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Doctor Who – Planet of Fire
Series:	Doctor Who- Target Novelisation
Release Number:	93
Doctor:	Fifth Doctor
Companions:	Vislor Turlough, Kamelion, Peri
Enemy:	the Master
Setting:	Lanzarote, Earth, 1984 Sarn
Author:	Peter Grimwade
Publisher:	Target Books, W.H. Allen & Co
Publication:	October 1984 (hardcover) January 1985 (paperback)
Format:	Hardcover and paperback editions, 143 Pages
ISBN:	ISBN 0-426-19940-5
Previous Story:	Doctor Who - Frontios (Resurrection of the Daleks not novelised)
Following Story:	Doctor Who – The Caves of Androzani

Novelisation

• This novelisation is based on the original television serial (DW): Planet of Fire which was shown from 23rd February 1984 and written by Peter Grimwade
• The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of Andrew Skilleter. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).

Publisher's Cover Blurb

The Doctor is enjoying the sun on a holiday island – but things are soon hotter than he bargained for.
The young American Perpugilliam Brown brings to the TARDIS a mysterious object that her archaeologist step-father has found in a sunken wreck. Kamelion, the Doctor’s robot friend of a thousand disguises, reacts to the object totally unexpectedly, with bewildering consequences for the TARDIS crew.
For Kamelion sends the Doctor and his friends to Sarn, a terrifyingly beautiful planet of fire. This strange world provides the key to Turlough’s secret past – and once again the Doctor is pitted against the wily Master.

Illustrations

• None

Deviations from the Televised Story

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Author, Writing and Publishing Notes

• This novelisation restructured the televised version.
• Although number #93 in the Doctor Who library, the book was actually the 92nd to be released; this was because it was swapped in the publication order with the novelisation of The Caves of Androzani late in the day without the numbers being reassigned.

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