Silver Nemesis (novelisation)

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Novelisation

  • This novelisation is based on the original television serial (DW: Silver Nemesis) written by Kevin Clarke and shown from 23 November to 7 December 1988.
  • The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel. It features the artwork of Alister Pearson. (See below for information on editions with different covers).
  • This adaptation of the twenty-fifth anniversary Doctor Who story has the distinction of being the final novelisation to be published during the run of the original 1963-89 TV series.

Publisher's summary

1989 edition

Launched into space 350 years ago, a meteor is returning to Earth – and inside it waits Nemesis, a silver statue made of the living metal validium, the most dangerous substance in the Universe.
Evil powers await the statue’s return: the neo-nazis de Flores and his stormtroopers; Lady Peinforte, who saw Nemesis exiled in 1638 and has propelled herself forward in time; and the advance party of a Cyberman invasion force.
And in the garden of a Windsor pub, the Doctor and Ace are enjoying the timeless sounds of a jazz quartet
This story celebrates 25 years of Doctor Who on television.

Illustrations

  • None

Deviations from televised story

The crash of the Nemesis comet and the battle between the Cybermen and De Flores's men occurs on a housing estate construction site rather than wasteground.

Writing and publishing notes

  • The swastika symbol was far more visable in Alister Pearson's original cover design before being scalled down and given less prominance in the final cover.
  • Dedication: “For D H F Somerset with all my gratitude”

Additional cover images

British publication history

First Publication: Paperback (November 1989)

  • Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. One single paperback edition, (estimated print run: 22,000) priced £1.99 (UK.

Re-issues: (September 1993)

  • Target / Virgin Publishing. One single paperback edition, priced £3.50 (UK)featuring a new cover by Alistair Pearson.

Editions published outside Britain

To be added

See also

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