The Ancestor Cell

The Ancestor Cell
AuthorsPeter Anghelides
Stephen Cole
SeriesDoctor Who book:
Eighth Doctor Adventures
Release number
36
SubjectFeaturing:
Eighth Doctor
Fitz, Compassion, Romana III
PublisherBBC Books
Publication date
July 2000
ISBN0-563-53809-0
Preceded byThe Banquo Legacy 
Followed byThe Burning 

The Ancestor Cell is a novel by Peter Anghelides and Stephen Cole, based on the science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Eighth Doctor, Fitz Kreiner, Compassion, and Romana III, as well as a brief appearance of the Third Doctor in a ghost-like state due to the Faction's manipulation of the Doctor's timeline, and features the last appearance of Faction Paradox in the Eighth Doctor Adventures.

In 2000, The Ancestor Cell was placed ninth in the Top 10 of SFX's "Best SF/Fantasy novelisation or TV tie-in novel" category for that year.