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fear of the dark

bbc books #119

Written by: Trevor Baxendale

Publication Date: 6 January 2003
ISBN: 0 563 53865 1
Pages: 288

Main Characters: The Fifth Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan

Setting: between Arc of Infinityand Snakedance

back cover blurb

'Death after death'

On the very edge of the galaxy lies Akoshemon: a putrefied world of legendary evil.

In the year 2382 archaeologists land on Akoshemon's only moon, searching for evidence of the planet's infamous past. But when the Doctor, Tegan and Nyssa are drawn into the lunar caverns they find more than a team of academics - and help uncover much more than ancient history.

Something is lying in wait, deep inside the labyrinth of caves: something that remembers the spiral of war, pestilence and deprivation that ruined Akoshemon. Something that rejoiced in every kind of horror and destruction - and wishes to do so again.

An age-old terror is about to be reborn. But what is the hideous secret of the Bloodhunter? And why does Nyssa feel that her thoughts are no longer her own? Forced to confront his own worst fears, even the Doctor will be pushed to breaking point - and beyond.