Human Nature (Doctor Who novel)
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| Human Nature | |
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| Series | Virgin New Adventures |
| Release number | 38 |
| Featuring | Seventh Doctor Bernice Summerfield |
| Writer | Paul Cornell |
| Publisher | Virgin Books |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-426-20443-3 |
| No. of pages | 255 |
| Release date | May 1995 |
| Preceded by | Sanctuary |
| Followed by | Original Sin |
Human Nature is an original novel written by Paul Cornell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The novel was also serialised in e-book form on the BBC Doctor Who website. A prelude to the novel, also penned by Cornell, appeared in Doctor Who Magazine #226, and is also available on the BBC website.
In a poll run by Doctor Who Magazine to mark the 35th anniversary of Doctor Who (#265, June 1998), Human Nature was voted the readership's favourite novel of the New Adventures series.
Like all Doctor Who spinoffs, its canonicity to the TV series is not clear. However, a two-part story in the upcoming 2007 series, also written by Paul Cornell, is reported to be an adaptation of the novel. The title of the first part is also called Human Nature, the second part will be titled The Family of Blood.[1] Several characters in the television story share names with those in the novel (namely Joan, Tim, Hutchinson, Rocastle and Lucy); the television story is also set in a boys' school in 1913.[2]
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Unable to understand Benny's grief on a human level, the Doctor purchases a device which alters his biodata, transforming him into a human named Dr. John Smith. Smith lives as a history teacher at a public school in 1914 England, and falls in love with a fellow teacher named Joan. However, when alien Aubertides, hoping to acquire Time Lord abilities, attack the school, Smith sacrifices himself and becomes the Doctor once more; as the Time Lord, he is unable to love Joan in the way the human John Smith did.
[edit] References
- ^ Paul Cornell adapts Who novel for TV. Dreamwatch SciFi. Retrieved on 2007-01-26.
- ^ Tennant, David. Interview with Jo Whiley. Jo Whiley Meets Doctor Who. The Jo Whiley Show. BBC Radio 1, London. 2006-12-25.
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[edit] External links
- Human Nature Prelude
- Human Nature e-book on the BBC Doctor Who website
- Human Nature at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Cloister Library - Human Nature
[edit] Reviews
- Human Nature reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
- Human Nature reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide
