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-{{Infobox Novel|
+{{title dab away}}
-novel name= Doctor Who – The Wheel in Space|
+{{real world}}
-image= [[Image: Wheel_in_Space_novel.jpg|250px]] |
+{{Infobox Story SMW
-series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[Target Novelisation]] |
+|image           = Wheel in Space novel.jpg
-number= 130
+|series          = [[Target novelisation]]s
- |
+|number          = 130
-doctor=[[Second Doctor]] |
+|novelisation of = The Wheel in Space (TV story)
-companions=[[Jamie McCrimmon]], [[Zoe Heriot]] |
+|doctor          = Second Doctor
-enemy= |
+|companions      = [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]]
-year=  |
+|enemy           = [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]]
-writer= [[Terrance Dicks]] |
+|setting         = [[Space Station W3]], the [[21st century]]
-publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W. H. Allen]] and Co. Ltd. UK |
+|writer          = Terrance Dicks
-release date= March [[1988]] (hardcover)<br>August [[1988]] (paperback)|
+|read by         = [[David Troughton]], [[Nicholas Briggs]]
-format= Hardcover and paperback editions, 143 Pages |
+|cover           = [[Ian Fraser Burgess]]
-isbn= ISBN 0-426-20321-6|
+|publisher       = Target Books
-previous story=[[Fury from the Deep (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Fury From The Deep]] |
+|publisher2      = W.H. Allen & Co
-next story=[[The Dominators (novelisation) | Doctor Who - The Dominators]] }}
+|release date    = 18 August 1988
+|format          = Hardcover and paperback editions; 18 Chapters, 143 Pages
+|isbn            = ISBN 0-426-20321-6
+|prev            = The Underwater Menace (novelisation)
+|next            = The Ultimate Foe (novelisation)
+|series2         = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]]
+|prev2           = Fury from the Deep (novelisation)
+|next2           = The Dominators (novelisation)
+}}{{prose stub}}
+'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1968 television serial ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]''.
-==Novelisation==
+== Publisher's summary ==
-* This novelisation is based on the original television serial [[DW]]: '' [[The Wheel in Space]] '' which was shown from 27th April 1968 and written by [[David Whitaker]]
+When [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] rematerialises inside [[Silver Carrier|a rocket]] [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] are alarmed by the presence of a hostile [[Servo robot|Servo-Robot]]. They discover that the rocket is drifting in the orbit of a giant space station - the [[Space Station W3|Wheel in Space]].
-* The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of [[Ian Burgess]]. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).
-==Publisher's Cover Blurb==
+Once inside this magnificent space ship they are bewildered by its complexity and sheer size. The technicians and programmers are highly trained, but who are they working for?
-When the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] rematerialises inside a rocket [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] are alarmed by the presence of a hostile Servo-Robot. They discover that the rocket is drifting in the orbit of a giant space station - the [[Space Station W3|Wheel in Space]].<br>
-Once inside this magnificent space ship they are bewildered by its complexity and sheer size. The technicians and programmers are highly trained, but who are they working for?<br>
-Suspecting the worst, the Doctor is still horrified to find the deadly [[Cybermen]] in control. What evil plan are they plotting? Who or what are the [[Cybermat]]s? Can the Doctor trust anyone on board to help him stop the Wheel as it spins relentlessly through space?<br>
-==Illustrations==
+Suspecting the worst, the Doctor is still horrified to find the deadly [[Cybermen]] in control. What evil plan are they plotting? Who or what are the [[Cybermat]]s? Can the Doctor trust anyone on board to help him stop the Wheel as it spins relentlessly through space?
-* Contains no illustrated pages
-== Deviations from the Televised Story ==
+== Chapter titles ==
-''To be added''
+# Goodbye to Victoria
+# The Unseen Enemy
+# Hunted
+# Command Decision
+# Under Suspicion
+# Birth of Terror
+# Menace
+# The First Death
+# The Trap
+# Trojan Horse
+# Takeover
+# Into Danger
+# Cybermat Attack
+# Meteor Storm
+# Poison in the Air
+# Perilous Journey
+# The Invasion
+# An End and a Beginning
-==Author, Writing and Publishing Notes==
+== Deviations from televised story ==
+* Some dialogue differs from the televised version.
+* The TARDIS's warnings are specifically referred to as the [[automatic defence network]].
+* The Doctor offers Jamie [[Sherbet|sherbets]] before they find the food machine.
+*The Cybermats' eyes glow red.
+*The Doctor shows Zoe the events of ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'' but not specifically the [[Dalek]] exterminating [[Kennedy (The Evil of the Daleks)|Kennedy]].
+*Jamie finds he's starting to forget Victoria's face.
+*Assuming the Doctor already set the controls, Jamie notes the TARDIS is already in flight before Zoe can decide to stay.
+== Writing and publishing notes ==
 * Back Pages include The 1988 Doctor Who 25 Year Bonanza Competition!
+* The cover of the original [[Target Books]] edition featured the artwork of [[Ian Fraser Burgess|Ian Burgess]].
+* With only 23,000 copies printed, the paperback is considered one of the rarer ''Doctor Who'' novels. Reportedly a warehouse fire was responsible for there being so few copies. As a result, copies of this book often fetch high prices as collectables.
+*This was also the final Target Books novelisation to use the 'neon logo', which the TV series had stopped using the previous year. All subsequent novelisations would use the computer-generated McCoy-era logo until [[The Novel of the Film (novelisation)|the TV movie]] was novelised in 1996.
-==Associated Images==
+== Additional cover images ==
-''To be added''
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
+File:HardbackWheelInSpace.jpg|1988 Hardback edition
+</gallery>
-==Publishing History (UK)==
+== British publication history ==
-: '''Hardback''' (March 1988)
+: Hardback (March 1988)
 * W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491033567, copies priced £7.95)
-: '''Paperback''' (August 1988)
+: Paperback (August 1988)
-* Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd.  One single paperback edition, estimated print run: 23,000,  priced £1.99 (UK).
+* Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. One single paperback edition, estimated print run: 23,000, priced £1.99 (UK).
+== Audiobook ==
+This Target Book was released as an audiobook on [[8 August (releases)|5 August]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[David Troughton]] with Cyberman voices by [[Nicholas Briggs]].
-==International Editions==
+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''
-==External Sources==
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
-* '''[[The Target Book]]''' by [[David J Howe]] ([[Telos Publishing]] 2007)
+The Wheel in Space audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover
-*  [http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/OnTarget/general/main.htm ''On Target'' a comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations by Tim Neal]
+The Wheel in Space audiobook textless.jpg|Textless version
+</gallery>
+== External links ==
+''to be added''
+{{DWN}}
+{{TitleSort}}
-{{prose stub}}
+[[Category:Target novelisations]]
-[[Category:Target Novelisations|Wheel]]
+[[Category:1988 novels]]
-[[Category:1988 novels|Wheel]]
+[[Category:Second Doctor novelisations]]
+[[Category:Cybermat novels]]
+[[Category:Stories set in the 2070s]]
+[[Category:Cyberman novels]]
+[[Category:Target novelisations with audiobook readings]]