Doctor Who: Dalek (Target Collection)

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Doctor Who: Dalek (Target Collection)
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Robert Shearman
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 177,Width 110
Category/GenreScience fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9781785945038
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Ebury Publishing
Imprint BBC Books
Publication Date 11 March 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The Ninth Doctor adventure that brought the Daleks back to Doctor Who, novelised by Robert Shearman and based on his script for the iconic episode. 'The entire Dalek race, wiped out in one second. I watched it happen. I made it happen!' The Doctor and Rose arrive in an underground vault in Utah in the near future. The vault is filled with alien artefacts. Its billionaire owner, Henry van Statten, even has possession of a living alien creature, a mechanical monster in chains that he has named a Metaltron. Seeking to help the Metaltron, the Doctor is appalled to find it is in fact a Dalek - one that has survived the horrors of the Time War just as he has. And as the Dalek breaks loose, the Doctor is brought back to the brutality and desperation of his darkest hours spent fighting the creatures of Skaro. this time with the Earth as their battlefield.

Author Biography

Robert Shearman is an award-winning writer for television, radio and the stage, as well as several acclaimed short story collections, the first of which won him a World Fantasy Award, and Doctor Who audio scripts for Big Finish Productions.