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|image = Abominable Snowmen novel.jpg | |image = <gallery> | ||
|series = | Abominable Snowmen novel.jpg|1974 edition | ||
SkilleterAbominableSnowmen.jpg|1983 edition | |||
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|series = [[Target novelisation|Target novelisations]] | |||
|number = 1 (given to later editions) | |number = 1 (given to later editions) | ||
|novelisation of = The Abominable Snowmen (TV story) | |novelisation of = The Abominable Snowmen (TV story) | ||
|doctor = Second Doctor | |doctor = Second Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] | |companions = [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] | ||
|enemy = {{il|The [[Great Intelligence]],| [[Robot Yeti]]}} | |enemy = {{il|The [[Great Intelligence]],| [[Robot Yeti]]}} | ||
|setting = [[Tibet]], [[1935]] | |setting = [[Tibet]], [[1935]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Terrance Dicks | ||
|read by = [[David Troughton]] | |read by = [[David Troughton]] | ||
|cover = [[Chris Achilleos]] | |||
|publisher = Target Books | |publisher = Target Books | ||
|publisher2 = W.H. Allen | |publisher2 = W.H. Allen | ||
|release date = | |release date = 21 November 1974 | ||
|format = Hardcover and paperback editions; 12 Chapters, 142 Pages | |format = Hardcover and paperback editions; 12 Chapters, 142 Pages | ||
|isbn = ISBN 0-426-11455-8 | |isbn = ISBN 0-426-11455-8 | ||
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|series3 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] | |series3 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1967 television serial ''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]''. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1967 television serial ''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]''. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
=== 1974 Target edition === | === 1974 Target Books edition === | ||
A single blow from the giant, hairy paw smashes the explorer to the ground. Terrified, he flees from the monster's glowing eyes and savage fangs... | A single blow from the giant, hairy paw smashes the explorer to the ground. Terrified, he flees from the monster's glowing eyes and savage fangs... | ||
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"DOCTOR WHO, the children's own programme which adults adore..." Gerald Garrett, The Daily Sketch. | "DOCTOR WHO, the children's own programme which adults adore..." Gerald Garrett, The Daily Sketch. | ||
=== 1983 Target edition === | === 1983 Target Books edition === | ||
The [[Tibet]]an monks at the monastery of [[Det-Sen Monastery|Det-sen]] are worried, frightened men. Many of their companions have been killed - and it seems the [[Tibetan Yeti|Yeti]] are the cause of all their troubles. | The [[Tibet]]an monks at the monastery of [[Det-Sen Monastery|Det-sen]] are worried, frightened men. Many of their companions have been killed - and it seems the [[Tibetan Yeti|Yeti]] are the cause of all their troubles. | ||
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When [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]] arrives at the monastery, his first visit for three hundred years, he expects to be welcomed with open arms. But because of the mysterious killings, the reception that awaits him is anything but friendly... | When [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]] arrives at the monastery, his first visit for three hundred years, he expects to be welcomed with open arms. But because of the mysterious killings, the reception that awaits him is anything but friendly... | ||
=== 2011 BBC edition === | === 2011 BBC Books edition === | ||
"Light flooded into the tunnel, silhouetting the enormous shaggy figure in the cave mouth. With a blood-curdling roar, claws outstretched, it bore down on Jamie." | "Light flooded into the tunnel, silhouetting the enormous shaggy figure in the cave mouth. With a blood-curdling roar, claws outstretched, it bore down on Jamie." | ||
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== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
* Although screened in black and white, the Yeti have beady green eyes on the cover | * Although screened in black and white, the Yeti have beady green eyes on the cover but red eyes throughout the novelisation. | ||
* Dialogue is similar to the televised story, but changed somewhat. For example, the Doctor never says "discretion is the better part of valor." | |||
* When Terrance Dicks novelised the story in 1974, he made slight changes to the names of these characters - Padmasambhava became Padmasambvha, Songsten became Songtsen, Thonmi became Thomni and so on - apparently on the advice of Doctor Who's then-producer [[Barry Letts]] who, as a follower of [[Buddhism]], considered what [[Mervyn Haisman]] and [[Henry Lincoln]] (the writers of the TV story) had done was unnecessary and risked offence (the names were real historical figures). | * When Terrance Dicks novelised the story in 1974, he made slight changes to the names of these characters - Padmasambhava became Padmasambvha, Songsten became Songtsen, Thonmi became Thomni and so on - apparently on the advice of Doctor Who's then-producer [[Barry Letts]] who, as a follower of [[Buddhism]], considered what [[Mervyn Haisman]] and [[Henry Lincoln]] (the writers of the TV story) had done was unnecessary and risked offence (the names were real historical figures). | ||
* Edward Travers' unsuccessful life is expanded upon, and his old rival is named as Professor [[Walters (The Abominable Snowmen)|Walters]]. | * Edward Travers' unsuccessful life is expanded upon, and his old rival is named as Professor [[Walters (The Abominable Snowmen)|Walters]]. | ||
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== Additional cover images == | == Additional cover images == | ||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | ||
BlueLogoAbominableSnowmen.jpg|1978 edition with diamond logo | |||
SkilleterAbominableSnowmen.jpg|1983 edition.<br />Cover by [[Andrew Skilleter]] | |||
HardbackAbominableSnowmen.jpg|1985 Hardback edition | |||
Snowmen.jpg|2011 BBC Books edition | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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== Editions published outside Britain == | == Editions published outside Britain == | ||
* Published in Portugal in 1983 by | * Published in Turkey by Remzi Kitabevi in 1975 as a paperback edition, translated by Reha Pinar and published as ''Doktor Kim ve Korkunc Karadamlari'', it was one of six Turkish novelisations. | ||
* Published in France in | * Published in Portugal by Editorial Presença in 1983 as a paperback edition, translated by Conceição Fardim and Eduardo Nogueria and published as ''Doutor Who e os Abomináveis Homens das Neves.'', it was one of ten Portuguese novelisations. | ||
* Published in France by Editions Garanciere in 1987 as a paperback edition, translated by Corine Derblum and published as ''Docteur Who L'Abominable Homme des neiges'', it was one of eight French novelisations; each book is given the strapline ‘Igor et Grichka Bogdanoff presentent’ they presented a French science programme called Temps X, the broadcaster had bought and dubbed a selection of [[Fourth Doctor]] stories in 1986 but didn’t show them until 1989. Despite the story featuring the [[Second Doctor]] a figure resembling the [[Fourth Doctor]] appears on the cover. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wonderfulbook.co.uk/basedon/|title=Based on the Popular BBC Television Serial 3rd Edition}}</ref> | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | ||
DW and The Abominable Snowmen Portuguese cover.jpg|Portuguese | File:TurkishAbominableSnowmen.jpg|Turkish edition | ||
File:DW and The Abominable Snowmen Portuguese cover.jpg|Portuguese edition.<br />Cover by Rui Ligeiro | |||
File:FrenchAbominableSnowmen.jpg|French edition.<br />Cover by Jean-François Pénichoux | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | == Audiobook == | ||
This Target Book was released complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[David Troughton]] | This Target Book was released as an audiobook on [[8 January (releases)|8 January]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[David Troughton]]. | ||
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]]. | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | ||
File:The Abominable Snowman Audio.jpg | File:The Abominable Snowman Audio.jpg|Audiobook cover | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* {{penguin|1089664/doctor-who-and-the-abominable-snowmen/}} | * {{penguin|1089664/doctor-who-and-the-abominable-snowmen/}} | ||
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[[Category:Target novelisations]] | [[Category:Target novelisations]] | ||
[[Category:1974 novels]] | [[Category:1974 novels]] | ||
[[Category:Second Doctor | [[Category:Second Doctor novelisations]] | ||
[[Category:Yeti novels]] | [[Category:Yeti novels]] | ||
[[Category:Great Intelligence novels]] | [[Category:Great Intelligence novels]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in Tibet]] | [[Category:Stories set in Tibet]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1935]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1935]] | ||
[[Category:The Monsters Collection novels]] | |||