New edition of Survivors novelisation reaches the shops

With an official publication date of 27 November 2008, the new edition of the 1976 Survivors noveliation penned by Terry Nation, republished by Orion Books has now reached major highstreet books and online retailers. The press release from Orion announces:

The BBC cult plague drama of the 1970s is finally back in print!

Abby Grant, widowed by the plague, is sustained by hope that her son, who fled his boarding school at the onset, has survived. Determined to construct a new society from the surrounding wasteland, she joins with others to form a commune. The technology and skills of the old life are now obselete and the group must relearn the skills on which civilisation was built.

For Abby, there’s a chance for a new life and love when she encounters James Garland, the fourteenth Earl of Woodhouse, who is engaged in a desperate fight to save his ancestral home. But more importantly, she must find her son.

Written by Terry Nation, who notably created Doctor Who’s mortal enemies, the Daleks. Survivors is a prescient and terrifying vision of a post-apocalyptic world.

A remake of the Survivors television series, starring Max Beesley (Hotel Babylon) and Julie Graham (William and Mary; Bonekickers), premiered on BBC One on 23 November. Set in the present day, the new series is based on the story arc of the novel, rather than that of the previous television series.

Terry Nation's Survivors novel - Orion re-release

 

Terry Nation. 2008. Survivors. London: Orion Books. ISBN 978-1-40910264-9. £6.99

Survivors: novelisation cover

Orion have released the artwork for the cover of their republished release of Terry Nation’s Survivors novel. The novel is released on 27 November.

The cover features the characters (left-to-right) of Greg Preston, Abby Grant, Tom Price and Jenny Collins.

The cover price of the new paperback edition is £6.99 (256 pages; 198 x 129 mm) and the 13-digit ISBN is 9781409102649.

Cover of Survivors novelisation

Terry Nation Survivors novel – new publication details

Orion publishing, which previously announced that a new edition of Terry Nation’s 1976 Survivors novel would be released in November 2009, have confirmed a revised release date of 6 November 2008.

The Orion web site has published revised details for the title as follows:

£6.99
Paperback
256 pages
198 x 129 mm
ISBN-13: 9781409102649
Publication: November 2008

The book is now available for pre-order from the usual online retailers including Amazon.

Orion to republish Terry Nation’s Survivors novel

Orion publishers are to republish the 1976 Survivors novel, authored by series creator Terry Nation. Orion have confirmed to this blog their intended publication date of November 2009.

Publication details are as follows:

• 256pp, paperback
• ISBN-13: 978-1409102649
• ISBN-10: 978-1409102649
• Publisher: Orion
• Publication date: 26 November 2009
• Provisional cover price: £6.99

Review the Amazon listing, or find more about the novel from the Survivors: A World Away site.