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|name=Doctor Who – Ghost Light | |name=Doctor Who – Ghost Light | ||
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== Novelisation == | == Novelisation == | ||
* This novelisation is based on the original television serial ([[TV]]): ''[[Ghost Light]]'', written by [[Marc Platt]] and shown from [[4 October (releases)|4 October]] [[1989]]. | * This novelisation is based on the original television serial ([[TV]]): ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'', written by [[Marc Platt]] and shown from [[4 October (releases)|4 October]] [[1989]]. | ||
* The cover and information on the right are for the original Target edition. It featured the artwork of [[Alister Pearson]]. (See below for information on editions with different covers). | * The cover and information on the right are for the original Target edition. It featured the artwork of [[Alister Pearson]]. (See below for information on editions with different covers). | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[Perivale]], [[1983]]<br /> A column of smoke rises from the blazing ruins of a forgotten, decaying mansion. Perivale, [[1883]]<br /> In the sleepy, rural parish of [[Greenford Parva]], [[Gabriel Chase]] is by far the most imposing edifice. The villagers shun the grim house, but the owner, the reclusive and controversial naturalist [[Josiah Samuel Smith]], receives occasional visitors. <br /> The Reverend [[Ernest Matthews|Ernest Mathews]], for instance, dean of Mortarhouse College, has travelled from [[Oxford]] to refute Smith’s blasphemous theories of evolution. <br /> And in a deserted upstairs room, [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Ace]] venture from [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] to explore the [[Victorian era|Victorian]] mansion …<br /> Who – or what – is Josiah Smith? What terrible secrets does his house conceal? And why does Ace find everything so frightening familiar? | [[Perivale]], [[1983]]<br /> A column of smoke rises from the blazing ruins of a forgotten, decaying mansion. Perivale, [[1883]]<br /> In the sleepy, rural parish of [[Greenford Parva]], [[Gabriel Chase]] is by far the most imposing edifice. The villagers shun the grim house, but the owner, the reclusive and controversial naturalist [[Josiah Samuel Smith]], receives occasional visitors. <br /> The Reverend [[Ernest Matthews|Ernest Mathews]], for instance, dean of Mortarhouse College, has travelled from [[Oxford]] to refute Smith’s blasphemous theories of evolution. <br /> And in a deserted upstairs room, [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Ace]] venture from [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] to explore the [[Victorian era|Victorian]] mansion …<br /> Who – or what – is Josiah Smith? What terrible secrets does his house conceal? And why does Ace find everything so frightening familiar? | ||
== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
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* [[Alister Pearson]]’s original cover design featured the faces of [[Josiah Samuel Smith]] and [[Light]], which were removed in the final cover. | * [[Alister Pearson]]’s original cover design featured the faces of [[Josiah Samuel Smith]] and [[Light]], which were removed in the final cover. | ||
* Dedication: “For Ian, Margaret and the wonderful Alice” | * Dedication: “For Ian, Margaret and the wonderful Alice” | ||
== British publication history == | == British publication history == | ||
One single paperback edition, priced £2.50 (UK), estimated print run: 25,000 copies. | One single paperback edition, priced £2.50 (UK), estimated print run: 25,000 copies. | ||
* '''[[The Target Book]]''' by [[David J Howe]] ([[Telos Publishing]] 2007) | * '''[[The Target Book]]''' by [[David J Howe]] ([[Telos Publishing]] 2007) | ||
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[[Category:1990 novels]] | [[Category:1990 novels]] | ||
