Fear of the Dark (novel)
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Author | Trevor Baxendale |
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Series | Doctor Who book: Past Doctor Adventures |
Release number | 58 |
Subject | Featuring: Fifth Doctor Tegan and Nyssa |
Set in | Period after Arc of Infinity |
Publisher | BBC Books |
Publication date | March 2003 |
Pages | 275 |
ISBN | 0563538651 |
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.
Fear of the Dark was re-released in 2013 for the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who.
Synopsis[]
It is 2382. Archaeologists land on Akoshemon's only moon, along with the Doctor and his companions Nyssa and Tegan (who arrived in the TARDIS by a strange coincidence). 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.
Reception[]
Fear of the Dark was positively reviewed in the Guardian where it was described as "one of the scariest books I've read."[1]
References[]
- ^ "Doctor Who - Fear of the Dark by Trevor Baxendale -review". 23 August 2014.
External links[]
- 2003 British novels
- 2003 science fiction novels
- Past Doctor Adventures
- Fifth Doctor novels
- Novels by Trevor Baxendale