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The Devil Goblins from Neptune

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The Devil Goblins from Neptune
AuthorMartin DayandKeith Topping
SeriesDoctor Whobook:
Past Doctor Adventures
Release number
1
SubjectFeaturing:
Third Doctor
Liz Shaw,The Brigadier,UNIT
Set inPeriod between
The Scales of InjusticeandTerror of the Autons[1][2]
PublisherBBC Books
Publication date
2 June 1997
Pages283
ISBN0-563-40564-3
Followed byThe Murder Game

The Devil Goblins from Neptuneis aBBC Booksoriginal novel written byMartin DayandKeith Topping(developed from an original idea by Day, Topping andPaul Cornell) and based on the long-running Britishscience fiction televisionseriesDoctor Who.It was the first novel published in thePast Doctor Adventuresrange and features theThird Doctor,UNIT,The Brigadier,andLiz Shaw.

Synopsis[edit]

The Brigadier is pursued across the world from seeming traitors within UNIT, his own organization. The Doctor and Liz deal with an alien invasion that started with an extraterrestrial mass exploding in the atmosphere.

Continuity[edit]

The events of the novel take place between the television storiesInfernoandTerror of the Autons.[3]

The Devil Goblins are mentioned in the Big Finish Doctor Who audio dramaFind and Replace.

References[edit]

  1. ^The Doctor's Timeline at The Whoniversegives support for specific placement relative to other spin-off media.
  2. ^Placement betweenInfernoandTerror of the Autonsconfirmed by cover blurb.
  3. ^"The Devil Goblins from Neptune".

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