Novelisation
- This novelisation is based on the original television serial DW: The Mysterious Planet (part 1 of Trial of a Time Lord ) which was shown from 6th September 1986 and this section was written by Robert Holmes
- The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of Tony Masero. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).
Publisher's summary
The TARDIS has been taken out of time and the Doctor has been brought before a court of his fellow Time Lords. There the sinister Valeyard accuses the Doctor of breaking Gallifrey's most important law and interfering in the affairs of other planets.
If the Valeyard can prove him guilty, the Doctor must sacrifice his remaining regenerations. To prove his case the Valeyard focuses on an adventure set in the Doctor's past.
It is an adventure set on the planet Ravolox, a seemingly primitive world but one which the Doctor and Peri find strangely familiar…
Illustrations
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Deviations from televised story
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Author, Writing and Publishing Notes
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Associated Images
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Publishing History (UK)
- Hardback (November 1987)
- W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491030967, copies priced £7.95 (UK))
- Paperback (April 1988)
- Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. One single paperback edition, estimated print run: 22,500, priced £1.99 (UK).
International Editions
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