Vanishing Point (Cole novel)

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Vanishing Point
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Author Stephen Cole
Series Doctor Who book:
Eighth Doctor Adventures
Release number
44
SubjectFeaturing:
Eighth Doctor
Fitz and Anji
Publisher BBC Books
Publication date
April 2001
Pages278
ISBN 0-563-53829-5
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Vanishing Point is a BBC Books original novel written by Stephen Cole and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who . It features the Eighth Doctor, Fitz and Anji.

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