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|image        = <gallery>

Dominators novel.jpg|1984 edition

2Dominators novel.jpg|1991 edition

|number       = 86  

|novelisation of = The Dominators (TV story)

|doctor       = Second Doctor

|companions   = [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]]

|enemy       = {{il|[[Rago|Navigator Rago]],|[[Toba|Probationer Toba]], [[Quark]]s}}

|setting      = [[Dulkis]]

|writer      = Ian Marter

|read by      = [[Michael Troughton]]

|cover        = [[Andrew Skilleter]]

|publisher   = Target Books

|publisher2  = W.H. Allen & Co

|release date = 19 July 1984

|format       = Hardcover and paperback editions; 10 Chapters, 126 Pages

|isbn         = ISBN 0-426-19553-1

|series      = [[Target novelisation]]s

|prev         = Enlightenment (novelisation)

|next        = Warriors of the Deep (novelisation)

|series2      = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]]

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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1968 television serial ''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]''.

 

[[Second Doctor|The Doctor]] remembers [[Dulkis]] from a previous visit as a civilised and peaceful place. But times have changed, and his second trip is not quite the holiday he was expecting.

 

The [[Dulcian]]s themselves are more reluctant than ever before to engage in acts of violence. The so-called [[Island of Death]], once used as an atomic test site, has served as a dire warning to generations of Dulcians of the horrifying consequences of warfare. But an alien race prepares to take advantage of their pacifism...

 

The whole planet and its passive inhabitants are threatened with complete annihilation - and no one it seems, is going to lift a finger to stop the evil [[Dominator]]s and their unquestioning [[Quark|robot slaves]].

 

Dulkis. A planet where war has been outlawed and where the Island of Death, once used as an atomic test site, has served as a dire warning to generations of Dulcians of the horrifying consequences of war.

But an alien race prepares to take advantage of their pacifism; the whole planet is threatened with annihilation by the Dominators and their robot slaves...

The five episodes of ''The Dominators'', first broadcast in [[1968 (releases)|1968]] and featuring [[Patrick Troughton]] in the role of the Doctor, were written by [[Mervyn Haisman]] and [[Henry Lincoln]] under the shared pseudonym "[[Norman Ashby]]". This book, originally published in [[1984 (releases)|1984]], is by the late [[Ian Marter]], who novelized several Doctor Who stories and who played the role of [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] traveller [[Harry Sullivan]] from [[1974 (releases)|1974]] to [[1975 (releases)|1975]].

Doctor Who - ''The Dominators'' is available on [[BBC Video]] and has recently been broadcast on BSB television.

== Chapter titles ==

* Ian Marter's novelisation spells Cully's name as "Kully".

* The cover for the original [[Target Books]] edition featured the artwork of [[Andrew Skilleter]].

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2Dominators novel.jpg|1991 edition.<br />Cover by [[Alister Pearson]]

First publication:

* Hardback

: W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK

: Target

Re-issues:

''to be added''

 

 

 

 

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[[Category:1984 novels]]

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