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|image= Empire of Death.jpg  
|image           = Empire of Death.jpg
|series=[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]]  
|series         = [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]]
|number= 64
|number         = 63
|doctor= Fifth Doctor  
|doctor         = Fifth Doctor
|companions= [[Nyssa]]  
|companions     = [[Nyssa]]
|enemy= The [[Creatures on the Other Side]]  
|featuring      = [[Victoria|Queen Victoria]]
|setting=[[London]] and [[New Lanark]], [[14 February|14]] to [[17 February]] [[1863]]  
|enemy           = The [[Creatures on the Other Side]]
|writer= [[David Bishop]]
|setting         = [[London]] and [[New Lanark]], [[14 February|14]] to [[17 February]] [[1863]]
|publisher= BBC Books  
|writer         = David Bishop
|cover=[[Black Sheep]]
|publisher       = BBC Books
|release date= [[1 March (releases)|1 March]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]]
|cover           = [[Black Sheep]]
|format= Paperback Book;<br/>9 Chapters, 288 Pages  
|release date   = 1 March 2004
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-48612-0  
|format         = Paperback Book;<br/>9 Chapters, 288 Pages
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixty-fourth novel in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[David Bishop]], released [[1 March]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]] and featured the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Nyssa]].
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{{you may|Empire of Death (TV story)|Sutekh's Empire of Death|n1=the TV story of the same name}}
'''''Empire of Death''''' was the sixty-third novel in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[David Bishop]], released [[1 March]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]] and featured the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Nyssa]].


This was the first and only novel to feature this line up of Doctor and companion, although it would be a pairing that [[Big Finish Productions]] used for several audio stories starting with ''[[The Land of the Dead (audio story)|The Land of the Dead]]'' in January 2000.
This was the first and only novel to feature this line up of Doctor and companion, although it would be a pairing that [[Big Finish Productions]] used for several audio stories starting with ''[[The Land of the Dead (audio story)|The Land of the Dead]]'' in January 2000.
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* [[Sylvia Walker]]
* [[Sylvia Walker]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* The [[Trakenite]]s considered patience, tolerance, inquisitiveness and a wish for harmony and tranquility to be the best qualities for people.
* The [[Trakenite]]s considered patience, tolerance, inquisitiveness and a wish for harmony and tranquility to be the best qualities for people.
=== Foods and beverages ===
* The Doctor likes [[kipper]]s and [[porridge]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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* {{whoniverse|pd64|Empire of Death}}
* {{whoniverse|pd64|Empire of Death}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/empid.htm The Cloister Library: '''Empire of Death''']
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/empid.htm The Cloister Library: '''Empire of Death''']
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050406222004/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/drwho/2004/01/01/13712.shtml Writing Empire of Death]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050406222004/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/drwho/2004/01/01/13712.shtml Writing Empire of Death]
* [https://viciousimagery.blogspot.com/2007/11/my-novels-7-empire-of-death.html Vicious Imagery: My novels #7: Empire of Death]
* [https://viciousimagery.blogspot.com/2007/11/my-novels-7-empire-of-death.html Vicious Imagery: My novels #7: Empire of Death]

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Empire of Death was the sixty-third novel in the BBC Past Doctor Adventures series. It was written by David Bishop, released 1 March 2004 and featured the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa.

This was the first and only novel to feature this line up of Doctor and companion, although it would be a pairing that Big Finish Productions used for several audio stories starting with The Land of the Dead in January 2000.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 1856, a boy discovers he can speak with the voices of the dead. He grows up to become one of England's most celebrated spiritualists.

In 1863 the British Empire is effectively without a leader. Queen Victoria is inconsolable with grief following the death of her beloved husband, Prince Albert. The monarch's last hope is a secret séance.

The Doctor and Nyssa are also coming to terms with loss following the death of Adric and Tegan's sudden departure. Trying to visit the Great Exhibition of 1851, the time travellers are shocked when a ghost appears in the TARDIS, beckoning them to the Other Side.

What is hidden in a drowned valley guarded by the British Army? Is there life after death and can it be reached by those still alive? And why is the Doctor so terrified of facing his own ghosts?

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Trakenites considered patience, tolerance, inquisitiveness and a wish for harmony and tranquility to be the best qualities for people.

Foods and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Comic preview from DWM 340. Illustration by Mike Collins.
Illustration by Roger Langridge (DWM 344)
  • This story was previewed in Doctor Who Magazine issue 340 with an illustration by Mike Collins.
  • This story marks the Doctor's earliest recorded direct meeting with Queen Victoria; the Fifth Doctor will again experience an adventure where Victoria plays a prominent role in the novel Imperial Moon, although he avoids directly meeting her, and the Tenth Doctor has another encounter with her in the television story Tooth and Claw.

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