Doctor Who and the Androids of Tara was a novelisation based on the 1978 television serial The Androids of Tara.
Publisher's summary
On a peaceful rural planet, where the colourful pageantry of old Ruritania mingles with ultra-modern Android technology, the Fourth Doctor becomes a kingmaker in spite of himself.
In his search for another segment of the Key to Time, the Doctor matches wits and swords with the evil Count Grendel – aided, of course, by Romana and the invaluable K9.
THE ANDROIDS OF TARA is a novel in the Key to Time Sequence. Read THE RIBOS OPERATION and THE STONES OF BLOOD available now.
Coming soon:
THE POWER OF KROLL, THE ARMAGEDDON FACTOR.
- Note: the "Coming soon" line is not on all printings.
Chapter titles
- The Doctor Goes Fishing
- Count Grendel
- The Double
- The Princess
- The Prisoner of Gracht
- The Android King
- Invitation to an Ambush
- The Android Killer
- Flag of Truce
- Count Grendel plans a Wedding
- Attack by Night
- Victory
Deviations from televised story
- The Doctor admires Grendel, rather than the other characters
Writing and publishing notes
- First cover appearances of K9 and Romana I; for both this would only happen once more, with Romana appearing on the cover of Doctor Who and the Armageddon Factor and K9 appearing on the novelisation of A Girl's Best Friend.
- A new novelisation of the story by David Fisher was released as an audiobook in 2012.
Additional cover images
to be added
British publication history
First publication:
- Hardback
- W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
- Paperback
- Target
