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| Author | Simon Messingham |
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| Series | Doctor Who book: Eighth Doctor Adventures |
Release number | 61 |
| Subject | Featuring: Eighth Doctor Fitz and Anji |
| Publisher | BBC Books |
Publication date | November 2002 |
| Pages | 273 |
| ISBN | 0-563-53863-5 |
| Preceded by | Time Zero |
| Followed by | The Domino Effect |
The Infinity Race is a BBC Books original novel written by Simon Messingham and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who . It features the Eighth Doctor, Fitz and Anji. [1]
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