Deep in the gap between the stars, the TARDIS is damaged by a temporal mine. Its not life-threatening, but theTenth Doctorwill need a while to repair the damage. But hes not alone. The strangely familiar-looking Christina thinks the Doctor has arrived in her bed and breakfast, somewhere in Wales. In fact, the TARDIS seems to have enveloped Christinas entire town and something else is trapped inside with it. A violent, unnatural storm threatens them all and unless its stopped the entire universe.

Nick Harkaway is the author ofThe Gone-Away WorldandAngelmaker, and of an even better and more exciting novel whose name will probably end up beingTigerman, or possiblyMan, Island, Boy. Contrary to what you may have heard, the title really is the hard part. When he's not writing, he spends his time being the husband of a brilliant lawyer and the dad of two small children who are secretly bent on world domination. He likes Italian red wine and lives in a bit of London where the taxis still have a horse at the pointy end.

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