Doctor Who and the Space War (Target Doctor Who Library)

Novellization of the Doctor Who TV episodes/story titled "Frontier in Space". It is the twenty-sixth century. Known space is divided between the great empires of Earth and Draconia. A fragile peace exists between the humans and the lizard-like Draconians, a peace that is put in jeopardy when each race claims that its cargo vessels are being raided by the other's warships. When the TARDIS accidentally brings the Doctor and Jo aboard Earth cargo ship C982, they find it under attack. As the ship is boarded, a strange pulsing sound fills the air. The crew believe their attackers to be Draconians, but the Doctor and Jo see only Ogrons - brutish, simian mercenaries who steal the cargo, including the TARDIS, and head off into space. The Doctor's investigations take him to Earth, the Moon and then to Draconia itself. He discovers that the Ogrons are employed by his sworn enemy, the Master, who is attempting to provoke a war between the space empires. The Doctor suspects the scale of the plan is too grand for the Master, but even he is shocked to discover the identity of the far deadlier foe waiting in the wings... The year is 2540, and two powers loom large in the Galaxy - Earth and Draconia. After years of peace, their spaceships are now being mysteriously attacked and cargoes rifled. Each suspects the other and full-scale war seems unavoidable. The Doctor, accused of being a Draconian spy, is thrown into prison. And only when the MASTER appears on the scene do things really begin to move.... Front cover 1 Rear cover 2 Title page 3 Copyright 4 Contents 5 1 Link-up in Space 6 2 The Draconian Prince 17 3 Stowaways 32 4 The Mind Probe 46 5 Kidnap 54 6 Prison on the Moon 63 7 The Master 70 8 Space Walk 83 9 Frontier In Space 92 10 The Verge of War 105 11 Planet of the Ogrons 116 12 The Trap 125 The Doctor and Jo are on the run in a thrilling adventure featuring the Master, Ogrons, and Draconians