Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters (novelisation)

Novelisation

 * This novelisation is based on the original television serial DW:  Carnival of Monsters  which was shown from 27th January 1973 and written by Robert Holmes
 * The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of Chris Archilleos. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).

Publishers Cover Blurb
The Doctor and Jo land on a cargo ship crossing the Indian Ocean in the yar 1926. Or so they think. Far away on a planet called Inter Minor, a travelling showman is setting up his live peepshow, watched by an eager audience of space officials On board ship, a giant hand suddenly appears, grasps the Tardis and withdraws. Without warning, a prehistoric monster rises from the sea to attack What is happening? Where are they? Only the Doctor realises, with horror, that they might be trapped …

Illustrations

 * None

Deviations from the Televised Story
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Author, Writing and Publishing Notes
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Publishing History (UK)
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First Publication:
 * Hardback
 * W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK


 * Paperback
 * Target

Re-issues:
 * 70p
 * 1993 Virgin Publishing with a new cover by Alistair Pearson priced £3.50 (UK)

International Editions
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Mistakes and Errors

 * At one point Plectrec calls Tellurians, Humans when this name was not known to them.

External Sources
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