Release number 61 Pages 275 Originally published 7 July 2003 Page count 275 Publisher BBC Books | Publication date 7 July 2003 ISBN 0-563-48606-6 Genre Speculative fiction Preceded by Loving the Alien | |
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Series Doctor Who book:
Past Doctor Adventures Subject Featuring:
Second Doctor
Zoe and Jamie Similar Colin Brake books, Doctor Who BBC Past Doctors books, Speculative fiction books | ||
The Colony of Lies is a BBC Books original novel written by Colin Brake and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Second Doctor, Zoe and Jamie. It also features appearances by the Seventh Doctor and Ace, with the Seventh Doctor meeting the Second in a virtual interface to pass on a vital message that will allow him to resolve the current crisis.
Plot
The independent Earth Colony Axista Four was supposedly founded in the 2439 by Stewart Ransom, a noted humanitarian. Arriving on the colony one hundred years later, the Doctor, Zoe and Jamie find a near-civil war.
'Realists' have abandoned Ransome's 'back to basics' ideals and are raiding the remains of the colony ship to further their technological advancements. The 'Loyalists' are in danger of extinction. In a little-known underground bunker, aliens who claim to be the planet's first colonists are stirring.
Hopeful colonists hope Random's daughter, Kirann, can be revived from cryogenic suspension and reunited the colony. This does not work out as expected.