The Eye of the Giant (novel)

The Eye of the Giant was the twenty-first novel in the Virgin Missing Adventures series.

Publisher's summary

 * "I might have known it," the Brigadier said tersely. "The Doctor and Miss Shaw have managed to lose themselves on an island that doesn’t exist."

1934: Salutua, a legendary lost island in the Pacific. Millionaire Marshal J Grover’s expedition arrives to uncover and exploit its secrets. But the task is complicated by a film star’s fears and ambitions and a scientist’s lethal obsession.

Nearly forty years later: UNIT headquarters, London. The Doctor and Liz Shaw are asked to identify a mysterious artefact and trace its origin. The trail leads them back in time to Salutua and a gigantic discovery. Meanwhile, the Brigadier faces an epidemic of UFO sightings and supernatural occurrences that threaten to bring about global panic. Only the Doctor can help him -- but he’s trapped on a mythical island four decades in the past.

Characters

 * The Doctor


 * Liz Shaw


 * Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart


 * Mike Yates
 * Sees inside the TARDIS for the first time.


 * Sgt. Benton
 * Had an aunt who read tea leaves.

Continuity

 * Mike Yates has been on clean-up duties for Autons (DW: Spearhead from Space) and the "Cave Monsters" (DW: Doctor Who and the Silurians).
 * There is a mention of the Doctor visiting a parallel universe. (DW: Inferno)
 * Species similar to the Grold feature in DW: The Fires of Pompeii.

Timeline
In terms of television adventures, this story clearly happens between Seasons 7 and 8. Positive reference is made to the events of DW: Inferno, leaving no placement but after Inferno and before the arrival of Jo Grant and promotion of Mike Yates to Captain.


 * Considering stories from all media, the story may be more specifically placed between DWY: Reconnaissance and the main narrative in CC: The Blue Tooth