Silver Nemesis (novelisation)

Novelisation

 * This novelisation is based on the original television serial (TV: Silver Nemesis) written by Kevin Clarke and shown from 23 November to 7 December 1988.
 * The cover and information on the right are for the original Target edition. It features the artwork of Alister Pearson. (See below for information on editions with different covers).
 * This adaptation of the twenty-fifth anniversary Doctor Who story has the distinction of being the final novelisation to be published during the run of the original 1963-89 TV series.

1989 edition
Launched into space 350 years ago, a meteor is returning to Earth – and inside it waits Nemesis, a silver statue made of the living metal validium, the most dangerous substance in the Universe.

Evil powers await the statue’s return: the neo-nazis de Flores and his stormtroopers; Lady Peinforte, who saw Nemesis exiled in 1638 and has propelled herself forward in time; and the advance party of a Cyberman invasion force.

And in the garden of a Windsor pub, the Doctor and Ace are enjoying the timeless sounds of a jazz quartet …

This story celebrates 25 years of Doctor Who on television.

Illustrations

 * None

Deviations from televised story

 * The crash of the Nemesis comet and the battle between the Cybermen and De Flores's men occurs on a housing estate construction site rather than wasteground.
 * Mrs. Remington is called Lavinia P. Hackensack and is said to be from Connecticut instead of Virginia.

Writing and publishing notes

 * The swastika symbol was far more visable in Alister Pearson's original cover design before being scalled down and given less prominance in the final cover.
 * Dedication: “For D H F Somerset with all my gratitude”

British publication history
First Publication: Paperback (November 1989) Re-issues: (September 1993)
 * Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. One single paperback edition, (estimated print run: 22,000) priced £1.99 (UK.
 * Target / Virgin Publishing. One single paperback edition, priced £3.50 (UK)featuring a new cover by Alistair Pearson.

Editions published outside Britain
To be added