Doctor Who and the Armageddon Factor
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| Doctor Who and the Armageddon Factor | ||
|---|---|---|
  Added by The Librarian | ||
| Doctor: | Fourth Doctor | |
| Companion(s): | Romana I K9 | |
| Main enemy: | The Shadow The Black Guardian | |
| Main setting: | Atrios, Zeos, Unknown | |
| Key crew | ||
| Publisher: | Target Books, W.H. Allen & Co | |
| Writer: | Terrance Dicks | |
| Release details | ||
| Release number: | 5 (given to later editions) | |
| Release date: | June 1980 | |
| Format: | Hardcover and paperback editions, 127 Pages | |
| ISBN 0-426-20104-3 | ||
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Novelisation 
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- This novelisation is based on the original television serial (TV): The Armageddon Factor, written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin and shown from 20 January 1979.
- The cover and information on the right are for the original Target edition. It featured the artwork of Bill Donohoe. (See below for a cover gallery).
Publisher's summary Edit
Some time ago, the White Guardian, one of the most powerful beings in the Cosmos, had set the Fourth Doctor an urgent task – to find and reassemble the six segments of the Key to Time.
The Doctor and Romana had successfully retrieved five of the segments and now they have reached the planet Atrios in the middle of an atomic war, to search for the last, most vital piece.
Sinister dangers await them in this final stage of their quest …
THE ARMAGEDDON FACTOR is a novel in the Key to Time Sequence. Also available THE RIBOS OPERATION, THE STONES OF BLOOD, THE ANDROIDS OF TARA and THE POWER OF KROLL.
Chapter Titles Edit
To be added
Illustrations Edit
- None
Deviations from televised story Edit
To be added
Writing and publishing notes Edit
- Producer John Nathan-Turner thought the cover artwork poor.
- Second and final appearance of the Mary Tamm version of Romana on a Target range cover and the only one based on a photo reference. It was also the last appearance of any incarnation of Romana on a Target novelisation as Lalla Ward's image did not appear on any of the first editions of the Target novels featuring her version of Romana (although she was featured on later editions of some books).
Cover Gallery Edit
British publication history Edit
To be added
First Publication:
- Hardback
- W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
- Paperback
- Target
Re-issues:
Editions published outside Britain Edit
None
See also Edit
- The Target Book by David J Howe (Telos Publishing 2007)
External links Edit
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