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|image= | |image= Keys of Marinustarget38.jpg | ||
|series= | |series=Publication order | ||
|number= 38 | |number= 38 | ||
|doctor=First Doctor | |doctor=First Doctor | ||
|companions= [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] | |companions=[[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] | ||
|enemy= [[Voord]] | |enemy= [[Voord]] | ||
|setting= [[Marinus]] | |setting= [[Marinus]] | ||
|writer= [[Philip Hinchcliffe]] | |writer= [[Philip Hinchcliffe]] | ||
|publisher= Target Books | |publisher= Target Books | ||
|publisher2= W.H. Allen | |publisher2= W.H. Allen | ||
|novelisation of= The Keys of Marinus (TV story) | |||
|cover= [[David McAllister]] | |cover= [[David McAllister]] | ||
|release date= [[21 August (releases)|21 August]] [[1980 (releases)|1980]] | |release date= [[21 August (releases)|21 August]] [[1980 (releases)|1980]] | ||
|format= Paperback Book; 13 Chapters, 128 Pages | |format= Paperback Book; 13 Chapters, 128 Pages | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20125-6 | |isbn= ISBN 0-426-20125-6 | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1964 television serial ''[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]''. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1964 television serial ''[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]''. | ||
Revision as of 09:40, 6 September 2019
Doctor Who and the Keys of Marinus was a novelisation based on the 1964 television serial The Keys of Marinus.
Publisher's summary
a remote force-shielded island set in a sea of acid, governed by
the ultimate computer which rules and balances the gentle life of Marinus, guarded by
ruthless protector of a peace-loving race threatened by
Warlord of the brutal sub-human Voords, sworn enemy of Arbitan and of Marinus, who has within his grasp
THE KEYS OF MARINUS
the Conscience's vital micro-circuits, the doors of good and evil.
Can the Doctor find the hidden circuits in time? Arbitan's command was 'Find them, OR DIE!'
Chapter titles
- The Sea of Death
- The Marble City
- The Velvet Web
- The Brains of Morphoton
- The Screaming Jungle
- The Whispering Darkness
- The Snows of Terror
- The Demons
- Sentenced!
- The Mystery of the Locked Room
- The Missing Key
- Arbitan's Revenge
- Final Goodbyes
Deviations from televised story
- The Voord are identified as a frog-like subspecies with bullet-shaped heads, lacking their distinctive helmets.
- The warrior who initially follows Susan around the outside of the City is a "Class 1 Voord Assault Trooper" that has been programmed to kill enemies on sight, indicating that it is partly mechanical or robotic in nature.
- Yartek is said to have developed a technological immuniser that he distributed amongst his followers rather than the unexplained resistance to the Conscience's pacifying influence of the televised version.
Writing and publishing notes
- This title was Philip Hinchcliffe's last contribution to the range and his sole novelisation of a serial he did not produce.
- With no photographs for reference, cover artist David McAllister decided to try something different and feature no people on the cover.
- Then producer John Nathan-Turner's insistent critique of the cover artwork -- namely that the TARDIS itself is blue, not grey and the light atop it white, not red -- went unheeded. The unaltered image was used for publication.
Continuity
- The passage of time on Marinus is measured in zeniths.
- The Voord's origins here as genetically-engineered animals conflict with other sources that position them as early ancestors to the Cybermen. (COMIC: The World Shapers)
Cover Gallery
Target Books Original editions; cover by David McAllister
Hardcover edition; cover by David McAllister
Target Books 1987 edition; cover by David McAllister
British publication history
First publication:
- Hardback
- W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
- Paperback
- Target
Re-issues:
- A planned reissue in 1994 was cancelled.
External links
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