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Title: Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity by Terrance Dicks ISBN: 0-426-19342-3 Publisher: Carol Pub Group Pub. Date: May, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 3
Summary: Strange plot from Amsterdam
Comment: A shadowy meeting on Gallifrey, backpackers seeking cheap accommodation in Amsterdam, and a strange force invading the TARDIS mark the beginning of a story which sees the return of an old foe and substantially threatens reality as we know it.

This story is the first of the twentieth season of Doctor Who, and like every story of this season features something from the Doctor's past. This story acts as a sequel to one of the stories in Doctor Who's tenth season, but sadly an imperfect sequel.

Like any story set, to whatever extent, on Gallifrey, it looks backwards at the Time Lords history. I certainly welcome the return of Borusa, the Doctor's old teacher, who is now President of the Time Lords. Borusa is a very strong character (and events in 'The Five Doctors' have always seemed out of character to me) who enlivens the stories in which he appears.

The story is interesting enough, but could have been better if it was either no a sequel to an earlier story, or if it had been more consistent with that story. There is also some strange physics, which seems largely to justify setting the Earth portion of the story in Amsterdam. Terrance Dicks adaptation is quite straightforward, but it is a pity he didn't try to include additional bits to make it more consistent with the earlier story.

Rating: 4
Summary: Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity
Comment: Omega, one of the greatest Time Lords, was believed to have been destroyed by the matter/anti-matter explosion in The Three Doctors. But suddenly someone has stolen the Doctor's bio=print from Gallifrey and the Doctor is forced to return to his home planet to save himself and the Time Lords. A good adventure that shows us a rare early glimpse at Gallifrey.