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| − | |name= Long Time Dead |
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|image=Long Time Dead.jpg |
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|series=[[BBC Torchwood novels]] |
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|setting= [[Cardiff]], October 2009 |
|setting= [[Cardiff]], October 2009 |
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|writer= [[Sarah Pinborough]] |
|writer= [[Sarah Pinborough]] |
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| + | |read by=[[Indira Varma]] |
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|publisher= BBC Books |
|publisher= BBC Books |
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| − | |release date= [[4 August (releases)|4 August]] [[2011]] |
+ | |release date= [[4 August (releases)|4 August]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]] |
|format= Softcover Book |
|format= Softcover Book |
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|isbn= ISBN 1-84990-284-4 |
|isbn= ISBN 1-84990-284-4 |
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|next= The Men Who Sold the World (novel) |
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| − | '''''Long Time Dead''''' was the seventeenth release in the [[BBC Torchwood novels|BBC ''Torchwood'' Novels]] series and served as a prequel to ''[[The New World]]'', as well as a direct sequel to the events of ''[[Series 3 (Torchwood)|Children of Earth]]''. |
+ | '''''Long Time Dead''''' was the seventeenth release in the [[BBC Torchwood novels|BBC ''Torchwood'' Novels]] series and served as a prequel to ''[[The New World (TV story)|The New World]]'', as well as a direct sequel to the events of ''[[Series 3 (Torchwood)|Children of Earth]]''. |
== Publisher's summary == |
== Publisher's summary == |
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The disbanded Torchwood Institute spent a century accumulating non-terrestrial artefacts and catching aliens. Who knows what – or who – might still be intact down there. But by the time they find the first body, Suzie Costello is long gone. |
The disbanded Torchwood Institute spent a century accumulating non-terrestrial artefacts and catching aliens. Who knows what – or who – might still be intact down there. But by the time they find the first body, Suzie Costello is long gone. |
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| + | == Plot == |
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== Characters == |
== Characters == |
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=== Torchwood === |
=== Torchwood === |
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* [[Suzie Costello]] |
* [[Suzie Costello]] |
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| − | * [[Jack Harkness]] |
+ | * [[Jack Harkness]] |
| − | * [[Ianto Jones]] |
+ | * [[Ianto Jones]] |
| − | * [[Owen Harper]] |
+ | * [[Owen Harper]] |
| − | * [[Toshiko Sato]] |
+ | * [[Toshiko Sato]] |
=== Police === |
=== Police === |
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=== Government === |
=== Government === |
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| − | * [[Black (Long Time Dead)|Mr |
+ | * [[Black (Long Time Dead)|Mr Black]] |
| − | * [[Rick Yates]] MP |
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* Commander [[Elwood Jackson]] |
* Commander [[Elwood Jackson]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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| + | * [[MI5]] and [[MI6]] are exploring possible buyers for salvaged [[Torchwood]] technology. |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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== Continuity == |
== Continuity == |
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| − | * [[Tom Cutler]] appears in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Into the Silence]]'' and the events of that story are mentioned several times. |
+ | * [[Tom Cutler]] appears in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Into the Silence (novel)|Into the Silence]]'' and the events of that story are mentioned several times. |
| − | * Andy has recently been promoted to Sergeant and is secretly wondering if the promotion is to "shut him up" following his involvement with the recent [[456]] crisis. |
+ | * Andy has recently been promoted to Sergeant and is secretly wondering if the promotion is to "shut him up" following his involvement with the recent [[The 456|456]] crisis. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Five (TV story)| Day Five]]'') |
| + | * One of the empty packing crates in the ruins of the Hub is labelled "[[Angelo Colasanto|Colasanto]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[End of the Road (TV story)|End of the Road]]'') |
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| + | * Suzie recalls shooting Jack through the head. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'') |
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== Audio release == |
== Audio release == |
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* The story was released as an audiobook on download only from the [[AudioGo]] website read by [[Indira Varma]]. |
* The story was released as an audiobook on download only from the [[AudioGo]] website read by [[Indira Varma]]. |
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| + | == External links == |
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| − | {{TorchwoodNovelsandAudio}} |
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| + | * {{Penguin|1087653/torchwood-long-time-dead/}} |
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[[Category:Torchwood novels]] |
[[Category:Torchwood novels]] |
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[[Category:2011 novels]] |
[[Category:2011 novels]] |
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[[Category:Stories set in Cardiff]] |
[[Category:Stories set in Cardiff]] |
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| − | [[Category:Stories set in Wales]] |
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[[Category:Stories set in 2009]] |
[[Category:Stories set in 2009]] |
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| + | [[Category:BBC Books novels with audiobook readings]] |
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Revision as of 12:09, 28 March 2020
Long Time Dead was the seventeenth release in the BBC Torchwood Novels series and served as a prequel to The New World, as well as a direct sequel to the events of Children of Earth.
Publisher's summary
Cardiff Bay. The government has ordered the excavation of the wreckage of a secret underground base. DCI Tom Cutler is watching from a distance, fascinated by the process. There are people in his dreams. People he feels he should know.
The disbanded Torchwood Institute spent a century accumulating non-terrestrial artefacts and catching aliens. Who knows what – or who – might still be intact down there. But by the time they find the first body, Suzie Costello is long gone.
Plot
to be added
Characters
Torchwood
Police
- DI Tom Cutler
- Sergeant Andy Davidson
- DCI Waterman
Government
- Mr Black
- Commander Elwood Jackson
References
Notes
- This book is also available as an ebook from the Amazon Kindle store.
The Audiobook cover.
Continuity
- Tom Cutler appears in PROSE: Into the Silence and the events of that story are mentioned several times.
- Andy has recently been promoted to Sergeant and is secretly wondering if the promotion is to "shut him up" following his involvement with the recent 456 crisis. (TV: Day Five)
- One of the empty packing crates in the ruins of the Hub is labelled "Colasanto". (TV: End of the Road)
- Suzie recalls shooting Jack through the head. (TV: Everything Changes)
Audio release
- The story was released as an audiobook on download only from the AudioGo website read by Indira Varma.
External links
- Official Long Time Dead page at Penguin Books
