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Synopsis
It is ten million years in the future and the Earth is about to plunge into the Sun. A gigantic Space Ark has been launched to take the last of humanity to a new life on the planet Refusis II. Accompanying the humans on their journey are the Monoids, strange reptilian creatures from an alien world. When the TARDIS materialises on board, the First Doctor and his friends are greeted with suspicion which soon turns to open hostility when Dodo inadvertently infects the Ark’s crew with a long-forgotten virus. It is an accident which will have a terrible effect on mankind, an effect which will last for seven hundred years…
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Is The Ark appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
A classic Doctor Who adventure with mild sci-fi peril involving a plague outbreak on a generation ship. The story explores consequences across centuries but maintains the family-friendly tone typical of 1960s-era Doctor Who novelizations.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death and plague/epidemic.
Who'll love this
Fans of time travel and space adventures will enjoy following the Doctor and his companions as they accidentally unleash a virus that affects humanity for centuries.