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novel name= Doctor Who - The Edge of Destruction| | novel name= Doctor Who - The Edge of Destruction| | ||
image= [[ | image= [[File: Edge_of_Destruction_novel.jpg|250px]] | | ||
series=[[Target novelisation]]s | | series=[[Target novelisation]]s | | ||
number= 132 | | number= 132 | | ||
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writer= [[Nigel Robinson]] | | writer= [[Nigel Robinson]] | | ||
publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W.H. Allen & Co]] | | publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W.H. Allen & Co]] | | ||
release date= [[May]] [[1988]] (hardcover)<br>[[October]] [[1988]] (paperback) | | release date= [[May]] [[1988]] (hardcover)<br />[[October]] [[1988]] (paperback) | | ||
format= Hardcover and paperback editions, 120 Pages | | format= Hardcover and paperback editions, 120 Pages | | ||
isbn= ISBN 0-426-20327-5| | isbn= ISBN 0-426-20327-5| | ||
previous story=[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]| | previous story=[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]| | ||
next story=[[Marco Polo (novelisation) | Doctor Who – Marco Polo]] }} | next story= [[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Doctor Who – Marco Polo]] }} | ||
==Novelisation== | == Novelisation == | ||
* This novelisation is based on the original television serial generally referred to as [[DW]]: ''[[The Edge of Destruction]]'' which included individual episode titles, written by [[David Whitaker]] and shown from 8th February 1964. | * This novelisation is based on the original television serial generally referred to as [[DW]]: ''[[The Edge of Destruction]]'' which included individual episode titles, written by [[David Whitaker]] and shown from 8th February 1964. | ||
*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 == | ||
In a final bid to regain control of the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]’s faulty control system the [[ | 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.<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 /> | ||
What has happened to the TARDIS?<br> | What has happened to the TARDIS?<br /> | ||
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? | ||
==Illustrations== | == Illustrations == | ||
None | None | ||
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''To be added'' | ''To be added'' | ||
==Writing and publishing notes== | == 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]]. | * 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! | * 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! | ||
==Additional cover images== | == Additional cover images == | ||
''To be added'' | ''To be added'' | ||
==British publication history== | == British publication history == | ||
: '''Hardback''' (May 1988) | : '''Hardback''' (May 1988) | ||
* W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491031386, priced £7.95) | * W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491031386, priced £7.95) | ||
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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 == | ||
*{{On target|1988/edge/88edge.htm|Doctor Who - The Edge of Destruction}} | * {{On target|1988/edge/88edge.htm|Doctor Who - The Edge of Destruction}} | ||
{{DWN}} | {{DWN}} | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
Revision as of 17:06, 5 November 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, written by David Whitaker and shown from 8th February 1964.
- 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
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. 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!
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)
