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|enemy= [[De Flores]] and his [[Neo-Nazi]]s | |enemy= {{il|[[De Flores]] and his [[Neo-Nazi]]s|The [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]]|[[Peinforte|Lady Peinforte]]}} | ||
|setting= [[Windsor]], [[England]], [[1638]] and [[1988]] | |setting= [[Windsor]], [[England]], [[1638]] and [[1988]] | ||
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== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
=== 1989 edition === | === 1989 edition === | ||
Launched into space 350 years ago, a meteor is returning to [[Earth]] – and inside it waits [[Nemesis]], a silver statue made of the living metal [[validium]], the most dangerous substance in the Universe. | Launched into space 350 years ago, a meteor is returning to [[Earth]] – and inside it waits [[Nemesis]], a silver statue made of the living metal [[validium]], the most dangerous substance in the Universe. | ||
Evil powers await the statue’s return: the neo-nazis [[de Flores]] and his stormtroopers; [[Peinforte|Lady Peinforte]], who saw Nemesis exiled in [[1638]] and has propelled herself forward in time; and the advance party of a [[Cyberman]] invasion force. | |||
Evil powers await the statue’s return: the neo-nazis [[de Flores]] and his stormtroopers; [[Peinforte|Lady Peinforte]], who saw Nemesis exiled in [[1638]] and has propelled herself forward in time; and the advance party of a [[Cyberman]] invasion force. | |||
And in the garden of a [[Windsor]] pub, [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Ace]] are enjoying the timeless sounds of a [[Courtney Pine|jazz quartet]] …<br /> | And in the garden of a [[Windsor]] pub, [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Ace]] are enjoying the timeless sounds of a [[Courtney Pine|jazz quartet]] …<br /> | ||
This story celebrates 25 years of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' on television. | This story celebrates 25 years of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' on television. | ||
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== Writing and publishing notes == | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
* The swastika symbol was far more visable in [[Alister Pearson]]'s original cover design before being | * The swastika symbol was far more visable in [[Alister Pearson]]'s original cover design before being scaled down and given less prominence in the final cover. | ||
* Dedication: “For D H F Somerset with all my gratitude” | * Dedication: “For D H F Somerset with all my gratitude” | ||
== Additional cover images == | == Additional cover images == | ||
''To be added'' | |||
== British publication history == | == British publication history == | ||
First Publication: | |||
Paperback (November 1989) | Paperback (November 1989) | ||
* Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. One single paperback edition, (estimated print run: 22,000) priced £1.99 (UK. | * Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. One single paperback edition, (estimated print run: 22,000) priced £1.99 (UK. | ||
Re-issues: (September 1993) | |||
* Target / Virgin Publishing. One single paperback edition, priced £3.50 (UK)featuring a new cover by Alistair Pearson. | * Target / Virgin Publishing. One single paperback edition, priced £3.50 (UK)featuring a new cover by Alistair Pearson. | ||
Revision as of 18:10, 8 March 2014
Silver Nemesis was a novelisation based on the 1988 television serial Silver Nemesis.
This adaptation of the twenty-fifth anniversary Doctor Who story has the distinction of being the final novelisation to be published during the run of the original 1963-89 TV series.
Publisher's summary
1989 edition
Launched into space 350 years ago, a meteor is returning to Earth – and inside it waits Nemesis, a silver statue made of the living metal validium, the most dangerous substance in the Universe.
Evil powers await the statue’s return: the neo-nazis de Flores and his stormtroopers; Lady Peinforte, who saw Nemesis exiled in 1638 and has propelled herself forward in time; and the advance party of a Cyberman invasion force.
And in the garden of a Windsor pub, the Doctor and Ace are enjoying the timeless sounds of a jazz quartet …
This story celebrates 25 years of Doctor Who on television.
Deviations from televised story
- The crash of the Nemesis comet and the battle between the Cybermen and De Flores's men occurs on a housing estate construction site rather than wasteground.
- Mrs. Remington is called Lavinia P. Hackensack and is said to be from Connecticut instead of Virginia.
Writing and publishing notes
- The swastika symbol was far more visable in Alister Pearson's original cover design before being scaled down and given less prominence in the final cover.
- Dedication: “For D H F Somerset with all my gratitude”
Additional cover images
To be added
British publication history
First Publication: Paperback (November 1989)
- Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. One single paperback edition, (estimated print run: 22,000) priced £1.99 (UK.
Re-issues: (September 1993)
- Target / Virgin Publishing. One single paperback edition, priced £3.50 (UK)featuring a new cover by Alistair Pearson.
