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|companions= [[Peri Brown]] | |companions= [[Peri Brown]] | ||
|enemy= [[The Valeyard]]<br />[[Darkel|Inquisitor Darkel]]<br />[[Sabalom Glitz]]<br />[[Drathro]]<br />The [[Tribe of the Free]] | |enemy= [[The Valeyard]]<br />[[Darkel|Inquisitor Darkel]]<br />[[Sabalom Glitz]]<br />[[Drathro]]<br />The [[Tribe of the Free]] | ||
|year= [[Time Lord Station]]<br />[[Ravolox]] / [[Earth]], [[Far future|2,000,000]] | |year= [[Time Lord Station]]<br />[[Earth|Ravolox]] / [[Earth]], [[Far future|2,000,000]] | ||
|writer= [[Terrance Dicks]] | |writer= [[Terrance Dicks]] | ||
|publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W.H. Allen & Co]] | |publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W.H. Allen & Co]] | ||
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This novelisation was based on the original television serial [[TV]]: ''[[The Mysterious Planet]]'' (part 1 of ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]'') which was shown from [[6 September]] [[1986]]. This section was written by [[Robert Holmes]]. The original cover featured the artwork of [[Tony Masero]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] has been taken out of time and [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] has been brought before a court of his fellow [[Time Lord]]s. There the sinister [[Valeyard]] accuses the Doctor of breaking [[Gallifrey]]'s most important law and interfering in the affairs of other planets. | [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] has been taken out of time and [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] has been brought before a court of his fellow [[Time Lord]]s. There the sinister [[Valeyard]] accuses the Doctor of breaking [[Gallifrey]]'s most important law and interfering in the affairs of other planets. | ||
If the Valeyard can prove him guilty, the Doctor must sacrifice his remaining regenerations. To prove his case the Valeyard focuses on an adventure set in the Doctor's past. | |||
If the Valeyard can prove him guilty, the Doctor must sacrifice his remaining regenerations. To prove his case the Valeyard focuses on an adventure set in the Doctor's past. | |||
It is an adventure set on the planet [[Ravolox]], a seemingly primitive world but one which the Doctor and [[Peri Brown|Peri]] find strangely familiar... | It is an adventure set on the planet [[Ravolox]], a seemingly primitive world but one which the Doctor and [[Peri Brown|Peri]] find strangely familiar... | ||
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== 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] | ||
Revision as of 16:30, 28 May 2013
This novelisation was based on the original television serial TV: The Mysterious Planet (part 1 of The Trial of a Time Lord) which was shown from 6 September 1986. This section was written by Robert Holmes. The original cover featured the artwork of Tony Masero.
Publisher's summary
The TARDIS has been taken out of time and the Doctor has been brought before a court of his fellow Time Lords. There the sinister Valeyard accuses the Doctor of breaking Gallifrey's most important law and interfering in the affairs of other planets.
If the Valeyard can prove him guilty, the Doctor must sacrifice his remaining regenerations. To prove his case the Valeyard focuses on an adventure set in the Doctor's past.
It is an adventure set on the planet Ravolox, a seemingly primitive world but one which the Doctor and Peri find strangely familiar...
Illustrations
- None
Deviations from televised story
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Writing and publishing notes
- To be added
Additional cover images
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British publication history
- Hardback (November 1987)
- W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491030967, copies priced £7.95 (UK))
- Paperback (April 1988)
- Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. One single paperback edition, estimated print run: 22,500, priced £1.99 (UK).
Editions published outside Britain
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See also
- The Target Book by David J Howe (Telos Publishing 2007)
