''Ghost Ship'' is an original novella written by

Keith Topping Keith Andrew Topping (born 26 October 1963 in Walker, Tyneside) is an author, journalist and broadcaster. He is most well known for his work relating to the BBC Television series ''Doctor Who'' and for writing numerous official and unofficial g ...

and based on the long-running British

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series ''

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''. It features the

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. It was released both as a standard edition hardback and a deluxe edition () featuring a frontispiece by Dariusz Jasiczak, and a paperback edition (). Both editions have a foreword by Hugh Lamb.

Plot

An ocean cruise just might be the thing to draw the Doctor out of his dark mood. Except dangerous forces are attracted to him onboard. Which is one thing, but they threaten the lives of the passengers as well.

External links

The Cloister Library - ''Ghost Ship''
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