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War Of The Daleks
''War of the Daleks'' is an original novel written by John Peel (writer), John Peel, published in 1997, based on the long-running British science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Eighth Doctor and Sam Jones (Doctor Who), Sam. This story chronicles the demise of Davros once and for all and the rising of the supreme Dalek force. This also conflicts the destruction of Skaro which has survived thanks to a larger plot played by the Dalek Prime. Plot The story opens up with the Doctor and Sam in the TARDIS doing some maintenance when they are collected by a ship which holds an escape pod containing Davros. A group of Thal (Doctor Who), Thals arrive; they want Davros to alter their species so they will be better able to fight the Daleks. A force of Daleks then arrive and take the Doctor and Davros, along with other characters, to Skaro. Before landing on Skaro, the Doctor discovers that the coordinates he believed were Skaro's wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Peel (writer)
John Peel (born 1954) is a British writer, best known for his TV series tie-in novels and novelisations. He has written under several pseudonyms, including "John Vincent" and "Nicholas Adams". He lives in Long Island, New York. While his wife is a US citizen, Peel continues to travel under a British passport. Career During the 1980s, Peel wrote a licensed spin-off novel based on the popular 1960s TV series ''The Avengers (TV series), The Avengers'', titled ''Too Many Targets''. He is also known for his various books based on ''Doctor Who'', ''Star Trek'' and ''James Bond Jr.'' (written as "John Vincent"). ''Doctor Who'' books A friend of the television writer Terry Nation, Peel wrote novelisations of several ''Doctor Who'' stories for Target Books featuring Nation's Daleks; he is reportedly one of the few writers to have been willing to do so, given the high percentage of the author's fee that Nation's agents demanded for the rights to use the Daleks. For similar reasons, Peel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |