Continuity
- This book might take place after "Tooth and Claw". The Doctor tells Rose that humans are "big bags of water" and Rose replies by saying "I remember you saying something like that." In "Tooth and Claw", he tells her "You're 70% water and can still drown" (in response to using the moonlight to stop the werewolf).
- When Rose asks the Doctor if they can try to find out what happened with the Ascendant, he agrees, and she replies "I never knew — my wish really is your command" which echos a line in "Father's Day", where the Doctor says "Your wish is my command."
- The Doctor is now able to resonate concrete (several times), even though he seemed to have trouble with it in "The Doctor Dances".
- The Doctor says "Ace-a-mundo — a word I shall hopefully never use again," which is similar to his line "Correct-a-mundo — a word I have never used before and, hopefully, never will again" in "School Reunion".
- At the start of chapter fifteen, Kelper says "We're going to need Torchwood," referring to the Torchwood story arc.
- The Doctor uses his alias 'John Smith'.
- There are references to the events of the episode "Aliens of London" - specifically, Rose's "disappearance". This book explores what happened during that time.
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