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Revision as of 21:27, 19 October 2011
Publisher's summary
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?
Characters
References
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Notes
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Continuity
- This 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 PDA: Imperial Moon although he avoids directly meeting her- and the Tenth Doctor has another encounter with her in DW: Tooth and Claw.
- Nyssa speculates that the Doctor has foreknowledge of her future life. (PDA: Asylum)
Timeline
- Empire of Death occurs after: DW: Time-Flight
- Empire of Death occurs before: ST: Long Term
External links
- Empire of Death at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Empire of Death at The Whoniverse
