Arc of Infinity (novelisation)

Doctor Who – Arc of Infinity
Doctor:	[[doctor::Fifth Doctor]]
Companion(s):	Nyssa Tegan Jovanka (re-joins)
Main enemy:	Omega The Time Lords
Main setting:	Amsterdam, Earth, 1983
Key crew
Publisher:	[[publisher::Target Books, W.H. Allen & Co]]
Writer:	Terrance Dicks
Release details
Release number:	80 (given to later editions)
Release date:	July 1983 (hardcover) October 1983 (paperback)
Format:	Hardcover and paperback editions, 117 Pages
ISBN:	ISBN 0-426-19342-3
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Novelisation

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

Publisher's summary

1983 edition

When the Fifth 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 televised story

To be added

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.

Additional cover images

• 

  1992 edition; Cover by Alister Pearson

British publication history

To be added

First Publication:

• Hardback

W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK

• Paperback

Target

Re-issues:

Editions published outside Britain

To be added

See also

• The Target Book by David J Howe (Telos Publishing 2007)

External links

• On Target a comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations by Tim Neal