Doctor Who book
The Shadows of Avalon
Series	Eighth Doctor Adventures
Release number	31
Featuring	Eighth Doctor Fitz, Compassion, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Romana III
Writer	Paul Cornell
Publisher	BBC Books
ISBN	ISBN 0563555882
Set between
No. of pages	274
Release date	February 2000
Preceded by	Parallel 59
Followed by	The Fall of Yquatine

The Shadows of Avalon is a BBC Books original novel written by Paul Cornell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Eighth Doctor, Fitz, Compassion, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and Romana III. The Eighth Doctor Adventures (sometimes abbreviated as EDA or referred to as the EDAs) 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 Eighth Doctor is the name given to the eighth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Fitz Kreiner is a fictional character in the Eighth Doctor Adventures novels based upon the British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. ... Compassion (aka Laura Tobin) is a fictional character in the Eighth Doctor Adventures novels based upon the British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. ... Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. ... Romana, short for Romanadvoratrelundar, is a fictional character in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Paul Cornell appearing on Doctor Who Confidential Paul Cornell (born July 18, 1967) is a British writer best known for his work in television drama as well as Doctor Who fiction. ... BBC Books is the book publishing division of BBC Worldwide, the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... BBC Books is the book publishing division of BBC Worldwide, the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... Paul Cornell appearing on Doctor Who Confidential Paul Cornell (born July 18, 1967) is a British writer best known for his work in television drama as well as Doctor Who fiction. ... 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 Eighth Doctor is the name given to the eighth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Fitz Kreiner is a fictional character in the Eighth Doctor Adventures novels based upon the British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. ... Compassion (aka Laura Tobin) is a fictional character in the Eighth Doctor Adventures novels based upon the British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. ... Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. ... Romana, short for Romanadvoratrelundar, is a fictional character in 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. ...

External links

• The Shadows of Avalon reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
• The Shadows of Avalon at The Doctor Who Reference Guide