Doctor Who book | |
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Fear of the Dark | |
Series | Past Doctor Adventures |
Release number | 58 |
Featuring | Fifth Doctor Tegan and Nyssa |
Writer | Trevor Baxendale |
Publisher | BBC Books |
ISBN | ISBN 0563538651 |
Set between | After Arc of Infinity |
Number of pages | 288 |
Release date | March 2003 |
Preceded by | 'Heritage' |
Followed by | 'Blue Box' |
Fear of the Dark is a BBC Books original novel written by Trevor Baxendale and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Nyssa.
As with all Doctor Who spin-off media, its relationship to the televised serials is open to interpretation.
It is 2382. Archaeologists land on Akoshemon's only moon, along with the Doctor and his companions. They uncover an entity that was seemingly there when Akoshemon destroyed itself in violence; it glories in death and destruction and tries to start more. It seems to have the ability to mentally influence people.