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This novelisation was based on the original television serial generally referred to as [[TV]]: ''[[The Edge of Destruction (TV story)|The Edge of Destruction]]'' which included individual episode titles, written by [[David Whitaker]] and shown from [[8 February (releases)|8 February]] [[1964]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
In a final bid to regain control of the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]'s faulty control system the [[First Doctor]] is driven to experiment with a dangerous untried combination. | In a final bid to regain control of the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|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. | With a violent explosion the TARDIS blacks out and the crew find themselves trapped inside. | ||
What has happened to the TARDIS? | |||
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? | 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? | ||
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== British publication history == | == British publication history == | ||
'''Hardback''' (May 1988) | |||
* W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491031386, estimated print run: 1,000, priced £7.95) | * 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). | * Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. One single paperback edition, estimated print run: 23,000, priced £1.99 (UK). | ||
Revision as of 16:18, 22 June 2013
This novelisation was 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.
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)
