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'''''The Rescue''''' was a novelisation based on the [[1965]] television serial ''[[The Rescue (TV story)|The Rescue]]''. | '''''The Rescue''''' was a novelisation based on the [[1965 (releases)|1965]] television serial ''[[The Rescue (TV story)|The Rescue]]''. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
From his one previous visit the [[First Doctor]] remembers the inhabitants of the planet [[Dido]] as a gentle, peace-loving people. | From his one previous visit the [[First Doctor]] remembers the inhabitants of the planet [[Dido]] as a gentle, peace-loving people. | ||
But when he returns, things have changed dramatically. It seems that the Dido have brutally massacred the crew of the crashed spaceliner [[Astra]]. Even now they are threatening the lives of the sole survivors, [[Bennett]] and the orphan girl [[Vicki]]. | |||
Why have the Didoi apparently turned against their peaceful natures? Can Bennett and Vicki survive until the rescue ship from Earth arrives? And who is the mysterious [[Koquillion]]? | |||
== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
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== British publication history == | == British publication history == | ||
: | : Hardback (August 1987) | ||
* W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491033176, copies priced £7.95 (UK)) | * W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491033176, copies priced £7.95 (UK)) | ||
: | : Paperback (January 1988) | ||
* Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. One single paperback edition, estimated print run: 23,000, priced £1.95 (UK). | * Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. One single paperback edition, estimated print run: 23,000, priced £1.95 (UK). | ||
== Editions published outside Britain == | == Editions published outside Britain == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Target novelisations]] | [[Category:Target novelisations]] | ||
[[Category:1987 novels]] | [[Category:1987 novels]] | ||
