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In a final bid to regain control of the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]’s faulty control system [[First Doctor| | In a final bid to regain control of the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]’s faulty control system the [[First Doctor|First Doctor]] is driven to experiment with a dangerous untried combination.<br> | ||
With a violent explosion the TARDIS blacks out and the crew find themselves trapped inside.<br> | With a violent explosion the TARDIS blacks out and the crew find themselves trapped inside.<br> | ||
A simple technical fault? Sabotage? Or something even more sinister? Tension mounts as the Doctor and his companions begin to suspect one another.<br> | A simple technical fault? Sabotage? Or something even more sinister? Tension mounts as the Doctor and his companions begin to suspect one another.<br> | ||
Revision as of 17:07, 24 February 2011
Novelisation
- This novelisation is based on the original television serial generally referred to as DW: The Edge of Destruction which included individual episode titles and was shown from 8th February 1964 and written by David Whitaker.
- The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of Alister Pearson. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).
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?
Illustrations
None
Deviations from televised story
To be added
Writing and publishing notes
- This novelisation was originally offered to Stephen James Walker, but as a two-parter 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, page details how to order Star books!
Additional cover images
To be added
British publication history
- Hardback (May 1988)
- W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491031386, 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
To be added
See also
- The Target Book by David J Howe (Telos Publishing 2007)
