Inferno (novelisation)

Novelisation

 * This novelisation is based on the original television serial DW:  Inferno  which was shown from 9th May 1970 and written by Don Houghton
 * The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of Nick Spender. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).

Publisher's summary
Inferno is the name of a top-secret drilling project to penetrate the Earth’s crust and release a major new energy source. A crisis develops when a noxious liquid leaks out as drilling progresses – the green poison has a grotesquely debilitating effect on human beings. As the Earth’s plight worsens, the Doctor is trapped in a parallel world, unable to rescue the planet and its inhabitants from the destructive force of Inferno…

Illustrations

 * None

Deviations from televised story
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Writing and publishing notes

 * One of several titles commissioned by outgoing range editor Christine Donohoe and edited by Nigel Robinson.

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:
 * None

Editions published outside Britain
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External Sources

 * The Target Book by David J Howe (Telos Publishing 2007)
 * On Target a comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations by Tim Neal