Shining Darkness

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Shining Darkness
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Author Mark Michalowski
Series Doctor Who book:
New Series Adventures
Release number
27
SubjectFeaturing:
Tenth Doctor
Donna Noble
Set inPeriod between
"Partners in Crime" and "Turn Left"
Publisher BBC Books
Publication date
4 September 2008
ISBN 1-84607-557-2
Preceded by The Doctor Trap  
Followed by The Story of Martha  

Shining Darkness is a BBC Books original novel written by Mark Michalowski and based on the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who . It features the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble. [1] It was published on 4 September 2008, alongside Ghosts of India and The Doctor Trap .

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Summary

For Donna Noble, the Andromeda galaxy is a long, long way from home. But, even two and a half million light years from Earth, some things never change . . . A visit to an art gallery turns into a race across space to uncover the secret behind a shadowy organisation. From the desert world of Karris to the interplanetary scrapyard of Junk, the Doctor and Donna discover that appearances can be deceptive, that enemies are lurking around every corner - and that the centuries-long peace between humans and machines may be about to come to an end. Because waiting in the wings to bring chaos to the galaxy is the Cult of Shining Darkness.

Audiobook

An abridged audiobook was released on 12 March 2009, read by Debbie Chazen who played Foon Van Hoff in the episode "Voyage of the Damned".

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References

  1. Wolverson, E.G. (September 2008). "Shining Darkness". Doctor Who Reviews. Retrieved 30 July 2014.