Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion is a novella written by Terrance Dicks. Released in 1974, it is a novelization of Robert Holmes' Doctor Who serial Spearhead from Space.
Characters[]
- Third Doctor - the new incarnation of the Doctor, exiled to Earth by the Time Lords
- Liz Shaw - a civilian scientist working for UNIT
- The Brigadier
- The Nestene Consciousness - a massive creature with the ability to control plastic - most notably its servants, the mannequin-like Autons
- Harry Ransome - a designer at Auto Plastics Inc. Originally called "John Ransome" in Spearhead.
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Publisher's summary[]
In this, the first adventure of his third `incarnation', DOCTOR WHO, Liz Shaw, and the Brigadier grapple with the nightmarish invasion of the AUTONS — living, giant-sized, plastic-modelled `humans' with no hair and sightless eyes; waxwork replicas and tailor's dummies whose murderous behaviour is directed by the NESTENE CONSCIOUSNESS — a malignant, squid-like monster of cosmic proportions and indescribably hideous appearance.
“This DOCTOR WHO adventure (televised as 'Spearhead from Space') wins my vote as the best in the lifetime of this series so far.' Mathew Coady, The Daily Mirror
“DOCTOR WHO, the children's own programme which adults adore...” Gerard Garrett, The Daily Sketch
Full summary[]
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Sources[]
- TARDIS Wiki