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The Dalek Pocketbook and Space Travellers Guide, published in 1965, was an early Doctor Who spin-off book written by Terry Nation and featuring his creations, the Daleks. The book was written in two parts: the first half was an in-universe guide to the Daleks, while the second half was a non-fiction section about astronomy. Many of the informational features about Daleks were reprinted from The Dalek Book.

Publisher's summary[]

How does a Dalek obtain motive energy when it leaves its own planet? Can a Dalek swim? This is the book — the only book — with all the answers, compiled and presented by Terry Nation, the man who discovered and translated the fantastic Dalek Chronicles.

Here, by arrangement with BBC tv, is a Dalek encyclopaedia and dictionary. The only Dalek reference book which includes anti-Dalek precautions and a completely authentic space-travellers' guide.

Contents[]

THE DALEK POCKETBOOK[]

  • Questions and Answers from Terry Nation
  • The Dalography of Skaro (reprinted from The Dalek Book)
  • Facts About Dalek City
  • Dalek Weapons (reprinted from The Dalek Book)
  • More Dalek and Space-Age Machines
  • The Dalekode (reprinted from The Dalek Book)
  • Dalek Dictionary (reprinted from The Dalek Dictionary in The Dalek Book with added content)
  • Anatomy of a Dalek (reprinted from The Dalek Book)

THE SPACE TRAVELLERS GUIDE[]

Notable features[]

Within the book is a map - "The Dalography of Skaro" detailing various land masses on the planet including one called "Darren".

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