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Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara (Target Collection)
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42 years on from Terrance Dicks' original novelisation, David Fisher adapts his Tom Baker-era Doctor Who adventure into a wickedly witty new Target Book.
"Why is your first impulse to reach for your swords and never a screwdriver?"
The Doctor and Romana's search for the fourth segment of the all-powerful Key to Time leads them to the planet Tara, where courtly intrigue and romantic pageantry employ the most sophisticated technology.
Within hours of arriving, Romana is mistaken for a powerful princess and the Doctor is forced to dally with robotic royalty—both quickly becoming embroiled in the scheming ambitions of the wicked Count Grendel. Finding the segment of the Key is easy enough, but escaping with it in one piece will prove an altogether more colourful affair...
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Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara is praised for being more than just merchandise, offering a connection across time and space. It holds a special place as a formative reading experience for fans, providing a crucial 'saving' of Doctor Who stories. The book is valued as a slice of Doctor Who history, cherished by those who fondly remember saving their pocket money to explore these stories.
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ISBN: 9781785947926
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 July 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: BBC Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 9.0mm
Width: 110.0mm
Height: 178.0mm
Weight: 89g
Pages: 160
About the Author
David Fisher was approached by script editor Anthony Read to write for Doctor Who and the result was the 100th story, The Stones of Blood, transmitted in 1978. Fisher first met Read when the latter was setting up a series called The Troubleshooters in 1965. Fisher went on to write for Orlando (1967), Dixon of Dock Green (1969), Sutherland's Law (1973) and General Hospital (1977). As well as The Stones of Blood, Fisher also contributed The Androids of Tara, The Creature from the Pit and The Leisure Hive to Doctor Who. The first two stories were novelised by Terrance Dicks, but Fisher decided to pen the latter two himself for the Target range.
Following his work on Doctor Who, Fisher wrote for Hammer House of Horror (1980), Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (1984) and collaborated with Read on a number of historical books with subjects including World War Two espionage, the Nazi persecution of Jews and the Nazi/Soviet pact of the early 1940s.
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