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* Although not specified, the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] in this story is implied to be [[Margaret Thatcher]]. | * Although not specified, the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] in this story is implied to be [[Margaret Thatcher]]. | ||
* In one of the appendices of the book, James Goss writes how he considered using [[Sarah Jane Smith]] as a companion as it would have been in the original story, but settled on [[Romana II]] and [[K9 Mark II|K9]] instead. (In fact Adams' notes only use the name "Jane" as a placeholder.) The beginning of the story as it would have been was included, with the Fourth Doctor returning to Sarah Jane after the events of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. | * In one of the appendices of the book, James Goss writes how he considered using [[Sarah Jane Smith]] as a companion as it would have been in the original story, but settled on [[Romana II]] and [[K9 Mark II|K9]] instead. (In fact Adams' notes only use the name "Jane" as a placeholder.) The beginning of the story as it would have been was included, with the Fourth Doctor returning to Sarah Jane after the events of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. | ||
* Goss also mentions having used many other ideas from Adams' works, published or unpublished. One of these is evident in the story of the [[Great Khan]], an alien emperor who has trouble planning his schedule— a reimagining of Adams' short story {{w|The Private Life of Genghis Khan}} (which also has connections to the ''Hitchhiker's'' series). | |||
* The forty-second (and final) chapter in the book is titled "The Meaning of Life", referencing the meaning of life being said to be [[42 (number)|42]] in ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy''. | * The forty-second (and final) chapter in the book is titled "The Meaning of Life", referencing the meaning of life being said to be [[42 (number)|42]] in ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy''. | ||
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== Editions published outside Britain == | == Editions published outside Britain == | ||
* Published in Russia by AST in 2019 as a hardback edition, it was one of seven | * Published in Russia by AST in 2019 as a hardback edition, it was one of seven books published in the 2010s. The title was Доктор Кто против Криккитян (''Doktor Kto protiv Krikkityan''), meaning "Doctor Who vs. the Krikkitmen". | ||
* Published in Germany by Cross Cult in 2019 as a hardback edition and published as ''Doctor Who und die Krikkit-Krieger'', it was one of five books published by them in the 2010's. | * Published in Germany by Cross Cult in 2019 as a hardback edition and published as ''Doctor Who und die Krikkit-Krieger'', it was one of five books published by them in the 2010's. | ||