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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image=Arc of Infinity novel.jpg | |image = <gallery> | ||
| | Arc of Infinity novel.jpg|1983 edition | ||
|number= 80 (given to later editions) | PearsonArcOfInfinity.jpg|1992 edition | ||
|doctor=Fifth Doctor | </gallery> | ||
|companions=[[Nyssa]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] | |number = 80 (given to later editions) | ||
|enemy= [[Omega]], [[Hedin]], [[Ergon|the Ergon]] | |doctor = Fifth Doctor | ||
|setting= [[Amsterdam]], [[1983]]; [[Gallifrey]] | |companions = [[Nyssa]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] | ||
|writer= [[ | |enemy = [[Omega]], [[Hedin]], [[Ergon|the Ergon]] | ||
|publisher= Target Books | |setting = [[Amsterdam]], [[1983]]; [[Gallifrey]] | ||
|publisher2= W.H. Allen | |writer = Terrance Dicks | ||
|novelisation of= Arc of Infinity (TV story) | |read by = [[Geoffrey Beevers]] | ||
|release date= | |publisher = Target Books | ||
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 12 Chapters, 117 Pages | |publisher2 = W.H. Allen | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-19342-3 | |novelisation of = Arc of Infinity (TV story) | ||
|prev= Terminus (novelisation) | |release date = 20 October 1983 | ||
|next= The Five Doctors (novelisation) | |format = Hardcover and paperback editions; 12 Chapters, 117 Pages | ||
|series2 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] | |isbn = ISBN 0-426-19342-3 | ||
|prev2=Time-Flight (novelisation) | |series = [[Target novelisation]]s | ||
|next2=Snakedance (novelisation) | |prev = Terminus (novelisation) | ||
}} | |next = The Five Doctors (novelisation) | ||
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|prev2 = Time-Flight (novelisation) | |||
|next2 = Snakedance (novelisation) | |||
}}{{you may|Doctor Who and the Arc of Infinity (in-universe)|n1=the novelisation as it exists within the DWU}} | |||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1983 television serial ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]''. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1983 television serial ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]''. | ||
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== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
* [[Robin Stuart]] is mentioned as having had his [[passport]] stolen in a crowded Amsterdam [[café]], which is not mentioned in the televised version. | |||
* Many of the story's scenes have been truncated together. Including, but not limited to, the Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan's final pursuit of Omega through the streets of Amsterdam. | * Many of the story's scenes have been truncated together. Including, but not limited to, the Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan's final pursuit of Omega through the streets of Amsterdam. | ||
* The Ergon is described as a "giant walking lizard". | * The Ergon is described as a "giant walking lizard". | ||
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== Additional cover images == | == Additional cover images == | ||
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > | <gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > | ||
PearsonArcOfInfinity.jpg|1992 edition.<br />Cover by [[Alister Pearson]] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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* Paperback | * Paperback | ||
: Target | : Target | ||
== Audiobook == | |||
This Target Book was released as an audiobook on [[3 June (releases)|3 June]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Geoffrey Beevers]]. | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | |||
Arc of Infinity audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover | |||
</gallery> | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:Target novelisations]] | [[Category:Target novelisations]] | ||
[[Category:1983 novels]] | [[Category:1983 novels]] | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in 1983]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1983]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the Rassilon Era]] | [[Category:Stories set in the Rassilon Era]] | ||
[[Category:Target novelisations with audiobook readings]] | |||