Doctor Who and the Armageddon Factor (novelisation)

Novelisation

 * This novelisation is based on the original television serial (DW): The Armageddon Factor, written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin and shown from 20 January 1979.
 * The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel. It featured the artwork of Bill Donohoe. (See below for information on editions published with different covers).

Publisher's summary
Some time ago, the White Guardian, one of the most powerful beings in the Cosmos, had set the Fourth Doctor an urgent task – to find and reassemble the six segments of the Key to Time.

The Doctor and Romana had successfully retrieved five of the segments and now they have reached the planet Atrios in the middle of an atomic war, to search for the last, most vital piece.

Sinister dangers await them in this final stage of their quest …

THE ARMAGEDDON FACTOR is a novel in the Key to Time Sequence. Also available THE RIBOS OPERATION, THE STONES OF BLOOD, THE ANDROIDS OF TARA and THE POWER OF KROLL.

Illustrations

 * None

Deviations from televised story
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Writing and publishing notes

 * Producer John Nathan-Turner thought the cover artwork poor.
 * Second and final appearance of the Mary Tamm version of Romana on a Target range cover and the only one based on a photo reference. It was also the last appearance of any incarnation of Romana on a Target novelisation as Lalla Ward's image did not appear on any of the first editions of the Target novels featuring her version of Romana (although she was featured on later editions of some books).

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

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Editions published outside Britain
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