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|image = <gallery> | |||
number= 98 | | Invasion novel.jpg|1985 edition | ||
doctor= | 2Invasion novel.jpg|1993 edition | ||
companions=[[Jamie McCrimmon]], [[Zoe Heriot]] | | </gallery> | ||
enemy=[[Cyberman| | |number = 98 | ||
|novelisation of = The Invasion (TV story) | |||
|doctor = Second Doctor | |||
publisher= | |companions = [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] | ||
release date= | |featuring = The Brig | ||
format= Hardcover and paperback editions, 159 Pages | | |featuring2 = John Benton | ||
isbn= ISBN 0-426-20169-8| | |enemy = {{il| [[Cyberman|Cybermen]],|[[Tobias Vaughn]]}} | ||
|setting = [[London]] area | |||
|writer = Ian Marter | |||
|read by = [[David Troughton]], [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |||
|cover = [[Andrew Skilleter]] | |||
|publisher = Target Books | |||
|publisher2 = W.H. Allen & Co | |||
|release date = 10 October 1985 | |||
|format = Hardcover and paperback editions; 11 Chapters, 159 Pages | |||
|isbn = ISBN 0-426-20169-8 | |||
|series = [[Target novelisation]]s | |||
|prev = The Myth Makers (novelisation) | |||
|next = The Krotons (novelisation) | |||
|series2 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] | |||
|prev2 = The Mind Robber (novelisation) | |||
|next2 = The Krotons (novelisation) | |||
|trailer = Listen! Doctor Who Audiobooks Ft. David Tennant, Matt Smith and Many More... | |||
}}{{prose stub}} | |||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1968 television serial ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]''. | |||
== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
=== 1985 Target Books edition === | |||
Materialising in outer space, [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] is attacked by a missile fired from the dark side of the [[The Moon|moon]]. | |||
Back on [[Earth]], the newly-formed [[UNIT|United Nations Intelligence Taskforce]], led by [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], is disturbed by a series of [[UFO]] sightings over Southern [[England]]. | |||
Back on [[Earth]], the newly-formed [[United Nations Intelligence Taskforce]], led by [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], is disturbed by a series of [[UFO]] sightings over Southern [[England]] | |||
== | Meanwhile, a large consignment of mysterious crates is delivered to the headquarters of [[International Electromatics|International Electromatix]], the largest computer and electronics firm in the world. | ||
* | |||
Three seemingly unconnected events - but in reality the preparations for a massive [[Cyberman]] invasion of Earth with one aim - the total annihilation of the human race. | |||
=== 1993 Target Books edition === | |||
'THE DOCTOR WILL BE ELIMINATED. THE INVASION MUST PROCEED.' | |||
Bringing [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] and [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] to Earth, the Doctor meets up with Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, now in charge of the newly formed [[UNIT]]. He is investigating International Electromatix, an electronics firm where the machines seem to have taken control. Many people have entered International Electromatix, fewer have returned, and they have all been - changed. The Doctor soon realises that his old enemies the Cybermen are involved. Will he find their hidden army in time to stop the invasion? | |||
The first story to feature UNIT, ''The Invasion'' was written for television by [[Derrick Sherwin]]. This novelization is by the late [[Ian Marter]] who played the Doctor's companion [[Harry Sullivan]] from [[1974 (releases)|1974]]-[[1975 (releases)|75]]. | |||
== Chapter titles == | |||
* Prologue | |||
# Home Sweet Home? | |||
# Old Friends | |||
# Cat and Mouse | |||
# Hitching Lifts | |||
# Skeletons and Cupboards | |||
# Secret Weapons | |||
# Underground Operations | |||
# Invasion | |||
# Counter Measures | |||
# The Nick of Time | |||
== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
* The novel includes the UNIT rescue scene of Professor Watkins not included in the original televised transmission. | |||
* Gregory is shot and killed by Benton during the rescue of Watkins instead of being killed by a Cyberman in the sewers. | |||
* Vaughn convinces Rutlidge to shoot himself. | |||
* [[International Electromatics]] is renamed International Electromatix. The logo is also changed from a representation of the letters to a lightning bolt insignia and the company has a private commune. | |||
* Jamie writes "[[Kilroy was here]]" in the cell, a phrase popularised by American soldiers during WWII. | |||
* The language is more explicit than the televised version: Packer calls the Doctor a "[[bastard]]." | |||
* The Brigadier views the TARDIS dematerialisation at the end of the story, the first time this has happened. | |||
* There is a third man with [[John Benton|Benton]] and [[Jack Tracy|Tracy]] when they pick up the Doctor and Jamie. | |||
* [[Jimmy Turner|Turner]] is not present in the early aircraft scenes, not appearing until the Brigadier sends him up in the helicopter. | |||
* [[Planet 14]] is referred to as Planet Sigma Gamma 14. | |||
* The [[Policeman (The Invasion)|policeman]] killed in the sewers is described as "young": On television, he is middle-aged. | |||
* There is a second private, [[Harris (The Invasion)|Harris]], with Turner in the sewers who is injured during the battle. The sergeant with the group is not identified as [[Walters (The Invasion)|Walters]]. | |||
* [[Packer (The Invasion)|Packer]] strikes Jamie across the face upon recapturing him at IE, causing him to bleed. | |||
* The Doctor addresses Turner as "young man", a phrase more likely to come from [[First Doctor|his first incarnation]]. | |||
* The missile base is renamed from [[Henlow Downs]] to Henlow Flats. Major [[Branwell]] becomes Squadron Leader Bradwell and [[Peters (The Invasion)|Sergeant Peters]] becomes a flight lieutenant. (These are RAF ranks rather than the army ones given on screen.) | |||
* The Doctor is seen to have a neurister fitted when the signal is turned on, rather than it falling off. | |||
* The Russian shuttle base is named [[Nykortny]], an in joke referring to [[Nicholas Courtney]]. | |||
* The Doctor seems to take longer to realise the Cybermen can launch the Megatron bomb without the signal. | |||
==Writing and publishing notes== | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
* Back pages feature details of Fantastic Doctor Who Poster Offers-without the colour pictures of the posters! | * Back pages feature details of Fantastic Doctor Who Poster Offers-without the colour pictures of the posters! | ||
* The cover of the original [[Target Books]] edition featured the artwork of [[Andrew Skilleter]]. | |||
==Additional cover images== | == Additional cover images == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > | ||
HardbackInvasion.jpg|1985 Hardback edition | |||
2Invasion novel.jpg|1993 edition.<br />Cover by [[Alister Pearson]] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==British publication history== | == British publication history == | ||
First publication: | |||
* Hardback | |||
: W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK | |||
* Hardback | |||
: W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. | |||
* Paperback | * Paperback | ||
: Target | : Target | ||
Re-issues: | |||
: 1993 Virgin Publishing with a new cover by Alistair Pearson priced £3.50 (UK) | : 1993 Virgin Publishing with a new cover by Alistair Pearson priced £3.50 (UK) | ||
== | == Audiobook == | ||
'' | This Target Book was released as an audiobook on [[7 April (releases)|7 April]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Physical Audio]] and read by [[David Troughton]] with Cyberman voices by [[Nicholas Briggs]]. | ||
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 [[1 September (releases)|1 September]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]] as part of ''[[The Second Earth Adventures Collection]]''. | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | |||
Cybermen_The_Invasion_CD.jpg|Audiobook cover | |||
The Second Earth Adventures Collection.jpg|''[[The Second Earth Adventures Collection]]'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
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