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|image= Time and the Rani novel.jpg | |image = <gallery> | ||
|series= | Time and the Rani novel.jpg|1988 edition | ||
|number= 128 (mislabelled 127 in first edition) | Time and the Rani novel2.jpg|1991 edition | ||
|doctor=Seventh Doctor | </gallery> | ||
|companions= [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] | |series = [[Target novelisation]]s | ||
|enemy= {{O'Mara|c}} | |number = 128 (mislabelled 127 in first edition) | ||
|setting= [[Lakertya]] | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
|writer= | |companions = [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] | ||
|publisher= Target Books | |enemy = {{O'Mara|c}} | ||
|publisher2= W.H. Allen | |setting = [[Lakertya]] | ||
|novelisation of= Time and the Rani | |writer = Pip and Jane Baker | ||
|cover= [[Chris Capstick]] | |read by = [[Bonnie Langford]] | ||
|release date= | |publisher = Target Books | ||
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 23 Chapters, 143 Pages | |publisher2 = W.H. Allen | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20331-3 | |novelisation of = Time and the Rani (TV story) | ||
|prev= The Mysterious Planet (novelisation) | |cover = [[Chris Capstick]] | ||
|next= Vengeance on Varos (novelisation) | |release date = 5 May 1988 | ||
|series2 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] | |format = Hardcover and paperback editions; 23 Chapters, 143 Pages | ||
|prev2=The Ultimate Foe (novelisation) | |isbn = ISBN 0-426-20331-3 | ||
|next2=Paradise Towers (novelisation) | |prev = The Mysterious Planet (novelisation) | ||
|next = Vengeance on Varos (novelisation) | |||
|series2 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] | |||
|prev2 = The Ultimate Foe (novelisation) | |||
|next2 = Paradise Towers (novelisation) | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1987 television serial ''[[Time and the Rani]]''. This first adventure of the [[Seventh Doctor]] was also the first novelisation of his era to be published; this was only also true of the [[Third Doctor|Third]] and [[ | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1987 television serial ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]''. This first adventure of the [[Seventh Doctor]] was also the first novelisation of his era to be published; this was only also true of the [[Third Doctor|Third]], [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]], [[Ninth Doctor|Ninth]] and [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]] Doctors - all other Doctors had later stories published as their first novelisations. | ||
This was the only Seventh Doctor novelisation to be released in a hardcover edition. Chronologically it is also the last in the series to be released in that format (the actual final hardcover release was ''[[The Smugglers (novelisation)|The Smugglers]]'', a [[First Doctor]] story). | This was the only Seventh Doctor novelisation to be released in a hardcover edition. Chronologically it is also the last in the series to be released in that format (the actual final hardcover release was ''[[The Smugglers (novelisation)|The Smugglers]]'', a [[First Doctor]] story). | ||
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Assailed by violent bolts of multi-coloured energy, [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] is blasted off-course and forced to land on the barren planet of [[Lakertya]]. | Assailed by violent bolts of multi-coloured energy, [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] is blasted off-course and forced to land on the barren planet of [[Lakertya]]. | ||
The turbulence brings about [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]]'s sixth [[regeneration]]. But that is the least of his worries. He has been hijacked by that ruthless renegade [[Time Lord|Time Lady]], | The turbulence brings about [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]]'s sixth [[regeneration]]. But that is the least of his worries. He has been hijacked by that ruthless renegade [[Time Lord|Time Lady]], [[First Rani|the Rani]]. | ||
Why has the Rani brought the Doctor to Lakertya? What are the hideous [[Tetrap]] guards? Who are the eleven geniuses she has imprisoned in her stronghold? What is the vital significance of the asteroid of [[Strange matter|Strange Matter]]? And can the Doctor stop the Rani's diabolical scheme before it affects the whole of creation throughout time and space? | Why has the Rani brought the Doctor to Lakertya? What are the hideous [[Tetrap]] guards? Who are the eleven geniuses she has imprisoned in her stronghold? What is the vital significance of the asteroid of [[Strange matter|Strange Matter]]? And can the Doctor stop the Rani's diabolical scheme before it affects the whole of creation throughout time and space? | ||
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== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
* The [[Sixth Doctor]] receives a "pre-regeneration" scene in the first chapter, which depicts his cause of death being a head injury he receives during the attack on the TARDIS. | * The [[Sixth Doctor]] receives a "pre-regeneration" scene in the first chapter, which depicts his cause of death being a head injury he receives during the attack on the TARDIS. | ||
* Urak does not witness the Doctor's regeneration, as he does in the televised version, instead turning over the unconscious Doctor to reveal his new face; the Doctor having already regenerated. | |||
* [[Za Panato]] and [[Ari Centos]] are listed as two of the scientists kidnapped by the Rani. | * [[Za Panato]] and [[Ari Centos]] are listed as two of the scientists kidnapped by the Rani. | ||
* It is explained that [[Sarn (Time and the Rani)|Sarn]] escapes because she is worried of being punished for helping the Doctor. | * It is explained that [[Sarn (Time and the Rani)|Sarn]] escapes because she is worried of being punished for helping the Doctor. | ||
* An explanation is given for how the Rani escaped her plight at the end of ''[[The Mark of the Rani]]'': As the tyrannosaur grew to full size, its spine snapped against the roof of [[The Rani's TARDIS|her TARDIS]]. | * An explanation is given for how the Rani escaped her plight at the end of ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'': As the tyrannosaur grew to full size, its spine snapped against the roof of [[The Rani's TARDIS|her TARDIS]]. | ||
* The Doctor uses several more garbled sayings, such as "A frowning man will clutch at a straw". | * The Doctor uses several more garbled sayings, such as "A frowning man will clutch at a straw". | ||
* Mel slips through the hole in the bubble trap when [[Ikona]] removes the detonator, rather than it disappearing. | * Mel slips through the hole in the bubble trap when [[Ikona]] removes the detonator, rather than it disappearing. | ||
* Mel threatens the Doctor with a burning laboratory instrument when they first meet. | * Mel threatens the Doctor with a burning laboratory instrument when they first meet. | ||
* It is stated that the Rani | * It is stated that the Rani is still in her first incarnation, despite her being the same age as the Doctor. | ||
* The Doctor hangs up with the Tetraps in the eyrie to hide from the Rani, with [[Beyus]] trying to warn him not to go in there. | * The Doctor hangs up with the Tetraps in the eyrie to hide from the Rani, with [[Beyus]] trying to warn him not to go in there. | ||
* The Tetrap stumbles into the bubble trap instead of being pushed in by the Doctor. | * The Tetrap stumbles into the bubble trap instead of being pushed in by the Doctor. | ||
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* A Tetrap is killed by a fungus released when it steps on a phial that the Rani had tried to use on the Doctor and Mel. | * A Tetrap is killed by a fungus released when it steps on a phial that the Rani had tried to use on the Doctor and Mel. | ||
* Mel hides from the Rani in the brain chamber rather than being at the Doctor's side throughout. | * Mel hides from the Rani in the brain chamber rather than being at the Doctor's side throughout. | ||
* [[Faroon]] continues to go along with Beyus' policy after the Tetraps fit the [[Lakertyan]]s with the exploding anklets, instead of accepting Ikona's decision to go to the Doctor for help. | * [[Faroon]] continues to go along with Beyus's policy after the Tetraps fit the [[Lakertyan]]s with the exploding anklets, instead of accepting Ikona's decision to go to the Doctor for help. | ||
* Urak stuns the Rani after taking control of her TARDIS. | * Urak stuns the Rani after taking control of her TARDIS. | ||
== Writing and publishing notes == | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
* Prepared before transmission, the original cover illustration for this title by [[Tony Masero]] showed the [[Tetrap]]s asleep standing up. The mistake wasn't realised until quite late and rather than turn the cover art upside down, resulted in the one-off, specially commissioned photograph of the [[Tetrap]]s hanging from the roof of the caves that was used instead. Proof copies featuring this artwork were circulated. | * Prepared before transmission, the original cover illustration for this title by [[Tony Masero]] showed the [[Tetrap]]s asleep standing up. The mistake wasn't realised until quite late and rather than turn the cover art upside-down, resulted in the one-off, specially commissioned photograph of the [[Tetrap]]s hanging from the roof of the caves that was used instead. Proof copies featuring this artwork were circulated. | ||
* This book should be numbered 128, not 127 as it is. | * This book should be numbered 128, not 127 as it is. | ||
* Inside back cover includes colour advert for Fantastic Doctor Who Posters Offer. | * Inside back cover includes colour advert for Fantastic Doctor Who Posters Offer. | ||
*This was the last Target novelisation to feature a photographic cover, and the only one not to be a [[Fifth Doctor]] story. | |||
== Cover Gallery == | == Cover Gallery == | ||
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > | <gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > | ||
Time and the Rani Hardcover.jpg|1987 hardback edition | |||
Time and the Rani novel2.jpg|1991 Target edition.<br />Cover by [[Alister Pearson]] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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== Editions published outside Britain == | == Editions published outside Britain == | ||
* In Canada, the UK Target edition was distributed. Due to issues at the time involving trade tariffs and a weak Canadian dollar, the book initially carried a cover price above C$7, at a time when most paperbacks of the same format (and previous Target ''Doctor Who'' releases) were rarely more than C$4. This affected the next few Target releases before Canadian prices normalised. | * In Canada, the UK Target edition was distributed. Due to issues at the time involving trade tariffs and a weak Canadian dollar, the book initially carried a cover price above C$7, at a time when most paperbacks of the same format (and previous Target ''Doctor Who'' releases) were rarely more than C$4. This affected the next few Target releases before Canadian prices normalised. | ||
== Audiobook == | |||
This Target Book was released as an audiobook on [[6 January (releases)|6 January]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Bonnie Langford]]. | |||
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" > | |||
Time and the Rani audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover | |||
</gallery> | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:The Rani novels]] | [[Category:The Rani novels]] | ||
[[Category:Sixth Doctor novels]] | [[Category:Sixth Doctor novels]] | ||
[[Category:Target novelisations with audiobook readings]] |