Doctor Who and the Keys of Marinus (novelisation)

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Doctor Who and the Keys of Marinus was a novelisation based on the 1964 television serial The Keys of Marinus.

Publisher's summary

MARINUS
a remote force-shielded island set in a sea of acid, governed by
THE CONSCIENCE
the ultimate computer which rules and balances the gentle life of Marinus, guarded by
ARBITAN THE KEEPER
ruthless protector of a peace-loving race threatened by
YARTEK
Warlord of the brutal sub-human Voords, sworn enemy of Arbitan and of Marinus, who has within his grasp
THE KEYS OF MARINUS

the Conscience’s vital micro-circuits, the doors of good and evil.

Can the Doctor find the hidden circuits in time? Arbitan’s command was `Find them, OR DIE!’


Chapter Titles

  1. The Sea of Death
  2. The Marble City
  3. The Velvet Web
  4. The Brains of Morphoton
  5. The Screaming Jungle
  6. The Whispering Darkness
  7. The Snows of Terror
  8. The Demons
  9. Sentenced!
  10. The Mystery of the Locked Room
  11. The Missing Key
  12. Arbitans Revenge
  13. Final Goodbyes

Illustrations

None

Deviations from televised story

To be added

Writing and publishing notes

  • This title was Philip Hinchcliffe’s last contribution to the range, and his sole novelisation of a serial he did not produce.
  • With no photographs for reference, cover artist Mike Brett decided to try something different and feature no people on the cover.
  • Producer John Nathan-Turner’s criticism of the cover artwork (namely the TARDIS is blue NOT grey, and the light is white NOT red), went unheeded.
  • Large chunks of dialogue and story were cut from the novelisation.

Additional cover images

To be added

British publication history

To be added

First Publication:

  • Hardback
W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
  • Paperback
Target

Re-issues:

A planned reissue in 1994 was cancelled.

Editions published outside Britain

To be added


External links

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