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==Publisher's Summary== | ==Publisher's Summary== | ||
Perhaps sensing the Doctor's deepening mood of introspective melancholy, the TARDIS lands in the most haunted place on Earth, the luxury ocean liner the Queen Mary on its way from Southampton to New York in the year 1963. | Perhaps sensing [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]]'s deepening mood of introspective melancholy, [[the TARDIS]] lands in the most haunted place on [[Earth]], the luxury [[ocean liner]] the ''[[Queen Mary]]'' on its way from [[Southampton]] to [[New York City|New York]] in the year [[1963]]. | ||
But why do | But why do [[ghost]]s from the past, the present, and perhaps even the future, seek out the Doctor? What appalling secret is hidden in [[Cabin 672]]? | ||
And will the Doctor be able to preserve his sanity as he struggles to save the lives of the passengers against mighty forces which even he does not fully understand? | And will the Doctor be able to preserve his sanity as he struggles to save the lives of the passengers against mighty forces which even he does not fully understand? | ||
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==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
*[[Fourth Doctor]] | *[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
*Simpkins | *[[Simpkins]] | ||
*Miss Lamb | *Miss [[Lamb]] | ||
*Bryce | *[[Bryce]] | ||
*Peter Osbourne | *[[Peter Osbourne]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 18:49, 15 September 2008
Publisher's Summary
Perhaps sensing the Doctor's deepening mood of introspective melancholy, the TARDIS lands in the most haunted place on Earth, the luxury ocean liner the Queen Mary on its way from Southampton to New York in the year 1963.
But why do ghosts from the past, the present, and perhaps even the future, seek out the Doctor? What appalling secret is hidden in Cabin 672?
And will the Doctor be able to preserve his sanity as he struggles to save the lives of the passengers against mighty forces which even he does not fully understand?
Characters
References
- The Doctor uses the TARDIS Fast Return Switch.
- Auderley House is mentioned.
- The Doctor is mistaken for Doctor Svengali; Master of Mesmerism, Prestidigitation, Chicanery and Sleight-of-hand.
Notes
- Much of the story is written in first person narrative from the Doctor's point of view.
Continuity
- The Doctor is still brooding after the events of DW: The Deadly Assassin.
Timeline
- Ghost Ship occurs after: DW: The Deadly Assassin
- Ghost Ship occurs before: ST: Ode to Joy
External Links
- Telos.co.uk page for Ghost Ship
- The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of Ghost Ship
- Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide entry for Ghost Ship
