''The Taint'' (also called ''Doctor Who and the Taint'') is an original novel credited to
Michael Collier and based on the long-running British
science fiction television
Science fiction first appeared in television programming in the late 1930s, during what is called the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Special effects and other production techniques allow creators to present a living visual image of an imaginary ...
series ''
Doctor Who''. The work features the
Eighth Doctor and
Sam. This also marks the introduction of a new companion,
Fitz Kreiner
This is a list of fictional characters who were companion (Doctor Who), companions of the Doctor (Doctor Who), Doctor, in various Doctor Who spin-offs, spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction on television, science fict ...
.
Writing
The book was written by range editor
Steve Cole
Steve Cole (born August 17, 1970) is an American smooth jazz saxophonist. He is also a professor/adviser of music business at the University of St. Thomas.
Early career and education
Cole was born in Chicago, Illinois and began to play musi ...
. Repeating the arrangement done for the earlier ''
Longest Day'', Cole asked his friend, Michael Collier, for permission to publish under his name. Collier later became an author of historical fiction in his own right.
[''Doctor Who - Pieces of Eighth'' podcast, episode "5.9 Longest Day (EDA 9)", 9 December 2022. https://anchor.fm/doctor-who---pieces-of-eighth/episodes/5-9-Longest-Day-EDA-9-e1qujd1 (interviews with Cole and Collier)]
References
External links
The Cloister Library - ''The Taint''*
Reviews
The Whoniverse's review on ''The Taint''
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1999 British novels
1999 science fiction novels
Eighth Doctor Adventures
Novels by Stephen Cole