The Coming of the Terraphiles
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 Dust-jacket from the first edition, designed by Lee Binding. | |
| Author | Michael Moorcock |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | BBC Books |
Publication date | 14 October 2010 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Paperback, hardback and audiobook (unabridged text read by Clive Mantle) |
| Pages | 343 |
| ISBN | 978-1-84607-983-2 (Hardback First Edition) |
| Preceded by | The Glamour Chase |
| Followed by | Dead of Winter |
The Coming of the Terraphiles is a Doctor Who novel written by Michael Moorcock, featuring the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond. It was the first special release of a Doctor Who novel by BBC Books in a lengthier hardback format to that of the previous New Series Adventures.
In order to avert the impending collapse of the Multiverse from the mysterious "dark tides" that have begun to appear, the Doctor and Amy join the Terraphiles, a group of humans in the far future obsessed with recreating Earth's distant past and re-enacting medieval Earth sports (or rather, unknowingly comic misinterpretations of the same). The Doctor and his new friends compete in a Grand Tournament in the Miggea star system, which lies on the border of parallel realities. The prize of the contest is an ancient artifact called the Arrow of Law, sought also by the Doctor's old foe Captain Cornelius and his crew of space pirates.
Writing
Moorcock stated that he wrote the book because he felt he would enjoy writing an original adventure; he likes the main character because he is unrationalised and ambiguous. He was however concerned about what the hardcore fans would make of his work.[1]
