Stories Book Time Trips Salt of the Earth 1 image Overview Characters How to Read Reviews 1 Statistics Quotes Overview Released Thursday, March 6, 2014 Written by Trudi Canavan Pages 80 Time Travel Future Location (Potential Spoilers!) Australia Synopsis The Third Doctor and Jo Grant arrive for a well-deserved holiday of sun and "blokarting" on a salt lake in Australia in 2028. Weird sculptures adorn the landscape — statues carved from the salt. People have been leaving them in the salt lakes for years — but these look different. Grotesque, distorted figures twisted in pain. They don't last long in the rain and the wind, but they're just made of salt... Aren't they? Read Read Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Edit date completed Custom Date Release Date Archive (no date) Save Characters Third Doctor Jo Grant How to read Salt of the Earth: Books Time Trips Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 1 review 26 May 2025 · 80 words Review by 6-and-7 I quite enjoyed this one; it perfectly captured the feeling of a Pertwee story, with all the action, cool vehicles, and environmental messaging, but was able to go further than the effects of that era would have allowed. The threat of the Bad Salt was truly unsettling, especially when Jo was threatened by it. The resolution was a little rushed, but not so much so that it hurt the rest of the story. Also, there was a very good dog! 6-and-7 View profile Like Liked 0 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating142 members 3.81 / 5 Member Statistics Read 18 Favourited 0 Reviewed 1 Saved 3 Skipped 2 Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote