| Doctor Who book | |
|---|---|
| Zeta Major | |
| Series | Past Doctor Adventures |
| Release number | 13 |
| Featuring | Fifth Doctor Tegan and Nyssa |
| Writer | Simon Messingham |
| Publisher | BBC Books |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-563-40597-X |
| Set between | Arc of Infinity and Snakedance |
| Release date | July 1998 |
| Preceded by | 'Mission: Impractical' |
| Followed by | 'Dreams of Empire' |
Zeta Major is a BBC Books original novel written by Simon Messingham and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Fifth Doctor, Tegan, and Nyssa. It is a sequel to the television serial Planet of Evil.
As with all Doctor Who spin-off media, its relationship to the televised serials is open to interpretation.
The Fifth Doctor returns to the planet Morestra, which he had visited two thousand years ago. The ruling class has become a theocracy and is trying to return to stealing crystals from Zeta Minor. This energy-granting plan did not work so well long ago and is again causing problems now. The Doctor tries to deal with the fallout of this situation while his companions are sucked into Morestra court intrigue.