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Doctor Who - Planet of Giants
Series:	Doctor Who - Target Novelisation
Release Number:	145
Doctor:	First Doctor
Companions:	Susan Foreman Barbara Wright Ian Chesterton
Enemy:	DN6
Setting:	England, 1963
Author:	Terrance Dicks
Publisher:	Target Books, W.H. Allen & Co
Publication:	January 1990
Format:	Paperback Book, --- Pages
ISBN:	ISBN 0-426-20345-3
Previous Story:	Doctor Who – The Reign of Terror
Following Story:	Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth

Novelisation

• This novelisation is based on the original television serial generally referred to as DW: Planet of Giants which included individual episode titles and was shown from 31st October 1964 and written by Louis Marks.

• The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of Alister Pearson. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).

Publisher's Cover Blurb

The Doctor is feeling confident: this time the TARDIS has landed on Earth; in England; in 1963. But when he and his companions venture outside, they are soon lost in a maze of ravines and menaced by gigantic insects. And the insects are dying-every living thing is dying…
Meanwhile, in a cottage garden on a perfect summer’s day, the man from the Ministry arrives to put a stop to the production of DN6, a pesticide with the power to destroy all life-forms. But the men who invented DN6 will stop at nothing-not even murder-in their desire to see DN6 succeed.
Can the one-inch-tall Doctor foil their plans?

Illustrations

None

Deviations from the Televised Story

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Author, Writing and Publishing Notes

• Thie was the last story of the First Doctor's era that had yet to be novelised.

Associated Images

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Publishing History (UK)

One single paperback edition, priced £1.99 (UK), estimated print run: 22,000 copies.

International Editions

To be added

External Sources

• The Target Book by David J Howe (Telos Publishing 2007)
• On Target - A comprehensive guide to Doctor Who - Planet of Giants