Fear of the Dark (novel)

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.[1]

Fear of the Dark
AuthorTrevor Baxendale
SeriesDoctor Who book:
Past Doctor Adventures
Release number
58
SubjectFeaturing:
Fifth Doctor
Tegan and Nyssa
Set inPeriod after Arc of Infinity
PublisherBBC Books
Publication date
March 2003
Pages275
ISBN0563538651
Preceded byHeritage 
Followed byBlue Box 

Fear of the Dark was re-released in 2013 for the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who.

Synopsis

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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

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Fear of the Dark was positively reviewed in the Guardian where it was described as "one of the scariest books I've read."[2]

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