Doctor Who and the Zarbi

In 1964, Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks was released by Target Books.

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DOCTOR WHO lands his space-time machine Tardis on the cold, craggy planet of Vortis. The Doctor and his companions, Ian and Vicki, are soon captured by the ZARBI, huge ant-like creatures with metallic bodies and pincer claws; meanwhile Barbara falls into the hands of the friendly MENOPTERA who have come to rid Vortis of the malevolent power of the ZARBI...

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'' The Doctor stared about him and passed a trembling hand over his brow. 'The ship!' he muttered. 'It's gone!' ''

Drawn to the planet Vortis by some unknown force, the Doctor and his companions find themselves in a barren, cold world dominated by the Zarbi, monstrous metallic ant-like creatures at war with the delicate Menoptra. Searching for the lost TARDIS, the Doctor must struggle with the Animus — seemingly a creature of evil and light...