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system shock
the missing adventures (virgin) #011
Written by: Justin Richards
Publication Date: 15 June 1995
ISBN: 0 426 20445 X
Pages: 256
Main Characters: The Fourth Doctor, Sarah and Harry
Setting: between The Seeds of Doom and The Masque of Mandragora
back cover blurb
'We're dicing with death on the information superhighway to hell.'
A rebellion on another planet. A kidnapping in central London. The head of MI5 assassinated. A hostage siege suddenly and violently lifted by the SAS. A computer CD slipped into the Doctor's pocket by a dead man...
It's 1998, and the global information superhighway is about to come on line. OffNet controls everything digital from cars to sliding doors, from interactive television to military command and control systems.
the Doctor and Sarah must join forces with an old friend in a race against time to prevent the breakdown of technological society and foil an unconventional alien takeover bid.