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|image= Mysterious Planet TOATL novel.jpg | |image= Mysterious Planet TOATL novel.jpg | ||
|series=[[Target novelisation]]s | |series = [[Target novelisation]]s | ||
|number= 127 | |number= 127 | ||
|doctor=Sixth Doctor | |doctor = Sixth Doctor | ||
|companions=[[Peri Brown|Peri]] | |companions=[[Peri Brown|Peri]] | ||
|enemy= | |enemy= [[The Valeyard]], [[L1|L1 Robot]], [[Sabalom Glitz]], [[Drathro]], [[Tribe of the Free]] | ||
|setting= {{il|[[Time Lord Station]]|[[Earth|Ravolox]] / [[Earth]], [[2000000|2,000,000]]}} | |setting= {{il|[[Space Station Zenobia|Time Lord Station]]|[[Earth|Ravolox]] / [[Earth]], [[2000000|2,000,000]]}} | ||
|writer= | |writer= Terrance Dicks | ||
|read by=[[Lynda Bellingham]] | |read by = [[Lynda Bellingham]] | ||
|publisher= Target Books | |publisher= Target Books | ||
|publisher2= W.H. Allen | |publisher2= W.H. Allen | ||
|release date= | |release date= 21 April 1988 | ||
|novelisation of = The Mysterious Planet (TV story) | |novelisation of = The Mysterious Planet (TV story) | ||
|cover = [[Tony Masero]] | |cover = [[Tony Masero]] | ||
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 14 Chapters, 127 Pages | |format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 14 Chapters, 127 Pages | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20319-4 | |isbn= ISBN 0-426-20319-4 | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1986 television serial ''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]''. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] has been taken out of time and [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] has been brought before a court of his fellow [[Time Lord]]s. There the sinister [[Valeyard]] accuses the Doctor of breaking [[Gallifrey]]'s most important law and interfering in the affairs of other planets. | [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] has been taken out of time and [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] has been brought before a court of his fellow [[Time Lord]]s. There the sinister [[Valeyard]] accuses the Doctor of breaking [[Gallifrey]]'s most important law and interfering in the affairs of other planets. | ||
If the Valeyard can prove him guilty, the Doctor must sacrifice his remaining regenerations. To prove his case the Valeyard focuses on an adventure set in the Doctor's past. | If the Valeyard can prove him guilty, the Doctor must sacrifice his remaining regenerations. To prove his case the Valeyard focuses on an adventure set in the Doctor's past. | ||
It is an adventure set on the planet [[Earth|Ravolox]], a seemingly primitive world but one which the Doctor and [[Peri Brown|Peri]] find strangely familiar... | It is an adventure set on the planet [[Earth|Ravolox]], a seemingly primitive world but one which the Doctor and [[Peri Brown|Peri]] find strangely familiar... | ||
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== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
* [[Valeyard]], like [[Inquisitor]], seems to be a Time Lord title, a Special Prosecutor assigned by the [[High Council]] in serious, often political, cases. | * [[Valeyard]], like [[Inquisitor]], seems to be a Time Lord title, a Special Prosecutor assigned by the [[High Council]] in serious, often political, cases. | ||
* The "lenient" sentencing during the Doctor's previous trial, as mentioned by the Valeyard, is explicitly linked to his five-year exile on the planet Earth. | |||
* The Doctor informs Peri they are currently [[2000000|two million]] years or more after her time period, while in the televised version it is not explicitly clear whether the Doctor said "two '''m'''illion" or "two '''b'''illion." | |||
* The [[Space Station Zenobia|Trial Station]] is said to be in a graveyard of spaceships. | |||
* [[Balazar]] mentioning the Immortal and the Doctor being unfamiliar with the term is omitted. | |||
* The [[L1]] is referred to simply as the Service Robot. | |||
* [[Broken Tooth]] attacks Drathro and is killed after he has killed [[Katryca]], rather than after intervening to try and save her. | |||
== Writing and publishing notes == | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
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== Additional cover images == | == Additional cover images == | ||
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File:HardbackMysteriousPlanet.jpg|1987 Hardback edition | |||
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== British publication history == | == British publication history == | ||
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* W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491030967, copies priced £7.95 (UK)) | * W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491030967, copies priced £7.95 (UK)) | ||
: Paperback (April 1988) | : Paperback (April 1988) | ||
* Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. | * Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. One single paperback edition, estimated print run: 22,500, priced £1.99 (UK). | ||
== Audiobook == | |||
This Target Book was released as an audiobook on [[5 September (releases)|5 September]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Lynda Bellingham]] as part of ''The Trial of a Time Lord Vol. 1''. | |||
The cover blurb and thumbnail illustrations were retained in the accompanying booklet with sleevenotes by [[David J. Howe]]. Music and sound effects by [[Simon Power]]. | |||
The audiobook was reissued on [[2 April (releases)|2 April]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]] as part of ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord Collection]]''. | |||
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The Mysterious Planet audiobook.jpg | The Mysterious Planet audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover | ||
The Trial of a Time Lord Collection.jpg|The Trial of a Time Lord Collection | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* | * [http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/OnTarget/general/main.htm ''On Target'' a comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations by Tim Neal] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:56, 6 February 2024
The Mysterious Planet was a novelisation based on the 1986 television serial The Mysterious Planet.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The TARDIS has been taken out of time and the Doctor has been brought before a court of his fellow Time Lords. There the sinister Valeyard accuses the Doctor of breaking Gallifrey's most important law and interfering in the affairs of other planets.
If the Valeyard can prove him guilty, the Doctor must sacrifice his remaining regenerations. To prove his case the Valeyard focuses on an adventure set in the Doctor's past.
It is an adventure set on the planet Ravolox, a seemingly primitive world but one which the Doctor and Peri find strangely familiar...
Chapter titles[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Trial Begins
- Underground
- Barbarian Queen
- The Stoning
- The Reprieve
- Meeting the Immortal
- Escape
- Captives of Queen Katryca
- The Attack of the Robot
- Hunt for the Doctor
- Secrets
- Tradesman's Entrance
- The Big Bang
- End and Beginning
Deviations from televised story[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Valeyard, like Inquisitor, seems to be a Time Lord title, a Special Prosecutor assigned by the High Council in serious, often political, cases.
- The "lenient" sentencing during the Doctor's previous trial, as mentioned by the Valeyard, is explicitly linked to his five-year exile on the planet Earth.
- The Doctor informs Peri they are currently two million years or more after her time period, while in the televised version it is not explicitly clear whether the Doctor said "two million" or "two billion."
- The Trial Station is said to be in a graveyard of spaceships.
- Balazar mentioning the Immortal and the Doctor being unfamiliar with the term is omitted.
- The L1 is referred to simply as the Service Robot.
- Broken Tooth attacks Drathro and is killed after he has killed Katryca, rather than after intervening to try and save her.
Writing and publishing notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- to be added
Additional cover images[[edit] | [edit source]]
1987 Hardback edition
British publication history[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Hardback (November 1987)
- W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491030967, copies priced £7.95 (UK))
- Paperback (April 1988)
- Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. One single paperback edition, estimated print run: 22,500, priced £1.99 (UK).
Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]
This Target Book was released as an audiobook on 5 September 2013 complete and unabridged by BBC Audio and read by Lynda Bellingham as part of The Trial of a Time Lord Vol. 1.
The cover blurb and thumbnail illustrations were retained in the accompanying booklet with sleevenotes by David J. Howe. Music and sound effects by Simon Power.
The audiobook was reissued on 2 April 2020 as part of The Trial of a Time Lord Collection.
Audiobook cover
The Trial of a Time Lord Collection
