''The Infinity Doctors'' is a

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original novel written by

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and based on the long-running British

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series ''

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''. The book was released to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the series, and features several references to the series' past. This book, along with a few others in the series, was reprinted in 2011.

Synopsis

During the Dark Time, the Gallifreyan scientist Omega leaves his wife to travel to the star that will give his people the power to become Lords of Time when he causes it to go supernova. But things do not go as planned and Omega is lost inside a black hole. Millions of years later, an unknown version of the Doctor, his friend the Magistrate and star pupil Larna, together with the rest of the Time Lords are preparing to host a peace conference between the Sontarans and the

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s to end their thousand-year war. But behind the scenes a masked figure arranges a kidnapping and robbery in the Doctor's rooms and a strange anomaly appears across the universe, which seemingly has the power to alter the past and future. The epicentre of the effect is a black hole at the end of the universe to which the Doctor and his friends must travel to prevent disaster.

Interpretations

Incarnation of the Doctor

Among the possible explanations for which incarnation of the Doctor is featured include a young

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who has yet to leave

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, a future Doctor past the last known incarnation (at the time the book was written, the

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was the current incarnation) or the Other, who may or may not be the Doctor.The Infinity Doctors
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Chronology

Parkin's guide to Doctor Who chronology, ''AHistory'', contains a footnote stating that "fan consensus" places the novel on the reconstructed Gallifrey implied by the end of Parkin's '' The Gallifrey Chronicles'' (that is, between ''The Gallifrey Chronicles'' and "

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References

External links

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The Cloister Library - ''The Infinity Doctors''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Infinity Doctors 1998 British novels 1998 science fiction novels Past Doctor Adventures Novels by Lance Parkin The Master (Doctor Who) novels