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The Crooked World

by Steve LyonsBook 57 of 68 in Eighth Doctor Adventures
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The people of the Crooked World lead an idyllic existence. Take Streaky Bacon, for example. This jovial farmer wants nothing more from life than a huge blunderbuss, with which he can blast away at his crop-stealing nemesis. And then there's Angel Falls, a racing driver with a string of victories to her name. Sure, her trusted guardian might occasionally put on a mask and menace her for her prize money, but that's just life, right? And for Jasper the cat, nothing could be more pleasant than a nice, long nap in his kitchen—so long as that darn mouse doesn't jam his tail into the plug socket again. But somebody is about to shatter all those lives. Somebody is about to change everything—and it's possible that no one on the Crooked World will ever be happy again. The Doctor's TARDIS is about to arrive. And when it does...

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Details

First published
June 2002
Pages
288
Reading time
About 6 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
BBC Books
Language
English
ISBN
9780563538561
Series
Eighth Doctor Adventures, Book 57

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