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2003 novel by Trevor Baxendale

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Fear of the Dark
AuthorTrevor Baxendale
SeriesDoctor Who book:
Past Doctor Adventures
Release number58
SubjectFeaturing:
Fifth Doctor
Tegan and Nyssa
Set inPeriod after Arc of Infinity
PublisherBBC Books
Publication dateMarch 2003
Pages275
ISBN0563538651
Preceded byHeritage 
Followed byBlue 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."

References

  1. "Fear of the Dark: A Favorite Novel Goes Hollywood". NPR. 1 October 2007.
  2. "Doctor Who - Fear of the Dark by Trevor Baxendale -review". TheGuardian.com. 23 August 2014.

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