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name= The Edge of Destruction| | |name= The Edge of Destruction | ||
image= Edge_of_Destruction_novel.jpg | | |image= Edge_of_Destruction_novel.jpg | ||
series=[[Target novelisation]]s | | |series=[[Target novelisation]]s | ||
number= 132 | | |number= 132 | ||
novelisation of=The Edge of Destruction (TV story)| | |novelisation of=The Edge of Destruction (TV story) | ||
doctor=First Doctor | | |doctor=First Doctor | ||
companions= [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] | | |companions= [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] | ||
enemy= | | |enemy= | ||
year= [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] | | |year= [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] | ||
writer= [[Nigel Robinson]] | | |writer= [[Nigel Robinson]] | ||
publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W.H. Allen & Co]] | | |publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W.H. Allen & Co]] | ||
release date= [[May]] [[1988]] (hardcover)<br />[[October]] [[1988]] (paperback) | | |release date= [[May]] [[1988]] (hardcover)<br />[[October]] [[1988]] (paperback) | ||
format= Hardcover and paperback editions, 120 Pages | | |format= Hardcover and paperback editions, 120 Pages | ||
isbn= ISBN 0-426-20327-5| | |isbn= ISBN 0-426-20327-5 | ||
prev=Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks | |prev=Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks | ||
next= Marco Polo (novelisation)|Doctor Who – Marco Polo }} | next= Marco Polo (novelisation)|Doctor Who – Marco Polo }} | ||
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Novelisation
- This novelisation is based on the original television serial generally referred to as TV: The Edge of Destruction which included individual episode titles, written by David Whitaker and shown from 8 February 1964.
- The cover and information on the right are for the original Target edition. It features the artwork of Alister Pearson. (See below for a cover gallery.)
Publisher's summary
In a final bid to regain control of the TARDIS's faulty control system the First Doctor is driven to experiment with a dangerous untried combination.
With a violent explosion the TARDIS blacks out and the crew find themselves trapped inside.
A simple technical fault? Sabotage? Or something even more sinister? Tension mounts as the Doctor and his companions begin to suspect one another.
What has happened to the TARDIS?
Slowly a terrifying suspicion dawns. Has the TARDIS become the prisoner of some powerful fifth intelligence which is even now haunting the time-machine's dark and gloomy corridors?
Chapter Titles
- Aftershock
- The Seeds of Suspicion
- Inside the Machine
- Trapped
- 'Like a Person Possessed'
- The End of Time
- The Haunting
- Accusations
- The Brink of Disaster
- A Race Against Time
Illustrations
None
Deviations from televised story
- Barbara hallucinates that Ian had too much to drink at the Cricketers.
Writing and publishing notes
- This novelisation was originally offered to Stephen James Walker, but as a two-parter. It was declined and instead written by Nigel Robinson.
- The inside back cover includes colour Fantastic Doctor Who Poster Offers!-but instead of poster ordering details, the page details how to order Star books!
Cover Gallery
Hardcover edition; cover by Alister Pearson
Target Books edition; cover by Alister Pearson
British publication history
- Hardback (May 1988)
- W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491031386, estimated print run: 1,000, priced £7.95)
- Paperback (October 1988)
- Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. One single paperback edition, estimated print run: 23,000, priced £1.99 (UK).
Editions published outside Britain
None
See also
- The Target Book by David J Howe (Telos Publishing 2007)
