| Doctor Who book | |
|---|---|
| The Hollow Men | |
| Series | Past Doctor Adventures |
| Release number | 10 |
| Featuring | Seventh Doctor Ace |
| Writer | Martin Day Keith Topping |
| Publisher | BBC Books |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-563-40582-1 |
| Set between | The Curse of Fenric and Survival |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Release date | April 6, 1998 |
| Preceded by | 'The Witch Hunters' |
| Followed by | 'Catastrophea' |
The Hollow Men is a BBC Books original novel written by Martin Day and Keith Topping and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor, and Ace and uses elements from the Fifth Doctor serial The Awakening.
As with all Doctor Who spin-off media, its relationship to the televised serials is open to interpretation.
Hexen Village, England, in the early 21st century, has a crop of gifted children. However, murder and mental illness seem to be centered around them. The Doctor is kidnapped and taken to Liverpool and discovers the Hexen children could affect the rest of the country. Ace is left in the village to face the threats of animated scarecrows, human prejudice, revenge-violence and a strange black cloud.