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==Novelisation== | ==Novelisation== | ||
* This novelisation is based on the original television serial [[DW]]: ''[[The Faceless Ones]]'' which was shown from 8th April 1967 and written by [[David Ellis]] and [[Malcolm Hulke]] | * This novelisation is based on the original television serial [[DW]]: ''[[The Faceless Ones]]'' which was shown from 8th April 1967 and written by [[David Ellis]] and [[Malcolm Hulke]] | ||
* The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of [[David | * The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of [[David McAllister]]. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover). | ||
==Publisher's summary== | ==Publisher's summary== | ||
Revision as of 12:12, 31 January 2011
Novelisation
- This novelisation is based on the original television serial DW: The Faceless Ones which was shown from 8th April 1967 and written by David Ellis and Malcolm Hulke
- The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of David McAllister. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).
Publisher's summary
In the summer of 1966, thousands of young people are taking their holidays with Chameleon Tours. And not one of them is coming back.
When the TARDIS lands at Gatwick Airport the Doctor is drawn into a web of intrigue and deception. To add to his troubles, Polly mysteriously vanishes.
Or does she? The girl at the Chameleon Tours desk looks like Polly, and even sounds like her, but she claims she comes from Zurich.
Who is she really? Who is behind these abductions? And for what sinister purpose? Soon the Doctor and Jamie must face a desperate group of faceless aliens - the deadly Chameleons…
Illustrations
- Contains no illustrated pages
Deviations from televised story
The sonic screwdriver appears in this story; in the televised series, it was not introduced until the later adventure Fury from the Deep
Writing and publishing notes
- Inside back cover colour details of Fantastic Doctor Who Poster Offers.
Additional cover images
To be added
British publication history
- Hardback (December 1986)
- W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491036922, copies priced £7.25 (UK))
- Paperback (May 1987)
- Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. Single paperback edition, estimated print run: 32,500, priced £1.80 (UK).
Editions published outside Britain
To be added
See also
- The Target Book by David J Howe (Telos Publishing 2007)
External links
