The Crystal Bucephalus

In 1994, The Crystal Bucephalus was released by Virgin Books.

Cover blurb
An original novel featuring the Fifth Doctor, Tegan, Turlough and Kamelion.

'' 'I'm a Time Lord, not a bank manager. when I invested in this place I had no idea that it would succeed. I mean — a time travelling restaurant?' ''

The Crystal Bucephalus: a restaurant patronized by the highest echelons of society in the 10th millennium. The guests are projected back in time to sample the food and drink of a bygone age.

When the galaxy's most notorious crime boss is murdered in the Bucephalus, the Doctor, Tegan and Turlough are immediately arrested for the killing. To prove their innocence, they must track down the perpetrators of slaughter and sabotage, and uncover a conspiracy which has been 5,000 years in the making.

This adventure takes place between the television stories The King's Demons and The Five Doctors.

Craig Hinton lives in Coventry. He has contributed to many of the major science fiction magazines including Marvel's Doctor Who Magazine and the definitive Doctor Who reference work, In Vision.