The Algebra of Ice
The Algebra of Ice is a BBC Books original novel written by Lloyd Rose and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor and Ace.
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| Author | Lloyd Rose |
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| Series | Doctor Who book: Past Doctor Adventures |
Release number | 68 |
| Subject | Featuring: Seventh Doctor Ace |
| Set in | Period between Loving the Alien and Atom Bomb Blues |
| Publisher | BBC Books |
Publication date | September 2004 |
| Pages | 279 |
| ISBN | 0-563-48621-X |
| Preceded by | Synthespians™ |
| Followed by | The Indestructible Man |
Synopsis
The Doctor and Ace investigate a 'crop circle' in the Kentish countryside; they are helped by a maths expert, a web-magazine publish and the Doctor's friend, the Brigadier. However, this crop circle is made of ice and is not circular, instead being filled with square-sided shapes. It draws the Doctor and Ace into a new level of reality.
Trivia
The story makes reference to the Riemann hypothesis, featuring a sequence set in a 'world' modelled on the Riemann zeta function.
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