Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks

In 1979, Destiny of the Daleks was released as a novelisation by Target Books under the title Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks.

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Landing on an apparently devastated planet, the Doctor and Romana make a horrifying discovery

The planet is Skaro, home-world of the Daleks.

The Daleks are excavating in order to find and revive Davros, the mad, crippled, scientific genius who first created them. They hope that he will give them the scientific superiority to break the deadlock with their Movellan enemies.

Faced once more with the deadly and seemingly indestructible Daleks, the Doctor's wits and strength are stretched to their very limits...

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THE DOCTOR AND ROMANA HAVE LANDED ON SKARO, THE HOME WORLD OF THE DREADED DALEKS...

Landing on an apparently devastated world, they come upon a horrifying discovery.

The Daleks are excavating in order to find and revive Davros, the mad, crippled scientific genius whose twisted mind first created them. They hope that he will give them the scientific superiority to break the deadlock with their Movellan enemies.

Faced once more with the deadly and seemingly indestructable Daleks, the Doctor's wits and strength are stretched to their very limits.

This is a novelization by Terrance Dicks, whose name is almost synonymous with Doctor Who, of an original script by Terry Nation - the real creator of the Daleks.