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novel name=Doctor Who – Trial of a Time Lord<br>The Ultimate Foe| | novel name=Doctor Who – Trial of a Time Lord<br />The Ultimate Foe| | ||
image=[[ | image=[[File: Ultimate_Foe_TOATL_novel.jpg|250px]]| | ||
series=[[Target novelisation]]s | | series=[[Target novelisation]]s | | ||
number= 131 | | number= 131 | | ||
doctor=[[Sixth Doctor]] | | doctor=[[Sixth Doctor]] | | ||
companions= [[Melanie Bush]] | | companions= [[Melanie Bush]] | | ||
enemy= [[Valeyard]], [[Inquisitor]]<br>[[the Master]], [[Sabalom Glitz]]| | enemy= [[Valeyard]], [[Inquisitor]]<br />[[the Master]], [[Sabalom Glitz]]| | ||
year= [[The Matrix]], [[Time Lord Station]]| | year= [[The Matrix]], [[Time Lord Station]]| | ||
writer= [[Pip and Jane Baker]]| | writer= [[Pip and Jane Baker]]| | ||
publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W.H. Allen & Co]]| | publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W.H. Allen & Co]]| | ||
release date= April [[1988]] (hardcover)<br>September [[1988]] (paperback)| | release date= April [[1988]] (hardcover)<br />September [[1988]] (paperback)| | ||
format= Hardcover and paperback editions, 126 Pages| | format= Hardcover and paperback editions, 126 Pages| | ||
isbn= ISBN 0-426-20329-1| | isbn= ISBN 0-426-20329-1| | ||
previous story=[[Terror of the Vervoids (novelisation)|Doctor Who – Terror of the Vervoids]] | | previous story=[[Terror of the Vervoids (novelisation)|Doctor Who – Terror of the Vervoids]] | | ||
next story=[[Time and the Rani (novelisation)|Doctor Who – Time and the Rani]] }} | next story=[[Time and the Rani (novelisation)|Doctor Who – Time and the Rani]] }} | ||
==Novelisation== | == Novelisation == | ||
* This novelisation is based on the original television serial [[DW]]: ''[[The Ultimate Foe]]'' (part 4 of ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]'') which was shown from 6th September 1986. This section was written by [[Robert Holmes]] and [[Pip and Jane Baker]] | * This novelisation is based on the original television serial [[DW]]: ''[[The Ultimate Foe]]'' (part 4 of ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]'') which was shown from 6th September 1986. This section was written by [[Robert Holmes]] and [[Pip and Jane Baker]] | ||
* The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel. It features the artwork of [[Alister Pearson]]. (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. It features the artwork of [[Alister Pearson]]. (See below for information on other editions published with different covers). | ||
==Publisher's summary== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Snatched out of time and space and brought before the [[Time Lord]]s on [[Gallifrey]], the [[Sixth Doctor]] is on trial for his life. <br> | Snatched out of time and space and brought before the [[Time Lord]]s on [[Gallifrey]], the [[Sixth Doctor]] is on trial for his life. <br /> | ||
While the Doctor asserts that the evidence of [[the Matrix]], the repository of all Time Lord knowledge, has been tampered with, the mysterious and vengeful prosecuting council, [[the Valeyard]], is confident that the Doctor will be sentenced to death. <br> | While the Doctor asserts that the evidence of [[the Matrix]], the repository of all Time Lord knowledge, has been tampered with, the mysterious and vengeful prosecuting council, [[the Valeyard]], is confident that the Doctor will be sentenced to death. <br /> | ||
In a dramatic intervention the Valeyard's true identity is revealed but he escapes from the courtroom into the Matrix, and it is into this nightmare world that the Doctor must follow – to face his ultimate foe … | In a dramatic intervention the Valeyard's true identity is revealed but he escapes from the courtroom into the Matrix, and it is into this nightmare world that the Doctor must follow – to face his ultimate foe … | ||
==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''' (April 1988) | : '''Hardback''' (April 1988) | ||
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* 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). | ||
==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 20:25, 5 November 2011
Novelisation
- This novelisation is based on the original television serial DW: The Ultimate Foe (part 4 of The Trial of a Time Lord) which was shown from 6th September 1986. This section was written by Robert Holmes and Pip and Jane Baker
- The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel. It features the artwork of Alister Pearson. (See below for information on other editions published with different covers).
Publisher's summary
Snatched out of time and space and brought before the Time Lords on Gallifrey, the Sixth Doctor is on trial for his life.
While the Doctor asserts that the evidence of the Matrix, the repository of all Time Lord knowledge, has been tampered with, the mysterious and vengeful prosecuting council, the Valeyard, is confident that the Doctor will be sentenced to death.
In a dramatic intervention the Valeyard's true identity is revealed but he escapes from the courtroom into the Matrix, and it is into this nightmare world that the Doctor must follow – to face his ultimate foe …
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 (April 1988)
- W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491031068, copies priced £7.95)
- Paperback (September 1989)
- 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)
