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''[[The Doctor]] has always been wary of meddling with established history. But what happens when the history books lie?'' | ''[[The Doctor]] has always been wary of meddling with established history. But what happens when the history books lie?'' | ||
With the secrets of [[time-travel]] restored to him after his long [[exile on Earth]], [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] decides to test out [[the TARDIS]] with a trip into the past. Accompanying him are his assistant, Jo, and an old friend, scientist [[Liz Shaw]]. Soon after landing, the travellers realise they have landed at one of the most significant periods of [[Earth]]'s history -and one of the most dangerous... | With the secrets of [[time-travel]] restored to him after his long [[exile on Earth]], [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] decides to test out the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] with a trip into the past. Accompanying him are his assistant, Jo, and an old friend, scientist [[Liz Shaw]]. Soon after landing, the travellers realise they have landed at one of the most significant periods of [[Earth]]'s history -and one of the most dangerous... | ||
It is [[Russia]], [[1916]], and [[Europe]] is in the grip of the [[World War I|Great War]]. With the TARDIS confiscated by Imperial guards, its crew find themselves trapped in a country on the brink of revolution. | It is [[Russia]], [[1916]], and [[Europe]] is in the grip of the [[World War I|Great War]]. With the TARDIS confiscated by Imperial guards, its crew find themselves trapped in a country on the brink of revolution. |
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Publisher's Summary
The Doctor has always been wary of meddling with established history. But what happens when the history books lie?
With the secrets of time-travel restored to him after his long exile on Earth, the Doctor decides to test out the TARDIS with a trip into the past. Accompanying him are his assistant, Jo, and an old friend, scientist Liz Shaw. Soon after landing, the travellers realise they have landed at one of the most significant periods of Earth's history -and one of the most dangerous...
It is Russia, 1916, and Europe is in the grip of the Great War. With the TARDIS confiscated by Imperial guards, its crew find themselves trapped in a country on the brink of revolution.
The Doctor and Liz are soon caught up in the deadly machinations of Tsar Nicholas' court, while Jo appears to fall under the sinister spell of the infamous Mad Monk, Rasputin...
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- The Wages of Sin occurs before DW: Carnival of Monsters.
- The Wages of Sin occurs after DW: The Three Doctors