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|image=Inferno novel.jpg | |image = Inferno novel.jpg | ||
|series=[[Target novelisation]] | |series = [[Target novelisation|Target novelisations]] | ||
|number= 89 | |number = 89 | ||
|novelisation of= Inferno (TV story) | |novelisation of = Inferno (TV story) | ||
|doctor=Third Doctor | |doctor = Third Doctor | ||
|companions=[[Liz Shaw|Liz]] | |companions = [[Liz Shaw|Liz]] | ||
|featuring=The Brigadier | |featuring = The Brigadier | ||
|featuring2=John Benton | |featuring2 = John Benton | ||
|enemy= [[Primord]]s | |enemy = [[Primord]]s | ||
|setting= [[Earth]], | |setting = [[Earth]], late [[20th century]], [[Inferno Earth|Parallel Earth]] | ||
|writer= | |writer = Terrance Dicks | ||
|read by=[[Caroline John]] | |read by = [[Caroline John]] | ||
|publisher= Target Books | |publisher = Target Books | ||
|publisher2= W.H. Allen | |publisher2 = W.H. Allen | ||
|cover = [[Nick Spender]] | |cover = [[Nick Spender]] | ||
|release date= | |release date = 18 October 1984 | ||
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 15 Chapters, 126 Pages | |format = Hardcover and paperback editions; 15 Chapters, 126 Pages | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-19617-1 | |isbn = ISBN 0-426-19617-1 | ||
|prev=The Ambassadors of Death (novelisation) | |prev = The Aztecs (novelisation) | ||
| | |next = The Highlanders (novelisation) | ||
|series2 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] | |||
|prev2 = The Ambassadors of Death (novelisation) | |||
|next2 = Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons (novelisation) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1970 television serial ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]''. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1970 television serial ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]''. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Inferno is the name of a top-secret drilling project to penetrate the [[Earth]]'s crust and release a major new energy source. | Inferno is the name of a top-secret drilling project to penetrate the [[Earth]]'s crust and release a [[Stahlman's gas|major new energy source]]. | ||
A crisis develops when a noxious liquid leaks out as drilling progresses – the green poison has a grotesquely debilitating effect on human beings. | A crisis develops when a noxious liquid leaks out as drilling progresses – the green poison has a grotesquely debilitating effect on human beings. | ||
As the Earth's plight worsens, | As the Earth's plight worsens, [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] is trapped in a parallel world, unable to rescue the planet and its inhabitants from the destructive force of Inferno... | ||
== Chapter titles == | == Chapter titles == | ||
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== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
* The "door handle" is confirmed to be the [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]]. | * The "door handle" is confirmed to be the [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]]. | ||
* Private [[Wyatt (Inferno)|Wyatt]] is on guard outside the Doctor's workshop at the [[Inferno Project]], not Private [[Latimer (Inferno)|Latimer]]. | |||
* As in the televised version, the [[Primord]]s are never named — being referred to mainly as "mutants". | |||
* The Doctor [[deduce]]s how the parallel Earth became a dictatorship. | * The Doctor [[deduce]]s how the parallel Earth became a dictatorship. | ||
* Stahlman's motivation is explored in more detail. | * Stahlman's motivation is explored in more detail. | ||
* Stahlman is said to have grown up in the ruins of post-war Germany (so he's either younger in the | * Stahlman is said to have grown up in the ruins of post-war Germany (so he's either younger in the novelisation or the story is set circa 1990, unless he is describing the First World War). | ||
* The Doctor is traumatised by the destruction of the other Earth. | * The Doctor is traumatised by the destruction of the other Earth. | ||
* [[Eric Stahlman|Stahlman]] is described as burly and Liz as having reddish-brown hair, neither of which entirely reflects their on screen appearance. | * [[Eric Stahlman|Stahlman]] is described as burly and Liz as having reddish-brown hair, neither of which entirely reflects their on screen appearance. | ||
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* Benton refers to [[John Bromley|Bromley]] by name: In the televised version, his surname is only given in the credits. | * Benton refers to [[John Bromley|Bromley]] by name: In the televised version, his surname is only given in the credits. | ||
* The character of [[Latimer (Inferno)|Latimer]] is unnamed. | * The character of [[Latimer (Inferno)|Latimer]] is unnamed. | ||
* The scene between Sir [[Keith Gold]] and [[Patterson (Inferno)|Patterson]] | * The location of the Inferno Project is changed from [[Eastchester]] to East [[Manchester]]. (Eastchester is referred to by name only once in the televised version, in a scene on the parallel world cut from the UK transmission of episode five but retained for overseas screening, and which also appeared on the 1994 BBC Video release of the story.) | ||
* The scene between Sir [[Keith Gold]] and [[Patterson (Inferno)|Patterson]] before the car crash is removed. Sir Keith states he was unconscious for several hours after the accident, explaining his disappearance. | |||
== Writing and publishing notes == | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
* One of several titles commissioned by outgoing range editor [[Christine Donohoe]] and edited by [[Nigel Robinson]]. | * One of several titles commissioned by outgoing range editor [[Christine Donohoe]] and edited by [[Nigel Robinson]]. | ||
* This novelisation was later released as part of ''[[The UNIT Collection]]''. | * This novelisation was later released as part of ''[[The UNIT Collection]]''. | ||
== Additional cover images == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | |||
File:HardbackInferno.jpg|1984 Hardback edition | |||
</gallery> | |||
== British publication history == | == British publication history == | ||
* Hardback | * Hardback | ||
: W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK | : W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK | ||
* Paperback | * Paperback | ||
: Target | : Target | ||
== | == Audiobook == | ||
This Target Book was released complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Caroline John]]. | This Target Book was released as an audiobook on [[7 April (releases)|7 April]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Caroline John]]. | ||
The cover blurb and thumbnail illustrations were retained in the accompanying booklet with sleevenotes by [[David J. Howe]]. Music and sound effects by [[Simon Power]]. | |||
The audiobook was reissued on [[5 April (releases)|5 April]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]] as part of ''[[The UNIT Collection]]''. | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | ||
Inferno Audio.jpg | Inferno Audio.jpg|Audiobook cover | ||
The UNIT Collection.jpg|The UNIT Collection | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:The UNIT Collection novels]] | [[Category:The UNIT Collection novels]] | ||
[[Category:1984 novels]] | [[Category:1984 novels]] | ||
Revision as of 20:22, 2 January 2024
Inferno was a novelisation based on the 1970 television serial Inferno.
Publisher's summary
Inferno is the name of a top-secret drilling project to penetrate the Earth's crust and release a major new energy source.
A crisis develops when a noxious liquid leaks out as drilling progresses – the green poison has a grotesquely debilitating effect on human beings.
As the Earth's plight worsens, the Doctor is trapped in a parallel world, unable to rescue the planet and its inhabitants from the destructive force of Inferno...
Chapter titles
- Project Inferno
- The Beast
- Mutant
- The Slime
- Dimension of Terror
- The Nightmare
- Death Sentence
- Countdown to Doom
- Penetration-Zero
- The Monsters
- Escape Plan
- Doomsday
- Return to Danger
- The Last Mutation
- The Doctor Takes a Trip
Deviations from televised story
- The "door handle" is confirmed to be the sonic screwdriver.
- Private Wyatt is on guard outside the Doctor's workshop at the Inferno Project, not Private Latimer.
- As in the televised version, the Primords are never named — being referred to mainly as "mutants".
- The Doctor deduces how the parallel Earth became a dictatorship.
- Stahlman's motivation is explored in more detail.
- Stahlman is said to have grown up in the ruins of post-war Germany (so he's either younger in the novelisation or the story is set circa 1990, unless he is describing the First World War).
- The Doctor is traumatised by the destruction of the other Earth.
- Stahlman is described as burly and Liz as having reddish-brown hair, neither of which entirely reflects their on screen appearance.
- Stahlman's first name is given as Eric.
- It is explained that the Doctor plans to use a power surge from the project's reactor to overload the blocks placed on the TARDIS.
- Benton refers to Bromley by name: In the televised version, his surname is only given in the credits.
- The character of Latimer is unnamed.
- The location of the Inferno Project is changed from Eastchester to East Manchester. (Eastchester is referred to by name only once in the televised version, in a scene on the parallel world cut from the UK transmission of episode five but retained for overseas screening, and which also appeared on the 1994 BBC Video release of the story.)
- The scene between Sir Keith Gold and Patterson before the car crash is removed. Sir Keith states he was unconscious for several hours after the accident, explaining his disappearance.
Writing and publishing notes
- One of several titles commissioned by outgoing range editor Christine Donohoe and edited by Nigel Robinson.
- This novelisation was later released as part of The UNIT Collection.
Additional cover images
1984 Hardback edition
British publication history
- Hardback
- W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
- Paperback
- Target
Audiobook
This Target Book was released as an audiobook on 7 April 2011 complete and unabridged by BBC Audio and read by Caroline John.
The cover blurb and thumbnail illustrations were retained in the accompanying booklet with sleevenotes by David J. Howe. Music and sound effects by Simon Power.
The audiobook was reissued on 5 April 2018 as part of The UNIT Collection.
Audiobook cover
The UNIT Collection
External links
to be added
