Ghosts of India
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| Ghosts of India | |
| Series | New Series Adventures |
| Release number | 25 |
| Featuring | Tenth Doctor Donna Noble |
| Writer | Mark Morris |
| Publisher | BBC Books |
| Release date | September 2008 |
| Preceded by | The Many Hands |
| Followed by | Shining Darkness |
Ghosts of India is a BBC Books original novel written by Mark Morris and based on the long running science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble. It will be published in September 2008, alongside Shining Darkness and The Doctor Trap.
Like all Doctor Who spin-off media, the way the plot fits in to the ongoing story of television series is open to interpretation. See Whoniverse#Inclusion and canonicity See New Series Adventures Canonicity for more details.
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India in 1947 is a country in the grip of chaos - a country torn apart by internal strife. When the Doctor and Donna arrive in Calcutta, they are instantly swept up in violent events.
Barely escaping with their lives, they discover that the city is rife with tales of 'half-made men', who roam the streets at night and steal people away. These creatures, it is said, are as white as salt and have only shadows where their eyes should be. With help from India's great spiritual leader, Mohandas 'Mahatma' Gandhi, the Doctor and Donna set out to investigate these rumours.
What is the real truth behind the 'half-made men'? Why is Gandhi's role in history under threat? And has an ancient, all-powerful god of destruction really come back to wreak his vengeance upon the Earth?
