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-{{title|''{{#sub:{{PAGENAME}}|(|-14}}'' (novelisation)}}
+{{title dab away}}
-{{Infobox Novel|
+{{real world}}
-novel name= Doctor Who – Fury from the Deep|
+{{Infobox Story SMW
-image= [[Image:Fury_From_The Deep_novel.jpg|250px]]|
+|image= Fury From The Deep novel.jpg
-series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[Target Novelisation]] |
+|series = [[Target novelisation]]s
-number= 110 |
+|number= 110
-doctor=[[Second Doctor]] |
+|novelisation of= Fury from the Deep (TV story)
-companions=[[Jamie McCrimmon]], [[Victoria Waterfield]] |
+|doctor = Second Doctor
-enemy= |
+|companions=[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]]
-year=  |
+|enemy= [[Weed creature]]
-writer= [[Victor Pemberton]] |
+|setting= [[England]], circa [[1968]]
-publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W. H. Allen]] and Co. Ltd. UK |
+|writer= Victor Pemberton
-release date= May [[1986]] (hardcover)<br>October [[1986]] (paperback) |
+|read by = [[David Troughton]]
-format= Hardcover and paperback editions, 189 Pages |
+|cover = [[David McAllister]]
-isbn= ISBN 0-426-20259-7|
+|publisher= Target Books
-previous story=[[Doctor Who and the Web of Fear]] |
+|publisher2= W.H. Allen & Co
-next story=[[The Wheel in Space (novelisation) | The Wheel in Space]] }}
+|release date= 16 October 1986
+|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 12 Chapters, 189 Pages
+|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20259-7
+|prev= The Savages (novelisation)
+|next= The Celestial Toymaker (novelisation)
+|series2 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]]
+|prev2= Doctor Who and the Web of Fear (novelisation)
+|next2= The Wheel in Space (novelisation)
+}}{{prose stub}}
+{{You may|Fury from the Deep (Oh Mummy!)|n1=the episode of Doctor Who that exists within the DWU}}
+'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1968 television serial ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]''.
-==Novelisation==
+== Publisher's summary ==
-* This novelisation is based on the original television serial [[DW]]: '' [[Fury from the Deep]] '' which was shown from 16th March 1968 and written by [[Victor Pemberton]]
+In the dark uncharted depths of the [[North Sea]] it has lurked, growing in strength, growing in size, and striking terror into the hearts of mariners down the untold centuries.
-* The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of [[David McAlistair]]. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).
-==Publisher's summary==
+Landing near a North Sea gas refinery off the east coast of [[England]], [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] crew are immediately accused of sabotage. Several rig crews have mysteriously vanished, strange pressure build-ups have been detected, and in the refinery's pipelines [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]] can hear the steady, rhythmic beat of - what?
-In the dark uncharted depths of the North Sea it has lurked, growing in strength, growing in size, and striking terror into the hearts of mariners down the untold centuries.<br>
-Landing near a [[North Sea]] gas refinery off the east coast of [[England]], the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] crew are immediately accused of sabotage. Several rig crews have mysteriously vanished, strange pressure build-ups have been detected, and in the refinery’s pipelines [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]] can hear the steady, rhythmic beat of-what?<br>
-Soon the Doctor, [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] and [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] will find themselves at the unrelenting mercy of the deadliest and most terrifying foe they have ever encountered…
-==Illustrations==
+Soon the Doctor, [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] and [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] will find themselves at the unrelenting mercy of the deadliest and most terrifying foe they have ever encountered...
-* Contains no illustrated pages
+== Chapter titles ==
+# The Deadly Sound
+# Something in the Pipeline
+# A Pair of White Gloves
+# Mr Oak and Mr Quill
+# Waiting in the Dark
+# The Specimen
+# The Figure on the Beach
+# The Impeller Shaft
+# The Battle of the Giants
+# The Spy Whithin
+# The Nerve Centre
+# 'Scream, Victoria! Scream!'
 == Deviations from televised story ==
-''To be added''
+* Some scenes are omitted, such as [[Frank Harris|Harris]] asking [[John Robson|Robson]] for permission to check on [[Maggie Harris|Maggie]] and Robson's last visit to the compound, and some lines of dialogue are reassigned.
+* More is made of Jamie and Victoria's reaction to the Doctor being shot.
+* First names not present in the televised versions are included: [[Frank Harris]], [[Carney|Mick Carney]], [[van Lutyens|Pieter van Lutyens]], [[Price (Fury from the Deep)|David Price]] and [[Perkins (Fury from the Deep)|Ronald Perkins]].
+* Robson's name badge gives his initial as S, even though in both the novelisation and televised version he is referred to as John.
+* The Weed Creature's gas gives Jamie sneezing fits.
+* Robson's wife, [[Angie Robson|Angie]], is said to have died in a car crash when he was driving twenty-two years previous.
+* [[Oak]] and [[Quill (Fury from the Deep)|Quill]] are present when the Doctor tells the refinery staff about the weed and the [[Chief Engineer (Fury from the Deep)|Chief Engineer]] is present when the Doctor and Jamie climb down the impeller shaft.
+* [[Van Lutyens]] is referred to as speaking English without an accent and is described as a little dumpy balding man: On television he has a strong accent and is of average height and not particularly bald.
+* Jamie has to break into the room where the unconscious Victoria is left after Oak and Quill capture her.
+* The Doctor's party see a controlled Maggie and Van Lutyens on the control rig, and the communication after the Weed's destruction shows several other freed people including Van Lutyens and [[Baxter (Fury from the Deep)|Baxter]].
+* The [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] does not appear.
+* The Doctor explains that the Weed Creature transported Maggie to the control rig by encasing her in its foam.
-==Writing and publishing notes==
+== Writing and publishing notes ==
-* It was felt that [[Victor Pemberton]]’s adaptation of his televised story as a novelisation, even though it had a much higher word count, should not be cut down, and was ultimately released as a bumper volume with an increased cover price of £1.95 (UK).
+* It was felt that [[Victor Pemberton]]'s adaptation of his televised story as a novelisation, even though it had a much higher word count, should not be cut down. It was released as a bumper volume with an increased cover price of £1.95 (UK).
 * Front Cover Flash: A classic adventure of the second Doctor Now a bumper volume!
-* This publication had a higher word and page count than the usual releases and commanded a higher cover price.
 * Dedication: To Letty and Oliver with love.
 * Inside back cover features colour details of Fantastic Doctor Who Poster Offers!
+* The cover of the original [[Target Books]] edition featured the artwork of [[David McAllister]].
+* This novelisation was later released as part of ''[[The Earth Adventures Collection]]''.
+== Additional cover images ==
+<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
+File:HardbackFuryFromTheDeep.jpg|1986 Hardback edition
+</gallery>
+== British publication history ==
+First publication:
+* Hardback
+: W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
+* Paperback
+: Target
-==Additional cover images==
+== Audiobook ==
-''To be added''
+This Target Book was released as an audiobook on [[7 July (releases)|7 July]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]] (brought forward from the originally scheduled release date - [[4 August (releases)|4 August]] 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319010005/http://www.eyeofhorus.org.uk/content/merchandise/bbc-audio/2011-audio.html|title=2011 AUDIOGO reviews and news|publisher=Eye of Horus|accessdate=19 March 2021}}</ref>) complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[David Troughton]].
-==British publication history==
+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]].
-''To be added''
-'''First Publication:'''
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
-* Hardback
+Fury from the Deep Audio.jpg|Audiobook cover
-: W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd.  UK
+</gallery>
-* Paperback
-: Target
+== Footnotes ==
-'''Re-issues:'''
+{{reflist}}
-: None
-==Editions published outside Britain==
+== External links ==
-''To be added''
+''to be added''
-==See also==
+{{DWN}}
-* '''[[The Target Book]]''' by [[David J Howe]] ([[Telos Publishing]] 2007)
+{{TitleSort}}
-==External links==
-* {{On target|1986/fury/86fury.htm|Doctor Who - Fury from the Deep}}
-{{prose stub}}
+[[Category:Target novelisations]]
-[[Category:Target Novelisations]]
 [[Category:1986 novels]]
+[[Category:Second Doctor novelisations]]
+[[Category:Stories set in England]]
+[[Category:Stories set in 1968]]
+[[Category:The Earth Adventures Collection novels]]