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Doctor Who and the Green Death
Series:	Doctor Who- Target Novelisation
Release Number:	29 (given to later editions)
Doctor:	Third Doctor
Companions:	Jo Grant, the Brigadier, Sergeant Benton, Captain Mike Yates, UNIT
Enemy:	BOSS, Giant Maggots, Panorama Chemicals
Setting:	Earth, circa 1970s
Author:	Malcolm Hulke
Publisher:	Target Books, W.H. Allen & Co
Publication:	August 1975 (paperback) 1981 (hardcover)
Format:	Hardcover and paperback editions, --- Pages
ISBN:	ISBN 0-426-11543-0
Previous Story:	Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks
Following Story:	Doctor Who and the Time Warrior

Novelisation

• This novelisation is based on the original television serial DW: The Green Death which was shown from 19th May 1973 and written by Robert Sloman
• The information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of Peter Brookes. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).
• Hardcover edition was delayed until 1981.

Publisher's Cover Blurb

1979 edition

The Green Death begins slowly. In a small Welsh mining village a man emerges from the disused colliery covered in a green fungus. Minutes later he is dead. Unit, Jo Grant and Doctor Who in tow, arrive on the scene to investigate, but strangely reluctant to assist their enquiries is Dr Stevens, director of the local refinery Panorama Chemicals. Are they in time to destroy the mysterious power which threatens them all before the whole village, and even the world, is wiped out by a deadly swarm of green maggots?

Book Chapters

01 - 'Wealth in our time!'
02 - The Doctor Plans a Holiday
03 - Land of My Fathers
04 - Into the Mine
05 - Escape!
06 - The Sluice Pipe
07 - The Egg
08 - The Maggots
09 - The Swarm
10 - The Green Death
11 - The Chrysalis
12 - One World, One People, One BOSS!

Deviations from the Televised Story

• The refinery is called Panorama Chemicals in the book, whereas in the TV version it's called Global Chemicals.

Author, Writing and Publishing Notes

To be added

Illustrations

• This title contain 6 illustrated pages by Alan Willow

Alan Willow (The Green Death Page 10)	Alan Willow (The Green Death Page 36)	Alan Willow (The Green Death Page 58)	Alan Willow (The Green Death Page 70)
Alan Willow (The Green Death Page 101)	Alan Willow (The Green Death Page 133)

Associated Images

1979 edition; Cover by Alun Hood

Publishing History (UK)

To be added

First Publication:

• Hardback

W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK

• Paperback

Target

Re-issues:

60p (UK)

1979 Target Books with a new cover by Alun Hood priced 60p (UK)

International Editions

To be added

Audio Release

This Target Book was released complete and unabridged by BBC Audio Books and read by Katy Manning who was played Jo Grant.
The audio set of 4 CD's with an ISBN 1-405-? was released in October 2008 priced £13.99 (UK)
The cover blurb and thumbnail illustrations were retained in the accompanying booklet with sleevenotes by David J. Howe. Music and sound effects by Simon Power

External Sources

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