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novel name= Doctor Who – The Space Pirates|
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number= 147 |
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companions=[[Jamie McCrimmon]], [[Zoe Heriot]] |
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|doctor = Second Doctor
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|companions=[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]]
writer= [[Terrance Dicks]] |
|enemy= [[Maurice Caven]]
publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W. H. Allen]] and Co. Ltd. UK |
|setting= {{il|[[Space Beacon Alpha 4]]|[[V Ship]]|[[LIZ 79]]|[[Ta]]}}
release date= March [[1990]] |
|writer= Terrance Dicks
format= Paperback Book, --- Pages |
|read by= [[Terry Molloy]]
isbn= ISBN 0-426-20346-1|
|cover = [[Tony Clark]]
previous story=[[The Seeds of Death (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Seeds of Death]] |
|publisher= Target Books
next story=[[Doctor Who and the War Games]] }}
|publisher2= W.H. Allen & Co
|release date= 15 March 1990
|format= Paperback Book; 14 Chapters, 132 Pages  
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20346-1
|prev= The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)
|next= Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)
|series2 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]]
|prev2 = The Seeds of Death (novelisation)
|next2=Doctor Who and the War Games (novelisation)
|soundcloudclip = https://soundcloud.com/penguin-books/doctor-who-the-space-pirates-bbc-audio-audiobook-extract
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1969 television story ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]''. This was the last [[Target Books|Target]] novelisation to be published under the ownership of [[W.H. Allen]]; henceforth, [[Virgin Publishing]] published the range. It was also the last novelisation to be written by [[Terrance Dicks]].


==Novelisation==
== Publisher's summary ==
* This novelisation is based on the original television serial generally referred to as [[DW]]: '' [[The Space Pirates]] '' which was shown from 8th March 1969 and written by [[Robert Holmes]]
The charges detonate in a series of silent explosions, and space beacon [[Space Beacon Alpha One|Alpha One]] disintegrates into lumps of metal. The [[space pirate]]s have discovered a new source of precious [[argonite]]...
* The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of [[Tony Clark]]. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).


==Publisher's Cover Blurb==
General [[Nikolai Hermack|Hermack]] of the [[Space Corps]] diverts his [[V-ship]] to investigate - and arrives in the [[Pliny]] system in time to witness the destruction of another beacon. Determined to trap the pirates, he leaves a squad of guards on beacon [[Space Beacon Alpha 4|Alpha Four]] - and shortly afterwards, in the beacon's computer bay, the incongruous shape of a [[the Doctor's TARDIS|blue police box]] materialises.
The charges detonate in a series of silent explosions, and space beacon Alpha One disintegrates into lumps of metal. The space pirates have discovered a new source of precious aragonite…<br>
General Hermack of the Space Corps diverts his V-ship to investigate-and arrives in the Pliny system in time to witness the destruction of another beacon. Determined to trap the pirates, he leaves a squad of guards on beacon Alpha Four-and shortly afterwards, in the beacon’s computer bay, the incongruous shape of a blue police box materializes.<br>
Suspected by the Space Corps of being pirates, and then pursued as spies by the pirates themselves, the Doctor, Zoe and Jamie risk asphyxiation in the vacuum of space, execution and explosion in their attempts to unmask the mastermind behind the thefts of aragonite.


==Illustrations==
Suspected by the Space Corps of being pirates, and then pursued as spies by the pirates themselves, [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] risk asphyxiation in the [[vacuum]] of space, execution and explosion in their attempts to unmask the mastermind behind the thefts of argonite.
* Contains no illustrated pages


== Deviations from the Televised Story ==
== Chapter titles ==
''To be added''
# Spacejack
# The Intruders
# Trapped
# The Renegade
# The Survivors
# Pursuit
# Missile Attack
# The Fugitives
# The Prisoners
# Escape
# Betrayed
# Rocket Blast
# A Coffin in Space
# Countdown to Doom


==Author, Writing and Publishing Notes==
== Deviations from televised story ==
* Cover artist [[Tony Clark]] first realised that he was expected to do the cover at a convention in the USA. His first submission was rejected as it featured the likeness of the Second Doctor, [[Jamie McCrimmon]] was not considered a well-known enough face to be used on the cover. The pose used by the pirate is inspired by the 1984 film [[Runaway]]
* The closing chapter features [[Milo Clancey]] giving an obscene answering machine message to Hermack.
* This was [[Terrance Dicks]] last Doctor Who novelisation for the Target range of Doctor Who noovelisations.
 
* Back pages include; full page advert for Doctor Who Magazine and  
== Writing and publishing notes ==
* Cover artist [[Tony Clark]] first knew that he was expected to do the cover artwork while he was attending a U.S. convention. Clark's first submission was rejected as it featured the likeness of the Second Doctor. [[Jamie McCrimmon]]'s likeness was not considered a well enough known face to be used on the cover. Clark then produced another cover featuring [[Maurice Caven|Caven]], which was initially accepted but later dropped after actor [[Dudley Foster]]'s widow refused permission for her late husband's likeness to be used. As a result, the final cover featured an unidentifiable pirate, whose upper face is obscured by a dark-tinted visor. The pose used by the pirate was inspired by the 1984 film ''Runaway''.
* This was [[Terrance Dicks]]'s last ''Doctor Who'' novelisation for the Target range. He would later adapt the independent film ''[[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]'' as the [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel, ''[[Shakedown (novelisation)|Shakedown]]''. His next TV adaptation would not be published until 2007 when he adapted ''[[Invasion of the Bane (novelisation)|Invasion of the Bane]]'', the first episode of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''.
* Back pages include; full page advert for ''Doctor Who Magazine'' and
Target Books advert for Doctor Who 1963-1989 THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES-IN PRINT!
Target Books advert for Doctor Who 1963-1989 THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES-IN PRINT!
* The first edition cover was the last Target Books edition to not feature an image of the Doctor.
== British publication history ==
One single paperback edition, priced £2.50 (UK), estimated print run: 24,000 copies.


==Associated Images==
== Audiobook ==
''To be added''
This Target Book was released as an audiobook on [[1 December (releases)|1 December]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Physical Audio]] and read by [[Terry Molloy]].


==Publishing History (UK)==
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]].
''To be added''


'''First Publication:'''
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* Hardback
The_Space_Pirates_CD.jpg|Audiobook cover
: W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd.  UK
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* Paperback
: Target
'''Re-issues:'''
: None


==International Editions==
== External links ==
''To be added''
''to be added''


==External Sources==
{{DWN}}
* '''[[The Target Book]]''' by [[David J Howe]] ([[Telos Publishing]] 2007)
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*  [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:Target novelisations]]
[[Category:Target Novelisations|Space Pirates]]
[[Category:1990 novels]]
[[Category:Second Doctor novelisations]]
[[Category:Stories set in the 22nd century]]
[[Category:Target novelisations with audiobook readings]]

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The Space Pirates was a novelisation based on the 1969 television story The Space Pirates. This was the last Target novelisation to be published under the ownership of W.H. Allen; henceforth, Virgin Publishing published the range. It was also the last novelisation to be written by Terrance Dicks.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The charges detonate in a series of silent explosions, and space beacon Alpha One disintegrates into lumps of metal. The space pirates have discovered a new source of precious argonite...

General Hermack of the Space Corps diverts his V-ship to investigate - and arrives in the Pliny system in time to witness the destruction of another beacon. Determined to trap the pirates, he leaves a squad of guards on beacon Alpha Four - and shortly afterwards, in the beacon's computer bay, the incongruous shape of a blue police box materialises.

Suspected by the Space Corps of being pirates, and then pursued as spies by the pirates themselves, the Doctor, Zoe and Jamie risk asphyxiation in the vacuum of space, execution and explosion in their attempts to unmask the mastermind behind the thefts of argonite.

Chapter titles[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. Spacejack
  2. The Intruders
  3. Trapped
  4. The Renegade
  5. The Survivors
  6. Pursuit
  7. Missile Attack
  8. The Fugitives
  9. The Prisoners
  10. Escape
  11. Betrayed
  12. Rocket Blast
  13. A Coffin in Space
  14. Countdown to Doom

Deviations from televised story[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The closing chapter features Milo Clancey giving an obscene answering machine message to Hermack.

Writing and publishing notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Cover artist Tony Clark first knew that he was expected to do the cover artwork while he was attending a U.S. convention. Clark's first submission was rejected as it featured the likeness of the Second Doctor. Jamie McCrimmon's likeness was not considered a well enough known face to be used on the cover. Clark then produced another cover featuring Caven, which was initially accepted but later dropped after actor Dudley Foster's widow refused permission for her late husband's likeness to be used. As a result, the final cover featured an unidentifiable pirate, whose upper face is obscured by a dark-tinted visor. The pose used by the pirate was inspired by the 1984 film Runaway.
  • This was Terrance Dicks's last Doctor Who novelisation for the Target range. He would later adapt the independent film Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans as the Virgin New Adventures novel, Shakedown. His next TV adaptation would not be published until 2007 when he adapted Invasion of the Bane, the first episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures.
  • Back pages include; full page advert for Doctor Who Magazine and

Target Books advert for Doctor Who 1963-1989 THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES-IN PRINT!

  • The first edition cover was the last Target Books edition to not feature an image of the Doctor.

British publication history[[edit] | [edit source]]

One single paperback edition, priced £2.50 (UK), estimated print run: 24,000 copies.

Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]

This Target Book was released as an audiobook on 1 December 2016 complete and unabridged by BBC Physical Audio and read by Terry Molloy.

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.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added