Jo glanced at the Doctor.
“Things must be pretty serious then.”
“They are, Jo. Very serious indeed. The whole of the universe is in danger.”
The most amazing Who adventure yet, in which Doctors one, two and three cross time and space and come together to fight a ruthlessly dangerous enemy—Omega. Once a Time Lord, now exiled to a black hole in space, Omega is seeking a bitter and deadly revenge against the whole universe …
Katy Manning reads Terrance Dicks’ complete and unabridged novelization, first published by Target Books in 1975.
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"Eventually becoming an established theme in Doctor Who stories, The Three Doctors, for the first time brings together different incarnations of the Doctor in a tense adventure that also reveals information about the origin of the Time Lords' abilities to control and travel in time."
— stormhawk (4 out of 5 stars)
A success…will be treasured for decades to come.
— DOCTORWHOreviews.co.uk" One of the best books in the series. Gives a good flavour of time Lord history. When the universe is threatened by a huge black hole sucking out matter, the Doctor's 3 incarnations have to collaborate to achieve success. Awesome read "
— Anandh, 11/18/2013" It's a great story in the novelization -- brimming with all the epicness, humour, thrills and chills that the televised version is sorely missing. Another big thanks to Uncle Terry for editing our memories for the good with this adaptation. "
— Daniel, 10/25/2013" Good narration from Katy Manning (Jo Grant from the series). Nice to re-visit the classic Doctor Who stories! "
— S.e., 6/16/2012" I read this long before I ever saw the episode... "
— Becci, 3/3/2012" Another great read from the master of Doctor Who stories. this one added to the TV episode and managed to make it better. I loved the extra details like the purple sky and the description of the gel guards. Was really easy to follow and a quick read. "
— Nicola, 4/8/2011" Classic Doctor Who! Introduces the third Doctor. I can't help but enjoy this. "
— Sharon, 2/20/2011" An excellent novel, the Third Doctor's first story is a fun read, and Terrence Dicks captures the epic-ness that is Jon Pertwee perfectly. "
— Justin, 1/29/2011" I thought this was brilliant despite being 30 years old! "
— Llama's, 11/23/2008Terrance Dicks worked together with Malcolm Hulke on scripts for The Avengers as well as other series before becoming assistant and later full script editor of Doctor Who. Dicks worked on the entirety of the Jon Pertwee Third Doctor era of the program and returned as a writer—scripting Tom Baker’s first story as the Fourth Doctor: Robot. His later scriptwriting credits on Doctor Who included the twentieth anniversary story The Five Doctors. Dicks novelized many of the original Doctor Who stories for Target books and has written original Doctor Who novels for BBC Books.
Katy Manning is a British actress who has appeared in numerous films and television series. She is best known for her role as Jo Grant in seventy-seven episodes of Doctor Who in the early 1970s.