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|image = Invasion from Space.jpg | |image = Invasion from Space.jpg | ||
|doctor = First Doctor | |doctor = First Doctor | ||
|companions = [[George Mortimer|George]], [[Helen Mortimer|Helen]], [[Alan Mortimer|Alan]], [[Ida Mortimer|Ida]] | |companions = [[George Mortimer|George]], [[Helen Mortimer|Helen]], [[Alan Mortimer|Alan]], [[Ida Mortimer|Ida]] | ||
|enemy = [[The One (spaceship)|The One]], [[Aala]]s | |enemy = [[The One (spaceship)|The One]], [[Aala]]s | ||
|setting = | |setting = [[Andromeda (galaxy)|Andromeda Galaxy]], [[far future]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = J. L. Morrissey | ||
|read by = [[Peter Purves]] | |read by = [[Peter Purves]] | ||
|cover = [[Minty Design]] (audiobook) | |||
|publisher = World Distributors (Manchester), Ltd | |publisher = World Distributors (Manchester), Ltd | ||
|release date = | |release date = 1966 | ||
|format = Hardback Book, 46 pages | |format = Hardback Book, 46 pages | ||
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}} | }} | ||
'''''Doctor Who and the Invasion from Space''''' was a forty-six-page novella published in [[1966 (releases)|1966]] in the same format as the [[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annual]] releases. It stands as the first officially published original (i.e. non-TV-based) long-form text story to feature the Doctor. It proved to be an anomaly of ''Doctor Who'' prose fiction. No other original fiction books would be published until 1980, when the children's ''[[The Adventures of K9]]'' short story series debuted. After that, only the novels ''[[Harry Sullivan's War (novel)|Harry Sullivan's War]]'' and ''[[Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma (novel)|Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma]]'' followed in the 1980s. It was not until 1991's launch of the [[Virgin New Adventures]] line that [[the Doctor]] himself returned to original fiction published as a standalone novel. | '''''Doctor Who and the Invasion from Space''''' was a forty-six-page novella published in [[1966 (releases)|1966]] in the same format as the [[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annual]] releases. It stands as the first officially published original (i.e. non-TV-based) long-form text story to feature the Doctor. It proved to be an anomaly of ''Doctor Who'' prose fiction. No other original fiction books would be published until 1980, when the children's ''[[The Adventures of K9]]'' short story series debuted. After that, only the novels ''[[Harry Sullivan's War (novel)|Harry Sullivan's War]]'' and ''[[Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma (novel)|Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma]]'' followed in the 1980s. It was not until 1991's launch of the [[Virgin New Adventures]] line that [[the Doctor]] himself returned to original fiction published as a standalone novel. | ||
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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] is being buffeted by a space storm: to add to the Doctor's annoyance, he is accompanied by Helen and George Mortimer and their children, Ida and Alan. The TARDIS had previously materialised in a pig sty during the [[Great Fire of London]] on [[2 September]] [[1666]]: the Doctor reluctantly rescued George, a swineherd, and his family from the flames, and now they are convinced he is a warlock, possibly come to conduct them to hell. | |||
The TARDIS is being buffeted by a space storm: to add to the Doctor's annoyance, he is accompanied by Helen and George Mortimer and their children, Ida and Alan. The TARDIS had previously materialised in a pig sty during the [[Great Fire of London]] on [[2 September]] [[1666]]: the Doctor reluctantly rescued George, a swineherd, and his family from the flames, and now they are convinced he is a warlock, possibly come to conduct them to hell. | |||
When the storm has passed, the TARDIS has materialised on a planetoid that should be too small to retain its breathable atmosphere: the Great Spiral Nebula of Andromeda, the galaxy called M.31 on Earth, fills much of the sky. The travellers are welcomed by blond humanoids (George mistakes them for angels) who call themselves Aalas, and invite them to meet the One. | When the storm has passed, the TARDIS has materialised on a planetoid that should be too small to retain its breathable atmosphere: the Great Spiral Nebula of Andromeda, the galaxy called M.31 on Earth, fills much of the sky. The travellers are welcomed by blond humanoids (George mistakes them for angels) who call themselves Aalas, and invite them to meet the One. | ||
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* [[The One (spaceship)|The One]] | * [[The One (spaceship)|The One]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
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* This story was released as an audiobook read by [[Peter Purves]]. | * This story was released as an audiobook read by [[Peter Purves]]. | ||
* The Doctor has "very seldom...been able to predict where or when his ''Tardis'' would materialise." It is implied that the TARDIS responds to the Doctor's subconscious desires. | * The Doctor has "very seldom...been able to predict where or when his ''Tardis'' would materialise." It is implied that the TARDIS responds to the Doctor's subconscious desires. | ||
* The Doctor is referred to as | * The Doctor is referred to as "Dr. Who" throughout. It is implied that he comes from [[Earth]]. | ||
* In production, the story bore the title ''The Diagrams of Power''. ([[REF]]: ''[[The Annual Years]]'') | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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{{dwrefguide|annuals1.htm#INVASION|Doctor Who and the Invasion From Space}} | {{dwrefguide|annuals1.htm#INVASION|Doctor Who and the Invasion From Space}} | ||
* [http://www.whoniverse.net/comics/invfromspace.php The Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide to '''Doctor Who and the Invasion From Space'''] | * [http://www.whoniverse.net/comics/invfromspace.php The Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide to '''Doctor Who and the Invasion From Space'''] | ||
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[[Category:Doctor Who novellas]] | [[Category:Doctor Who novellas]] | ||
[[Category:1966 novels]] | [[Category:1966 novels]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the Andromeda Galaxy]] | [[Category:Stories set in the Andromeda Galaxy]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the far future]] | [[Category:Stories set in the far future]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Novels with audiobook readings]] |
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