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Peacemaker

Peacemaker

Science FictionAdventure
Pages
256
Published
2007
Language
English

Synopsis

The Doctor and Martha find themselves in the 1880s American West, where a peaceful homestead is destroyed by mysterious outriders wielding energy weapons. In the town of Redwater, they investigate a 'healer' whose cures are too good to be true. Soon, they are caught between the law of the gun and deadly intergalactic mercenaries, discovering just how wild the West can truly become.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

AdventurousTense
Fish Out of WaterFirst Contact

Genres

Science Fiction Adventure

About the author

J
James Swallow

James Swallow is a British author. A BAFTA nominee and a New York Times, Sunday Times and Amazon #1 best-seller, he is the author of several original books and tie-in novels, as well as short fiction, numerous audio dramas and video games. His writing includes the Marc Dane series of action thrillers, the Sundowners series of Western fiction steampunk novels, and fiction from the worlds of Star Trek, Warhammer 40,000, Doctor Who, 24, Stargate, 2000 AD and many more. He lives and works in Lond...

Characters

Martha JonesProtagonist
The Doctor (Doctor Who)Protagonist

The travelling Time Lord at the centre of the series, who moves through time and space in the TARDIS and changes appearance on regenerating.

Shadowy outridersAntagonist
Intergalactic mercenariesAntagonist
Snake-oil salesmanSupporting
All characters in Peacemaker