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{{Infobox Novel|

novel name= Doctor Who – The Space Pirates|

image= [[file: Space_Pirates_novel.jpg|250px]] |

series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[Target Novelisation]] |

number= 147 |

doctor=[[Second Doctor]] |

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

enemy= [[Caven]]|

year= <ul><li>[[Space Beacon Alpha 4]]</li><li>[[V Ship]]</li><li>[[LIZ 79]]</li><li>[[Ta]]</li></ul>|

writer= [[Terrance Dicks]] |

publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W. H. Allen]] and Co. Ltd. UK |

release date= March [[1990]] |

format= Paperback Book, 132 Pages |

isbn= ISBN 0-426-20346-1|

previous story=[[The Seeds of Death (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Seeds of Death]] |

next story=[[Doctor Who and the War Games]] }}

==Novelisation==

* This novelisation is based on the original television serial [[DW]]: '' [[The Space Pirates]] '' which was shown from 8th March 1969 and written by [[Robert Holmes]].

* The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of [[Tony Clark]]. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).

* The first edition cover art has the distinction of being the last Target Books edition to not feature an image of the Doctor.

* This was the last Target novelisation to be published under the ownership of W.H. Allen; henceforth Virgin Publishing would publish the range.

==Illustrations==

==Writing and publishing notes==

* Cover artist [[Tony Clark]] first realised that he was expected to do the cover at a convention in the USA. His first submission was rejected as it featured the likeness of the Second Doctor, [[Jamie McCrimmon]] was not considered a well-known enough face to be used on the cover. The pose used by the pirate is inspired by the 1984 film [[Runaway]]

* This was [[Terrance Dicks]] last Doctor Who novelisation for the Target range of Doctor Who novelisations. He would later adapt the independent film ''[[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]'' as the [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel, ''[[Shakedown]]''. His next TV adaptation would not be published until 2007 when he adapted ''[[Invasion of the Bane (novelisation)|Invasion of the Bane]]'', the first episode of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''.

* Back pages include; full page advert for Doctor Who Magazine and  

==Additional cover images==

==British publication history==

One single paperback edition, priced £2.50 (UK), estimated print run: 24,000 copies.

==Editions published outside Britain==

''To be added''

[[Category:Target Novelisations|Space Pirates]]

[[Category:1990 novels|Space]]