Doctor Who book
Cold Fusion
Series	Virgin Missing Adventures
Release number	29
Featuring	Fifth Doctor; Seventh Doctor Adric, Nyssa, Tegan; Chris, Roz
Writer	Lance Parkin
Publisher	Virgin Books
ISBN	ISBN 0426204891
Set between	Castrovalva and Four to Doomsday
No. of pages
Release date
Preceded by	The Plotters
Followed by	Burning Heart

Cold Fusion is an original novel written by Lance Parkin and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Fifth Doctor, with Adric, Nyssa, and Tegan, immediately after Castrovalva. Also appearing is the Seventh Doctor, with Chris and Roz, from between the Virgin New Adventures novels Return of the Living Dad and The Death of Art. It was the only one of the Virgin Doctor Who novels to feature more than one Doctor. Cold Fusion Charles Bennett, visiting researcher in 1989 from the University of North Carolina, examines three cold fusion tests cells at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA. Source: ORNL: This image is not licensed under the GFDL. It is under a non-commercial-use only licence. ... The Virgin Missing Adventures (often referred to simply as MAs in fandom) were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which had been cancelled in 1989, continuing the story of the series from where the television programme had left off. ... The Fifth Doctor is the name given to the fifth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... The Seventh Doctor is the name given to the seventh incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Adric is a fictional character played by Matthew Waterhouse in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Sarah Sutton as Nyssa (from Snakedance). ... Tegan Jovanka is a fictional character played by Janet Fielding in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Christopher Rodonanté Cwej, usually just known as Chris Cwej, is a fictional character from the Virgin New Adventures range of spin-offs based on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Roslyn Sarah Inyathi Forrester usually just known as Roz Forrester is a fictional character from the Virgin New Adventures range of spin-offs based on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Lance Parkin is a British author, best known for writing fiction and reference books for television series, in particular Doctor Who (and spin-offs including the Virgin New Adventures and Faction Paradox) and Emmerdale. ... Virgin Books is the book publishing arm of Virgin Enterprises, the company originally set up by Richard Branson as a record company. ... Castrovalva is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly parts from January 4 to January 12, 1982 It was the first full serial to feature Peter Davison in the starring role. ... Four to Doomsay is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly parts from January 18 to January 26, 1982. ... Burning Heart is an original novel written by Dave Stone and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Lance Parkin is a British author, best known for writing fiction and reference books for television series, in particular Doctor Who (and spin-offs including the Virgin New Adventures and Faction Paradox) and Emmerdale. ... A broadcast of the long-running and popular British science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC about a mysterious time-travelling adventurer known only as The Doctor, who explores time and space with his companions, fighting evil. ... The Fifth Doctor is the name given to the fifth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Adric is a fictional character played by Matthew Waterhouse in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Sarah Sutton as Nyssa (from Snakedance). ... Tegan Jovanka is a fictional character played by Janet Fielding in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Castrovalva is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly parts from January 4 to January 12, 1982 It was the first full serial to feature Peter Davison in the starring role. ... The Seventh Doctor is the name given to the seventh incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Christopher Rodonanté Cwej, usually just known as Chris Cwej, is a fictional character from the Virgin New Adventures range of spin-offs based on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Roslyn Sarah Inyathi Forrester usually just known as Roz Forrester is a fictional character from the Virgin New Adventures range of spin-offs based on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Virgin New Adventures (often referred to simply as NAs within fandom) were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which had been cancelled in 1989, continuing the story of the series from where the television programme had left off. ... Return of the Living Dad is an original novel written by Kate Orman and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

Like all spin-off media, its canonicity in relation to the television series is unclear. In the context of fiction, the canon of a fictional universe comprises those novels, stories, films, etc. ...

Notes

• The Ferutu would appear again in the final Virgin New Adventures novel Twilight of the Gods.
• More is learned about Patience in the BBC Past Doctor Adventures novel The Infinity Doctors.

The Virgin New Adventures (often referred to simply as NAs within fandom) were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which had been cancelled in 1989, continuing the story of the series from where the television programme had left off. ... The Past Doctor Adventures (sometimes known by the abbreviation PDA or PDAs) are a series of spin-off novels based on the long running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who and published under the BBC Books imprint. ... The Infinity Doctors is a BBC Books original novel written by Lance Parkin and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

External links

• Outpost Gallifrey's reviews of Cold Fusion
• Cold Fusion at the Doctor Who Reference Guide