Galaxy Four (novelisation)

 was a novelisation based on the 1965 television serial Galaxy 4.

Publisher's summary
Following a skirmish in deep space, two alien spacecraft have crash landed on a barren planet in Galaxy Four.

The Drahvins are a race of beautiful females, led by the imperious Maaga. The Rills are hideous tusked monstrosities, accompanied by their robotic servants, the Chumblies.

When the First Doctor arrives, he discovers that the planet will explode in two days’ time. The Drahvins desperately ask for his help in escaping the planet and the belligerent Rills.

But things are not always as they seem…

Chapter Titles

 * 1) Four Hundred Dawns
 * 2) Trap of Steel
 * 3) Airlock
 * 4) The Exploding Planet

Deviations from televised story

 * The First Doctor hints he is not in his first incarnation by saying "It is hard to find a good body". This, however, would be contradicted by later stories and the televised episode, as the concept of regeneration had not yet been introduced.
 * He also mentions his second heart, something else not introduced until TV: Spearhead from Space. In the story TV: The Edge of Destruction, Ian checks the First Doctor's pulse and doesn't notice a second heart, implying he has only one. Other stories would suggest that the Doctor grew his second heart after regenerating for the first time. (PROSE: The Man in the Velvet Mask)

Writing and publishing notes

 * The inside back cover includes colour details of Fantastic Doctor Who Poster Offers!
 * The cover for the original Target Books edition featured the artwork of Andrew Skilleter.
 * The book is a rare example of a later-period Target novelisation using a title different from that of the broadcast (the TV version uses Galaxy 4, whereas the book uses Galaxy Four); similarly, the TV episode title is spelled "Air Lock" but "Airlock" in the book.

Additional cover images
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British publication history

 * Hardback
 * W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK


 * Paperback
 * Target

Editions published outside Britain
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