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Ian Marter (Author)
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Publication Date: 10 May 2012 | Series: DOCTOR WHO (Book 22)

The survivors of a devastated future Earth lie in suspended animation on a great satellite. When Earth is safe again, they will awaken. But when the Doctor, Sarah and Harry arrive on the Terra Nova, they find the systems have failed and the humans never woke.

The Wirrrn Queen has infiltrated the satellite, and laid her eggs inside one of the sleepers. As the first of the humans wake, they face an attack by the emerging Wirrrn.

But not everyone is what they seem, and the only way the Doctor can discover the truth is by joining with the dead mind of the Wirrrn Queen. The price of failure is the Doctor's death, and the end of humanity.

This novel is based on a Doctor Who story which was originally broadcast from 25 January to 15 February 1975.

Featuring the Fourth Doctor as played by Tom Baker, and his companions Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan

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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: BBC Books; Reprint edition (10 May 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1849904766
  • ISBN-13: 978-1849904766
  • Product Dimensions: 11 x 1.2 x 17.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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The Fourth Doctor must save the last survivors of humanity from an alien creature, in a new edition of a Doctor Who classic

About the Author

Ian Marter is best remembered by Doctor Who fans as the actor who played the Fourth Doctor's companion Harry Sullivan. In fact, his first role in Doctor Who came a couple of years earlier when he played the character of Andrews in 'Carnival of Monsters'. Marter worked with his friend Tom Baker on ideas for a possible Doctor Who film, and together they developed a script. Though the film was never made, Marter continued to write and novelised nine Doctor Who adventures for Target books. Ian Marter died in 1986.

Robert Holmes, the original script writer of 'Ark in Space', served with distinction in the army and also in the police before becoming a journalist and television writer. Holmes went on to become one of the Doctor Who's most prolific writers. He took over as script sditor of Doctor Who in 1974 during one of the programme's most successful periods at the start of the Fourth Doctor's era, and established a background and society for the Time Lords that has endured to this day. Robert Holmes wrote for many other series including Doomwatch, Spy Trap, Dixon of Dock Green, Blake's 7 and many others. Holmes died in 1986, while working on the final episodes of the Doctor Who story The Trial of a Time Lord.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Absorbing sci-fi chiller thriller 10 May 2012
By Michael Finn TOP 500 REVIEWER
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The Doctor, Sarah and Harry find themselves on a seemingly deserted space station countless years in the future. They soon discover that they are far from being alone.
If Terrance Dicks was the workhorse of the Target Doctor Who novelisations then I'd have to say that Ian Marter was one the best actual writers. Of all the regular Target writers I found Ian's prose to be one of the best. Some of his descriptions of the Wirrn larva are absolutely alive with bubbling sizzling threat. To be honest as an eight year old I was petrified of the green bubble-wrap bits of the mutating commander Noah so I'm pretty thankful that they didn't achieve the seething monstrosity that Marter delivers. The action scenes are particularly well done. Libri's comedy tv death becomes something quite brutal and vicious. Looking back at the book now I do miss some of the funnier lines, probably mainly Robert Holmes at his witty best. Whether Marter actively took them out or more likely they were late script editions that weren't in Marter's research material, I don't know. It's easy to drop them back in from memory though, so the witty little knitter and naval jokes can live again for those that really care. Script differences aside Marter has a lot of fun with the space station Nerva's on board technology eg moving walkways and mentally activated hatchways etc. Great stuff from one of the all time classic Doctor Who seasons and come on... who doesn't adore Harry Sullivan? And all written by the man himself.
Original artwork , features on script to novel, Ian Marter, Robert Holmes and a new introduction by Steven Moffat.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A triumph from many perspectives. 11 Jun 2012
By R. Le Quin
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These are books where the 2-3 page introductions are what really matters now, sadly. Most old series fans and collectors are likely to already have a set, and in some cases, many doubles reflecting the different editions done over the years. These are very nice reprints with the essence of the original cover captured and "packaged" with a fabulous gold McGann logo. Very attractive indeed.

Steven Moffat accurately depicts the experience of a serious proper Whovian, and good on him for doing so. The anticipation and expectation that many fans would have themselves been through is captured.

The Ark in Space is easily one of the best if not the very best Doctor Who script we have ever seen. Coupled with the fact that the story is written by the fabulous Ian Marter; one of the few instances in Doctor Who where the narrative is written by someone who was actually there (Ian Marter acting companion Harry Sullivan.)

A great product even if you have got the text itself in several forms already.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A classic story from the best era of the original show 23 Mar 2013
By D. E. Lawson
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This is a well written novelisation of one of the best ever Doctor Who stories from the original series. It reflects a time when the chemistry between the Doctor/Companion team in front of the camera and the Writing/Production team behind the camera was exceptionally good. Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen were undoubtedly brilliant together on screen as the Doctor and Sarah, while for a time, Ian Marter as Harry was a good additional foil for the two. Here, as Author, Ian Marter's affectionate novelisation of Robert Holmes clever television script brings out both the warmth of the central characters and the chilling horror of the tale set in a clinical futuristic environment. Some of Marter's changes to the original dialogue did not set the right tone but overall his narrative creates atmosphere and superbly emphasises the tension present in the original plot. Steven Moffat's new introduction adds a perspective that modern day fans of the show will appreciate.
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of my Fave Stories 10 Jun 2012
By Lady H
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This transferred well to the written page from what I remembered from seeing the original on the BBC and the later DVD releases. I would love to read the follow up stories, as they were shown on tv. It's an ideal quick read on the Kindle
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