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novel name=Doctor Who and the Sunmakers| | novel name=Doctor Who and the Sunmakers| | ||
image=[[ | image=[[File: Sunmakers_novel.jpg|250px]]| | ||
series=[[Target novelisation]]s | | series=[[Target novelisation]]s | | ||
number= 60 (given to later editions) | | number= 60 (given to later editions) | | ||
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==Novelisation== | == Novelisation == | ||
* This novelisation is based on the original television serial ([[DW]]): '' [[The Sun Makers]], '' which was written by [[Robert Holmes]] and shown from 26th November 1977. | * This novelisation is based on the original television serial ([[DW]]): '' [[The Sun Makers]], '' which was written by [[Robert Holmes]] and shown from 26th November 1977. | ||
* The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel. It features the artwork of [[Andrew Skilleter]]. (See below for information on other editions which have been published with different covers). | * The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel. It features the artwork of [[Andrew Skilleter]]. (See below for information on other editions which have been published with different covers). | ||
==Publisher's summary== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Everyone knows that [[Pluto]] is a barren airless rock. So naturally the [[Fourth Doctor]] is surprised when he discovers artificial suns, an ultra-modern industrial city and a group of colonists being worked – and taxed – to dealt in this inhospitable and supposedly undeveloped part of the universe …<br> | Everyone knows that [[Pluto]] is a barren airless rock. So naturally the [[Fourth Doctor]] is surprised when he discovers artificial suns, an ultra-modern industrial city and a group of colonists being worked – and taxed – to dealt in this inhospitable and supposedly undeveloped part of the universe …<br /> | ||
With the help of his companion [[Leela]] and the faithful [[ | With the help of his companion [[Leela]] and the faithful [[K9]], the Doctor takes on the mysterious and powerful Company, ruthless exploiter of planets and their people. | ||
==Illustrations== | == Illustrations == | ||
* None | * None | ||
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''To be added'' | ''To be added'' | ||
==Writing and publishing notes== | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
* Last in the range to have a title prefixed by “Doctor Who and …” | * Last in the range to have a title prefixed by “Doctor Who and …” | ||
* Although not generally acknowledged as such, this was a rare occasion during the 1980s that the title of a novelisation differed from that of the original series, but barely: the serial spelled ''Sun Makers'' as two words, while the novelisation used the single-word form, ''Sunmakers''. | * Although not generally acknowledged as such, this was a rare occasion during the 1980s that the title of a novelisation differed from that of the original series, but barely: the serial spelled ''Sun Makers'' as two words, while the novelisation used the single-word form, ''Sunmakers''. | ||
==Additional cover images== | == Additional cover images == | ||
<gallery hideaddbutton="true" > | <gallery hideaddbutton="true" > | ||
file:The Face of Evil and The Sunmakers.jpg|1989 edition; The Face of Evil and The Sunmakers | file:The Face of Evil and The Sunmakers.jpg|1989 edition; The Face of Evil and The Sunmakers | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==British publication history== | == British publication history == | ||
''To be added'' | ''To be added'' | ||
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'''Re-issues:''' | '''Re-issues:''' | ||
==Editions published outside Britain== | == Editions published outside Britain == | ||
''To be added'' | ''To be added'' | ||
==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] | ||
{{DWN}} | {{DWN}} | ||
Revision as of 00:34, 4 November 2011
Novelisation
- This novelisation is based on the original television serial (DW): The Sun Makers, which was written by Robert Holmes and shown from 26th November 1977.
- The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel. It features the artwork of Andrew Skilleter. (See below for information on other editions which have been published with different covers).
Publisher's summary
Everyone knows that Pluto is a barren airless rock. So naturally the Fourth Doctor is surprised when he discovers artificial suns, an ultra-modern industrial city and a group of colonists being worked – and taxed – to dealt in this inhospitable and supposedly undeveloped part of the universe …
With the help of his companion Leela and the faithful K9, the Doctor takes on the mysterious and powerful Company, ruthless exploiter of planets and their people.
Illustrations
- None
Deviations from televised story
To be added
Writing and publishing notes
- Last in the range to have a title prefixed by “Doctor Who and …”
- Although not generally acknowledged as such, this was a rare occasion during the 1980s that the title of a novelisation differed from that of the original series, but barely: the serial spelled Sun Makers as two words, while the novelisation used the single-word form, Sunmakers.
Additional cover images
1989 edition; The Face of Evil and The Sunmakers
British publication history
To be added
First Publication:
- Hardback
- W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
- Paperback
- Target
Re-issues:
Editions published outside Britain
To be added
See also
- The Target Book by David J Howe (Telos Publishing 2007)
