Book description
Centuries ago, a Zygon spaceship crash landed in Loch Ness. Now, with
their home planet destroyed, the alien creatures plan to take over
Earth. Their most powerful weapon is a huge armoured dinosaur-like
creature of terrifying power that they brought to earth as an embryo -
the Loch Ness Monster.
The Doctor, Sarah and Harry soon discover that the Zygons have
another weapon. They can assume the identity of any human they
capture. Who knows which of their friends might really be a Zygon?
UNIT faces one of its toughest battles as Broton, Warlord of the
Zygons, puts his plan into action and the Loch Ness Monster attacks.
This novel is based on a Doctor Who story which was originally
broadcast from 30 August to 20 September 1975.
Featuring the Fourth Doctor as played by Tom Baker, with his
companions Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan and the UNIT
organisation commanded by Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Terrance Dicks worked on scripts for The Avengers as
well as other series before becoming Assistant, and later full Script
Editor of Doctor Who from 1968. Dicks worked on the entirety of
the Jon Pertwee Third Doctor era of the programme, and returned as a
writer - scripting Tom Baker's first story as the Fourth Doctor:
'Robot'. His later script writing credits on Doctor Who
included the 20th anniversary story 'The Five Doctors'. Terrance Dicks
novelised many of the original Doctor Who stories for Target
books, and has written original Doctor Who novels for BBC Books.
Robert Banks Stewart, the original script writer of 'Loch
Ness Monster', has been one of the most prolific and respected writers
on British television since the 1960s. Originally a journalist, he
moved on to work developing movie scenarios at Pinewood Studios and
then into script writing. As well as working as a script editor, he
has written extensively for television, including The Avengers,
The Sweeney and Doctor Who.
