The Paradise of Death (novelisation)

The Paradise of Death
Doctor:	[[doctor::Third Doctor]]
Companion(s):	Sarah Jane Smith, the Brigadier
Key crew
Publisher:	[[publisher::Target Books, Virgin Publishing]]
Writer:	Barry Letts
Release details
Release number:	156
Release date:	1994
Format:	Paperback Book, 252 Pages
ISBN:	ISBN 0-426-20413-1

Novelisation

• This novelisation is based on the original BBC Radio Drama The Paradise of Death which was broadcast from 27th August 1993 and written by Barry Letts. It was the 156th and last release under the Target Books banner. The radio play that followed, The Ghosts of N-Space, would also be novelised, but would be published as part of the Virgin Missing Adventures line.

Publisher's summary

"Apparently the thigh bone had been bitten clean through - with one snap of the teeth." "There isn't a creature on Earth capable of doing that!"

After a skirmish with an alien warrior in the Middle Ages, Sarah Jane Smith's life as a journalist in Croydon seems rather tame. She decides to track down the enigmatic character who took her back in time; with the Doctor, a good story is never far away. Her intuition pays off. The Doctor and UNIT are called to investigate a grisly murder at Space World, a futuristic new theme park. Tagging along, Sarah and her new colleague Jeremy soon find themselves facing huge crab-like creatures, mind-controlling devices and vicious flesh-eating beetles. And those are just the attractions...

This is an adaptation by Barry Letts of his own radio play, in which Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen and Nicholas Courtney reprised their roles as the Doctor, Sarah and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. Barry Letts is the writer of several of the scripts for the TV series, and was producer of the show from 1970 to 1974.

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Illustrations

• Contains no illustrated pages

Deviations from televised story

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Writing and publishing notes

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Associated Images

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Publishing History (UK)

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First Publication:

• Paperback

Target

Re-issues:

None

International Editions

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See also

Other radio plays adapted as novels:

• Slipback
• The Ghosts of N-Space

External Sources

• The Target Book by David J Howe (Telos Publishing 2007)