Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin (novelisation)

Novelisation

 * This novelisation is based on the original television serial The Deadly Assassin, written by Robert Holmes and shown from 30 October 1976.
 * The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel. It featured the artwork of Mike Little. (See below for information on editions with different covers).

Publisher's summary
The Doctor is suddenly summoned to Gallifrey, the home of the Time Lords, where his ghastly hallucination of the President’s assassination seems to turn into reality. When the Doctor is arrested for the murder, there is a hideous, dark, cowled figure gleefully watching in the shadows.

Faced with his old enemy, the Master, Doctor Who approaches defeat in a battle of minds in a nightmare world created by the Master’s imagination. But the Master’s evil intentions go much further – he has a Doomsday Plan. It is up to the Doctor to prevent him from destroying Gallifrey and taking over the Universe!

DOCTOR WHO scripts – awarded The Writers’ Guild Award for the best British children’s original drama script.

Illustrations

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Deviations from televised story
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Writing and publishing notes

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Additional cover images
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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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