The Ultimate Treasure

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The Ultimate Treasure
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Author Christopher Bulis
Series Doctor Who book:
Past Doctor Adventures
Release number
3
SubjectFeaturing:
Fifth Doctor
Peri
Set inPeriod between
Planet of Fire and The Caves of Androzani
Publisher BBC Books
Publication date
18 August 1997
Pages281
ISBN 0-563-40571-6
Preceded by The Murder Game  
Followed by Business Unusual  

The Ultimate Treasure is a BBC Books original novel written by Christopher Bulis and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who . It features the Fifth Doctor and Peri in a treasure hunt on the planet Gelsandor. [1]

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