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Synopsis
"The more the Doctor dreams," the Quack said, "the more real I become. He has not yet dreamed me fully, but he will." When the TARDIS lands in the idyllic gardens of a Victorian country house, Ace knows that something terrible is bound to happen. The Doctor disagrees. Sometimes things really are as perfect as they seem. Then they discover a young girl whose body has been possessed by a beautiful but lethal insect. And they meet the people of the House: innocents who have never known age, pain, or death — until now. Now their rural paradise is turning into a world of nightmare. A world in which the familiar is being twisted into something evil and strange. A world ruled by the Quack, whose patent medicines are deadly poisons and whose aim is the total destruction of the Doctor.
Is Strange England appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
Contains body horror elements (insect possession), transformation of paradise into nightmare world, and deadly threats. Violence is moderate with fantastical/horror elements but not graphic.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, body horror, and possession.
Who'll love this
Teens who love Doctor Who will enjoy this unsettling adventure where a perfect Victorian world turns sinister and dangerous.