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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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==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 == | ||
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==British publication history== | == British publication history == | ||
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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] | ||
{{DWN}} | {{DWN}} | ||