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In this Quick Read, the Doctor and his companion Martha travel back to 1902 Balmoral. There they encounter Captain Harry Carruthers, an associate of King Edward VII, and discover the castle has vanished, a work of the Judoon, intergalactic mercenary space police. While Carruthers searches London for answers, the Doctor finds himself in the Earth's most desolate place, not alone. With the help of Arthur Conan Doyle, they confront a plot that threatens global domination, racing against time to stop the Judoon’s vengeance. The narrative features the Doctor and Martha as portrayed by David Tennant and Freema Agyeman from the BBC Television series.
First publish date: March 6, 2008
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Terrance Dicks
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