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* This novelisation is based on the original television serial ([[DW]]): '' [[Ghost Light]] '' which was shown from 4th October 1989 and written by [[Marc Platt]] | * This novelisation is based on the original television serial ([[DW]]): '' [[Ghost Light]] '' which was shown from 4th October 1989 and written by [[Marc Platt]] | ||
* The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of [[Alistair Pearson]]. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover). | * The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of [[Alistair Pearson]]. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover). | ||
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Perivale, 1983<br> | Perivale, 1983<br> | ||
A column of smoke rises from the blazing ruins of a forgotten, decaying mansion. | A column of smoke rises from the blazing ruins of a forgotten, decaying mansion. | ||
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==Author, Writing and Publishing Notes== | ==Author, Writing and Publishing Notes== | ||
* [[Alister Pearson]]’s original cover design featured the faces of [[Josiah Smith]] and [[Light]] which were removed in the final cover. | |||
* Dedication: “For Ian, Margaret and the wonderful Alice” | * Dedication: “For Ian, Margaret and the wonderful Alice” | ||
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==External Sources== | ==External Sources== | ||
'' | * '''[[The Target Book]]''' by [[David J Howe]] ([[Telos Publishing]] 2007) | ||
* [http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/OnTarget/general/main.htm ''On Target'' a comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations by Tim Neal] | |||
[[Category:Target Novelisations]] | [[Category:Target Novelisations]] | ||
Revision as of 01:04, 19 February 2008
Novelisation
- This novelisation is based on the original television serial (DW): Ghost Light which was shown from 4th October 1989 and written by Marc Platt
- The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of Alistair Pearson. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).
Publisher's Cover Blurb
Perivale, 1983
A column of smoke rises from the blazing ruins of a forgotten, decaying mansion.
Perivale, 1883
In the sleepy, rural parish of Greenford Parva, Gabriel Chase is by far the most imposing edifice. The villagers shun the grim house, but the owner, the reclusive and controversial naturalist Josiah Samuel Smith, receives occasional visitors.
The Reverend Ernest Mathews, for instance, dean of Mortarhouse College, has travelled from Oxford to refute Smith’s blasphemous theories of evolution.
And in a deserted upstairs room, the Doctor and Ace venture from the TARDIS to explore the Victorian mansion …
Who – or what – is Josiah Smith? What terrible secrets does his house conceal? And why does Ace find everything so frightening familiar?
Illustrations
- None
Deviations from the Televised Story
To be added
Author, Writing and Publishing Notes
- Alister Pearson’s original cover design featured the faces of Josiah Smith and Light which were removed in the final cover.
- Dedication: “For Ian, Margaret and the wonderful Alice”
Associated Images
To be added
Publishing History (UK)
To be added
First Publication:
- Hardback
- W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
- Paperback
- Target
Re-issues:
International Editions
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