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The Brigadier, mourning the loss of his wife Doris, is called to help find a nuclear weapon that's gone missing over the Wiltshire Downs. The Doctor is on his way there too, to pick up his companion Compassion, after her holiday on Earth. But when the Doctor's TARDIS explodes, he, the Brigadier, Compassion and Fitz are thrown into the other-dimensional world of Avalon. Magic faces down science, dragons duel with jet fighters. Doctor who: shadows of avalon (8th doctor) The brigadier's wife is dead. A terrible accident. Grieving, he searches for death, and finds his way to avalon, the other-dimensional kingdom of the catuvelanui. The doctor is also in avalon, marooned. He's lost his companions, his TARDIS...and his hope for the future. Now it seems they'll have to make a new life for the selfs with the celts who live in the dreamlands. Perhaps even help in the celts' negotiations with the unseelie, the sinister original inhabitants of avalon, who live to the far north. But then a gateway opens beneath earth and avalon. The British army arrives in force, and the brigadier negotiates a treaty that will lead to war in the land of dreams. With fearsome dragons duelling jet fighters, vicious gallifreyan agents causing havoc, and compassion fighting against her ultimate foe, can the doctor save the world, his best friend and himself? This story marks the end of one chapter in the life of the eighth doctor and the beginning of a new one. "The Brigadier's wife is dead. A terrible accident. Grieving, he searches for death, and finds his way to Avalon, the other-dimensional Kingdom of the Catuvelauni. The Doctor is also in Avalon, marooned. He's lost his companions, his TARDIS...and his hope for the future. Now it seems they'll have to make a new life for themselves with the Celts who live in the Dreamlands. Perhaps even help in the Celts' negotiations with the Unseelie, the sinister original inhabitants of Avalon, who live far to the North. But then a gateway opens between Earth and Avalon. The British Army arrives in force. And the Brigadier negotiates a treaty that will lead to war in the Land of Dreams. With fearsome dragons duelling jet fighters, vivious Gallifreyan agents causing havoc, and Compassion fighting against her ultimate fate, can the Doctor save the world, his best friend, and himself?"--Page 4 of cover