Author | David Bishop |
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Series |
Doctor Who book: Past Doctor Adventures |
Release number
|
65 |
Subject | Featuring: Fifth Doctor Nyssa |
Set in | Period between Time-Flight and Arc of Infinity |
Publisher | BBC Books |
Publication date
|
March 2004 |
Pages | 283 |
ISBN | |
Preceded by | Scream of the Shalka |
Followed by | The Eleventh Tiger |
Empire of Death is a BBC Books original novel written by David Bishop and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa.
In 1863, Queen Victoria is insensate with grief after losing her husband, Prince Albert. A secret seance is planned. Concurrently, The Doctor and Nyssa are dealing with the death of their good friend, Adric. They are surprised when they are seemingly visited by the ghost of their dead friend. Everything, plus the secrets of a guarded, drowned village come together.