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|novelisation of = The Mutants (TV story) | |||
|novelisation of=The Mutants (TV story) | |image = Mutants novel.jpg | ||
|image=Mutants novel.jpg | |number = 44 (given to later editions) | ||
|doctor = Third Doctor | |||
|number= 44 (given to later editions) | |||
|doctor=Third Doctor | |||
|companions= [[Jo Grant|Jo]] | |companions= [[Jo Grant|Jo]] | ||
|enemy= [[Marshal of Solos|The Marshal]] | |enemy = [[Marshal of Solos|The Marshal]] | ||
|setting= [[Solos]] | |setting = [[Solos]] | ||
|writer= [[ | |writer = Terrance Dicks | ||
|cover= [[Jeff Cummins]] | |read by = [[Jon Culshaw]] | ||
|publisher= Target Books | |cover = [[Jeff Cummins]] | ||
|publisher2= W.H. Allen | |publisher = Target Books | ||
|release date= | |publisher2 = W.H. Allen | ||
| | |release date= 29 September 1977 | ||
| | |format = Hardcover and paperback editions; 127 pages | ||
| | |isbn = ISBN 0-426-11690-9 | ||
| | |series = [[Target novelisation]]s | ||
|prev = Doctor Who and the Planet of Evil (novelisation) | |||
|next = Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin (novelisation) | |||
|series2 = [[Target novelisation]] numbering | |||
|prev2 = Doctor Who and the Monster of Peladon (novelisation) | |||
|next2 = Doctor Who and the Nightmare of Eden (novelisation) | |||
|series3 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] | |||
|prev3 = Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils | |||
|next3 = The Time Monster (novelisation) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1972 television serial ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]''. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
A massive shape scuttles out of the darkness and strikes the earth Overlord down. It is a Mutant – a huge insectoid creature. It moves in a crouch, its back arched and scaly, with huge knobbly vertebrae. The controlling Overlord, the Marshal, has ordered all such Mutants killed instantly. | A massive shape scuttles out of the darkness and strikes the earth Overlord down. It is a Mutant – a huge insectoid creature. It moves in a crouch, its back arched and scaly, with huge knobbly vertebrae. The controlling Overlord, [[Marshal of Solos|the Marshal]], has ordered all such Mutants killed instantly. | ||
What was happening to the people of [[Solos]]? Why are they gradually turning into Monsters? Hands that become claws, flesh that turns scale-like... | What was happening to the people of [[Solos]]? Why are they gradually turning into Monsters? Hands that become claws, flesh that turns scale-like... | ||
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== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
* [[Solos]] is described as more jungle-like than it appeared | * [[Solos]] is described as more jungle-like than it appeared on-screen. | ||
* The Doctor describes the use of [[message pod]]s as a system used for a "real emergency" and that the "[[Time Lord]]s' code" compels him to deliver it. | * The Doctor describes the use of [[message pod]]s as a system used for a "real emergency" and that the "[[Time Lord]]s' code" compels him to deliver it. | ||
* [[Varan]]'s son is given a name, [[Vorn (The Mutants)|Vorn]]. | * [[Varan]]'s son is given a name, [[Vorn (The Mutants)|Vorn]]. | ||
* The assassination weapon Vorn uses is described as metallic; | * The assassination weapon Vorn uses is described as metallic; on-screen, it appeared to be disguised as carved wood. | ||
* [[Jaeger (The Mutants)|Jaeger]] is given some backstory as being disgraced on [[Earth]] for stealing data from an academic colleague. | * [[Jaeger (The Mutants)|Jaeger]] is given some backstory as being disgraced on [[Earth]] for stealing data from an academic colleague. | ||
* In addition to the stone tablets seen | * In addition to the stone tablets seen on-screen, the message pod also contains parchment scrolls. | ||
* The [[Marshal of Solos|Marshal]] discovers that [[Stubbs]] and [[Cotton (The Mutants)|Cotton]] are working with the Doctor by monitoring them in the caves with a directional microphone. In the televised version, he merely listens in on the open | * The [[Marshal of Solos|Marshal]] discovers that [[Stubbs]] and [[Cotton (The Mutants)|Cotton]] are working with the Doctor by monitoring them in the caves with a directional microphone. In the televised version, he merely listens in on the open com-line. | ||
* There is a secret passage underneath the Marshal's desk. | * There is a secret passage underneath the Marshal's desk. | ||
* The evolved Solonians appear to Jo in a vision in the cave. | * The evolved Solonians appear to Jo in a vision in the cave. | ||
* Much of the dialogue is omitted, paraphrased or truncated, for instance [[Ky]]'s aggression in [[Sondergaard]]'s laboratory is shortened and Cotton's "We'll all be done for!" speech at the end of | * Much of the dialogue is omitted, paraphrased or truncated, for instance [[Ky]]'s aggression in [[Sondergaard]]'s laboratory is shortened and Cotton's "We'll all be done for!" speech at the end of episode five is turned into a calmer explanation about "The Marshal's arranged another of his little accidents!" | ||
* The Marshal is given back story as having come to [[Skybase One|Skybase]] as a security guard and worked his way up the ranks, meaning he has no connections on Earth. | * The Marshal is given back story as having come to [[Skybase One|Skybase]] as a security guard and worked his way up the ranks, meaning he has no connections on Earth. | ||
* Ky trying to stop the Marshal killing the mutant on Skybase is removed. | * Ky trying to stop the Marshal killing the mutant on Skybase is removed. | ||
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* The [[Solonian]] picture on the cover is almost a perfect recreation of the televised creature. | * The [[Solonian]] picture on the cover is almost a perfect recreation of the televised creature. | ||
* This is one of the Target books ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' gave away. | * This is one of the Target books ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' gave away. | ||
* The spine of this book mistakenly refers to the title as | * The spine of this book mistakenly refers to the title as "Dr Who and the Mutants". | ||
== Additional cover images == | == Additional cover images == | ||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | |||
File:HardbackMutants.jpg|1977 Hardback edition | |||
</gallery> | |||
== British publication history == | == British publication history == | ||
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: Target | : Target | ||
== | == Audiobook == | ||
This Target Book was released as an audiobook on [[4 October (releases)|4 October]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Jon Culshaw]]. | |||
The cover blurb and thumbnail illustrations were retained in the accompanying booklet with sleeve notes by [[David J. Howe]]. Music and sound effects by [[Simon Power]]. | |||
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File:Doctor Who and the Mutants audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover | |||
</gallery> | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:1977 novels]] | [[Category:1977 novels]] | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in the 20th century]] | |||
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[[Category:Stories set in the 30th century]] | |||
[[Category:Novels in which the Doctor is on a mission for the Time Lords]] | |||
[[Category:Target novelisations with audiobook readings]] | |||