Ghosts of India (novel)

Ghosts of India
Doctor:	Tenth Doctor
Companion(s):	Donna Noble
Main enemy:	Jal Karath
Main setting:	Calcutta, British India, 1947
Key crew
Publisher:	[[publisher::BBC Books]]
Writer:	Mark Morris
Release details
Release number:	25
Release date:	4 September 2008
Format:	Hardcover, 248 Pages
ISBN:	ISBN 978-1-84607-559-9
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Ghosts of India was the nineteenth Tenth Doctor novel released. It was the first to feature Donna Noble.

Publisher's summary

India in 1947 is a country in the grip of chaos - a country torn apart by internal strife. When the Doctor and Donna arrive in Calcutta, they are instantly swept up in violent events.

Barely escaping with their lives, they discover that the city is rife with tales of 'half-made men' who roam the streets at night and steal people away. These creatures, it is said, are as white as salt and have only shadows where their eyes should be. With help from India's great spiritual leader, Mohandas 'Mahatma' Gandhi, the Doctor and Donna set out to investigate these rumours.

What is the real truth behind the 'half-made men'? Why is Gandhi's role in history under threat? And has an ancient, all-powerful god of destruction really come back to wreak his vengeance upon the Earth?

Characters

• Tenth Doctor
• Donna Noble
• Mohandas Gandhi
• Veec-Ellic-Savareen-Jal-9
• Darac-Poul-Caparrel-Jal-7
• Ranjit
• Gelem warriors

References

• The ear of a Fostarone turn blue when they lie.
• The Doctor initially believes that he and Donna have arrived in 1937.

Notes

• Donna mentions her cousin Janice. Since her maternal grandfather Wilfred Mott tells the Doctor in TV: The Sontaran Stratagem that Donna is his only grandchild, Janice must be a cousin on her father's side.
• This story was also released as an ebook available from the Amazon Kindle store.

The Audiobook cover.

Continuity

• During his fifth incarnation, the Doctor previously visited Calcutta on 31 December 1926 in the company of Nyssa, Tegan Jovanka and Turlough. (AUDIO: The Emerald Tiger)
• The Doctor mentions having had a relationship with Cleopatra, confirming Mickey Smith's suspicions to that effect. (TV: The Girl in the Fireplace)
• The Doctor refers to his teaching days. (TV: School Reunion, TV: Human Nature / The Family of Blood)
• Donna recalls the first time that she met the Doctor. (TV: The Runaway Bride)
• The timey-wimey detector is destroyed. (TV: Blink)

Audio release

• The story was released as an audiobook on 2x CD read by David Troughton.
• The audiobook is also available as a download from the AudioGo website.

External links

• Ghosts of India at the Doctor Who Reference Guide