Inferno (novelisation)

 was a novelisation based on the 1970 television serial Inferno.

Publisher's summary
Inferno is the name of a top-secret drilling project to penetrate the Earth’s crust and release a major new energy source.

A crisis develops when a noxious liquid leaks out as drilling progresses – the green poison has a grotesquely debilitating effect on human beings.

As the Earth’s plight worsens, the Third Doctor is trapped in a parallel world, unable to rescue the planet and its inhabitants from the destructive force of Inferno…

Chapter titles

 * 1) Project Inferno
 * 2) The Beast
 * 3) Mutant
 * 4) The Slime
 * 5) Dimension of Terror
 * 6) The Nightmare
 * 7) Death Sentence
 * 8) Countdown to Doom
 * 9) Penetration-Zero
 * 10) The Monsters
 * 11) Escape Plan
 * 12) Doomsday
 * 13) Return to Danger
 * 14) The Last Mutation
 * 15) The Doctor Takes a Trip

Deviations from televised story
To be added

Writing and publishing notes

 * One of several titles commissioned by outgoing range editor Christine Donohoe and edited by Nigel Robinson.

British publication history

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


 * Paperback
 * Target

Audiobook
This Target Book was released complete and unabridged by BBC Audio and read by Caroline John.

The audio set of four CDs was released in April 2011 priced £13.99 (UK)