The Space Pirates (novelisation)

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Novelisation

  • This novelisation is based on the original television serial generally referred to as DW: The Space Pirates which was shown from 8th March 1969 and written by Robert Holmes
  • The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of Tony Clark. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).
  • The first edition cover art has the distinction of being the last Target Books edition to not feature an image of the Doctor.
  • This was the last Target novelisation to be published under the ownership of W.H. Allen; henceforth Virgin Publishing would publish the range.

Publisher's Cover Blurb

The charges detonate in a series of silent explosions, and space beacon Alpha One disintegrates into lumps of metal. The space pirates have discovered a new source of precious aragonite
General Hermack of the Space Corps diverts his V-ship to investigate - and arrives in the Pliny system in time to witness the destruction of another beacon. Determined to trap the pirates, he leaves a squad of guards on beacon Alpha Four - and shortly afterwards, in the beacon’s computer bay, the incongruous shape of a blue police box materializes.
Suspected by the Space Corps of being pirates, and then pursued as spies by the pirates themselves, the Doctor, Zoe and Jamie risk asphyxiation in the vacuum of space, execution and explosion in their attempts to unmask the mastermind behind the thefts of aragonite.

Illustrations

  • Contains no illustrated pages

Deviations from the Televised Story

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Author, Writing and Publishing Notes

Target Books advert for Doctor Who 1963-1989 THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES-IN PRINT!

Associated Images

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Publishing History (UK)

One single paperback edition, priced £2.50 (UK), estimated print run: 24,000 copies.

International Editions

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External Sources

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