Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity
by Terrance Dicks
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Geoffrey Beevers reads this action-packed novelisation of a classic TV adventure for the Fifth Doctor. When the Doctor returns to Gallifrey, he learns that his bio data extract has been stolen from the Time Lords' master computer, known as the Matrix. The extract is a detailed description of the Doctor's molecular structure which, in the wrong hands, could be exploited with disastrous effect. The Gallifreyan High Council believe that anti-matter will be infiltrated into the Universe as a show more result of the theft. To avoid this, they decide the Doctor must die. But an old enemy is waiting in the wings... show lessTags
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A quick and dirty novelization of the Doctor Who storyline of the same name. The story itself is very cool -- alien beings made of antimatter, Time Lord High Councils, a somewhat spunky female companion (Nyssa has no qualms about picking up a gun to defend herself), treason and betrayal, and a reintroduction of Tegan to the Doctor Who fold. However, the writing was little more than the script gussied up with some narrative and lots of superfluous adverbs: "looked despairingly", "asked urgently", etc. Still, I enjoyed the plot and managed to power through the book in about an hour, so it does not have too many marks deducted.
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- Original publication date
- 1983-07
- People/Characters
- The Doctor (5th); Nyssa of Traken; Tegan Jovanka; Borusa; The Castellan; Hedin (show all 10); Maxil; Omega; Thalia; Zorac
- Important places
- Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands; Gallifrey; The Netherlands; North Holland, Netherlands
- First words
- They met in a hidden chamber deep beneath the Capitol: the being from another dimension, and the Time Lord who was betraying not only his people but his Universe.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Curiously enough, he found he didn't mind at all.
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- (2.96)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook
- ISBNs
- 3
- ASINs
- 2
