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novel name=Doctor Who – Trial of a Time Lord<br>Terror of the Vervoids| | novel name=Doctor Who – Trial of a Time Lord<br />Terror of the Vervoids| | ||
image=[[ | image=[[File: Terror_of_the Vervoids_TOATL_novel.jpg|250px]]| | ||
series=[[Target novelisation]]s | | series=[[Target novelisation]]s | | ||
number= 125 | | number= 125 | | ||
doctor=[[Sixth Doctor]] | | doctor=[[Sixth Doctor]] | | ||
companions= [[Melanie Bush]] | | companions= [[Melanie Bush]] | | ||
enemy= [[Valeyard]], [[Inquisitor]]<br>[[Vervoid]]s, | | enemy= [[Valeyard]], [[Inquisitor]]<br />[[Vervoid]]s, | | ||
year= [[Time Lord Station]], [[Hyperion III]], 2986 | | year= [[Time Lord Station]], [[Hyperion III]], 2986 | | ||
writer= [[Pip and Jane Baker ]]| | writer= [[Pip and Jane Baker]] | | ||
publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W.H. Allen & Co]]| | publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W.H. Allen & Co]]| | ||
release date= September [[1987]] (hardcover)<br>February [[1988]] (paperback)| | release date= September [[1987]] (hardcover)<br />February [[1988]] (paperback)| | ||
format= Hardcover and paperback editions, 144 Pages| | format= Hardcover and paperback editions, 144 Pages| | ||
isbn= ISBN 0-426-20313-5| | isbn= ISBN 0-426-20313-5| | ||
previous story=[[Mindwarp (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Mindwarp]] | | previous story=[[Mindwarp (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Mindwarp]] | | ||
next story=[[The Ultimate Foe (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The Ultimate Foe]] }} | next story=[[The Ultimate Foe (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The Ultimate Foe]] }} | ||
==Novelisation== | == Novelisation == | ||
* This novelisation is based on the original television serial [[DW]]: '' [[Terror of the Vervoids]] '' (part 3 of ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]'') which was shown from 6th September 1986. This section was written by [[Pip and Jane Baker|Pip and Jane Baker.]] | * This novelisation is based on the original television serial [[DW]]: '' [[Terror of the Vervoids]] '' (part 3 of ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]'') which was shown from 6th September 1986. This section was written by [[Pip and Jane Baker|Pip and Jane Baker.]] | ||
* The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel. It features the artwork of [[Tony Masero]]. (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 features the artwork of [[Tony Masero]]. (See below for information on other editions published with different covers). | ||
==Publisher's summary== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
The [[Time Lord]]s have brought the [[Sixth Doctor]] to trial, accusing him of gross interference in the affairs of other planets. If he is found guilty he must forfeit all his remaining regenerations. | The [[Time Lord]]s have brought the [[Sixth Doctor]] to trial, accusing him of gross interference in the affairs of other planets. If he is found guilty he must forfeit all his remaining regenerations. | ||
In his defence the Doctor tells of an adventure set on board the [[Hyperion III]] space liner in his future. Answering a distress call, the Doctor and [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] arrive on the liner just as a series of grisly murders begins. <br> | In his defence the Doctor tells of an adventure set on board the [[Hyperion III]] space liner in his future. Answering a distress call, the Doctor and [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] arrive on the liner just as a series of grisly murders begins. <br /> | ||
Who is behind the murders? Do the enigmatic [[Mogarian]]s have anything to do with them? Who sent the distress call to the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]? And what hideous menace lies waiting in the Hydroponic Centre? | Who is behind the murders? Do the enigmatic [[Mogarian]]s have anything to do with them? Who sent the distress call to the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]? And what hideous menace lies waiting in the Hydroponic Centre? | ||
==Illustrations== | == Illustrations == | ||
* None | * None | ||
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''To be added'' | ''To be added'' | ||
==Writing and publishing notes== | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
* ''To be added'' | * ''To be added'' | ||
==Additional cover images== | == Additional cover images == | ||
''To be added'' | ''To be added'' | ||
==British publication history== | == British publication history == | ||
: '''Hardback''' (September 1987) | : '''Hardback''' (September 1987) | ||
* W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491030568, estimated print run: 1,750 copies priced £7.95 (UK)) | * W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491030568, estimated print run: 1,750 copies priced £7.95 (UK)) | ||
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: Interior ISBN reads 0426203097X and exterior ISBN 04262030135 | : Interior ISBN reads 0426203097X and exterior ISBN 04262030135 | ||
==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 15:36, 5 November 2011
Novelisation
- This novelisation is based on the original television serial DW: Terror of the Vervoids (part 3 of The Trial of a Time Lord) which was shown from 6th September 1986. This section was written by Pip and Jane Baker.
- The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel. It features the artwork of Tony Masero. (See below for information on other editions published with different covers).
Publisher's summary
The Time Lords have brought the Sixth Doctor to trial, accusing him of gross interference in the affairs of other planets. If he is found guilty he must forfeit all his remaining regenerations.
In his defence the Doctor tells of an adventure set on board the Hyperion III space liner in his future. Answering a distress call, the Doctor and Mel arrive on the liner just as a series of grisly murders begins.
Who is behind the murders? Do the enigmatic Mogarians have anything to do with them? Who sent the distress call to the TARDIS? And what hideous menace lies waiting in the Hydroponic Centre?
Illustrations
- None
Deviations from televised story
To be added
Writing and publishing notes
- To be added
Additional cover images
To be added
British publication history
- Hardback (September 1987)
- W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491030568, estimated print run: 1,750 copies priced £7.95 (UK))
- Paperback (February 1988)
- Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. One single paperback edition, estimated print run: 25,000, priced £1.95 (UK).
- Interior ISBN reads 0426203097X and exterior ISBN 04262030135
Editions published outside Britain
To be added
See also
- The Target Book by David J Howe (Telos Publishing 2007)
