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In 1979, Doctor Who and the Robots of Death was released as a novelisation.

Hardcover release

Doctor Who and the Robots of Death
Series
Target Novelisations
Author
Terrance Dicks
Release date
Format
Hardcover
Original RRP
£3.50
No. of pages
112
Publisher
W.H. Allen
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Cover blurb

On a desert planet the giant sandminer crawls through the howling sandstorms, harvesting the valuable minerals in the sand.

Inside, the humans relax in luxury, while most of the work is done by the robots who serve them.

Then the Doctor and Leela arrive - and the mysterious deaths begin. First suspects, then hunted victims, Leela and the Doctor must find the hidden killer - or join the other victims of the Robots of Death.

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Doctor Who and the Robots of Death

Robots of death 1979 target

Series
Target Novelisations
Author
Terrance Dicks
Release date
Format
Paperback
Original RRP
70p
No. of pages
112
Publisher
Target Books
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Paperback first edition

Cover blurb

On a desert planet the giant sandminer crawls through the howling sandstorms, harvesting the valuable minerals in the sand.

Inside, the humans relax in luxury, while most of the work is done by the robots who serve them.

Then the Doctor and Leela arrive - and the mysterious deaths begin. First suspects, then hunted victims, Leela and the Doctor must find the hidden killer - or join the other victims of the Robots of Death.

Notes

  • Wyndham 'W' on back cover

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Doctor Who and the Robots of Death

Robots of death 1979 target

Series
Target Novelisations
Author
Terrance Dicks
Release date
Format
Paperback
Original RRP
90p
No. of pages
112
Publisher
Target Books
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1981 Paperback reprint

Cover blurb

On a desert planet the giant sandminer crawls through the howling sandstorms, harvesting the valuable minerals in the sand.

Inside, the humans relax in luxury, while most of the work is done by the robots who serve them.

Then the Doctor and Leela arrive - and the mysterious deaths begin. First suspects, then hunted victims, Leela and the Doctor must find the hidden killer - or join the other victims of the Robots of Death.

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Doctor Who and the Robots of Death

Robots of death 1979 target

Series
Target Novelisations
Author
Terrance Dicks
Release date
Format
Paperback
Original RRP
90p
No. of pages
112
Publisher
Target Books
Previous novelisation
Next novelisation

1982 Paperback reprint

Cover blurb

On a desert planet the giant sandminer crawls through the howling sandstorms, harvesting the valuable minerals in the sand.

Inside, the humans relax in luxury, while most of the work is done by the robots who serve them.

Then the Doctor and Leela arrive - and the mysterious deaths begin. First suspects, then hunted victims, Leela and the Doctor must find the hidden killer - or join the other victims of the Robots of Death.

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Doctor Who and the Robots of Death

Robots of death 1979 target

Series
Target Novelisations
Author
Terrance Dicks
Release date
Format
Paperback
Original RRP
£1.35
No. of pages
112
Publisher
Target Books
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1st 1984 Paperback reprint

Cover blurb

On a desert planet the giant sandminer crawls through the howling sandstorms, harvesting the valuable minerals in the sand.

Inside, the humans relax in luxury, while most of the work is done by the robots who serve them.

Then the Doctor and Leela arrive - and the mysterious deaths begin. First suspects, then hunted victims, Leela and the Doctor must find the hidden killer - or join the other victims of the Robots of Death.

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Doctor Who and the Robots of Death

Robots of death 1979 target

Series
Target Novelisations
Author
Terrance Dicks
Release date
Format
Paperback
Original RRP
£1.95
No. of pages
112
Publisher
Target Books
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Next novelisation

2nd 1984 Paperback reprint

Cover blurb

On a desert planet the giant sandminer crawls through the howling sandstorms, harvesting the valuable minerals in the sand.

Inside, the humans relax in luxury, while most of the work is done by the robots who serve them.

Then the Doctor and Leela arrive - and the mysterious deaths begin. First suspects, then hunted victims, Leela and the Doctor must find the hidden killer - or join the other victims of the Robots of Death.

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Doctor Who and the Robots of Death

Robots of death 1988 target

Series
Target Novelisations
Author
Terrance Dicks
Release date
Format
Paperback
Original RRP
£1.95
No. of pages
112
Publisher
Target Books
Previous novelisation
Next novelisation

1988 Paperback reprint

Cover blurb

On a desert planet the giant sandminer crawls through the howling sandstorms, harvesting the valuable minerals in the sand.

Inside, the humans relax in luxury, while most of the work is done by the robots who serve them.

Then the Doctor and Leela arrive - and the mysterious deaths begin. First suspects, then hunted victims, Leela and the Doctor must find the hidden killer - or join the other victims of the Robots of Death.

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The Robots of Death

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Series
Target Novelisations
Author
Terrance Dicks
Release date
Format
Paperback
Original RRP
£3.99
No. of pages
112
Publisher
Target Books
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Next novelisation

1994 Paperback release

Cover blurb

'My command programme has been restructured,' explained the robot placidly. 'All humans are to die.'

On a desert planet the giant sandminer crawls through the howling sandstorms, harvesting the valuable minerals in the sand. Inside, the humans relax in luxury, while most of the work is done by the robots who serve them. Then the Doctor and Leela arrive - and the mysterious deaths begin. First suspects, then hunted fugitives, Leela and the Doctor must find the hidden killer - or join the other victims of the robots of death.

This is an adaptation by Terrance Dicks of a screenplay by Chris Boucher, which featured Tom Baker in the role of the Doctor.

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