The Mind Robber (novelisation)

Novelisation

 * This novelisation is based on the original television serial TV: The Mind Robber, written by Peter Ling and shown from 14 September 1968.
 * The cover and information on the right are for the original Target edition. It featured the artwork of David McAllister. (See below for information on editions with different covers).

1987 edition
To escape a catastrophic volcanic eruption the Doctor takes the TARDIS out of space and time-and into a void he can only describe as `nowhere’.

But the crisis is far from over and when the time-machine’s circuits overload, the TARDIS explodes.

The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe come to a dark unearthly forest. There they encounter a host of characters who seem somehow familiar: a beautiful princess with long flaxen hair, a sea traveller dressed in eighteenth-century clothes, and a white rabbit frantically consulting his pocket watch…

What is happening to the three time-travellers? What strange power guides their actions? In the Land of Fiction who can really tell?

Illustrations

 * Contains no illustrated pages

Deviations from televised story
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Writing and publishing notes

 * Several amendments were made to Peter Ling’s original submission. Of particular note was his mistaken belief that Zoe had long blond hair! The error was not realised until a viewing of the BBC video. Incidentally, the character of Zoe, was at one point considered to be a male, with blonde hair!
 * Dedication: For Dave Baldock with love and gratitude.
 * The 1990 Target / Virgin edition utilised the same new cover artwork as used on the BBC video release.

British publication history

 * Hardback (November 1986)


 * W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491036825, copies priced £7.25 (UK))
 * Paperback (April 1987)


 * Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. Single paperback edition, estimated print run: 32,500, priced £1.75 (UK).
 * Paperback (August 1990)


 * Target / Virgin Publishing New cover artwork by Alister Pearson, priced £2.50 (UK).

Editions published outside Britain
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Audiobook release
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