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novel name= Doctor Who - The Edge of Destruction| | novel name= Doctor Who - The Edge of Destruction| | ||
image= [[ | image= [[File: Edge_of_Destruction_novel.jpg|250px]] | | ||
series=[[Target novelisation]]s | | series=[[Target novelisation]]s | | ||
number= 132 | | number= 132 | | ||
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writer= [[Nigel Robinson]] | | writer= [[Nigel Robinson]] | | ||
publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W.H. Allen & Co]] | | publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W.H. Allen & Co]] | | ||
release date= [[May]] [[1988]] (hardcover)<br>[[October]] [[1988]] (paperback) | | release date= [[May]] [[1988]] (hardcover)<br />[[October]] [[1988]] (paperback) | | ||
format= Hardcover and paperback editions, 120 Pages | | format= Hardcover and paperback editions, 120 Pages | | ||
isbn= ISBN 0-426-20327-5| | isbn= ISBN 0-426-20327-5| | ||
previous story=[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]| | previous story=[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]| | ||
next story=[[Marco Polo (novelisation) | Doctor Who – Marco Polo]] }} | next story= [[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Doctor Who – Marco Polo]] }} | ||
==Novelisation== | == Novelisation == | ||
* This novelisation is based on the original television serial generally referred to as [[DW]]: ''[[The Edge of Destruction]]'' which included individual episode titles, written by [[David Whitaker]] and shown from 8th February 1964. | * This novelisation is based on the original television serial generally referred to as [[DW]]: ''[[The Edge of Destruction]]'' which included individual episode titles, written by [[David Whitaker]] and shown from 8th February 1964. | ||
*The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel. It features the artwork of [[Alister Pearson]]. (See below for information on other editions published with different covers). | * The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel. It features the artwork of [[Alister Pearson]]. (See below for information on other editions published with different covers). | ||
==Publisher's summary== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
In a final bid to regain control of the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]’s faulty control system the [[ | In a final bid to regain control of the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]’s faulty control system the [[First Doctor]] is driven to experiment with a dangerous untried combination.<br /> | ||
With a violent explosion the TARDIS blacks out and the crew find themselves trapped inside.<br> | With a violent explosion the TARDIS blacks out and the crew find themselves trapped inside.<br /> | ||
A simple technical fault? Sabotage? Or something even more sinister? Tension mounts as the Doctor and his companions begin to suspect one another.<br> | A simple technical fault? Sabotage? Or something even more sinister? Tension mounts as the Doctor and his companions begin to suspect one another.<br /> | ||
What has happened to the TARDIS?<br> | What has happened to the TARDIS?<br /> | ||
Slowly a terrifying suspicion dawns. Has the TARDIS become the prisoner of some powerful fifth intelligence which is even now haunting the time-machine’s dark and gloomy corridors? | Slowly a terrifying suspicion dawns. Has the TARDIS become the prisoner of some powerful fifth intelligence which is even now haunting the time-machine’s dark and gloomy corridors? | ||
==Illustrations== | == Illustrations == | ||
None | None | ||
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''To be added'' | ''To be added'' | ||
==Writing and publishing notes== | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
* This novelisation was originally offered to [[Stephen James Walker]], but as a two-parter. It was declined and instead written by [[Nigel Robinson]]. | * This novelisation was originally offered to [[Stephen James Walker]], but as a two-parter. It was declined and instead written by [[Nigel Robinson]]. | ||
* The inside back cover includes colour Fantastic Doctor Who Poster Offers!-but instead of poster ordering details, the page details how to order Star books! | * The inside back cover includes colour Fantastic Doctor Who Poster Offers!-but instead of poster ordering details, the page details how to order Star books! | ||
==Additional cover images== | == Additional cover images == | ||
''To be added'' | ''To be added'' | ||
==British publication history== | == British publication history == | ||
: '''Hardback''' (May 1988) | : '''Hardback''' (May 1988) | ||
* W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491031386, priced £7.95) | * W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491031386, priced £7.95) | ||
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* Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. One single paperback edition, estimated print run: 23,000, priced £1.99 (UK). | * Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. One single paperback edition, estimated print run: 23,000, priced £1.99 (UK). | ||
==Editions published outside Britain== | == Editions published outside Britain == | ||
''To be added'' | ''To be added'' | ||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
* '''[[The Target Book]]''' by [[David J Howe]] ([[Telos Publishing]] 2007) | * '''[[The Target Book]]''' by [[David J Howe]] ([[Telos Publishing]] 2007) | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
*{{On target|1988/edge/88edge.htm|Doctor Who - The Edge of Destruction}} | * {{On target|1988/edge/88edge.htm|Doctor Who - The Edge of Destruction}} | ||
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