Warchild (Cartmel novel)

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Warchild
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Author Andrew Cartmel
Cover artistJeff Cummins
Series Doctor Who book:
Virgin New Adventures
Release number
47
SubjectFeaturing:
Seventh Doctor
Bernice, Chris, Roz
Publisher Virgin Books
Publication date
February 1996
ISBN 0-426-20464-6
Preceded by Just War  
Followed by SLEEPY  

Warchild is an original novel written by Andrew Cartmel and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who . It features the Seventh Doctor, Bernice, Chris, and Roz. This novel marks the conclusion of the "War trilogy" begun in Cat's Cradle: Warhead and Warlock , both of which were also by Cartmel. It is also the beginning of the "Psi Powers series".

Synopsis

The culmination of the previous two novels brings powerful forces ready to do battle all over the globe. Sucked into this is every-man Creed, whose normal life is disrupted by the super-powers his two sons seem to have.


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