Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom (novelisation)

Novelisation

 * This novelisation is based on the original television serial (DW): The Seeds of Doom, written by Robert Banks Stewart and shown from 31 January 1976.
 * The cover and information on the right are for the original Target novel. It featured the artwork of Chris Achilleos. (See below for information on editions with different covers).
 * This was the tenth and final novelisation to be reprinted in America by Pinnacle Books. As of 2009 it stands as the last Doctor Who novel to be published in a US edition.

Publisher's summary
In the snowy wastes of blizzard-swept Antarctica, a strange pod-like object is unearthed, buried deep in the ice.

Curiosity turns to alarm as the pod begins to grow – then horror when suddenly it cracks open and a snaking green tendril shoots out, mercilessly seeking the nearest live victim …

In London, the botanical experts are bewildered. DOCTOR WHO is called in to fight this unknown horror. But will he be in time to save the Earth from the rapidly spreading tentacles of the KRYNOID, giant man-eating monster from an alien world?

Illustrations

 * None

Deviations from televised story
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Writing and publishing notes

 * Philip Hinchcliffe produced the serial on which this novelisation was based.
 * Hinchcliffe disliked the character of Amelia Ducat, feeling that the subplot featuring her was largely padding. When given the opportunity to novelise the scripts, he largely removed the character. Some fans objected vocally to this decision.

Additional cover images
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British publication history
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First Publication:
 * Hardback
 * W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK


 * Paperback
 * Target

Re-issues:

Editions published outside Britain

 * Pinnacle Books (US edition), 1979