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name= The Sensorites|
|name= The Sensorites
image= Sensorites target118.jpg |
|image= Sensorites target118.jpg  
series=[[Target novelisation]]s |
|series=[[Target novelisation]]s  
number= 118 |
|number= 118  
novelisation of= The Sensorites (TV story)|
|novelisation of= The Sensorites (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= The [[Sensorite]]s |
|enemy= The [[Sensorite]]s  
year= [[Sense Sphere]] |
|year= [[Sense Sphere]]  
writer= [[Nigel Robinson]] |
|writer= [[Nigel Robinson]]  
publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W.H. Allen & Co]] |
|publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W.H. Allen & Co]]  
release date= [[February]] [[1987]] (hardcover)<br />[[July]] [[1987]] (paperback) |
|release date= [[February]] [[1987]] (hardcover)<br />[[July]] [[1987]] (paperback)  
format= Hardcover and paperback editions, 143 Pages |
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions, 143 Pages  
isbn= ISBN 0-426-20295-3|
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20295-3
prev= The Aztecs (novelisation)|
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next= The Reign of Terror (novelisation)}}
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Novelisation

  • This novelisation is based on the original television serial generally referred to as TV: The Sensorites which included individual episode titles. It was written by Peter R. Newman and shown from 20 June 1964.
  • The cover and information on the right are for the original Target edition. It featured the artwork of Nick Spender. (See below for information on editions with different covers).

Publisher's summary

The TARDIS materialises on board a dark and silent spaceship. As the First Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara penetrate the craft’s eerie gloom they come across what appear to be the bodies of two dead astronauts.
But the astronauts are far from dead, and are living in mortal fear of the Sensorites, a race of telepathic creatures from the Sense Sphere.
When the lock of the TARDIS is stolen the Doctor is forced into an uneasy alliance with the aliens. And when he arrives on the Sensorites’ planet he discovers that it is not only the humans who have cause to be afraid…

Chapter Titles

  1. Strangers in Space
  2. War of Nerves
  3. The Dreams of Avarice
  4. The Unwilling Warriors
  5. The Quest for Freedom
  6. Hidden Danger
  7. A Race Against Death
  8. Into the Darkness
  9. Surrounded by Enemies
  10. A Conspiracy of Lies
  11. The Secret of the Caves
  12. A Desperate Venture

Illustrations

None

Deviations from televised story

To be added

Writing and publishing notes

  • Nigel Robinson was wary about commissioning himself to write this novelisation while still the editor of the range, but was reassured by comments on how long it took for him to suggest the idea.
  • This is the first of four novelisations Robinson would write. He is one of only three authors to write for Target with no previous connection to either the scriptwriting or production of the original series. The others were Alison Bingeman and John Peel.
  • Inside back cover features Fantastic Doctor Who Poster Offer (in colour).

Additional cover images

To be added

British publication history

Hardback (February 1987)
  • W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491034555, copies priced £7.50 (UK))
Paperback (July 1987)
  • Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. Single paperback edition, estimated print run: 32,500, priced £1.95 (UK).

Editions published outside Britain

To be added

See also

External links