''Warchild'' is an original novel written by

Andrew Cartmel Andrew J. Cartmel (born 6 April 1958) is a British author and journalist. He was the script editor of '' Doctor Who'' during the Sylvester McCoy era of the show between 1987 and 1989. He has also worked as a script editor on other television ser ...

and based on the long-running British

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series ''

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''. It features the

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, Bernice,

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, and Roz. This novel marks the conclusion of the "War trilogy" begun in '' Cat's Cradle: Warhead'' and ''

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'', both of which were also by Cartmel. It is also the beginning of the " Psi Powers series".

Synopsis

The culmination of the previous two novels brings powerful forces ready to do battle all over the globe. Sucked into this is every-man Creed, whose normal life is disrupted by the super-powers his two sons seem to have.

External links

The Cloister Library - ''Warchild''
1996 British novels 1996 science fiction novels Virgin New Adventures Novels by Andrew Cartmel Seventh Doctor novels {{1990s-DoctorWho-novel-stub