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Doctor Who - The Celestial Toymaker
Series:	Doctor Who - Target Novelisation
Release Number:	111
Doctor:	First Doctor
Companions:	Dodo Chaplet, Steven Taylor
Enemy:	Celestial Toymaker
Setting:	[[ ]],
Author:	Gerry Davis and Allison Bingeman
Publisher:	Target Books, W.H. Allen & Co
Publication:	June 1986 (hardcover) November 1986 (paperback)
Format:	Hardcover and paperback editions, --- Pages
ISBN:	ISBN 0-426-20251-1
Previous Story:	Doctor Who – The Ark
Following Story:	Doctor Who – The Gunfighters

Novelisation

• This novelisation is based on the original television serial generally referred to as DW: The Celestial Toymaker which included individual episode titles and was shown from 2nd April 1966 and written by Brian Hayles.
• The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of Graham Potts. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).

Publisher's Cover Blurb

1986 edition

Somewhere outside space and time there waits the Celestial Toymaker, an enigmatic being who ensnares unwary travellers into his domain to play out his dark and deadly games.
Separated from the security of the TARDIS, the Doctor is forced to play the complex trilogic game with the evil magician. Meanwhile, Dodo and Steven must enter into a series of tests with, among others, the schoolboy Cyril and the King and Queen of Hearts.
If they lose, they are condemned to become the Toymaker’s playthings for all eternity. For in the malevolent wonderland that is the Celestial Toyroom, nothing is just for fun…

Illustrations

None

Deviations from the Televised Story

To be added

Author, Writing and Publishing Notes

• A foreword by Gerry Davis (Los Angeles, 1985) explains that “for this book version we were able to resurrect some extra material which had to be cut from the TV serial” which he also explains was written hurriedly in an emergency.
• Writer Gerry Davis was very keen to get the commission for this, eagerly awaited novelisation, which he then gave to Alison Bingeman, his protégé at the time, to write. Fan response to the finished novel was generally dissappointment. Alison Bingeman later went on, under various names (including Alison Beynan and Alison Lea Bingeman) to write some highly respected episodes for USA television dramas including Relic Hunter, CSI:Miami and Whistler.
• The back cover includes colour details of Fantastic Doctor Who Poster Offers!

Associated Images

1992 edition; Cover by Alister Pearson

Publishing History (UK)

To be added

First Publication:

• Hardback

W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK

• Paperback

Target

Re-issues:

Paperback: Target / Virgin Publishing Ltd. UK December 1992 Cover by Alistair Pearson (£2.50 UK)

International Editions

To be added

External Sources

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