Stories Book Virgin Books The Sands of Time 1 image Overview Characters How to Read Reviews Statistics Related Stories Quotes Overview Released Thursday, May 16, 1996 Written by Justin Richards Pages 256 Time Travel Past Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Companion Doppelgänger Location (Potential Spoilers!) Savoy Hotel, Earth, Egypt, England, London Synopsis "If Sutekh had escaped, no power in the universe could have stopped him wreaking havoc and destruction. This time, it's worse." Arriving in Victorian London, the Fifth Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan run straight into trouble: Nyssa is kidnapped in the British Museum by Egyptian religious fanatics; the Doctor and Tegan are greeted by a stranger who knows more about them than he should and invited to a very strange party. Why are rooms already booked for the Doctor at the Savoy? How can Lord Kenilworth's butler Atkins be in Egypt and London at the same time? What is the history of the ancient mummy to be unwrapped at Kenilworth's house? And what has all this got to do with Nyssa? The Doctor's quest for answers leads him across continents and time as an ancient Egyptian prophecy threatens 1990s England. While the Doctor attempts to unravel the plans of the mysterious Sadan Rassul, mummies stalk the night and an ancient terror stirs in its tomb. Read Read Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Characters Fifth Doctor Tegan Jovanka Nephthys Sadan Rassul Nyssa Ann Talbot Show All Characters (6) How to read The Sands of Time: Books The Sands of Time Reviews Add Review Edit Review Submit a Review Statistics AVG. Rating362 members 3.69 / 5 GoodReads AVG. Rating362 votes 3.69 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. Rating11 votes 4.00 / 5 Member Statistics Read 26 Favourited 2 Reviewed 0 Saved 1 Skipped 0 Owned 1 Related Stories Classic Who S13 • Serial 3 · (4 episodes) Pyramids of Mars Rating: 4.00 Story Skipped Television Reviews(11) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Doctor Who (1963-1996) Set of Stories: Fourth Doctor Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote