Ghost Light (novelisation)

Novelisation

 * This novelisation is based on the original television serial (DW):  Ghost Light  which was shown from 4th October 1989 and written by Marc Platt
 * The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of Alistair Pearson. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).

Publisher's Cover Blurb
Perivale, 1983 A column of smoke rises from the blazing ruins of a forgotten, decaying mansion. Perivale, 1883 In the sleepy, rural parish of Greenford Parva, Gabriel Chase is by far the most imposing edifice. The villagers shun the grim house, but the owner, the reclusive and controversial naturalist Josiah Samuel Smith, receives occasional visitors. The Reverend Ernest Mathews, for instance, dean of Mortarhouse College, has travelled from Oxford to refute Smith’s blasphemous theories of evolution. And in a deserted upstairs room, the Doctor and Ace venture from the TARDIS to explore the Victorian mansion … Who – or what – is Josiah Smith? What terrible secrets does his house conceal? And why does Ace find everything so frightening familiar?

Illustrations

 * None

Deviations from the Televised Story
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Author, Writing and Publishing Notes

 * Alister Pearson’s original cover design featured the faces of Josiah Smith and Light which were removed in the final cover.
 * Dedication: “For Ian, Margaret and the wonderful Alice”

Associated Images
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Publishing History (UK)
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First Publication:
 * Hardback
 * W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK


 * Paperback
 * Target

Re-issues:

International Editions
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External Sources

 * The Target Book by David J Howe (Telos Publishing 2007)
 * On Target a comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations by Tim Neal