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== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
''When a lighthouse keeper reports seeing a ball of light plunging into the sea off [[Tayborough Sands]], [[UNIT]] sends [[Mike Yates]] to investigate. The last thing he expects to find there is an old friend — with a new face...'' | ''When a lighthouse keeper reports seeing a ball of light plunging into the sea off [[Tayborough Sands]], [[UNIT]] sends [[Mike Yates]] to investigate. The last thing he expects to find there is an old friend — with a new face...'' | ||
[[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] and his companions arrive on a pleasure beach in the [[1970s]], hoping for time off after their latest adventures. But they do not get to relax for long. Violent incidents are at an all time high in the area and people are going missing — or else changing into something more than human... | [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] and his companions arrive on a pleasure beach in the [[1970s]], hoping for time off after their latest adventures. But they do not get to relax for long. Violent incidents are at an all time high in the area and people are going missing — or else changing into something more than human... | ||
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=== Foods and beverages === | === Foods and beverages === | ||
* The Doctor buys a 99 [[ice cream]] with glittering purple shells. | * The Doctor buys a 99 [[ice cream]] with glittering purple shells. | ||
* Tegan orders a glass of white [[wine]] in the Captain Cook. | * Tegan orders a glass of white [[wine]] in the Captain Cook. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
[[file:Xaranti.jpg|thumb|A Xaranti]] | |||
* With references to a Pleasure Beach and attractions such as a ghost train, Tayborough Sands features many similarities with the town of [[Blackpool]]. | * With references to a Pleasure Beach and attractions such as a ghost train, Tayborough Sands features many similarities with the town of [[Blackpool]]. | ||
* This story takes place 10 or so years before Tegan's time, no more than 12, so circa 1974. Mike tells the Doctor the year. See [[UNIT dating controversy]]. | * This story takes place 10 or so years before Tegan's time, no more than 12, so circa 1974. Mike tells the Doctor the year. See [[UNIT dating controversy]]. | ||
* A [[Xaranti]] is pictured on the back cover of the novel. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||