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{{Infobox Story
|name = Devil in the Smoke: An Adventure for the Great Detective
 
 
|image = Devil in the Smoke cover.jpg
 
|image = Devil in the Smoke cover.jpg
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|series = [[BBC New Series Adventures|BBC New Series]] tie-in novels
 
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|main character = [[Harry (Devil in the Smoke)|Harry]], [[Vastra]]
 
|main character = [[Harry (Devil in the Smoke)|Harry]], [[Vastra]]
|featuring = [[Jenny Flint]], [[Strax]]
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|featuring = Jenny Flint
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|featuring2 = Strax
 
|enemy = [[Alien (Devil in the Smoke)|An unnamed alien]]
 
|enemy = [[Alien (Devil in the Smoke)|An unnamed alien]]
 
|setting = [[London]], [[December]] [[19th century]]
 
|setting = [[London]], [[December]] [[19th century]]
 
|writer = [[Justin Richards]]
 
|writer = [[Justin Richards]]
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|read by = [[Dan Starkey]]
|publisher = [[BBC Digital]] (e-book)<br />[[AudioGO]] (audio download)
 
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|publisher = BBC Digital
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|publisher2 = AudioGO
 
|release date = [[18 December (releases)|18 December]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]] (e-book)<br />[[11 June (releases)|11 June]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] (audio download)
 
|release date = [[18 December (releases)|18 December]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]] (e-book)<br />[[11 June (releases)|11 June]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] (audio download)
 
|cover =
 
|cover =
|format = e-book<br />audio download
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|format = e-book, audio download
 
|isbn =
 
|isbn =
|prev = The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery
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|prev = The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery
|next = Summer Falls (novel)
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|next = Summer Falls (novel)
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|series2 = ''[[Summer Falls and Other Stories]]''
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|prev2 = The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery (novel)
 
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|next2 = The Girl Who Never Grew Up (short story)
'''Devil in the Smoke: An Adventure for the Great Detective''' is a novella prequel to ''[[The Snowmen]]'', and was the first of three novellas published to tie-in with episodes from [[Series 7 (Doctor Who)|Series 7]]. Initially published as an e-book, it was later included in the omnibus ''[[Summer Falls and Other Stories (anthology)|Summer Falls and Other Stories]]''.
 
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'''''Devil in the Smoke: An Adventure for the Great Detective''''' is a novella prequel to ''[[The Snowmen]]'', and was the first of three novellas published to tie-in with episodes from [[Series 7 (Doctor Who)|Series 7]]. Initially published as an e-book, it was later included in the omnibus ''[[Summer Falls and Other Stories]]''.
   
 
== Publisher's summary ==
 
== Publisher's summary ==
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The search for answers to this impossible event will plunge Harry into the most hazardous – and exhilarating – adventure of his life. He will encounter a hideous troll. He will dine with a mysterious parlour maid. And he will help the Great Detective, Madame Vastra, save the world from the terrifying Devil in the Smoke.
 
The search for answers to this impossible event will plunge Harry into the most hazardous – and exhilarating – adventure of his life. He will encounter a hideous troll. He will dine with a mysterious parlour maid. And he will help the Great Detective, Madame Vastra, save the world from the terrifying Devil in the Smoke.
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== Plot ==
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''to be added''
   
 
== Characters ==
 
== Characters ==
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* [[Felicity Gregson]]
 
* [[Felicity Gregson]]
 
* [[Able Hecklington]]
 
* [[Able Hecklington]]
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* [[Alien (Devil in the Smoke)|Unnamed alien]]
   
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
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* Harry says the fictional character [[Sherlock Holmes]] is the Great Detective.
* Jenny asks Harry if he's heard of the Great Detective, to which Harry asks if she's talking about [[Sherlock Holmes]]. Jenny responds that she's talking about Madame Vastra, "A ''real'' one."
 
* Strax remarks that [[probic vent]] recharging is more effective than soup.
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* Strax mentions recharging a [[probic vent]].
 
* Vastra mentions to Strax that she thought the [[Rutan Host]] was "The Ancient Enemy."
 
* Vastra mentions to Strax that she thought the [[Rutan Host]] was "The Ancient Enemy."
* Strax invokes [[Shadow Proclamation]]'s protocols on hostage exchange.
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* Strax invokes the [[Shadow Proclamation]]'s protocols on hostage exchange.
 
* Strax mentions the [[Sontaran Greater Military Academy]].
 
* Strax mentions the [[Sontaran Greater Military Academy]].
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* Jenny, Strax and Vastra visit the [[Crystal Palace]].
   
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
* This takes at an undetermined date in December, before [[Christmas]].
 
* The fog-like alien force that possess Able Hecklington and Jim is never named.
 
 
* This is the first novel that Vastra, Jenny, and/or Strax have appeared in.
 
* This is the first novel that Vastra, Jenny, and/or Strax have appeared in.
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* An audiobook of the story was read by [[Dan Starkey]].
   
 
== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
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* Strax mentions the [[Moonite]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Great Detective]]'')
 
* Strax mentions the [[Moonite]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Great Detective]]'')
 
* Strax repeats the "Sontar-Ha!" battle cry on multiple occasions. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]] / [[The Poison Sky]]'')
 
* Strax repeats the "Sontar-Ha!" battle cry on multiple occasions. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]] / [[The Poison Sky]]'')
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* Strax confuses [[Harry (Devil in the Smoke)|Harry]]'s gender. He had previously done this with [[Lorna Bucket]] ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]''). He would also do this with two incarnations of [[Clara Oswald|Clara]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'', ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'')
   
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== External links ==
{{Homo Reptilian stories}}
 
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* {{Penguin|1096356/doctor-who-devil-in-the-smoke/}}
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{{Summer Falls and Other Stories}}
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{{Paternoster Gang stories}}
 
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[[Category:2012 novels]]
 
[[Category:2012 novels]]
 
[[Category:E-books]]
 
[[Category:E-books]]
 
[[Category:Stories set in the 19th century]]
 
[[Category:Stories set in the 19th century]]
[[Category:Silurian and Sea Devil novels]]
 
[[Category:Sontaran novels]]
 
 
[[Category:Stories set in London]]
 
[[Category:Stories set in London]]
[[Category:Prequels]]
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[[Category:Paternoster Gang stories]]
[[Category:Pseudo-historical stories]]
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[[Category:Summer Falls and Other Stories novels]]
 
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Revision as of 04:51, 16 April 2020

RealWorld

prose stub

Devil in the Smoke: An Adventure for the Great Detective is a novella prequel to The Snowmen, and was the first of three novellas published to tie-in with episodes from Series 7. Initially published as an e-book, it was later included in the omnibus Summer Falls and Other Stories.

Publisher's summary

Madame Vastra, the fabled Lizard Woman of Paternoster Row, knew death in many shapes and forms. But perhaps one of the most bizarre of these was death by snow...

On a cold day in December, two young boys, tired of sweeping snow from the workhouse yard, decide to build a snowman – and are confronted with a strange and grisly mystery. In horrified fascination, they watch as their snowman begins to bleed...

The search for answers to this impossible event will plunge Harry into the most hazardous – and exhilarating – adventure of his life. He will encounter a hideous troll. He will dine with a mysterious parlour maid. And he will help the Great Detective, Madame Vastra, save the world from the terrifying Devil in the Smoke.

Plot

to be added

Characters

References

Notes

  • This is the first novel that Vastra, Jenny, and/or Strax have appeared in.
  • An audiobook of the story was read by Dan Starkey.

Continuity

External links