Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang - Softcover

Dicks, Terrance; Mann, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 052340638X ISBN 13: 9780523406381

Publisher: Pinnacle Books, 1979

Synopsis

Stepping out of the TARDIS into Victorian London, Leela and the Doctor are confronted by menacing, diabolical horrors shrouding withing the swirling London foga mans death cry, an attack by Chinese Tong hatchet men, giant rats roaming the sewers, young women mysteriously disappearing.The hideously deformed Magnus Greel, conducting a desperate search for the lost Time Cabinet, is the instigator of all this evil. Posing as the Chinese god, Weng-Chiang, Greel uses the crafty Chang, and the midget manikin, Mr. Sin, to achieve his terrifying objectives. The Doctor must use all his skill, energy, and intelligence to escape the talons of Weng-Chiang.

About this title

About the Author:

Terrance Dicks worked on scripts for The Avengers as well as other series before becoming Assistant, and later full Script Editor of Doctor Who from 1968. Dicks worked on the entirety of the Jon Pertwee Third Doctor era of the programme, and returned as a writer - scripting Tom Baker's first story as the Fourth Doctor: 'Robot'. His later script writing credits on Doctor Who included the 20th anniversary story 'The Five Doctors'. Terrance Dicks novelised many of the original Doctor Who stories for Target books, and has written original Doctor Who novels for BBC Books.

Review:

"This audio version of the Target novel of the original TV series is read with verve by Christopher Benjamin" -- Sue Davies http://sfcrowsnest.org.uk

About this edition

• Publisher: Pinnacle Books
• Publication date: 1979
• ISBN 10: 052340638X
• ISBN 13: 9780523406381
• Binding: Paperback