Doctor Who and the Green Death (novelisation)

The Green Death begins slowly. In a small Welsh mining village a man emerges from the disused colliery covered in a green fungus. Minutes later he is dead. Unit, Jo Grant and Doctor Who in tow, arrive on the scene to investigate, but strangely reluctant to assist their enquiries is Dr Stevens, director of the local refinery Panorama Chemicals.

Are they in time to destroy the mysterious power which threatens them all before the whole village, and even the world, is wiped out by a deadly swarm of green maggots?

Chapter titles

'Wealth in our time!'
The Doctor Plans a Holiday
Land of My Fathers
Into the Mine
Escape!
The Sluice Pipe
The Egg
The Maggots
The Swarm
The Green Death
The Chrysalis
One World, One People, One BOSS!

Deviations from televised story

The refinery is called Panorama Chemicals in the book, whereas in the TV version it's called Global Chemicals.
Dr Ralph Arnold Fell is renamed Dr Arnold Bell.
Jo wonders if the Doctor has fallen in love with her.
Elgin is reinstated into the events where he was replaced in the televised version by James.
The Doctor mourns killing the giant dragonfly.

Writing and publishing notes

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Additional cover images

1985 edition; Cover by Alun Hood

British publication history

Hardback

W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK

Paperback

Target

Re-issues:

60p (UK)

1979 Target Books with a new cover by Alun Hood priced 60p (UK)

Editions published outside Britain

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Audiobook

This Target book was released complete and unabridged by BBC Audio and read by Katy Manning, who was played Jo Grant.

The audio set of four CDs with an ISBN 1-405-? was released in October 2008 priced £13.99 (UK)

The cover blurb and thumbnail illustrations were retained in the accompanying booklet with sleevenotes by David J. Howe. Music and sound effects by Simon Power.

External links

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