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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Fourth Doctor]] | * [[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
*[[Irene Lamb]] | * [[Irene Lamb]] | ||
*[[Raymond Bryce]] | * [[Raymond Bryce]] | ||
* [[Peter Osbourne]] | * [[Peter Osbourne]] | ||
*[[Simpkins (Ghost Ship)|Simpkins]] | * [[Simpkins (Ghost Ship)|Simpkins]] | ||
*[[Jarvis (Ghost Ship)|Jarvis]] | * [[Jarvis (Ghost Ship)|Jarvis]] | ||
*[[John Deekes]] | * [[John Deekes]] | ||
*[[Jerry Illingsworth]] | * [[Jerry Illingsworth]] | ||
*[[Jessica Deekes]] | * [[Jessica Deekes]] | ||
*[[Rachel Illingsworth]] | * [[Rachel Illingsworth]] | ||
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=== The Doctor === | === The Doctor === | ||
* The Doctor is mistaken for Doctor Svengali; Master of [[Mesmerism]], Prestidigitation, Chicanery and Sleight-of-hand. | * The Doctor is mistaken for Doctor Svengali; Master of [[Mesmerism]], Prestidigitation, Chicanery and Sleight-of-hand. | ||
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* The Doctor has just left [[Gallifrey]] after fighting {{Pratt}}. He wishes he could have saved [[Goth]]'s life. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'') | * The Doctor has just left [[Gallifrey]] after fighting {{Pratt}}. He wishes he could have saved [[Goth]]'s life. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'') | ||
* The Doctor reflects on the decision he made not to change history on [[Skaro]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') | * The Doctor reflects on the decision he made not to change history on [[Skaro]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') | ||
*The Doctor recalls the "ghosts" haunting [[Auderly House]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') | * The Doctor recalls the "ghosts" haunting [[Auderly House]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* The Doctor would soon encounter another "haunted" ship. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ghost Trap (audio story)|The Ghost Trap]]'') | * The Doctor would soon encounter another "haunted" ship. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ghost Trap (audio story)|The Ghost Trap]]'') | ||
* The Doctor has personal knowledge of [[George Gordon Byron|Byron]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Managra (novel)|Managra]]'') | * The Doctor has personal knowledge of [[George Gordon Byron|Byron]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Managra (novel)|Managra]]'') | ||
Revision as of 20:30, 5 September 2023
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Ghost Ship was the fourth Telos Doctor Who novella. It featured the Fourth Doctor. Unusually for a long-form Doctor Who story, this is primarily told from the Doctor's point of view in a first person narrative. This is Keith Topping's only Fourth Doctor novel. However, he has written other novels featuring the First, Second, Third, Fifth and Seventh Doctors.
Publisher's summary
Perhaps sensing the Fourth 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?
Plot
to be added
Characters
- Fourth Doctor
- Irene Lamb
- Raymond Bryce
- Peter Osbourne
- Simpkins
- Jarvis
- John Deekes
- Jerry Illingsworth
- Jessica Deekes
- Rachel Illingsworth
Worldbuilding
The Doctor
- The Doctor is mistaken for Doctor Svengali; Master of Mesmerism, Prestidigitation, Chicanery and Sleight-of-hand.
Locations
- Auderly House is mentioned.
TARDIS
- The Doctor uses the TARDIS fast return switch.
Notes
- Much of the story is written in first person narrative from the Doctor's point of view. This was also done with the later novel Scratchman in 2019.
Continuity
- The Doctor has just left Gallifrey after fighting the Decayed Master. He wishes he could have saved Goth's life. (TV: The Deadly Assassin)
- The Doctor reflects on the decision he made not to change history on Skaro. (TV: Genesis of the Daleks)
- The Doctor recalls the "ghosts" haunting Auderly House. (TV: Day of the Daleks)
- The Doctor would soon encounter another "haunted" ship. (AUDIO: The Ghost Trap)
- The Doctor has personal knowledge of Byron. (PROSE: Managra)
External links
- Ghost Ship at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Ghost Ship at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: Ghost Ship
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