The Shadows of Avalon

2000 novel by Paul Cornell

0-563-55588-2Preceded byParallel 59 Followed byThe Fall of Yquatine

The Shadows of Avalon is a BBC Books original novel written by Paul Cornell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Eighth Doctor, Fitz, Compassion, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, and Romana III.

Plot

The novel is a partial sequel to the Virgin New Adventures novel Happy Endings.

Notes

This is the only original novel in the BBC Books range written by Paul Cornell, who had written multiple books for the prior ranges from Virgin.

External links

The Cloister Library - The Shadows of Avalon
The Shadows of Avalon title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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So Vile a Sin
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The Room with No Doors
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The Shadows of Avalon
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Coldheart
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