Sick Building (novel)

Publisher's summary
Tiermann's World: a planet covered in wintry woods and roamed by sabre-toothed tigers and other savage beasts. The Doctor is here to warn Professor Tiermann, his wife and their son that a terrible danger is on its way. The Tiermanns live in luxury, in a fantastic, futuristic, fully-automated Dreamhome, under an impenetrable force shield. But that won't protect them from the Voracious Craw. A gigantic and extremely hungry alien creature is heading remorselessly towards their home. When it gets there everything will be devoured. Can they get away in time? With the force shield cracking up, and the Dreamhome itself deciding who should or should not leave, things are looking desperate...

Characters

 * The Doctor
 * Martha Jones
 * Professor Ernest Tiermann
 * Amanda Tiermann
 * Solin Tiermann
 * Barbara
 * Toaster

Robots

 * Domovoi- the artificial intelligence inside the Dreamhome
 * Toaster- sun bed
 * Barbara- vending machine
 * Walter- drink cabinet
 * Stirpeek

Continuity

 * Martha Jones mentioned the "sabre-toothed tigers" in her blog (July 1).
 * The vending machine, Barbara, would later appear in the Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus story, The Dreadful Flap, also by Paul Magrs.

Timeline

 * This story takes place after NSA: Forever Autumn
 * This story takes place before NSA: Wetworld

Audio release

 * The story was released as an audiobook on 2x CD read by Will Thorp.