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|publisher= Target Books, [[W. H. Allen]] and Co. Ltd. UK | |publisher= Target Books, [[W. H. Allen]] and Co. Ltd. UK | ||
|release date= [[10 October (releases)|10 October]] [[1985 (releases)|1985]] | |release date= [[10 October (releases)|10 October]] [[1985 (releases)|1985]] | ||
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions, 159 Pages | |format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 11 Chapters, 159 Pages | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20169-8 | |isbn= ISBN 0-426-20169-8 | ||
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These seemingly unconnected events-but in reality the preparations for a massive [[Cyberman]] invasion of Earth who with one aim-the total annihilation of the human race. | These seemingly unconnected events-but in reality the preparations for a massive [[Cyberman]] invasion of Earth who with one aim-the total annihilation of the human race. | ||
== Chapter Titles == | |||
* Prologue | |||
# Home Sweet Home? | |||
# Old Friends | |||
# Cat and Mouse | |||
# Hitching Lifts | |||
# Skeletons and Cupboards | |||
# Secret Weapons | |||
# Underground Operations | |||
# Invasion | |||
# Counter Measures | |||
# The Nick of Time | |||
== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
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[[Category:1985 novels]] | [[Category:1985 novels]] | ||
[[Category:Cyberman (Mondas) novels]] | [[Category:Cyberman (Mondas) novels]] | ||
[[Category:Second Doctor novels]] | |||
Revision as of 22:34, 26 October 2014
The Invasion was a novelisation based on the 1968 television serial The Invasion.
Publisher's summary
1985 edition
Materialising in outer space, the TARDIS is attacked by a missile fired from the dark side of the moon.
Back on Earth, the newly-formed United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, led by Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, is disturbed by a series of UFO sightings over Southern England.
Meanwhile, a large consignment of mysterious crates is delivered to the headquarters of International Electromatix, the largest computer and electronics firm in the world.
These seemingly unconnected events-but in reality the preparations for a massive Cyberman invasion of Earth who with one aim-the total annihilation of the human race.
Chapter Titles
- Prologue
- Home Sweet Home?
- Old Friends
- Cat and Mouse
- Hitching Lifts
- Skeletons and Cupboards
- Secret Weapons
- Underground Operations
- Invasion
- Counter Measures
- The Nick of Time
Deviations from televised story
- The novel includes the UNIT rescue scene of Professor Watkins not included in the original televised transmission.
Writing and publishing notes
- Back pages feature details of Fantastic Doctor Who Poster Offers-without the colour pictures of the posters!
- The cover of the original Target Books edition featured the artwork of Andrew Skilleter.
Additional cover images
To be added
British publication history
First publication:
- Hardback
- W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
- Paperback
- Target
Re-issues:
- 1993 Virgin Publishing with a new cover by Alistair Pearson priced £3.50 (UK)
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