 * Chimera Project
 * Pollux

Audio release

 * The story was released as an audiobook on 2x CD read by Adjoa Andoh.

Continuity

 * The Doctor mentions trying to believe "Six impossible things before breakfast" a reference to. (DW: The Five Doctors)
 * Martha reflects on blood sucking monsters. (DW: Smith and Jones)
 * The Doctor talks about Time Windows and makes an obvious reference to Madame de Pompadour (DW: The Girl in the Fireplace)

Timeline

 * This story takes place after NSA: The Last Dodo
 * This story takes place before DW: Human Nature