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companions= [[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Harry Sullivan]],  [[Sergeant Benton]], [[UNIT]] |
companions= [[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Harry Sullivan]],  [[Sergeant Benton]], [[UNIT]] |
enemy= [[Kraal]]s|
enemy= [[Kraal]]s|
year= Village of Devesham, [[Earth]], [[1970]]’s ?<br>[[Oseidon]] |
year= Village of Devesham, [[Earth]], circa [[1970s]]<br>[[Oseidon]] |
writer= [[Terrance Dicks]]|
writer= [[Terrance Dicks]]|
publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W.H. Allen & Co]]|
publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W.H. Allen & Co]]|
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isbn= ISBN 0-426-10858-2|
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==Novelisation==
==Novelisation==

Revision as of 03:27, 28 June 2009


Novelisation

  • This novelisation is based on the original television serial (DW): The Android Invasion which was shown from 22nd November 1975 and written by Terry Nation
  • The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of Roy Knipe. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).

Publisher's Cover Blurb

The Doctor and Sarah arrive safely back on Earth – or do they?
Why does the mysterious soldier march straight over a cliff – and then reappear unharmed?
Why are they attacked by the sinister mechanics with built-in guns for hands?
Why is a picturesque country village at first deserted – then filled with mindless zombies?
And why are their best friends suddenly trying to kill them?
The Doctor has stumbled on a cunning alien plan to take over the Earth. Will he be in time to defeat the deadly Kraals and their terrifying android invasion?

Illustrations

  • None

Deviations from the Televised Story

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Author, Writing and Publishing Notes

  • When the first seventy-three Target novelisations were retroactively numbered in 1983, this book was assigned #2; however no edition bearing the number was ever printed.

Associated Images

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Publishing History (UK)

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First Publication:

  • Hardback
W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
  • Paperback
Target

Re-issues:

International Editions

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External Sources