''The Sands of Time'' is a 1996 Virgin Missing Adventures original novel written by Justin Richards based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

''. It features the Fifth Doctor, Nyssa, and

Tegan Tegan is a given name of Welsh origin. It is a diminutive of the Welsh word ''teg'' ('fair') and means 'darling', 'loved one', or 'favourite', and is the normal Welsh word for 'toy'. People with the name Notable people with the first name Tegan i ...

. The story is a sequel to the 1975 Fourth Doctor '' Pyramids of Mars'' and once again features the Osirans.

Plot

Visiting the British Museum, Nyssa is soon kidnapped leaving the Doctor and Tegan to face the consequences of an ancient Egyptian prophecy.

External links

The Cloister Library - ''The Sands of Time''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sands of Time 1996 British novels 1996 science fiction novels Fifth Doctor novels Virgin Missing Adventures Novels by Justin Richards Fiction set in 1896 Fiction set in 1996