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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* Has the distinction of being the first Doctor Who novel which is not based on a televised story, leading the way for the later [[Virgin New Adventures]] book series. It is also the first ''Doctor Who''-related novel in which the Doctor does not actually play a role. It is not, however, the first original Doctor Who-related fiction to be published by Target Books. That distinction belongs to the novella ''[[Daleks: The Secret Invasion]]'' by [[Terry Nation]], included in the [[1979]] release ''[[Terry Nation's Dalek Special]]''. | * Has the distinction of being the first Doctor Who novel which is not based on a televised story, leading the way for the later [[Virgin New Adventures]] book series. It is also the first ''Doctor Who''-related novel in which the Doctor does not actually play a role. It is not, however, the first original Doctor Who-related fiction to be published by Target Books. That distinction belongs to the novella ''[[Daleks: The Secret Invasion]]'' by [[Terry Nation]], included in the [[1979]] release ''[[Terry Nation's Dalek Special]]''. Other original short fiction had been published by other companies as early as the mid-1960s. | ||
* This was also the first single Target Books release to exceed 200 pages in length -- and the only "original format" Target release (discounting later bumper editions near the end of the line) to be published at such a length. | * This was also the first single Target Books release to exceed 200 pages in length -- and the only "original format" Target release (discounting the later bumper editions near the end of the line) to be published at such a length. | ||
* Includes an introduction by [[Mark Strickson]], the actor who played Turlough on television. | * Includes an introduction by [[Mark Strickson]], the actor who played Turlough on television. | ||