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The Caves of Androzani

by Terrance Dicks

First published: 1985

Cover artist: Andrew Skilleter

Number in Doctor Who Library: 92

Blurb

From the moment they land on the planet Androzani Minor, everything goes wrong for the Doctor and his new young companion, Peri.

They become involved in the struggle between brutal gun-runners, ruthless Federation troops, and the hideously mutilated Sharaz Jek, who lurks in the depths of the caves with his android army

Key to the struggle is spectrox, the most valuable substance in the universe. Suitably processed, spectrox is an elixir of life, but in its raw state it is a deadly poison – a fact which will cost the Doctor another of his Time Lord lives.

Chapters

Androzani Minor Revisited
Spectrox War
The Execution
Sharaz Jek
The Escape
The Magma Beast
Spy!
The Boss
Crash Down
10  Mud Burst
11  Takeover
12  Change