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| Author | Steve Lyons |
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| Series | Doctor Who book: Past Doctor Adventures |
Release number | 2 |
| Subject | Featuring: Second Doctor Ben, Polly |
| Set in | Period between Invasion of the Cat-People and Dying in the Sun[1][2] |
| Publisher | BBC Books |
Publication date | 7 June 1997 |
| Pages | 284 |
| ISBN | 0-563-40565-1 |
| Preceded by | The Devil Goblins from Neptune |
| Followed by | The Ultimate Treasure |
The Murder Game is a BBC Books original novel written by Steve Lyons and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.[3] It features the Second Doctor, Ben, and Polly. The novel is notable for introducing an alien threat known as the Selachians, who reappear later in the Past Doctor Adventures.
References
[edit]- ^ The Doctor's Timeline at The Whoniverse Archived 7 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine gives support for specific placement relative to other spin-off media.
- ^ Placement between The Power of the Daleks and The Highlanders confirmed by cover blurb.
- ^ Wolverson, E.G. "The Murder Game". Doctor Who Reviews. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
External links
[edit]- The Murder Game title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- The Cloister Library - The Murder Game
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