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companions= [[Nyssa]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] |
companions= [[Nyssa]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] |
enemy= [[Nephthys]] |
enemy= [[Nephthys]] |
year=  
year= {{il|[[Nepthys' Pyramid]], [[BC|2000 BC]]|[[Nepthys' Pyramid]], [[September]] [[1896]]|[[Nepthys' Pyramid]], [[1996]]|[[Cranleigh Hall]], [[Oxfordshire]], [[1926]]|[[British Museum]], [[London]], [[1896]]|[[British Museum]], [[London]], [[1996]]|[[Great Pyramid]], [[Egypt]], [[1996]]|[[James Norris]]'s House, [[1996]]|[[Kenilworth House]], [[9 November|9]] to [[10 November]] [[1896]]|[[Kenilworth House]], [[1996]]|[[Great Pyramid]], [[1798]]|[[St. Helena]], [[1821]] |
[[Nepthys' Pyramid]], [[BC|2000 BC]]<br />[[Nepthys' Pyramid]], [[September]] [[1896]]<br />[[Nepthys' Pyramid]], [[1996]]<br />[[Cranleigh Hall]], [[Oxfordshire]], [[1926]]<br />The [[British Museum]], [[London]], [[1896]]<br />The [[British Museum]], [[London]], [[1996]]<br />The [[Great Pyramid]], [[Egypt]], [[1996]]<br />[[James Norris]]'s House, [[1996]]<br />[[Kenilworth House]], [[9 November|9]] to [[10 November]] [[1896]]<br />[[Kenilworth House]], [[1996]]<br />The [[Great Pyramid]], [[1798]]<br />[[St. Helena]], [[1821]] |
writer= [[Justin Richards]] |
writer= [[Justin Richards]] |
publisher= [[Virgin Books]] |
publisher= [[Virgin Books]] |
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'''''The Sands of Time''''' was the twenty-second novel in the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] series.  
'''''The Sands of Time''''' was the twenty-second novel in the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] series. It featured the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Nyssa]] and [[Tegan Jovanka]].
 
== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
:"If [[Sutekh]] had escaped, no power in the universe could have stopped him wreaking havoc and destruction. This time, it’s worse."
:"If [[Sutekh]] had escaped, no power in the universe could have stopped him wreaking havoc and destruction. This time, it’s worse."


Arriving in [[Victorian]] [[London]], the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Nyssa]] and [[Tegan]] run straight into trouble: Nyssa is kidnapped in the [[British Museum]] by [[Egyptian]] religious fanatics; the Doctor and Tegan are greeted by a stranger who knows more about them than he should and invited to a very strange party.  
Arriving in [[Victorian]] [[London]], the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Nyssa]] and [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] run straight into trouble: Nyssa is kidnapped in the [[British Museum]] by [[Egyptian]] religious fanatics; the Doctor and Tegan are greeted by a stranger who knows more about them than he should and invited to a very strange party.  


Why are rooms already booked for the Doctor at the [[Savoy]]? How can [[Lord Kenilworth]]’s butler [[Atkins]] be in [[Egypt]] and London at the same time? What is the history of the ancient mummy to be unwrapped at Kenilworth’s house? And what has all this got to do with Nyssa?  
Why are rooms already booked for the Doctor at the [[Savoy]]? How can [[Lord Kenilworth]]’s butler [[Atkins]] be in [[Egypt]] and London at the same time? What is the history of the ancient mummy to be unwrapped at Kenilworth’s house? And what has all this got to do with Nyssa?  
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]]
*[[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Tegan Jovanka]]
*[[Tegan Jovanka]]
* [[Nyssa]]
*[[Nyssa]]
:* Chosen as the host for Nepthys
*Lady [[Ann Cranleigh]]
* Lady [[Ann Cranleigh]]
*Lord [[Kenilworth]]
* Lord [[Kenilworth]]
*[[Atkins]]
* [[Atkins]]
*[[Sadan Rassul]]
* [[Sadan Rassul]]
*[[Nephthys]]
* [[Nephthys]]
*[[Shabti]]
:* Released when the canopic jar containing her reasoning was broken while robbers were plundering her pyramid.
*[[Aubrey Prior]]
* [[Shabti]]
*[[James Norris]]
* [[Aubrey Prior]]
*[[Vanessa Prior]]
* [[James Norris]]
* [[Vanessa Prior]]


== References ==
== References ==
* Further history of the [[Osirian]]s, first encountered in ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'', is provided.
===[[:Category:Individuals|Individuals]]===
* The Doctor makes a passing reference to [[Scaroth]], the antagonist of ''[[City of Death]]'', and his involvement in the construction of the Pyramids of Giza.
* [[Nyssa]] is chosen as the host for Nepthys
* [[Nephthys]] is released when the canopic jar containing her reasoning was broken while robbers were plundering her pyramid.
* The Doctor makes a passing reference to [[Scaroth]], and his involvement in the construction of the Pyramids of Giza.
* The final passage of the book has [[Marcus Scarman]] arriving for dinner at Lord Kenilworth's in [[1896]].
* Tegan tells the Doctor that her sense of adventure died in [[Amsterdam]].
 
===[[:Category:Species|Species]]===
* Further history of the [[Osirian]]s is detailed.
 
===[[:Category:Time travel|Time travel]]===
* [[Adric]]'s death is discussed several times by Tegan and the Doctor, specifically why the Doctor can't use the TARDIS to save him and the emotional impact it has had on them.
* [[Adric]]'s death is discussed several times by Tegan and the Doctor, specifically why the Doctor can't use the TARDIS to save him and the emotional impact it has had on them.
* The final passage of the book has [[Marcus Scarman]] arriving for dinner at Lord Kenilworth's in [[1896]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* The phenomenon of the [[Web of Time]] and the Doctor's inability to change history despite his limitless ability to travel in time is central to the novel,. It is discussed several times by the Doctor and Tegan. The Doctor does mention that he has seen history changed, but that it requires "fantastic power" and is often disastrous.
* The phenomenon of the [[Web of Time]] and the Doctor's inability to change history despite his limitless ability to travel in time is central to the novel. It is discussed several times by the Doctor and Tegan. The Doctor does mention that he has seen history changed, but that it requires "fantastic power" and is often disastrous.
 
* Despite this, Tegan attempts to change history in a minor way. However, events end up not being changed at all - something that doesn't surprise the Doctor.
* Despite this, Tegan attempts to change history in a minor way. However, events end up not being changed at all - something that doesn't surprise the Doctor.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* This is a sequel to [[DW]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]''.
* This novel continues many of the themes in [[DW]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'' and functions as a prequel and a sequel.
* Tegan tells the Doctor that her sense of adventure died in [[Amsterdam]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'')
* The Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan first met [[Ann Talbot|Ann Cranleigh]] (neé Talbot) in [[Cranleigh Hall]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]''.
* The Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan first met [[Ann Talbot|Ann Cranleigh]] (neé Talbot) in [[Cranleigh Hall]] in [[Oxfordshire]] on [[11 June]] [[1925]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'')


== Timeline ==
== Timeline ==
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* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/ebooks/sandsoftime/index.shtml Official BBC eBook of '''The Sands of Time''']
 
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