Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom (novelisation)

 was a novelisation based on the 1976 television serial The Seeds of Doom.

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?

Chapter titles

 * 1) Mystery under the Ice
 * 2) Death Stalks the Camp
 * 3) Hunt in the Snow
 * 4) Sabotage
 * 5) Betrayal
 * 6) A Visit to Harrison Chase
 * 7) Condemned to Die
 * 8) The Krynoid Strikes
 * 9) Siege
 * 10) The Plants Attack
 * 11) Trapped!
 * 12) The Final Assault

Deviations from televised story

 * The novelisation is shorter than the televised story and a number of scenes are excised, such as the final scene in Antarctica..
 * Winslet turns into the tentacle-version of the Krynoid immediately.
 * Chase is possessed after the Krynoid picks him up.

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.

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


 * Paperback
 * Target

Editions published outside Britain

 * Pinnacle Books (US edition), 1979