Doctor Who: The Stones of Blood (Target Collection)

Doctor Who: The Stones of Blood (Target Collection)
David Fisher
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Paperback
h178 x 110mm - 208pg
14 Jul 2022 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9781785947940
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42 years on from the original novelization, author David Fisher lovingly adapts his acclaimed Tom Baker - era adventure into a glorious new Target Book"We won' t find Dracula hanging around the Manor. But we may find something equally disturbing. . . "The Doctor is delighted when his quest for the Key to Time leads him to his favourite planet, Earth. But his friends are less enchanted- Romana is nearly lured to her death by a sinister apparition, and K9 is all but destroyed by a belligerent boulder with the power to move - and a thirst for blood. An ancient stone circle becomes a battleground as the Doctor must outwit the deadliest alien criminal this side of hyperspace - and her bloodthirsty silicon servants. . .
This is so much more than merchandise. . . these novels are connecting us together even now. All the way across time and space -- Russell T Davies Target books offered much more than just a window into Doctor Who: they were a formative part of my reading experience -- Alastair Reynolds Target writers performed quite a invaluable service in ' saving' these stories. . . so don' t think of this book as just another novel. It' s a slice of Who history -- Stephen Baxter It became a ritual, saving pocket money, then deciding which Target book to go for. I devoured them -- Mark Gatiss
David Fisher was approached by script editor Anthony Read to write for Doctor Who and the result was the 100th story, The Stones of Blood, transmitted in 1978. Fisher first met Read when the latter was setting up a series called The Troubleshooters in 1965. Fisher went on to write for Orlando (1967), Dixon of Dock Green (1969), Sutherland' s Law (1973) and General Hospital (1977). As well as The Stones of Blood, Fisher also contributed The Androids of Tara, The Creature from the Pit and The Leisure Hive to Doctor Who. The first two stories were novelised by Terrance Dicks, but Fisher decided to pen the latter two himself for the Target range. Following his work on Doctor Who, Fisher wrote for Hammer House of Horror (1980), Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (1984) and collaborated with Read on a number of historical books with subjects including World War Two espionage, the Nazi persecution of Jews and the Nazi/Soviet pact of the early 1940s.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781785947940
Published: 14 Jul 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: BBC Books
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 178mm
Width: 110mm
Spine: 13mm
Weight: 114g
Pages: 208

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