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Doctor Who – Arc of Infinity
Series:	Doctor Who- Target Novelisation
Release Number:	80 (given to later editions)
Doctor:	Fifth Doctor
Companions:	Nyssa, Tegan Jovanka
Enemy:	Omega, Time Lords
Setting:	Amsterdam, Earth, 1980’s
Author:	Terrance Dicks
Publisher:	Target Books, W.H. Allen & Co
Publication:	July 1983 (hardcover) October 1983 (paperback)
Format:	Hardcover and paperback editions, 117 Pages
ISBN:	ISBN 0-426-19342-3
Previous Story:	Doctor Who - Time-Flight
Following Story:	Doctor Who – Snakedance

Novelisation

• This novelisation is based on the original television serial (DW): Arc of Infinity which was shown from 3rd January 1983 and written by Johnny Byrne
• The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured a photographic cover. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).

Publisher's Cover Blurb

1983 edition

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 bio data extract is a detailed description of the Doctor’s molecular structure-and this information, 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 result of the theft. In order to render the information useless, they decide the Doctor must die…

Illustrations

• None

Deviations from the Televised Story

To be added

Author, Writing and Publishing Notes

• Although known in the Target library as book number 80 (following the book numbering which started with number 79 Terminus, the book itself was not numbered. Number 81 (The Five Doctors however was.

Associated Images

1992 edition; Cover by Alister Pearson

Publishing History (UK)

To be added

First Publication:

• Hardback

W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK

• Paperback

Target

Re-issues:

International Editions

To be added

External Sources

• The Target Book by David J Howe (Telos Publishing 2007)
• On Target a comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations by Tim Neal