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novel name=Doctor Who – Planet of Fire| | novel name=Doctor Who – Planet of Fire| | ||
image=[[ | image=[[File:Planet_of_Fire_novel.jpg|250px]]| | ||
series=[[Target novelisation]]s | | series=[[Target novelisation]]s | | ||
number= 93 | | number= 93 | | ||
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companions= [[Vislor Turlough]], [[Kamelion]], [[Peri Brown|Peri]] | | companions= [[Vislor Turlough]], [[Kamelion]], [[Peri Brown|Peri]] | | ||
enemy= [[the Master]] | | enemy= [[the Master]] | | ||
year= [[Lanzarote]], [[Earth]], 1984<br>[[Sarn]] | | year= [[Lanzarote]], [[Earth]], 1984<br />[[Sarn]] | | ||
writer= [[ Peter Grimwade]]| | writer= [[Peter Grimwade]]| | ||
publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W.H. Allen & Co]]| | publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W.H. Allen & Co]]| | ||
release date= October [[1984]] (hardcover)<br>January [[1985]] (paperback)| | release date= October [[1984]] (hardcover)<br />January [[1985]] (paperback)| | ||
format= Hardcover and paperback editions, 143 Pages| | format= Hardcover and paperback editions, 143 Pages| | ||
isbn= ISBN 0-426-19940-5| | isbn= ISBN 0-426-19940-5| | ||
previous story=[[Frontios (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Frontios]]<br>([[Resurrection of the Daleks#Target Novelisations|Resurrection of the Daleks not novelised]]) | | previous story=[[Frontios (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Frontios]]<br />([[Resurrection of the Daleks#Target Novelisations|Resurrection of the Daleks not novelised]]) | | ||
next story=[[The Caves of Androzani (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The Caves of Androzani]] }} | next story=[[The Caves of Androzani (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The Caves of Androzani]] }} | ||
==Novelisation== | == Novelisation == | ||
* This novelisation is based on the original television serial ([[DW]]): '' [[Planet of Fire]] '' which was written by [[Peter Grimwade]] and shown from 23rd February 1984. | * This novelisation is based on the original television serial ([[DW]]): '' [[Planet of Fire]] '' which was written by [[Peter Grimwade]] and shown from 23rd February 1984. | ||
* The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel. It featured the artwork of [[Andrew Skilleter]]. (See below for information on other editions published with different covers). | * The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel. It featured the artwork of [[Andrew Skilleter]]. (See below for information on other editions published with different covers). | ||
==Publisher's summary== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] is enjoying the sun on a holiday island – but things are soon hotter than he bargained for. <br> | [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] is enjoying the sun on a holiday island – but things are soon hotter than he bargained for. <br /> | ||
The young [[United States|American]] [[Peri Brown|Perpugilliam Brown]] brings to the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] a mysterious object that her [[Howard Foster|archaeologist step-father]] has found in a sunken wreck. [[Kamelion]], the Doctor’s robot friend of a thousand disguises, reacts to the object totally unexpectedly, with bewildering consequences for the TARDIS crew. <br> | The young [[United States|American]] [[Peri Brown|Perpugilliam Brown]] brings to the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] a mysterious object that her [[Howard Foster|archaeologist step-father]] has found in a sunken wreck. [[Kamelion]], the Doctor’s robot friend of a thousand disguises, reacts to the object totally unexpectedly, with bewildering consequences for the TARDIS crew. <br /> | ||
For Kamelion sends the Doctor and his friends to [[Sarn]], a terrifyingly beautiful planet of fire. This strange world provides the key to [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]]’s secret past – and once again the Doctor is pitted against the wily [[The Master|Master]]. <br> | For Kamelion sends the Doctor and his friends to [[Sarn]], a terrifyingly beautiful planet of fire. This strange world provides the key to [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]]’s secret past – and once again the Doctor is pitted against the wily [[The Master|Master]]. <br /> | ||
==Illustrations== | == Illustrations == | ||
* None | * None | ||
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''To be added'' | ''To be added'' | ||
==Writing and publishing notes== | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
* This novelisation restructured the televised version. | * This novelisation restructured the televised version. | ||
* Although number #93 in the Doctor Who library, the book was actually the ''92nd'' to be released; this was because it was swapped in the publication order with the novelisation of ''[[The Caves of Androzani (novelisation)|The Caves of Androzani]]'' late in the day without the numbers being reassigned. | * Although number #93 in the Doctor Who library, the book was actually the ''92nd'' to be released; this was because it was swapped in the publication order with the novelisation of ''[[The Caves of Androzani (novelisation)|The Caves of Androzani]]'' late in the day without the numbers being reassigned. | ||
==Additional cover images== | == Additional cover images == | ||
''To be added'' | ''To be added'' | ||
==British publication history== | == British publication history == | ||
''To be added'' | ''To be added'' | ||
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'''Re-issues:''' | '''Re-issues:''' | ||
==Editions published outside Britain== | == Editions published outside Britain == | ||
''To be added'' | ''To be added'' | ||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
* '''[[The Target Book]]''' by [[David J Howe]] ([[Telos Publishing]] 2007) | * '''[[The Target Book]]''' by [[David J Howe]] ([[Telos Publishing]] 2007) | ||
==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] | * [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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Revision as of 04:34, 5 November 2011
Novelisation
- This novelisation is based on the original television serial (DW): Planet of Fire which was written by Peter Grimwade and shown from 23rd February 1984.
- The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel. It featured the artwork of Andrew Skilleter. (See below for information on other editions published with different covers).
Publisher's summary
The Doctor is enjoying the sun on a holiday island – but things are soon hotter than he bargained for.
The young American Perpugilliam Brown brings to the TARDIS a mysterious object that her archaeologist step-father has found in a sunken wreck. Kamelion, the Doctor’s robot friend of a thousand disguises, reacts to the object totally unexpectedly, with bewildering consequences for the TARDIS crew.
For Kamelion sends the Doctor and his friends to Sarn, a terrifyingly beautiful planet of fire. This strange world provides the key to Turlough’s secret past – and once again the Doctor is pitted against the wily Master.
Illustrations
- None
Deviations from televised story
To be added
Writing and publishing notes
- This novelisation restructured the televised version.
- Although number #93 in the Doctor Who library, the book was actually the 92nd to be released; this was because it was swapped in the publication order with the novelisation of The Caves of Androzani late in the day without the numbers being reassigned.
Additional cover images
To be added
British publication history
To be added
First Publication:
- Hardback
- W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
- Paperback
- Target
Re-issues:
Editions published outside Britain
To be added
See also
- The Target Book by David J Howe (Telos Publishing 2007)
