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|image=Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion.jpg | |image = <gallery> | ||
|number= 22 | Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion.jpg|1976 edition | ||
|doctor=Third Doctor | Dinosaur Invasion 1978.jpg|1978 edition | ||
|companions=[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] | Dinosaur Invasion 1993.jpg|1993 edition | ||
|featuring=The Brigadier | </gallery> | ||
|featuring2=Mike Yates | |number = 22 | ||
|featuring3=John Benton | |doctor = Third Doctor | ||
|enemy= [[Dinosaur]]s | |companions = [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] | ||
|setting= [[Earth | |featuring = The Brigadier | ||
|writer= | |featuring2 = Mike Yates | ||
|read by=[[Martin Jarvis]] | |featuring3 = John Benton | ||
|publisher= Target Books | |enemy = [[Dinosaur]]s | ||
|publisher2= W.H. Allen | |setting = [[Earth]] | ||
|publisher3= Pinnacle Books | |writer = Malcolm Hulke | ||
|novelisation of= Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story) | |read by = [[Martin Jarvis]] | ||
|cover = [[Chris Achilleos]] | |||
|release date= | |publisher = Target Books | ||
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 141 pages (Target) | |publisher2 = W.H. Allen | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-10874-4 (Target)<br />ISBN 0-523-41613-X (Pinnacle) | |publisher3 = Pinnacle Books | ||
|series = | |novelisation of = Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story) | ||
|prev = Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster (novelisation) | |release date = 19 February 1976 | ||
|next = Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet (novelisation) | |format = Hardcover and paperback editions;<br/>141 pages (Target)<br/>142 pages (Pinnacle) | ||
|series2 = [[Target novelisation]] numbering | |isbn = ISBN 0-426-10874-4 (Target)<br />ISBN 0-523-41613-X (Pinnacle) | ||
|prev2 = Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks (novelisation) | |series = [[Target novelisation]]s | ||
|next2 = Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon (novelisation) | |prev = Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster (novelisation) | ||
|series3 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] | |next = Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet (novelisation) | ||
|prev3 = Doctor Who and the Time Warrior | |series2 = [[Target novelisation]] numbering | ||
|next3 = Death to the Daleks (novelisation) | |prev2 = Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks (novelisation) | ||
}}'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1974 television serial ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]''. | |next2 = Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon (novelisation) | ||
|series3 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] | |||
|prev3 = Doctor Who and the Time Warrior (novelisation) | |||
|next3 = Death to the Daleks (novelisation) | |||
}} | |||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1974 television serial ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]''. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
=== 1976 and 1978 Target editions === | === 1976 and 1978 Target Books editions === | ||
[[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] walked slowly forward into the cul-de-sac. The giant [[dinosaur]] turned its head to focus on the midget now approaching... the Doctor aimed his gun to fire... suddenly from behind came a great roar of anger. He spun round – blocking the exit from the narrow street towered a [[Tyrannosaurus rex]], its savage jaws dripping with blood... | [[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] walked slowly forward into the cul-de-sac. The giant [[dinosaur]] turned its head to focus on the midget now approaching... the Doctor aimed his gun to fire... suddenly from behind came a great roar of anger. He spun round – blocking the exit from the narrow street towered a [[Tyrannosaurus rex]], its savage jaws dripping with blood... | ||
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Doctor Who must turn the clock forward to stop Operation Golden Age, but will he be able to do it before Earth's time runs out? | Doctor Who must turn the clock forward to stop Operation Golden Age, but will he be able to do it before Earth's time runs out? | ||
=== 2016 BBC | === 1993 Target Books edition === | ||
'WE'RE FACING THE DESTRUCTION OF HISTORY ITSELF!' | |||
The Doctor and Sarah return from the past to find London deserted and under martial law after a sudden invasion of prehistoric monsters. Uniting with [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], they uncover a plot to alter time: wiping out all Earth's previous history and returning it to a [[Operation Golden Age|golden age]] before technological pollution. Fighting traitors within and monsters without, the Doctor and UNIT must try and stop the deadly idealists. | |||
This is an adaptation by [[Malcolm Hulke]] of his own original screenplay, which featured [[Jon Pertwee]] in the role of the Doctor. | |||
=== 2016 BBC Books edition === | |||
'Through the windscreen, the Doctor could see the gigantic shape of a tyrannosaurus rex blocking the road.' | 'Through the windscreen, the Doctor could see the gigantic shape of a tyrannosaurus rex blocking the road.' | ||
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* Although there is an extra sequence of [[Finch (Invasion of the Dinosaurs)|Finch]] taking a hacksaw from the Doctor's laboratory, the scene of Yates accusing him of freeing the tyrannosaur is omitted and he is not revealed as a conspirator until he is seen in the bunker. | * Although there is an extra sequence of [[Finch (Invasion of the Dinosaurs)|Finch]] taking a hacksaw from the Doctor's laboratory, the scene of Yates accusing him of freeing the tyrannosaur is omitted and he is not revealed as a conspirator until he is seen in the bunker. | ||
* [[Whitaker (Invasion of the Dinosaurs)|Whitaker]] is portrayed as much more selfish and arrogant, and as having a far more hostile relationship with [[Butler]], than on television, with his main priority being proving his theories work. | * [[Whitaker (Invasion of the Dinosaurs)|Whitaker]] is portrayed as much more selfish and arrogant, and as having a far more hostile relationship with [[Butler]], than on television, with his main priority being proving his theories work. | ||
* Amongst Whitaker's work included the measurement of the internal weight of [[Atom|atoms]]. He also contributed to the analysis of magnetic infractions. | |||
* Whitaker plans to use Operation Golden Age to meet [[Oscar Wilde]] and [[Noël Coward]]. | |||
* Grover had been a master at a [[grammar school]] before going into politics. | |||
* The Doctor recalls the [[Blinovitch Limitation Effect]] from ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]''. The man himself is mentioned alongside a handful of other "dabblers" in time travel on Earth. Other individuals include Chun Sen, a Chinese scientist yet to be born, and an unnamed South American scientist. | |||
* It is Whitaker who notices the lift indicator flashing. On-screen, it's Butler who notices. | * It is Whitaker who notices the lift indicator flashing. On-screen, it's Butler who notices. | ||
* Mark takes Sarah to a different room to meet Ruth and Adam. On-screen, Ruth and Adam come into the room where Sarah has just been woken. | * Mark takes Sarah to a different room to meet Ruth and Adam. On-screen, Ruth and Adam come into the room where Sarah has just been woken. | ||
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== Additional cover images == | == Additional cover images == | ||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | ||
HardbackDinosaurInvasion.jpg|1976 Hardback edition | |||
Dinosaur Invasion 1978.jpg|1978 edition.<br />Cover by [[Jeff Cummins]] | |||
Dinosaur Invasion 1993.jpg|1993 edition.<br />Cover by [[Alister Pearson]] | |||
BBCDinosaurInvasion.jpg|2016 BBC Books edition | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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== Editions published outside Britain == | == Editions published outside Britain == | ||
* | * Published in the USA by Pinnacle Books in 1979 as a paperback edition, it was one of ten American novelisations; an introduction by Harlan Ellison features in all the editions. | ||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | |||
File:Dinosaur Invasion Pinnacle.jpg|US Pinnacle Books edition.<br />Cover by David Mann | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Audiobook == | == Audiobook == | ||
This Target Book was released on [[5 November (releases)|5 November]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Martin Jarvis]]. | This Target Book was released as an audiobook on [[5 November (releases)|5 November]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Martin Jarvis]]. | ||
The cover blurb was retained in the accompanying booklet with sleevenotes by [[David J. Howe]]. Music and sound effects by [[Simon Power]]. | |||
The | The audiobook version was re-released in [[October (releases)|October]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]] as part of ''[[The Second UNIT Collection]]'' box set. | ||
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