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It is [[London]], [[1894]]. Amid the fog, cold and degradation, a gruesome business is being conducted. The bodies of the dead are being stolen from their graves - men, women and children alike - for the sinister purpose of a very mysterious gentleman. | It is [[London]], [[1894]]. Amid the fog, cold and degradation, a gruesome business is being conducted. The bodies of the dead are being stolen from their graves - men, women and children alike - for the sinister purpose of a very mysterious gentleman. | ||
When [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Sam Jones|Sam]] arrive, they are witness to a horrifying scene in the evil-smelling fog: something rises up from the filthy waters of the [[Thames]] and devours a man - a man terrified for his life and on the run from the devil himself... | When [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Sam Jones|Sam]] arrive, they are witness to a horrifying scene in the evil-smelling fog: something rises up from the filthy waters of the [[Thames]] and devours a man - a man terrified for his life and on the run from the devil himself... | ||
Teaming up with an old friend, pathologist [[George Litefoot|Professor George Litefoot]], the Doctor is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery. Together with Sam, they discover there is a far graver threat facing London then just earthly grave robbers. Deadly alien beings the Doctor has encountered before are at work, and they bring a whole new twist to the word bodysnatchers... | Teaming up with an old friend, pathologist [[George Litefoot|Professor George Litefoot]], the Doctor is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery. Together with Sam, they discover there is a far graver threat facing London then just earthly grave robbers. Deadly alien beings the Doctor has encountered before are at work, and they bring a whole new twist to the word bodysnatchers... | ||
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*The Xaranti appear in [[PDA]]: ''[[Deep Blue]]''. | *The Xaranti appear in [[PDA]]: ''[[Deep Blue]]''. | ||
*The Doctor tells Litefoot that Leela is married with children ([[NA]]: ''[[Lungbarrow]]''). | *The Doctor tells Litefoot that Leela is married with children ([[NA]]: ''[[Lungbarrow]]''). | ||
*In [[EDA]]: ''[[The Scarlet Empress]]'' Sam has a telepathic flashback to a scene that occurs just after the end of this novel (though before the Doctor re-meets Litefoot), it is possible that the scene never occured. | *In [[EDA]]: ''[[The Scarlet Empress]]'' Sam has a telepathic flashback to a scene that occurs just after the end of this novel (though before the Doctor re-meets Litefoot), it is possible that the scene never occured. | ||
==[[Eighth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]== | |||
*This story takes place after [[EDA]]: ''[[Vampire Science]]'' | |||
*This story takes place before [[EDA]]: ''[[Genocide (novel)|Genocide]]'' | |||
==External links== | ==External links== |
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