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Doctor Who - Terminus
Series:	Doctor Who- Target Novelisation
Release Number:	79 (shown on spine only)
Doctor:	Fifth Doctor
Companions:	Vislor Turlough, Nyssa, Tegan Jovanka
Enemy:	Black Guardian, Garm, Vanir
Setting:	Terminus, Far Future
Author:	John Lydecker
Publisher:	Target Books, W.H. Allen & Co
Publication:	June 1983 (hardcover) September 1983 (paperback)
Format:	Hardcover and paperback editions, 159 Pages
ISBN:	ISBN 0-426-19385-7
Previous Story:	Doctor Who - Mawdryn Undead
Following Story:	Doctor Who – Enlightenment

Novelisation

• This novelisation is based on the original television serial (DW): Terminus which was shown from 15th February 1983 and written by Steve Gallagher
• The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured a photographic cover. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).

Publisher's Cover Blurb

When the TARDIS console is wilfully sabotaged, the Doctor's time machine becomes dimensionally unstable and begins to dissolve. The area immediately affected is the room where Nyssa is working by herself.
As the creeping instability closes in on her, the TARDIS locks onto the nearest passing spacecraft, and the process of collapse is halted-but there is no sign of Nyssa.
Hoping that she has escaped onto the strangely deserted host liner, the Doctor goes looking for her. Whether or not he finds her, getting back to the TARDIS will be no easy business…

Illustrations

• None

Deviations from the Televised Story

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Author, Writing and Publishing Notes

• This was the first in the range to be given a Target Library number (79).
• As a longer novel than usual it had a slightly higher cover price of £1.50 (UK).
• Back page includes Fantastic Doctor Who Poster Offer featuring Peter Davison as the Doctor, surrounded by a galaxy of Target novelisations

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

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External Sources

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