Wartime (novelisation)

Wartime
Based on:	Wartime
Main character(s):	John Benton
Key crew
Publisher:	Telos Publishing
Writer:	Stephen James Walker
Cover by:	Andrew-Mark Thompson
Release details
Release date:	14 January 2023
Format:	Paperback Book
ISBN:	ISBN 978-1-84583-209-4
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Wartime (printed as War Time) by Stephen James Walker, was a novelisation of Wartime published by Telos Publishing.

Publisher's summary

He heard his brother's voice: 'Johnnie! I can see you, Johnnie!' Then had come the fall, and that terrible scream.

WHILE ON A DELIVERY run for the Brigadier, Benton finds himself close to his childhood home, where ghosts from his past have never rested easily…

Trapped in a nightmare world where past and present are one, will he be lost forever or can he fight his way back to reality, where he is desperately needed?

An exciting adventure from the Worlds of Doctor Who.

Wartime is based on, and expands upon, the 1988 Reeltime Pictures drama production Wartime. Available from www.timetraveltv.com. All characters are used with permission of the relevant rights owners. This book has not been licensed or approved by the BBC or any of its affiliates.

Chapter titles

1. The Mission
2. The Dig Site
3. Phantoms
4. End Game
5. Aftermath

Deviations from the home video

• The radioactive material from the video is a cover story, and Benton is transporting an alien lifeform to the Vault.
• The events of the video are made into a three-part story, with the first showing how Benton got the alien and the third set at the Vault. These sections are original to the book.

References

• The events are set on Monday 27 October 1990, and the Brigadier has been called out of retirement to deal with something involving "Merlin and Excalibur" — which contradicts the events of the TV story Battlefield somewhat, as these are set in 1997. This was not derived from any information given in the home video version.

Notes

• The title page includes the comment: "THE CHANGING FACE OF JOHN BENTON. The cover illustration depicts John Benton. He has not changed."
• The novelisation includes a photo-section called Behind the scenes of Wartime featuring a collection of eleven photographs (nine in colour, and two in black-and-white) taken during the making of the home video.
• The novelisation features a foreword by Keith Barnfather, an "Author's note" section by Stephen James Walker and an "About the author" page.

Continuity

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Deviations from the televised story

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External links

• Official Wartime page at Telos Publishing