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{{Infobox Novel|
|image= Faceless Ones novel.jpg
name= Doctor Who – The Faceless Ones|
|series = [[Target novelisation]]s
image=  Faceless_Ones_novel.jpg |
|number= 116  
series=[[Target novelisation]]s |
|novelisation of= The Faceless Ones (TV story)
number= 116 |
|doctor = Second Doctor
doctor=[[Second Doctor]] |
|companions=[[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]
companions= [[Ben Jackson]] (departs)<br />[[Polly Wright]] (departs)<br />[[Jamie McCrimmon]] |
|enemy= [[Chameleon (humanoid)|Chameleons]]
enemy= The [[Chameleon]]s|
|setting= [[London]], [[20 July]] [[1966]]
year= [[London]], [[20 July]] [[1966]]|
|writer= Terrance Dicks
writer= [[Terrance Dicks]] |
|read by= [[Anneke Wills]]
publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W. H. Allen]] and Co. Ltd. UK |
|cover = [[Tony Masero]]
release date= December [[1986]] (hardcover)<br />May [[1987]] (paperback)|
|publisher= Target Books
format= Hardcover and paperback editions, 144 Pages |
|publisher2= W.H. Allen & Co
isbn= ISBN 0-426-20294-5|
|release date= 21 May 1987
previous story=[[The Macra Terror (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Macra Terror]]  |
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 15 Chapters, 144 Pages
next story= [[The Evil of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Evil of the Daleks]] }}
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20294-5
|prev= The Mind Robber (novelisation)
|next= The Space Museum (novelisation)
|series2 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]]
|prev2 = The Macra Terror (novelisation)
|next2= The Evil of the Daleks (novelisation)
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1967 television serial ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]''.


== Novelisation ==
== Publisher's summary ==
* This novelisation is based on the original television serial [[DW]]: ''[[The Faceless Ones]]'', written by [[David Ellis]] and [[Malcolm Hulke]] and shown from [[8 April]] [[1967]].
In the summer of [[1966]], thousands of young people are taking their holidays with [[Chameleon Tours]]. And not one of them is coming back.
* The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel. It featured the artwork of [[David McAllister]]. (See below for information on editions with different covers).
 
When [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] lands at [[Gatwick Airport]] [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]] is drawn into a web of intrigue and deception. To add to his troubles, [[Polly Wright|Polly]] mysteriously vanishes.
 
Or does she? The girl at the Chameleon Tours desk looks like Polly, and even sounds like her, but she claims she comes from [[Zurich]].


== Publisher's summary ==
Who is she really? Who is behind these abductions? And for what sinister purpose? Soon the Doctor and [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] must face a desperate group of faceless aliens - the deadly [[Chameleon (humanoid)|Chameleons]]...
In the summer of [[1966]], thousands of young people are taking their holidays with [[Chameleon Tours]]. And not one of them is coming back.<br />
When the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] lands at [[Gatwick Airport]] [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]] is drawn into a web of intrigue and deception. To add to his troubles, [[Polly Wright|Polly]] mysteriously vanishes.<br />
Or does she? The girl at the Chameleon Tours desk looks like Polly, and even sounds like her, but she claims she comes from [[Zurich]].<br />
Who is she really? Who is behind these abductions? And for what sinister purpose? Soon the Doctor and [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] must face a desperate group of faceless aliens - the deadly [[Chameleon (humanoid)|Chameleons]]…


== Illustrations ==
== Chapter titles ==
* Contains no illustrated pages
# Obstruction on Runway Five
# The Suspects
# Man Without a Face
# The Transfer
# The Missing
# The Trap
# The Abductors
# The Secret of the Chameleons
# Death Ray
# Captured
# Spaceship
# The Traitor
# Flight Into Peril
# The Bluff
# The Deal


== Deviations from televised story ==
== Deviations from televised story ==
The [[sonic screwdriver]] appears in this story; in the televised series, it was not introduced until the later adventure ''[[Fury from the Deep]]''.
* The [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] appears quite a few times in this story, whereas on television it was not introduced until the later adventure ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]''.
* The [[Charles Gordon|Commandant]] is named as Charles Gordon, and referred to on several occasions as "the Manager", with "Commandant" being a nickname rather than a title.
* [[The Director (The Faceless Ones)|The Director]] states that processed humans die and the transference becomes permanent in four weeks, explaining why the originals of the Chameleon Tours staff are left behind at Gatwick.


== Writing and publishing notes ==
== Writing and publishing notes ==
* Inside back cover colour details of Fantastic Doctor Who Poster Offers.
* Inside back cover colour details of Fantastic Doctor Who Poster Offers.
* The cover for the original [[Target Books]] edition featured the artwork of [[David McAllister]].


== Additional cover images ==
== Additional cover images ==
''To be added''
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
File:HardbackFacelessOnes.jpg|1986 Hardback edition
</gallery>


== British publication history ==
== British publication history ==
: '''Hardback''' (December 1986)
: Hardback (December 1986)
* W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491036922, copies priced £7.25 (UK))
* W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491036922, copies priced £7.25 (UK))
: '''Paperback''' (May 1987)
: Paperback (May 1987)
* Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. Single paperback edition, estimated print run: 32,500, priced £1.80 (UK).
* Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. Single paperback edition, estimated print run: 32,500, priced £1.80 (UK).
 
== Audiobook ==
This Target Book was released as an audiobook on [[2 May (releases)|2 May]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Anneke Wills]].
 
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]].


== Editions published outside Britain ==
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''To be added''
File:The Faceless Ones audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover
</gallery>


== See also ==
* '''[[The Target Book]]''' by [[David J Howe]] ([[Telos Publishing]] 2007)
== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{On target|1987/faceless/87facele.htm|Doctor Who - The Faceless Ones}}
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The Faceless Ones was a novelisation based on the 1967 television serial The Faceless Ones.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

In the summer of 1966, thousands of young people are taking their holidays with Chameleon Tours. And not one of them is coming back.

When the TARDIS lands at Gatwick Airport the Doctor is drawn into a web of intrigue and deception. To add to his troubles, Polly mysteriously vanishes.

Or does she? The girl at the Chameleon Tours desk looks like Polly, and even sounds like her, but she claims she comes from Zurich.

Who is she really? Who is behind these abductions? And for what sinister purpose? Soon the Doctor and Jamie must face a desperate group of faceless aliens - the deadly Chameleons...

Chapter titles[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. Obstruction on Runway Five
  2. The Suspects
  3. Man Without a Face
  4. The Transfer
  5. The Missing
  6. The Trap
  7. The Abductors
  8. The Secret of the Chameleons
  9. Death Ray
  10. Captured
  11. Spaceship
  12. The Traitor
  13. Flight Into Peril
  14. The Bluff
  15. The Deal

Deviations from televised story[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The sonic screwdriver appears quite a few times in this story, whereas on television it was not introduced until the later adventure Fury from the Deep.
  • The Commandant is named as Charles Gordon, and referred to on several occasions as "the Manager", with "Commandant" being a nickname rather than a title.
  • The Director states that processed humans die and the transference becomes permanent in four weeks, explaining why the originals of the Chameleon Tours staff are left behind at Gatwick.

Writing and publishing notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Inside back cover colour details of Fantastic Doctor Who Poster Offers.
  • The cover for the original Target Books edition featured the artwork of David McAllister.

Additional cover images[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • 1986 Hardback edition

    1986 Hardback edition

British publication history[[edit] | [edit source]]

Hardback (December 1986)
  • W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491036922, copies priced £7.25 (UK))
Paperback (May 1987)
  • Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. Single paperback edition, estimated print run: 32,500, priced £1.80 (UK).

Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]

This Target Book was released as an audiobook on 2 May 2019 complete and unabridged by BBC Audio and read by Anneke Wills.

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.

  • Audiobook cover

    Audiobook cover

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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