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| Author | Stephen Cole |
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| Series | Doctor Who book: Eighth Doctor Adventures |
Release number | 72 |
| Subject | Featuring: Eighth Doctor Fitz,Trix |
| Publisher | BBC Books |
Publication date | February 2005 |
| Pages | 256 |
| ISBN | 0-563-48625-2 |
| Preceded by | The Deadstone Memorial |
| Followed by | The Gallifrey Chronicles |
To the Slaughter is aBBC Books original novel written byStephen Cole and based on the long-running Britishscience fiction television seriesDoctor Who. It features theEighth Doctor,Fitz andTrix.
Powerful forces are set to 'spruce up' Earth's solar system, clear away 'extra' items deemed unneeded, like asteroids and small moons. Naturally, there are many that protest this plan and some are willing to commit violence to meet their goals. Unknown to all are yet more dangers, set to be disturbed and angered by what is planned.
The novel provides an explanation as to whyJupiter had only twelve moons at the time of theFourth Doctor serialRevenge of the Cybermen when, at last count, the planet has sixty-three moons. In Cole's author's note, he states that his inspiration for the book was to explain away the discrepancy.
The Doctor still cannot see the colourviolet, an ability he lost inUnnatural History.