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|image= Vengeance on Varos novel.jpg | |image = <gallery> | ||
| | Vengeance on Varos novel.jpg|1988 edition | ||
|number= 106 | Vengeance Varos 1993.jpg|1993 edition | ||
|doctor=Sixth Doctor | Vengeance Varos 2016.jpg|2016 edition | ||
|companions= [[Peri Brown|Peri]] | </gallery> | ||
|enemy= [[Sil]] | |number = 106 | ||
|setting= [[Varos]], the late [[23rd century]] | |doctor = Sixth Doctor | ||
|writer= | |companions = [[Peri Brown|Peri]] | ||
|read by=[[Colin Baker]] | |enemy = [[Sil]] | ||
|publisher= Target Books | |setting = [[Varos]], the late [[23rd century]] | ||
|publisher2= W.H. Allen | |writer = Philip Martin | ||
|novelisation of= Vengeance on Varos (TV story) | |read by = [[Colin Baker]], [[Martin Jarvis]] | ||
|cover = [[David McAllister]] | |||
|release date= | |publisher = Target Books | ||
|format= Paperback Book; 16 Chapters, 137 Pages | |publisher2 = W.H. Allen | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20291-0 | |novelisation of = Vengeance on Varos (TV story) | ||
|prev=Attack of the Cybermen (novelisation) | |release date = 16 June 1988 | ||
| | |format = Paperback Book; 16 Chapters, 137 Pages | ||
|isbn = ISBN 0-426-20291-0 | |||
|series = [[Target novelisation]]s | |||
|prev = Time and the Rani (novelisation) | |||
|next = The Underwater Menace (novelisation) | |||
|series2 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] | |||
|prev2 = Attack of the Cybermen (novelisation) | |||
|next2 = The Mark of the Rani (novelisation) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1985 television serial ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]''. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1985 television serial ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]''. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
=== 1988 edition === | === 1988 Target Books edition === | ||
[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] has stalled in mid-flight, and it is only on the planet [[Varos]] that [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] can find his precious [[Zeiton-7]] ore he needs to continue his travels through time and space. | [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] has stalled in mid-flight, and it is only on the planet [[Varos]] that [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] can find his precious [[Zeiton-7]] ore he needs to continue his travels through time and space. | ||
Arriving on the planet, he saves the rebel [[Jondar]] from execution, and incurs the wrath of [[Sil]], the sadistic representative of the [[Galatron Mining Corporation]] on Varos. | Arriving on the planet, he saves the rebel [[Jondar]] from execution, and incurs the wrath of [[Sil]], the sadistic representative of the [[Galatron Mining Corporation]] on Varos. | ||
The hunt is on for the Doctor and his rebel friends. And as they are pursued through the corridors of the deadly [[Punishment Dome]], the Doctor discovers that the people of Varos have some very disturbing ideas of entertainment ... | The hunt is on for the Doctor and his rebel friends. And as they are pursued through the corridors of the deadly [[Punishment Dome]], the Doctor discovers that the people of Varos have some very disturbing ideas of entertainment... | ||
=== 1993 Target Books edition === | |||
'IS HE SANE, THIS DOCTOR?' | |||
The TARDIS has stalled in mid-flight, and it is only on the planet Varos that the Doctor can find his precious Zeiton-7 ore he needs to continue his travels through time and space. | |||
Arriving on the planet, he saves the rebel Jondar from execution, and incurs the wrath of Sil, the sadistic representative of the Galatron Mining Corporation on Varos. | |||
The hunt is on for the Doctor and his rebel friends. And as they are pursued through the corridors of the deadly Punishment Dome, the Doctor discovers that the people of Varos have some very disturbing ideas of entertainment... | |||
=== 2016 edition === | === 2016 BBC Books edition === | ||
[[Bax]] shifted his camera into a big close-up that brought the Doctor's waxen face so close that it filled the screen. Not a muscle twitched nor was a tremor of life evident. 'He's dead, sir.' | [[Bax]] shifted his camera into a big close-up that brought the Doctor's waxen face so close that it filled the screen. Not a muscle twitched nor was a tremor of life evident. 'He's dead, sir.' | ||
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Can the Doctor and Peri escape the Punishment Dome, and help [[Governor of Varos|the Governor]] ensure the people of Varos get a fair deal for their Zeiton-7? | Can the Doctor and Peri escape the Punishment Dome, and help [[Governor of Varos|the Governor]] ensure the people of Varos get a fair deal for their Zeiton-7? | ||
THIS NOVEL IS BASED ON A DOCTOR WHO STORY WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY BROADCAST FROM 19-26 JANUARY 1985. | THIS NOVEL IS BASED ON A DOCTOR WHO STORY WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY BROADCAST FROM 19-26 JANUARY [[1985 (releases)|1985]]. | ||
Featuring the Sixth Doctor as played by [[Colin Baker]] with his companion Peri | Featuring the Sixth Doctor as played by [[Colin Baker]] with his companion Peri. | ||
== Chapter titles == | == Chapter titles == | ||
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== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
* In the Punishment Dome and across the planet, there are lines of Monorails linked, across the planet. | * In the Punishment Dome and across the planet, there are lines of Monorails linked, across the planet. The Dome itself, rather than being a wholly artificial construction, is built into the pitted rocky surface of the planet. | ||
* Sil's bearers are [[Thoros Alphan]]s. One of them is named [[Ber]]. | * Sil's bearers are [[Thoros-Alphan]]s. One of them is named [[Ber]]. | ||
* During their argument in the TARDIS, Peri tells the Doctor that she's been thinking about returning to [[United States of America|America]] and continuing her studies. | |||
* There is a scene including the Governor and his personal butler, Sevrin, in his home when the Chief Officer requests him to return to the Dome regarding Sil. | * There is a scene including the Governor and his personal butler, Sevrin, in his home when the Chief Officer requests him to return to the Dome regarding Sil. | ||
* During the first meeting with the Governor and Sil, Sil rocks his water-tank so hard, he falls over. No such thing occurred in the televised story. | * During the first meeting with the Governor and Sil, Sil rocks his water-tank so hard, he falls over. No such thing occurred in the televised story. | ||
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* The early scenes with [[Quillam]], Areta and [[Rondel (Vengeance on Varos)|Rondel]] are omitted: Effectively, none of them appear until the Doctor meets them. | * The early scenes with [[Quillam]], Areta and [[Rondel (Vengeance on Varos)|Rondel]] are omitted: Effectively, none of them appear until the Doctor meets them. | ||
* The [[Chief Officer]] orders Jondar's chains to be tightened after he has avoided the laser for too long. | * The [[Chief Officer]] orders Jondar's chains to be tightened after he has avoided the laser for too long. | ||
* The death of [[Az]] and [[Oza]] differs from on screen: Az attempts to push the Doctor into the acid bath and falls in when he steps aside, then drags Oza in as he tries to pull him out. | * The death of [[Az (Vengeance on Varos)|Az]] and [[Oza]] differs from on screen: Az attempts to push the Doctor into the acid bath and falls in when he steps aside, then drags Oza in as he tries to pull him out. | ||
* Peri is not present for the Doctor's supposed death in the desert simulation. Despite being separated from them when captured as on screen, she spends a night in a cell with Jondar and Areta and doesn't meet the Governor until the next morning. | * Peri is not present for the Doctor's supposed death in the desert simulation. Despite being separated from them when captured as on screen, she spends a night in a cell with Jondar and Areta and doesn't meet the Governor until the next morning. | ||
* Peri is strapped into the Governor's chair when interrogated by him and threatened with the cell desintegrator. | * Peri is strapped into the Governor's chair when interrogated by him and threatened with the cell desintegrator. | ||
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== Additional cover images == | == Additional cover images == | ||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | ||
HardbackVengeanceOnVaros.jpg|1988 Hardback edition | |||
Vengeance Varos 1993.jpg|1993 edition.<br />Cover by [[Alister Pearson]] | |||
Vengeance Varos 2016.jpg|2016 BBC Books edition.<br />Cover by [[Chris Achilleos]] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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In November 1997, BBC Audio released an abridged audiobook version of the novel, read by [[Colin Baker]]. It was later reissued on ''[[Tales from the TARDIS: Volume Two]]''. | In November 1997, BBC Audio released an abridged audiobook version of the novel, read by [[Colin Baker]]. It was later reissued on ''[[Tales from the TARDIS: Volume Two]]''. | ||
== | It was re-released on [[7 November (releases)|7 November]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] this time read by [[Martin Jarvis]]. | ||
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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Vengeance on varos original audiobook.jpg|1997 audiobook cover | |||
Vengeance on Varos audiobook.jpg|2019 audiobook cover | |||
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[[Category:Tales from the TARDIS: Volume Two stories]] | [[Category:Tales from the TARDIS: Volume Two stories]] | ||
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