The Deviant Strain

The Deviant Strain
AuthorJustin Richards
SeriesDoctor Who book:
New Series Adventures
Release number
4
SubjectFeaturing:
Ninth Doctor
Rose, Captain Jack
Set inPeriod between
"The Doctor Dances" and "Boom Town"
PublisherBBC Books
Publication date
8 September 2005
ISBN0-563-48637-6
Preceded byWinner Takes All 
Followed byOnly Human 

The Deviant Strain is a BBC Books original novel written by Justin Richards and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was published on 8 September 2005, alongside Only Human and The Stealers of Dreams. It features the Ninth Doctor, Rose Tyler and Captain Jack. It is the first original novel to feature Captain Jack.