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Doctor Who and the Armageddon Factor
Series:	Doctor Who- Target Novelisation
Release Number:	5 (given to later editions)
Doctor:	Fourth Doctor
Companions:	Romana I, K-9
Enemy:	The Shadow, Black Guardian
Setting:	Atrios, Zeos, Unknown
Author:	Terrance Dicks
Publisher:	Target Books, W.H. Allen & Co
Publication:	June 1980
Format:	Hardcover and paperback editions, 127 Pages
ISBN:	ISBN 0-426-20104-3
Previous Story:	Doctor Who and the Power of Kroll
Following Story:	Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks

Novelisation

• This novelisation is based on the original television serial (DW): The Armageddon Factor which was shown from 20th January 1979 and written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin
• The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of Bill Donohoe. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).

Publisher's Cover Blurb

Some time ago, the White Guardian, one of the most powerful beings in the Cosmos, had set the Doctor an urgent task – to find and reassemble the six segments of the Key to Time.
The Doctor and Romana had successfully retrieved five of the segments and now they have reached the planet Atrios in the middle of an atomic war, to search for the last, most vital piece.
Sinister dangers await them in this final stage of their quest …
THE ARMAGEDDON FACTOR is a novel in the Key to Time Sequence. Also available THE RIBOS OPERATION, THE STONES OF BLOOD, THE ANDROIDS OF TARA and THE POWER OF KROLL.

Illustrations

• None

Deviations from the Televised Story

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Author, Writing and Publishing Notes

• Then producer John Nathan-Turner expressed the view that he thought the cover artwork poor.
• Second and final appearance of the Mary Tamm version of Romana on a Target range cover and the only one based on a photo reference. It was also the last appearance of any incarnation of Romana on a Target novelisation as Lalla Ward's image did not appear on any of the first editions of the Target novels featuring her version of Romana (although she was featured on later editions of some books).

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

To be added

External Sources

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