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Title	:	Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons (Doctor Who Library (Target) #63)
Author	:	Terrance Dicks
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 296 pages
Published	:	May 1975 by Target Bks.
Categories	:	Media Tie In. Doctor Who. Science Fiction. Fiction

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The evil Master leered at the Doctor, and triumphantly pointed out of the cabin window. The many-tentacled Nestene monster — spearhead of the second Auton invasion of Earth — crouched beside the radio tower!

Part crab, part spider, part octopus, its single huge eye blazed with alien intelligence and deadly hatred...

Can the Doctor outwit his rival Time Lord, the Master, and save the Earth from the Nestene horror?

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Original Title:	Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons
ISBN:	0426106393 (ISBN13: 9780426106395)
Edition Language:	English URL http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/OnTarget/1975/terror/75terror.htm
Series:	Doctor Who Library (Target) #63, Doctor Who Novelisations #55, Adventures of the 3rd Doctor #19, Lethbridge-Stewart , more
Characters:	Jo Grant, UNIT, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, The Master (Doctor Who), Captain Mike Yates, Autons, The Third Doctor, John Benton, The Doctor

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I enjoyed this one a lot, but I do have a soft spot for this story as it scared the crap out of me as 3yr old. Not helped when I knocked over a department store dummy shortly after seeing the episodes. :-)

A fairly straight novelisation - it zips along but compared with David Fisher's novelisation of The Leisure Hive - which i'd read immediately before - there were few of the narrative flourishes and little of the humour which made the latter so enjoyable. Despite this, it's a solid re-telling with lovely cover artwork and illustrations.

A very good story, well narrated, there's more to it then the televised version. Some cracking sound effects, and when Geoffrey Beevers reads the part where the Master is hypnotising someone his voice is electronically altered, it's almost as if the listener is being hypnotised too.

As much as I enjoy the grittiness of Pertwees first season, this story really is the start of the quintessential Third Doctor era.The UNIT family feels fully formed with not only the introduction of Jo Grant as The Doctors new companion, we also get Mike Yates too!And not forgetting The Doctors rival in The Master!Dicks wonderful novelisation moves along at a brisk pace and really cements the relationship of all the new characters together, whilst keeping all the scares in Robert Holmes original

A very enjoyable story that introduces the Master. As expected the novel has a few differences to the televised story but nothing that grates and some which add to the tale. I particularly liked this final quote -"You know, Doctor," said Jo suddenly, "I think you've got a sort of sneaking liking for him."The Doctor looked indignant. "Like him? I can't stand the fellow. He's ruthless. Depraved. Totally evil. In fact, a thoroughly bad lot. Only...""Only what, Doctor?"The Doctor looked a little

Since this story was introducing a new companion ( JO Grant) and a new villain ( The Master) the writers decided to hedge their bet, by having an old monster return. The Auton's are even creepier in this story and this version of the Master just serves as a reminder that all the versions that followed were pretty watered down and weak.Good solid story that gives everybody something to do and establishes the Doctor/Master relationship.

One of Terrance Dicks's authoritatively accomplished retellings of a television story which he commissioned in the era which he most shaped, snappily introducing Jo Grant and the Master and including some succinct telling character moments such as his depiction of Rex Farrel.