Paradox Lost (novel)

Paradox Lost was the forty-seventh book in the BBC New Series Adventures line.

Publisher's summary
"The Squall feed on psychic energy. They spread like a plague and if they are not stopped they will strip the Earth clean..."

London 1910: an unsuspecting thief finds himself confronted by grey-skinned creatures that are waiting to devour his mind. London 2789: the remains of an ancient android are dredged from the Thames. When reactivated it has a warning that can only be delivered to a man named 'the Doctor'.

The Doctor and his friends must solve a mystery that has spanned over a thousand years. If they fail, the deadly alien Squall will devour the world.

Characters

 * Eleventh Doctor
 * Amy Pond
 * Rory Williams
 * Professor Angelchrist
 * Arven

Continuity

 * The Doctor says "top hats are cool", a variation of his catchphrase "bow ties are cool". (DW: The Eleventh Hour, et al)
 * The Doctor shouts "Geronimo!", another of his catchphrases. (DW: The End of Time, et al)
 * Rory recalls aliens made of wool (NSA: The Glamour Chase), vampire creatures (DW: The Vampires of Venice) and nuclear bombs (NSA: Nuclear Time).
 * The Doctor tells Professor Angelchrist "I'm the one the monsters are scared of." He made similar declarations in The Girl in the Fireplace and The Hungry Earth.
 * 28th century London has an oxygen factory in its center, similar to the one on the Byzantium. (DW: Flesh and Stone) This factory, however, has live animals within it.
 * Rory mentions that both he and Amy have experiencing with "waiting". (DW: The Eleventh Hour, The Big Bang)
 * The Doctor mentions that the rift caused by the Squall is large enough to drive a double decker bus through, then mentions that he has done something similar. (DW: Planet of the Dead)
 * The Doctor brings up the TARDIS exploding. (DW: The Big Bang)

Timeline
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