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== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
=== 1978 edition === | === 1978 Target Books edition === | ||
The [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] - silver, indestructible monsters whose only goal is power - seem to have disappeared from their planet, [[Telos]]. When a party of archaeologists, joined by [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], and [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]], land on the Cybermen's barren, deserted planet, they uncover what appears to be their tomb. | The [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] - silver, indestructible monsters whose only goal is power - seem to have disappeared from their planet, [[Telos]]. When a party of archaeologists, joined by [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], and [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]], land on the Cybermen's barren, deserted planet, they uncover what appears to be their tomb. | ||
But once inside it becomes clear that the Cybermen are not dead, and some in the group of archaeologists desperately want to re-activate these monsters! How can the Doctor defeat these ruthless, power-seeking humans and the Cybermen? | But once inside it becomes clear that the Cybermen are not dead, and some in the group of archaeologists desperately want to re-activate these monsters! How can the Doctor defeat these ruthless, power-seeking humans and the Cybermen? | ||
=== 1992 edition === | === 1992 Target Books edition === | ||
THE CYBERMAN WENT ON RAISING HIS GUN, SLOWLY, SLOWLY... | |||
The Cybermen - indestructible, unfeeling monsters whose only goal is power - have now disappeared from the planet Telos, and when a group of archaeologists, accompanied by the Doctor and his companions, land on the barren, deserted world, they discover what appears to be their tomb. | The Cybermen - indestructible, unfeeling monsters whose only goal is power - have now disappeared from the planet Telos, and when a group of archaeologists, accompanied by the Doctor and his companions, land on the barren, deserted world, they discover what appears to be their tomb. | ||
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But once inside, it becomes clear that the Cybermen are not dead, and some of the scientists are intent on re-activating the monsters. How can the Doctor prevent these ruthless humans from awakening the Cybermen? | But once inside, it becomes clear that the Cybermen are not dead, and some of the scientists are intent on re-activating the monsters. How can the Doctor prevent these ruthless humans from awakening the Cybermen? | ||
''The Tomb of the Cybermen ''was first broadcast in 1967 and was thought lost forever until it was rediscovered in 1992 and released on video. Gerry Davis's | ''The Tomb of the Cybermen'' was first broadcast in [[1967 (releases)|1967]] and was thought lost forever until it was rediscovered in [[1992 (releases)|1992]] and released on video. [[Gerry Davis]]'s novelization is based on the original story he wrote with [[Kit Pedler]]. | ||
== Chapter titles == | == Chapter titles == | ||