The Space Pirates (novelisation)

Novelisation

 * This novelisation is based on the original television serial generally referred to as DW:  The Space Pirates  which was shown from 8th March 1969 and written by Robert Holmes
 * The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of Tony Clark. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).

Publishers Cover Blurb
The charges detonate in a series of silent explosions, and space beacon Alpha One disintegrates into lumps of metal. The space pirates have discovered a new source of precious aragonite… General Hermack of the Space Corps diverts his V-ship to investigate-and arrives in the Pliny system in time to witness the destruction of another beacon. Determined to trap the pirates, he leaves a squad of guards on beacon Alpha Four-and shortly afterwards, in the beacon’s computer bay, the incongruous shape of a blue police box materializes. Suspected by the Space Corps of being pirates, and then pursued as spies by the pirates themselves, the Doctor, Zoe and Jamie risk asphyxiation in the vacuum of space, execution and explosion in their attempts to unmask the mastermind behind the thefts of aragonite.

Illustrations

 * Contains no illustrated pages

Deviations from the Televised Story
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Author, Writing and Publishing Notes
Target Books advert for Doctor Who 1963-1989 THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES-IN PRINT!
 * Back pages include; full page advert for Doctor Who Magazine and

Associated Images
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Publishing History (UK)
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First Publication:
 * Hardback
 * W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK


 * Paperback
 * Target

Re-issues:
 * None

International Editions
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External Sources
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