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Peacemaker

James Swallow

2007239 pagesabout 4–5 hours
2007
first published
  • 2008Ebury Publishing · ENGISBN 9781407026244
  • 2008BBC Books · 239 pages · ENGISBN 9781846076312
  • 2008BBC BOOKSISBN 9781846076015
  • 2009Penguin Random House · ENGISBN 9781409070030
  • 2007Random House UK · 256 pages · ENGISBN 9781846073496
  • 2018Penguin Group UK · 256 pagesISBN 9781785943577

The Doctor and Martha are about to find out if a sonic screwdriver is more powerful than a six-shooter - the latest in the bestselling series of Doctor Who novels.The peace and quiet of a remote homestead in the 1880s American West is shattered by the arrival of two shadowy outriders searching for 'the healer'. When the farmer refuses to help them, they raze the house to the ground using guns that shoot bolts of energy instead of bullets... In the town of Redwater, the Doctor and Martha learn of a snake-oil salesman who's patent medicines actually cure his patient. But when the Doctor and Martha investigate they discover the truth is stranger, and far more dangerous.Caught between the law of the gun and the deadly plans of intergalactic mercenaries, the Doctor and Martha are about to discover just how wild the West can become...Featuring the Doctor and Martha as played by David Tennant and Freema Agyeman in the hit series from BBC Television.

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AtmosphereGritty

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Plot intensityEventful

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ViolenceOccasional
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