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|image = The-Christmas-Invasion-paperback-book.jpg | |image = The-Christmas-Invasion-paperback-book.jpg | ||
|novelisation of = The Christmas Invasion (TV story) | |novelisation of = The Christmas Invasion (TV story) | ||
|doctor | |doctor = Tenth Doctor | ||
|companions | |companions = [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] | ||
|featuring | |featuring = Mickey Smith | ||
|featuring2 = Jackie Tyler | |featuring2 = Jackie Tyler | ||
|featuring3 = Harriet Jones | |featuring3 = Harriet Jones | ||
|enemy = [[Sycorax]] | |enemy = [[Sycorax]] | ||
|setting | |setting = [[London]], [[2006]] | ||
|writer | |writer = Jenny T Colgan | ||
|read by = [[Camille Coduri]] | |read by = [[Camille Coduri]] | ||
|publisher = Target Books | |publisher = Target Books | ||
|cover | |cover = [[Anthony Dry]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 5 April 2018 | ||
|series = [[Target novelisation]] | |series = [[Target novelisation|Target novelisations]] | ||
|prev = Rose (novelisation) | |prev = Rose (novelisation) | ||
|next = The Day of the Doctor (novelisation) | |next = The Day of the Doctor (novelisation) | ||
|series2 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] | |||
|prev2 = Dalek (novelisation) | |||
|next2 = The Fires of Pompeii (novelisation) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''The Christmas Invasion''''' was a novelisation based on the [[2005 (releases)|2005]] television episode ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'' and additionally incorporating the mini-episode ''[[Children in Need Special (TV story)|Born Again]]''. | '''''The Christmas Invasion''''' was a novelisation based on the [[2005 (releases)|2005]] television episode ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'' and additionally incorporating the mini-episode ''[[Children in Need Special (TV story)|Born Again]]''. It was published simultaneously with ''[[Rose (novelisation)|Rose]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', and ''[[Twice Upon a Time (novelisation)|Twice Upon a Time]]'' in [[2018 (releases)|2018]] and thus was tied with those stories as the first release under the [[Target Books]] banner since ''[[The Paradise of Death (novelisation)|The Paradise of Death]]'' in [[1994 (releases)|1994]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | ==Publisher's summary== | ||
Meet the new [[Doctor Who]] classics. | Meet the new [[Doctor Who]] classics. | ||
Earth is under attack by [[Sycorax|power-hungry aliens]]. This is no time for [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] to be out of action. | [[Earth]] is under attack by [[Sycorax|power-hungry aliens]]. This is no time for [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] to be out of action. | ||
When a British [[space probe]] is intercepted by a sinister alien vessel on the [[24 December|eve of Christmas]], it marks the beginning of an audacious [[Sycorax invasion of Earth|invasion of the Earth by the Sycorax]] – horrifying marauders from beyond the stars. Within hours, a third of | When a British [[space probe]] is intercepted by a sinister alien vessel on the [[24 December|eve of Christmas]], it marks the beginning of an audacious [[Sycorax invasion of Earth|invasion of the Earth by the Sycorax]] – horrifying marauders from beyond the stars. Within hours, a third of [[human]]ity stands on the brink of death with not a single shot fired. | ||
Our planet needs a champion – but the Doctor is not fit for service. He's just regenerated, delirious in a new body and a [[dressing gown]]. Forced into his battered shoes is his friend, [[Rose Tyler]], a girl from a [[London]] [[Powell Estate|council estate]]. Will she save the world from this nightmare before [[Christmas]] – or see it destroyed? | Our planet needs a champion – but the Doctor is not fit for service. He's just [[regeneration|regenerated]], delirious in a new body and a [[dressing gown]]. Forced into his battered shoes is his friend, [[Rose Tyler]], a girl from a [[London]] [[Powell Estate|council estate]]. Will she save the world from this nightmare before [[Christmas]] – or see it destroyed? | ||
== Chapter titles == | == Chapter titles == | ||
# Prologue | #Prologue | ||
# Joy to the World | #Joy to the World | ||
# What Child is This? | #What Child is This? | ||
# Do You Hear What I Hear? | # Do You Hear What I Hear? | ||
# Lonely This Christmas | #Lonely This Christmas | ||
# Here Comes Santa Claus | #Here Comes Santa Claus | ||
# O, Christmas Tree | #O, Christmas Tree | ||
# It Came Upon the Midnight Clear | #It Came Upon the Midnight Clear | ||
# I Saw Three Ships | #I Saw Three Ships | ||
# Hark! The Herald Angels Sing | #Hark! The Herald Angels Sing | ||
# In the Bleak Midwinter | #In the Bleak Midwinter | ||
# Walking in the Air | #Walking in the Air | ||
# Angels We Have Heard on High | #Angels We Have Heard on High | ||
# Silent Night | #Silent Night | ||
# Stop the Cavalry | # Stop the Cavalry | ||
# A Spaceman Came Travelling | #A Spaceman Came Travelling | ||
# I Wonder as I Wander | #I Wonder as I Wander | ||
# Ding Dong! Merrily on High | #Ding Dong! Merrily on High | ||
# Happy Xmas (War is Over) | #Happy Xmas (War is Over) | ||
# Follow the Star | #Follow the Star | ||
# All I Want for Christmas is You | #All I Want for Christmas is You | ||
# Epilogue | # Epilogue | ||
== Deviations from televised story == | ==Deviations from televised story == | ||
* The scene set straight after the [[Ninth Doctor]]'s [[regeneration]] is extended to include dialogue from the 2005 [[Children in Need Special (TV story)|Children in Need Special]] and new dialogue is included as well. | *The scene set straight after the [[Ninth Doctor]]'s [[regeneration]] is extended to include dialogue from the 2005 [[Children in Need Special (TV story)|Children in Need Special]] and new dialogue is included as well. | ||
* ''[[Guinevere One]]'' | *A first chapter and epilogue both focus on the "British rocket-building programme" (not British Rocket Group), the building of UK Rocket Project 9.2, ''[[Guinevere One]]'', and the original-to-book characters working there. For secrecy, they're based in Unit 42, Fanshield Industrial Park near [[Reading]]. ''Guinevere One'' is to be the first drone to land on Mars. | ||
* The Doctor had upgraded [[Mickey Smith|Mickey]]'s [[laptop]] during the Slitheen Crisis with his [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]], which allowed Mickey to gain access to the Military's website. | * ''Guinevere'' programmer [[Matthew Nicolson]] turned down a job with [[John Lumic (The Christmas Invasion)|John Lumic]]. | ||
* The idea of the [[Tenth Doctor]] getting his accent from Rose is brought up. | *The Doctor had upgraded [[Mickey Smith|Mickey]]'s [[laptop]] during the Slitheen Crisis with his [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]], which allowed Mickey to gain access to the Military's website. | ||
* The Doctor realises that his [[eyesight]] is fuzzy up close and dons [[glasses]]. | *The idea of the [[Tenth Doctor]] getting his accent from Rose is brought up. | ||
* The Doctor mentions not liking the move to [[Tower Hill]] as a [[UNIT]] [[base]]. | *The Doctor realises that his [[eyesight]] is fuzzy up close and dons [[glasses]]. | ||
* The novelisation adds a romantic attraction between [[Daniel Llewellyn]] and [[Sally Jacobs]]. | *The Doctor mentions not liking the move to [[Tower Hill]] as a [[UNIT]] [[base]]. | ||
* The Doctor's monologue trying to find a new catchphrase, which was cut from the transmitted episode, is included. | *The novelisation adds a romantic attraction between [[Daniel Llewellyn]] and [[Sally Jacobs]]. | ||
* [[Blake (The Christmas Invasion)|Major Blake]]'s first name is given as Thomas. | *The Doctor's monologue of trying to find a new catchphrase, which was cut from the transmitted episode, is included. | ||
*[[Blake (The Christmas Invasion)|Major Blake]]'s first name is given as Thomas. | |||
* There is an epilogue detailing Jackie, Mickey and Sally's reaction to events and to the Doctor and Rose leaving again. | * There is an epilogue detailing Jackie, Mickey and Sally's reaction to events and to the Doctor and Rose leaving again. | ||
* Further detail about the Doctor's encounters with [[Arthur Dent]] is given, explicitly confirming that the Doctor had actually met Arthur as well as [[Vogon]]s and [[Ford Prefect]]. | |||
== Writing and publishing notes == | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
*Except for the prologue and epilogue, all of the chapter titles are taken from [[Christmas]] songs. | |||
* Except for the prologue and epilogue, all of the chapter titles are taken from [[Christmas]] songs. | |||
* In [[2016 (releases)|2016]], [[Obverse Books]] previously released an unofficial novelisation of ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'' called ''Doctor Who and the Invasion of Christmas''. was written collaboratively by [[Paul Magrs]], [[Andrew Hickey]], [[Stuart Douglas]], [[Nick Campbell]], James Gent, Ira Lightman, [[Ian Potter]], [[Phil Craggs]], and [[Matthew Bright]], and all proceeds went to the Cystic Foundation Trust.<ref>[http://www.timelash.com/tardis/display.php?3450 Doctor Who and the Invasion of Christmas]</ref> | * In [[2016 (releases)|2016]], [[Obverse Books]] previously released an unofficial novelisation of ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'' called ''Doctor Who and the Invasion of Christmas''. was written collaboratively by [[Paul Magrs]], [[Andrew Hickey]], [[Stuart Douglas]], [[Nick Campbell]], James Gent, Ira Lightman, [[Ian Potter]], [[Phil Craggs]], and [[Matthew Bright]], and all proceeds went to the Cystic Foundation Trust.<ref>[http://www.timelash.com/tardis/display.php?3450 Doctor Who and the Invasion of Christmas]</ref> | ||
== Audiobook== | |||
This Target Book was released as an audiobook on [[5 May (releases)|5 May]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Camille Coduri]]. | |||
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File:The Christmas Invasion audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover | |||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* {{Penguin|1115908/doctor-who-the-christmas-invasion-target-collection/}} | *{{Penguin|1115908/doctor-who-the-christmas-invasion-target-collection/}} | ||
== Footnotes == | ==Footnotes== | ||
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