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Synopsis
The Doctor and Sam arrive on Proxima II, one of the earliest planets colonised in humanity's first big push into space. But instead of a brave new world, they find a settlement rife with superstition and unrest. The native Proximans are inexplicably dying out. Humans too are being killed in horrific ways, with each face being stripped bare. Posing as investigators from Earth, the Doctor and Sam must track down the force moving through the dark catacombs beneath Proxima City. It seems that the superstitious whisperings of the colonists may be well founded – that the sinister Face-Eater from Proximan mythology has awakened from its long sleep, to drive out all those who would defile its world... *This is another book in the series of adventures featuring the Eighth Doctor and Sam.*
Is The Face-Eater appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
Teens follow investigators tracking a creature that strips victims' faces bare in underground catacombs. Contains strong horror imagery and death, but typical of the Doctor Who franchise's darker moments.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include graphic violence, gore, death, and mass death (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Doctor Who fans will enjoy this creepy mystery with the Eighth Doctor investigating supernatural murders on an alien colony world.