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== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
=== 1988 edition === | === 1988 Target Books edition === | ||
[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] has stalled in mid-flight, and it is only on the planet [[Varos]] that [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] can find his precious [[Zeiton-7]] ore he needs to continue his travels through time and space. | [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] has stalled in mid-flight, and it is only on the planet [[Varos]] that [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] can find his precious [[Zeiton-7]] ore he needs to continue his travels through time and space. | ||
Arriving on the planet, he saves the rebel [[Jondar]] from execution, and incurs the wrath of [[Sil]], the sadistic representative of the [[Galatron Mining Corporation]] on Varos. | Arriving on the planet, he saves the rebel [[Jondar]] from execution, and incurs the wrath of [[Sil]], the sadistic representative of the [[Galatron Mining Corporation]] on Varos. | ||
The hunt is on for the Doctor and his rebel friends. And as they are pursued through the corridors of the deadly [[Punishment Dome]], the Doctor discovers that the people of Varos have some very disturbing ideas of entertainment ... | The hunt is on for the Doctor and his rebel friends. And as they are pursued through the corridors of the deadly [[Punishment Dome]], the Doctor discovers that the people of Varos have some very disturbing ideas of entertainment... | ||
=== 2016 edition === | === 1993 Target Books edition === | ||
'IS HE SANE, THIS DOCTOR?' | |||
The TARDIS has stalled in mid-flight, and it is only on the planet Varos that the Doctor can find his precious Zeiton-7 ore he needs to continue his travels through time and space. | |||
Arriving on the planet, he saves the rebel Jondar from execution, and incurs the wrath of Sil, the sadistic representative of the Galatron Mining Corporation on Varos. | |||
The hunt is on for the Doctor and his rebel friends. And as they are pursued through the corridors of the deadly Punishment Dome, the Doctor discovers that the people of Varos have some very disturbing ideas of entertainment... | |||
=== 2016 BBC Books edition === | |||
[[Bax]] shifted his camera into a big close-up that brought the Doctor's waxen face so close that it filled the screen. Not a muscle twitched nor was a tremor of life evident. 'He's dead, sir.' | [[Bax]] shifted his camera into a big close-up that brought the Doctor's waxen face so close that it filled the screen. Not a muscle twitched nor was a tremor of life evident. 'He's dead, sir.' | ||
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Can the Doctor and Peri escape the Punishment Dome, and help [[Governor of Varos|the Governor]] ensure the people of Varos get a fair deal for their Zeiton-7? | Can the Doctor and Peri escape the Punishment Dome, and help [[Governor of Varos|the Governor]] ensure the people of Varos get a fair deal for their Zeiton-7? | ||
THIS NOVEL IS BASED ON A DOCTOR WHO STORY WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY BROADCAST FROM 19-26 JANUARY 1985. | THIS NOVEL IS BASED ON A DOCTOR WHO STORY WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY BROADCAST FROM 19-26 JANUARY [[1985 (releases)|1985]]. | ||
Featuring the Sixth Doctor as played by [[Colin Baker]] with his companion Peri | Featuring the Sixth Doctor as played by [[Colin Baker]] with his companion Peri. | ||
== Chapter titles == | == Chapter titles == | ||
