The Infinity Race (novel)
The Infinity Race was the sixty-first novel in the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Simon Messingham, released 4 November 2002 and featured the Eighth Doctor, Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Welcome to the Selonart Trans-Global Regatta — The ultimate sporting event in the universe!
The Doctor is in trouble. He has his own race to win. Stuck in a parallel dimension, pursuing the mysterious Sabbath, he must unravel a complex plot in which he himself may be a pawn.
Following the only lead, the TARDIS arrives on Selonart — a planet famed for the unique, friction-nullifying light water that covers its surface. A water that propels vast, technological yachts across its waves at inconceivable speeds. All in all, an indulgent, boastful demonstration of power by Earth's ruthless multi-stellar corporations.
Is Sabbath's goal to win the race? Who is Bloom, the enigmatic Selonart native?
As the danger escalates, the Doctor realises that he is being manoeuvred into engineering his own downfall. Is it already too late for him?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Eighth Doctor
- Fitz Kreiner
- Anji Kapoor
- Sabbath
- Count Toriman de Vries
- Bloom
- Warner
- Whalen
- Arken
- Banard
- Bloch
- Levin
- Marius
- Marleen Kallison
- Peck
- Trudeau
- Valeria
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor uses time crystals to erase the Warlocks of Demigest from the universe.
- Marleen Kallison once bought a genetically-engineered mare in Wyoming.
- Fitz gets locked in a cell on board the Jonah.
- Banard met his passenger on Proxima II. He takes his passenger to Demigest.
- Anji says that any references to Kate Winslet would be punishable by death.
- A bar in Alpha Marina serves Proximan Ice Tea cocktails.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This is the first novel in the "alternate universe" arc.
- This story was previewed in DWM 324 with a comic from Mike Collins.
Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
Original cover art.
Comic preview from DWM 324.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The boat is still on the console after it was left there by Sabbath in the previous novel, Time Zero [+]Loading...["Time Zero (novel)"]
- At the end of this novel, the Doctor believes he can take Anji home. He is revealed to be wrong in PROSE: The Domino Effect [+]Loading...["The Domino Effect (novel)"], the next novel.
- Proxima II first appeared in PROSE: The Face-Eater [+]Loading...["The Face-Eater (novel)"].
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Infinity Race at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: The Infinity Race at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: The Infinity Race
- Interview: Simon Messingham
