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|novel name=Doctor Who – Trial of a Time Lord<br>The Mysterious Planet | |novel name=Doctor Who – Trial of a Time Lord<br />The Mysterious Planet | ||
|image=[[ | |image=[[File: Mysterious_Planet_TOATL_novel.jpg|250px]] | ||
|series=[[Target novelisation]]s | |series=[[Target novelisation]]s | ||
|number= 127 | |number= 127 | ||
|doctor=[[Sixth Doctor]] | |doctor=[[Sixth Doctor]] | ||
|companions= [[Peri Brown|Peri]] | |companions= [[Peri Brown|Peri]] | ||
|enemy= [[Valeyard]], [[Inquisitor]]<br>[[Sabalom Glitz]], [[Drathro]], [[Tribe of the Free]] | |enemy= [[Valeyard]], [[Inquisitor]]<br />[[Sabalom Glitz]], [[Drathro]], [[Tribe of the Free]] | ||
|year= [[Time Lord Station]], [[Ravalox]] / [[Earth]], 2,000,000 Future | |year= [[Time Lord Station]], [[Ravalox]] / [[Earth]], 2,000,000 Future | ||
|writer= [[Terrance Dicks ]] | |writer= [[Terrance Dicks]] | ||
|publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W.H. Allen & Co]] | |publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W.H. Allen & Co]] | ||
|release date= November [[1987]] (hardcover)<br>April [[1988]] (paperback) | |release date= November [[1987]] (hardcover)<br />April [[1988]] (paperback) | ||
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions, 127 Pages | |format= Hardcover and paperback editions, 127 Pages | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20319-4 | |isbn= ISBN 0-426-20319-4 | ||
|previous story=[[Timelash (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Timelash]]<br>(''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'' was not novelised) |next story=[[Mindwarp (novelisation)|Doctor Who – Mindwarp]] | |previous story=[[Timelash (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Timelash]]<br />(''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'' was not novelised) |next story=[[Mindwarp (novelisation)|Doctor Who – Mindwarp]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Novelisation== | == Novelisation == | ||
* This novelisation is based on the original television serial [[DW]]: '' [[The Mysterious Planet]] '' (part 1 of '' [[The Trial of a Time Lord]] '') which was shown from 6th September 1986. This section was written by [[Robert Holmes]]. | * This novelisation is based on the original television serial [[DW]]: '' [[The Mysterious Planet]] '' (part 1 of '' [[The Trial of a Time Lord]] '') which was shown from 6th September 1986. This section was written by [[Robert Holmes]]. | ||
* The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of [[Tony Masero]]. (See below for information on other editions published with different covers). | * The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of [[Tony Masero]]. (See below for information on other editions published with different covers). | ||
==Publisher's summary== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] has been taken out of time and the [[Sixth Doctor]] has been brought before a court of his fellow [[Time Lord]]s. There the sinister [[Valeyard]] accuses the Doctor of breaking [[Gallifrey]]'s most important law and interfering in the affairs of other planets. <br> | [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] has been taken out of time and the [[Sixth Doctor]] has been brought before a court of his fellow [[Time Lord]]s. There the sinister [[Valeyard]] accuses the Doctor of breaking [[Gallifrey]]'s most important law and interfering in the affairs of other planets. <br /> | ||
If the Valeyard can prove him guilty, the Doctor must sacrifice his remaining regenerations. To prove his case the Valeyard focuses on an adventure set in the Doctor's past. <br> | If the Valeyard can prove him guilty, the Doctor must sacrifice his remaining regenerations. To prove his case the Valeyard focuses on an adventure set in the Doctor's past. <br /> | ||
It is an adventure set on the planet [[Ravolox]], a seemingly primitive world but one which the Doctor and [[Peri Brown|Peri]] find strangely familiar… | It is an adventure set on the planet [[Ravolox]], a seemingly primitive world but one which the Doctor and [[Peri Brown|Peri]] find strangely familiar… | ||
==Illustrations== | == Illustrations == | ||
* None | * None | ||
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''To be added'' | ''To be added'' | ||
==Writing and publishing notes== | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
* ''To be added'' | * ''To be added'' | ||
==Additional cover images== | == Additional cover images == | ||
''To be added'' | ''To be added'' | ||
==British publication history== | == British publication history == | ||
: '''Hardback''' (November 1987) | : '''Hardback''' (November 1987) | ||
* W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491030967, copies priced £7.95 (UK)) | * W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491030967, copies priced £7.95 (UK)) | ||
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* Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. One single paperback edition, estimated print run: 22,500, priced £1.99 (UK). | * Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. One single paperback edition, estimated print run: 22,500, priced £1.99 (UK). | ||
==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] | ||
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Revision as of 18:58, 5 November 2011
Novelisation
- This novelisation is based on the original television serial DW: The Mysterious Planet (part 1 of The Trial of a Time Lord ) which was shown from 6th September 1986. This section was written by Robert Holmes.
- The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of Tony Masero. (See below for information on other editions published with different covers).
Publisher's summary
The TARDIS has been taken out of time and the Sixth Doctor has been brought before a court of his fellow Time Lords. There the sinister Valeyard accuses the Doctor of breaking Gallifrey's most important law and interfering in the affairs of other planets.
If the Valeyard can prove him guilty, the Doctor must sacrifice his remaining regenerations. To prove his case the Valeyard focuses on an adventure set in the Doctor's past.
It is an adventure set on the planet Ravolox, a seemingly primitive world but one which the Doctor and Peri find strangely familiar…
Illustrations
- None
Deviations from televised story
To be added
Writing and publishing notes
- To be added
Additional cover images
To be added
British publication history
- Hardback (November 1987)
- W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491030967, copies priced £7.95 (UK))
- Paperback (April 1988)
- Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. One single paperback edition, estimated print run: 22,500, priced £1.99 (UK).
Editions published outside Britain
To be added
See also
- The Target Book by David J Howe (Telos Publishing 2007)
