Kinda was a novelisation based on the 1982 television serial Kinda.
Publisher's summary
1984 edition
Nothing could disturb the serene peace of the planet Deva-Loka - or could it? An expeditionary force from Earth is dangerously out of control—and it's not only from the peaceful race of the Kinda who are at risk...
A gentle stroll in the lush jungle leads the Doctor and Adric to an unexpected confrontation-and puts them at the mercy of a maniac...
But it is Tegan, lulled to sleep by mysterious wind-chimes, who comes the closest to the real danger that threatens not only her sanity but the existence of the whole planet...
Chapter titles
- Dangerous Paradise
- The Kinda
- Ghosts
- The Box of Jhana
- The Mara
- The Change
- The Vision
- The Dream Cave
- The Wheel Turns
- The Path of the Mara
- The Attack
- The Face of the Mara
Deviations from televised story
- The novel identifies Todd as "Doctor Todd".
- The relationship between Hindle and Sanders is explored in greater detail.
- The two unnamed members of the expedition who went missing before Roberts are referred to as Stone and Carter.
Writing and publishing notes
- This was the final novelisation to use a fully photographic cover, and it was the final Target novelisation to feature the Doctor as part of the main art until The Savages was published several years later.
- Although number #84 in the Doctor Who library, the book was actually the 83rd to be released; this was because it was swapped in the publication order with the novelisation of Snakedance late in the day without the numbers being reassigned.
Additional cover images
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British publication history
First publication:
- Hardback
- W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
- Paperback
- Target
Audiobook
In August 1997, BBC Audio released an abridged audiobook version of the novel, read by Peter Davison.
It became part of the BBC MP3-CD Audio sampler Tales from the TARDIS Volume 1, "Ten hours on just one disc".
