The Blood Cell

2014 novel by James Goss

The Blood Cell

Author| James Goss
Series| Doctor Who book:
New Series Adventures

Release number

| 52
Subject| Featuring:
Twelfth Doctor
Clara Oswald
Set in| Period between
"Listen" and
"In the Forest of the Night"
Publisher| BBC Books

Publication date

| 11 September 2014
Pages| 256
ISBN| 978-1-84990-774-3
Preceded by| Engines of War
Followed by| Silhouette

The Blood Cell is a BBC Books original novel written by James Goss and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Twelfth Doctor and Clara Oswald. The book was released on 11 September 2014 along with Silhouette and The Crawling Terror.[1]

## Reviews

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The Blood Cell gained generally positive reviews, calling it an "effective chiller".[2] Most of them commented the unusual way of narration from the first-person perspective of the administrator of the prison in which the book is set known as the Governor.[2][3][4] More grim and darker tone is also noted.[2][4] The interaction between the Doctor and the Governor is described as "a good mix and an interesting double act".[3] Goss nailed the bantering love/hate relationship of the Doctor and Clara,[5] capturing the bickering between the pair.[4] Peter Capaldi's Doctor is pretty recognisable,[5] the author captures his "ornery portrayal extremely well",[2] and the Twelfth Doctor's intellect as well as his sarcastic side with the "lashings of the amusing fish-out-of-water Time Lord" is portrayed accurately.[3] As for Clara, Goss "captured her quiet determination well"[2] and was praised for "an absolute hold on the character, really getting inside her head and nailing her characterisation perfectly".[3]

## Audiobook

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The Blood Cell Author| James Goss

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Audio read by| Colin McFarlane
Series| Doctor Who
Subject| Featuring:
Twelfth Doctor
Clara Oswald
Publisher| BBC Audio

Publication date

| 13 November 2014
Media type| Audiobook
Audio CD (5 Hours 56 Mins)
ISBN| 978-1-910281-73-4

The audio addition to the book was released on 13 November 2014, read by Colin McFarlane who played General Austin Pierce in Torchwood: Children of Earth and guest starred in the Doctor Who episodes "Under the Lake" and "Before the Flood" as Moran.[6] This was the first new series audio to be released since AudioGo went into administration in 2013.

## References

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1. ^ "First 12th Doctor Novels Detailed". Doctor Who TV. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
2. ^ a b c d e Appleton, Jonathan (25 November 2014). "The Blood Cell: Can the Doctor Escape?". Kasterborous. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
3. ^ a b c d "The Blood Cell Review". Doctor Who TV. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
4. ^ a b c Simpson, Paul (10 September 2014). "Review: Doctor Who: Books: The Blood Cell". Sci-Fi Bulletin. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
5. ^ a b Mount, Paul. "DOCTOR WHO – THE BLOOD CELL". Starburst. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
6. ^ Doctor Who: The Blood Cell: A 12th Doctor Novel (Dr Who). ASIN 1910281735.

## External links

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*   * The Blood Cell on Tardis Wiki, the Doctor Who Wiki
* The Blood Cell title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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* The Blood Cell
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* The Crawling Terror
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* The Sontaran Games
* Code of the Krillitanes

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* The Crystal Snare
* War of the Robots
* The Haunted Wagon Train
* Second Skin
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* The Hounds of Artemis

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* Decalog
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* The Essential Book of K9

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See also|

* Novelisations
* Audiobooks
* BBC Short Trips
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* Torchwood
* The Sarah Jane Adventures Collection

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| Series 8|

* "Deep Breath"
* "Into the Dalek"
* "Robot of Sherwood"
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* "The Caretaker"
* "Kill the Moon"
* "Mummy on the Orient Express"
* "Flatline"
* "In the Forest of the Night"
* "Dark Water" / "Death in Heaven"

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* "Last Christmas"
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* "The Return of Doctor Mysterio"
* "The Pilot"
* "Smile"
* "Thin Ice"
* "Knock Knock"
* "Oxygen"
* "Extremis"
* "The Pyramid at the End of the World"
* "The Lie of the Land"
* "Empress of Mars"
* "The Eaters of Light"
* "World Enough and Time" / "The Doctor Falls"
* "Twice Upon a Time"

Other appearances|

| Major|

* "For Tonight We Might Die"

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Minor|

* "The Day of the Doctor"
* "The Time of the Doctor"

See also|

* "The Fires of Pompeii"

Books

* The Blood Cell
* Silhouette
* The Crawling Terror
* Royal Blood
* Big Bang Generation
* Deep Time

Video games

* Legacy
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