Sick Building (novel)

Publisher's Summary
Tiermann's World: a planet covered in wintry woods and roamed by sabre-toothed tigers and other savage beasts. The Doctor is here to warn Professor Tiermann, his wife and their son that a terrible danger is on its way. The Tiermanns live in luxury, in a fantastic, futuristic, fully-automated Dreamhome, under an impenetrable force shield. But that won't protect them from the Voracious Craw. A gigantic and extremely hungry alien creature is heading remorselessly towards their home. When it gets there everything will be devoured. Can they get away in time? With the force shield cracking up, and the Dreamhome itself deciding who should or should not leave, things are looking desperate...

Characters

 * The Doctor
 * Martha Jones
 * Professor Ernest Tiermann
 * Amanda Tiermann
 * Solin Tiermann

Robots

 * Domovoi- the artificial intelligence inside the Dreamhome
 * Toaster- sun bed
 * Barbara- vending machine
 * Walter- drink cabinet
 * Stirpeek

Timeline

 * This story is set during Series 3 (Doctor Who).
 * This story is set after: NSA: Forever Autumn
 * This story is set before: NSA: Wetworld

Continuity

 * Martha Jones mentioned the "sabre-toothed tigers" in her blog (July 1).
 * The vending machine, Barbara, would later appear in the Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus story, The Dreadful Flap, also by Paul Magrs.

Audio releases
This story was released on two disk audio CD in March 2008 read by Will Thorp with an ISBN 978-1-40568-884-0

The Publisher's Summary
Will Thorp reads this suspenseful story about a sentient house, a ravenous beast, and a family in danger.

Tiermann's World: a planet covered in wintry woods and roamed by sabre-toothed tigers and other savage beasts. The Doctor is here to warn Professor Tiermann, his wife, and their son that a terrible danger is on its way.

The Tiermanns live in luxury, in a fantastic, futuristic, fully automated dreamhome, under an impenetrable force shield. But that won't protect them from the Voracious Craw. A huge and hungry alien creature is heading remorselessly towards their home. When it arrives everything will be devoured. Can they get away in time? With the force shield cracking up, and the Dreamhome itself deciding who should or should not leave, things are looking desperate.

Featuring the Doctor and Martha as played by David Tennant and Freema Agyeman in the hit series from BBC Television.