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| The Sleep of Reason | |
| Series | Eighth Doctor Adventures |
| Release number | 70 |
| Featuring | Eighth Doctor Fitz, Trix |
| Writer | Martin Day |
| Publisher | BBC Books |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-563-48620-1 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Release date | August 2004 |
| Preceded by | The Tomorrow Windows |
| Followed by | The Deadstone Memorial |
The Sleep of Reason is a BBC Books original novel written by Martin Day and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Eighth Doctor, Fitz and Trix. Like all Doctor Who spin-off media, its canonicity in relation to the television series is open to interpretation.
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Plot
The Doctor poses as a psychiatrist to investigate strange goings on at a mental health hosptial.
Continuity
- The Eighth Doctor ages about 100 years during this novel, because he travels back in time using a Sholem-Luz portal to shape events at the turn of the century, and then has to sleep in a casket in the cathedral to return to the present.
- The Doctor is always referred to as 'Smith' in this story, except by Fitz and Trix. This is a reference to the classic series, when The Doctor would sometimes call himself John Smith (a very common British name).
Notes
- Day said on the Jade Pagoda discussion group [1] that the first chapter of The Sleep of Reason had originally been written for a non-Doctor Who novel proposal that was never completed. Day then adapted it for the Doctor Who format.
Outside References
- The title is a take from the 1799 Francisco Goya aquatint etching "El sueno de la razon produce monstruos" ("The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters"), part of the artist's Los Caprichos set.
External links
Reviews
- The Sleep of Reason reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
- The Sleep of Reason reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide
