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{{ | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image= Faceless Ones novel.jpg | |||
|series = [[Target novelisation]]s | |||
|number= 116 | |||
series=[[Target novelisation]]s | | |novelisation of= The Faceless Ones (TV story) | ||
number= 116 | | |doctor = Second Doctor | ||
doctor= | |companions=[[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] | ||
companions= [[Ben Jackson]], [[Polly]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]] | | |enemy= [[Chameleon (humanoid)|Chameleons]] | ||
enemy= | | |setting= [[London]], [[20 July]] [[1966]] | ||
|writer= Terrance Dicks | |||
|read by= [[Anneke Wills]] | |||
|cover = [[Tony Masero]] | |||
release date= | |publisher= Target Books | ||
format= Hardcover and paperback editions, | |publisher2= W.H. Allen & Co | ||
isbn= ISBN 0-426-20294-5| | |release date= 21 May 1987 | ||
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 15 Chapters, 144 Pages | |||
|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]]''. | |||
== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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 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]]. | |||
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]]... | |||
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]] | |||
== | == Chapter titles == | ||
# 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 | * 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 == | ||
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File:HardbackFacelessOnes.jpg|1986 Hardback edition | |||
</gallery> | |||
== British publication history == | == British publication history == | ||
: | : 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) | ||
* Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. Single paperback edition, estimated print run: 32,500, | * 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]]. | |||
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File:The Faceless Ones audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover | |||
</gallery> | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Target novelisations | [[Category:Target novelisations]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1987 novels]] | ||
[[Category:Second Doctor novelisations]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in 1966]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in London]] | |||
[[Category:Target novelisations with audiobook readings]] | |||