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* The novelisation uses the term Sea-Devil (with a hyphen, as here), rather than [[Sea Devil]]. | * The novelisation uses the term Sea-Devil (with a hyphen, as here), rather than [[Sea Devil]]. | ||
* We learn about media publicity surrounding [[the Master]]'s lengthy trial and the ethical debate as to whether to execute him and the ethical difficulty of putting an immortal being, a [[Time Lord]], in prison for life. During the trial, [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] gave testimony urging punishment other than the death penalty. | * We learn about media publicity surrounding [[the Master]]'s lengthy trial and the ethical debate as to whether to execute him and the ethical difficulty of putting an immortal being, a [[Time Lord]], in prison for life. During the trial, [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] gave testimony urging punishment other than the death penalty. | ||
* The [[Third Doctor]] frequently tells [[Jo Grant|Jo]] that the [[Sea Devil]]s are related to the [[Silurian]]s and that they are "just like those cave monsters we met in [[Derbyshire]]" — obviously referring to both himself and [[ | * The [[Third Doctor]] frequently tells [[Jo Grant|Jo]] that the [[Sea Devil]]s are related to the [[Silurian]]s and that they are "just like those cave monsters we met in [[Derbyshire]]" — obviously referring to both himself and [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]], as Jo never met the Silurians on-screen. | ||
* On page 83, the Master tells the Doctor that he plans to use the Sea Devils, just like he used the [[Ogron]]s. As the book was published a year after ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' was transmitted, Malcolm Hulke included the reference. In ''Frontier'' and its novelisation ''[[Doctor Who and the Space War]]'', the Master tells the Doctor he thought he'd come and see him in prison like he came to see him when he was locked up in ''The'' ''Sea Devils''. | * On page 83, the Master tells the Doctor that he plans to use the Sea Devils, just like he used the [[Ogron]]s. As the book was published a year after ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' was transmitted, Malcolm Hulke included the reference. In ''Frontier'' and its novelisation ''[[Doctor Who and the Space War]]'', the Master tells the Doctor he thought he'd come and see him in prison like he came to see him when he was locked up in ''The'' ''Sea Devils''. | ||
* At the end of the book, the Master escapes in a [[helicopter]], rather than a [[hovercraft]] which he used in the televised version. | * At the end of the book, the Master escapes in a [[helicopter]], rather than a [[hovercraft]] which he used in the televised version. | ||