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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image=XSlipback.jpg | |image = XSlipback.jpg | ||
|series= | |series=[[Target novelisation]]s | ||
|number= | |number= | ||
|novelisation of=Slipback (audio story) | |novelisation of = Slipback (audio story) | ||
|doctor=Sixth Doctor | |doctor=Sixth Doctor | ||
|companions=[[Peri Brown|Peri]] | |companions=[[Peri Brown|Peri]] | ||
|enemy= | |enemy= [[Computer (Slipback)|Vipod Mor computer]], Orlous Slarn, Seedle and Snatch | ||
|setting= [[Vipod Mor]] | |setting= [[Vipod Mor (Slipback)|Vipod Mor]] | ||
|writer= | |writer= Eric Saward | ||
|publisher= Target Books | |publisher= Target Books | ||
|publisher2= W.H. Allen | |publisher2= W.H. Allen | ||
|cover= [[Paul Mark Tams]] | |cover= [[Paul Tams|Paul Mark Tams]] | ||
|release date= | |release date= 14 August 1986 | ||
|format= Paperback Book; 11 Chapters, 144 Pages | |format= Paperback Book; 11 Chapters, 144 Pages | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20263-5 | |isbn= ISBN 0-426-20263-5 | ||
|prev=The King's Demons (novelisation) | |prev = The King's Demons (novelisation) | ||
|next=The Savages (novelisation) | |next=The Savages (novelisation) | ||
|series2 = [[BBC Radio]] order | |series2 = [[BBC Radio]] order | ||
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|prev3 = The Pescatons (novelisation) | |prev3 = The Pescatons (novelisation) | ||
}}{{prose stub}} | }}{{prose stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1985 radio drama ''[[Slipback (audio story)|Slipback]]''. It was the first [[Target novelisation|novelisation]] of a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story that had not been produced for [[television]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] materialises on board the | [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] materialises on board the [[Vipod Mor (Slipback)|Vipod Mor]], a galactic survey ship captained by the repulsive [[Slarn|Orlous Moston Slarn]]. | ||
Things are not going too well on board the spacecraft: a mysterious killer stalks the ship's infrastructure; a junior officer, whose body is four years older than his brain, commands its bridge; the craft's computer seems to be developing its own distinctive personality; and Slarn threatens to vent his vindictive anger on his crew. | Things are not going too well on board the spacecraft: a mysterious killer stalks the ship's infrastructure; a junior officer, whose body is four years older than his brain, commands its bridge; the craft's computer seems to be developing its own distinctive personality; and Slarn threatens to vent his vindictive anger on his crew. | ||
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Soon [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown|Peri]] stumble upon a shocking secret, a secret upon which depends the fate of the entire Universe... | Soon [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown|Peri]] stumble upon a shocking secret, a secret upon which depends the fate of the entire Universe... | ||
The novelisation of the [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] | The novelisation of the [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] [[Doctor Who]] story. | ||
== Deviations from broadcast story == | == Deviations from broadcast story == | ||
* The first 50 pages of the novel do not feature the Doctor or Peri and do not adapt the radio play; instead they provide backstory on the characters and circumstances encountered by the Doctor later. | * The first 50 pages of the novel do not feature the Doctor or Peri and do not adapt the radio play; instead they provide backstory on the characters and circumstances encountered by the Doctor later. | ||
* In the radio play, when the Doctor tells Peri he's about to recite his favourite sonnet, "Ode to a Flashist Mud Scavenger", Peri replies that this inspiring title "brings tears to my ears"! This is changed to "eyes" in the novelisation even though "ears" was correct given that Peri was hearing, not reading, the poem. | * In the radio play, when the Doctor tells Peri he's about to recite his favourite sonnet, "Ode to a Flashist Mud Scavenger", Peri replies that this inspiring title "brings tears to my ears"! This is changed to "eyes" in the novelisation even though "ears" was correct given that Peri was hearing, not reading, the poem. | ||
* The steward, named as Vesper, kills [[Slarn]] before he can release his virus, then incinerates both of them to destroy the infection. | |||
* The computer's external personality orders the crew to evacuate the ship before sending it back in time. | |||
== Writing and publishing notes == | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
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== Additional cover images == | == Additional cover images == | ||
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > | |||
File:HardbackSlipback.jpg|1986 Hardback edition | |||
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== British publication history == | == British publication history == | ||
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First Publication: | First Publication: | ||
* Hardback | * Hardback | ||
: W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. | : W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK | ||
* Paperback | * Paperback | ||
: Target | : Target | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/slipback.htm The Cloister Library: '''Slipback'''] | * [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/slipback.htm The Cloister Library: '''Slipback'''] | ||
* | * [http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/OnTarget/general/main.htm ''On Target'' a comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations by Tim Neal] | ||
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[[Category:Terileptil novels]] | [[Category:Terileptil novels]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Novelisations of audio stories]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:50, 6 February 2024
Slipback was a novelisation based on the 1985 radio drama Slipback. It was the first novelisation of a Doctor Who story that had not been produced for television.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The TARDIS materialises on board the Vipod Mor, a galactic survey ship captained by the repulsive Orlous Moston Slarn.
Things are not going too well on board the spacecraft: a mysterious killer stalks the ship's infrastructure; a junior officer, whose body is four years older than his brain, commands its bridge; the craft's computer seems to be developing its own distinctive personality; and Slarn threatens to vent his vindictive anger on his crew.
Soon the Doctor and Peri stumble upon a shocking secret, a secret upon which depends the fate of the entire Universe...
The novelisation of the Radio 4 Doctor Who story.
Deviations from broadcast story[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The first 50 pages of the novel do not feature the Doctor or Peri and do not adapt the radio play; instead they provide backstory on the characters and circumstances encountered by the Doctor later.
- In the radio play, when the Doctor tells Peri he's about to recite his favourite sonnet, "Ode to a Flashist Mud Scavenger", Peri replies that this inspiring title "brings tears to my ears"! This is changed to "eyes" in the novelisation even though "ears" was correct given that Peri was hearing, not reading, the poem.
- The steward, named as Vesper, kills Slarn before he can release his virus, then incinerates both of them to destroy the infection.
- The computer's external personality orders the crew to evacuate the ship before sending it back in time.
Writing and publishing notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Additional cover images[[edit] | [edit source]]
1986 Hardback edition
British publication history[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
First Publication:
- Hardback
- W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
- Paperback
- Target
Re-issues:
- None
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Cloister Library: Slipback
- On Target a comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations by Tim Neal
