Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang (novelisation)

This novelisation was based on the original television serial The Talons of Weng-Chiang, written by Robert Holmes and broadcast from 26 February 1977. The original Target edition featured the artwork of Jeff Cummins.

1977 edition
Stepping out of the TARDIS into Victorian London, Leela and the Fourth Doctor are confronted by menacing, diabolical horrors shrouded within the swirling London fog – a man's death cry, an attack by Chinese Tong hatchet men, giant rats roaming the sewers, young women mysteriously disappearing ...

The hideously deformed Magnus Greel, conducting a desperate search for the lost Time Cabinet, is the instigator of all this evil. Posing as the Chinese god, Weng-Chiang, Greel uses the crafty Li H'sen Chang, and the midget Manikin, Mr Sin, to achieve his terrifying objectives. The Doctor must use all his skill, energy and intelligence to escape the talons of Weng-Chiang.

Illustrations

 * None

Deviations from televised story
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Writing and publishing notes

 * This was the first cover illustrated by Jeff Cummins, who replaced Chris Archilleos. Jeff was also asked to supply covers for Doctor Who and the Mutants and Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen, but his submission for Doctor Who and the Mutants fell through at short notice.
 * This was the last title to be reprinted by Target Books in March 1994 and the last book to carry the Target Books logo on the cover.

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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