''The Shadows of Avalon'' is a

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original novel written by

Paul Cornell Paul Douglas Cornell (born 18 July 1967) is a British writer best known for his work in television drama as well as ''Doctor Who'' fiction, and as the creator of one of the Doctor's spin-off companions, Bernice Summerfield. As well as ''Docto ...

and based on the long-running British

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series '' Doctor Who''. It features the Eighth Doctor,

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, Compassion,

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, 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

, who had written multiple books for the prior ranges from Virgin.

External links

The Cloister Library - ''The Shadows of Avalon''
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