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|image= Paradise Towers novel.jpg | |image= Paradise Towers novel.jpg | ||
|series=[[Target novelisation]]s | |series = [[Target novelisation]]s | ||
|number= 134 | |number= 134 | ||
|doctor=Seventh Doctor | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
|companions= [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] | |companions= [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] | ||
|enemy= [[Kroagnon]] | |enemy= [[Kroagnon]] | ||
|setting= [[Paradise Towers]], the [[21st century]] | |setting= [[Paradise Towers]], the [[21st century]] | ||
|writer= [[ | |writer= Stephen Wyatt | ||
|read by = [[Bonnie Langford]] | |||
|publisher= Target Books | |publisher= Target Books | ||
|publisher2= W.H. Allen | |publisher2= W.H. Allen | ||
|novelisation of= Paradise Towers (TV story) | |novelisation of= Paradise Towers (TV story) | ||
|cover= [[Alister Pearson]] | |cover= [[Alister Pearson]] | ||
|release date= | |release date= 1 December 1988 | ||
|format= Paperback Book; 12 Chapters, 143 Pages | |format= Paperback Book; 12 Chapters, 143 Pages | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20330-5 | |isbn= ISBN 0-426-20330-5 | ||
|prev=Time and the Rani (novelisation) | |prev= The Smugglers (novelisation) | ||
| | |next= Delta and the Bannermen (novelisation) | ||
|series2 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] | |||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the | |prev2 = Time and the Rani (novelisation) | ||
|next2=Delta and the Bannermen (novelisation) | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1987 television serial ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]''. The cover art of the original 1988 edition marked the first appearance of an image of [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]] and, in fact, the first time an image of the then-current incarnation of the Doctor had been featured since the final use of a photographic image of [[Peter Davison]]'s [[Fifth Doctor]] on the cover of ''[[Enlightenment (novelisation)|Enlightenment]]'' in 1984. A hardcover edition was planned, but cancelled. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
=== 1988 edition === | === 1988 Target Books edition === | ||
Much in need of a holiday, [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] and [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] head for [[Paradise Towers]]: a luxury man-made planet with sparkling fountains, sunny streets, exotic flowers and a shimmering blue swimming pool. | Much in need of a holiday, [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] and [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] head for [[Paradise Towers]]: a luxury man-made planet with sparkling fountains, sunny streets, exotic flowers and a shimmering blue swimming pool. | ||
But when [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] materialises in a dark, rubbish filled, rat-infested alley it seems that this particular Paradise has turned into Hell! | But when [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] materialises in a dark, rubbish filled, rat-infested alley it seems that this particular Paradise has turned into Hell! | ||
Pursued by rogue cleaning machines, authoritarian caretakers and old ladies with strange eating habits, the Doctor and Mel track down the source of the chaos to one mysterious character – the designer of Paradise Towers, the [[Great Architect]] himself | Pursued by rogue [[Cleaner|cleaning machines]], authoritarian caretakers and old ladies with strange eating habits, the Doctor and Mel track down the source of the chaos to one mysterious character – the designer of Paradise Towers, the [[Kroagnon|Great Architect]] himself... | ||
=== 1991 Target Books edition === | |||
THE DOCTOR WAS NO LONGER WITH HER. SHE WAS WELL AND TRULY ALONE IN PARADISE TOWARS... | |||
== Chapter | Much in need of a holiday, Mel and the Doctor head for Paradise Towers, a luxury man-made planet with sparkling fountains, sunny streets, exotic flowers and a shimmering blue swimming pool. | ||
But when the TARDIS materialises in a dark, rubbish filled, rat-infested alley it seems that this particular paradise has turned into hell! | |||
Pursued by rogue cleaning machines, authoritarian caretakers and old ladies with strange eating habits, the Doctor and Mel track down the source of the chaos to one mysterious character – the designer of Paradise Towers, the Great Architect himself... | |||
Doctor Who - ''Paradise Towers'' was broadcast on [[BBC television]] in [[1987 (releases)|1987]]. This novelization is by [[Stephen Wyatt]] of his own original script. | |||
== Chapter titles == | |||
# The Last of the Yellow Kangs | # The Last of the Yellow Kangs | ||
# No Visitors | # No Visitors | ||
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== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Writing and publishing notes == | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
* The inside back pages feature colour advert for Fantastic Doctor Who Posters Offer! | * The inside back pages feature colour advert for Fantastic Doctor Who Posters Offer! | ||
* A proposed hardback edition for July 1988 was never published. | * A proposed hardback edition for July 1988 was never published. | ||
* This was the first novelization to feature artwork of the [[Seventh Doctor]]. | |||
* This was also the first novelisation since ''[[The Five Doctors (novelisation)|The Five Doctors]]'' to feature the Doctor at all, due to the disputes which prevented Target's covers from depicting [[Peter Davison]] or [[Colin Baker]] in artwork form. | |||
== Additional cover images == | == Additional cover images == | ||
'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== British publication history == | == British publication history == | ||
First Publication: | First Publication: | ||
Paperback (December 1988) | Paperback (December 1988) | ||
* Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. | * Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. One single paperback edition, estimated print run: 25,000, priced £1.99 (UK). | ||
Re-issues: (1991) | Re-issues: (1991) | ||
* Target / Virgin Publishing, estimated print run: 9,000, priced £2.50 (UK). | * Target / Virgin Publishing, estimated print run: 9,000, priced £2.50 (UK). | ||
== | == Audiobook == | ||
This Target Book was released complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by Bonnie Langford. | This Target Book was released as an audiobook on [[5 April (releases)|5 April]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Bonnie Langford]]. | ||
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]]. | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | ||
Paradise Tower Audio.jpg | Paradise Tower Audio.jpg|Audiobook cover | ||
</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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[[Category:1988 novels]] | [[Category:1988 novels]] | ||
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