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Unlike ''Time'', however, ''Ground'' featured Markham as a prominent narrative element, and the book jacket formally dubbed him a "[[companion]]". Still, it proved to be his final outing in a licensed work, despite the fact that it ended in a way that promised more adventures for Markham and the Doctor. | Unlike ''Time'', however, ''Ground'' featured Markham as a prominent narrative element, and the book jacket formally dubbed him a "[[companion]]". Still, it proved to be his final outing in a licensed work, despite the fact that it ended in a way that promised more adventures for Markham and the Doctor. | ||
Notably, it was one of only three novels published under [[Virgin Publishing]]'s control of the ''Doctor Who'' licence to feature the [[Cyberman | Notably, it was one of only three novels published under [[Virgin Publishing]]'s control of the ''Doctor Who'' licence to feature the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]. The others were ''[[The Crystal Bucephalus (novel)|The Crystal Bucephalus]]'' and ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]''. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
:"Imagine that you can [[Immortality|live forever]] and life is totally free from [[pain]]. You can [[see]] all things with clarity, unblinkered by irrelevant details. You will never [[fear]], never [[sickness|sicken]], never lose control. That is what the [[Cyberman | :"Imagine that you can [[Immortality|live forever]] and life is totally free from [[pain]]. You can [[see]] all things with clarity, unblinkered by irrelevant details. You will never [[fear]], never [[sickness|sicken]], never lose control. That is what the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] are offering." | ||
[[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] takes his new [[companion]], [[Grant Markham|Grant]], back home to [[Agora]] — only to find a world in the thrall of some of his oldest and deadliest foes. | [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] takes his new [[companion]], [[Grant Markham|Grant]], back home to [[Agora]] — only to find a world in the thrall of some of his oldest and deadliest foes. | ||
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=== The Doctor === | === The Doctor === | ||
* The Doctor contemplates [[suicide]]. | * The Doctor contemplates [[suicide]]. | ||
* The Doctor spends weeks in [[the TARDIS]] recovering from [[radiation poisoning]] sustained. | * The Doctor spends weeks in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] recovering from [[radiation poisoning]] sustained. | ||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
