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|image= Dalek Invasion of Earth novel.jpg | |image = <gallery>Dalek Invasion of Earth novel.jpg|1977 edition | ||
|number= 17 (given to later editions) | 3DaleksInvasion.jpg|1990 edition | ||
|novelisation of=The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story) | </gallery> | ||
|doctor=First Doctor | |number = 17 (given to later editions) | ||
|companions= [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] | |novelisation of = The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story) | ||
|enemy= [[Dalek | |doctor = First Doctor | ||
|setting= [[London]], [[2167]] | |companions= [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] | ||
|writer= | |enemy = The [[Supreme Controller (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)|Supreme Controller]] | ||
|read by=[[William Russell]], [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |setting = [[London]], [[2167]] | ||
|publisher= Target Books | |writer = Terrance Dicks | ||
|publisher2= W.H. Allen | |read by = [[William Russell]], [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|release date= | |cover = [[Chris Achilleos]] | ||
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 142 pages | |publisher = Target Books | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-11244-X | |publisher2 = W.H. Allen | ||
|series = | |release date= 24 March 1977 | ||
|format = Hardcover and paperback editions;<br/>142 pages | |||
|isbn = ISBN 0-426-11244-X | |||
|series = [[Target novelisation|Target novelisations]] | |||
|prev = Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom (novelisation) | |prev = Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom (novelisation) | ||
|next = Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos (novelisation) | |next = Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos (novelisation) | ||
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|next2 = Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks (novelisation) | |next2 = Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks (novelisation) | ||
|series3 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] | |series3 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] | ||
|prev3 = Planet of Giants (novelisation) | |prev3 = Planet of Giants (novelisation) | ||
|next3 = The Rescue (novelisation) | |next3 = The Rescue (novelisation) | ||
}}'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1964 television serial ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''. | }} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the [[1964 (releases)|1964]] television serial ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
=== 1977 edition === | === 1977 Target Books edition === | ||
[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] lands in a [[London]] of future times — a city of fear, devastation and holocaust... a city now ruled by [[Dalek|DALEKS]]. | [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] lands in a [[London]] of [[22nd century|future times]] — a [[city]] of [[fear]], devastation and holocaust... a city now ruled by [[Dalek|DALEKS]]. | ||
[[First Doctor|The Doctor]] and his [[companion]]s meet a team of underground resistance workers, among the few survivors, but after an unsuccessful attack on the [[Dalek saucer|Dalek spaceship]], they are all forced to flee the [[capital city|capital]]. | |||
A perilous journey through [[England]] finally brings them to the secret centre of Dalek operations...and the mysterious reason for the [[2150s Dalek invasion of Earth|Dalek invasion]] of [[Earth]]! | |||
[[ | === 1990 Target Books edition === | ||
The TARDIS materializes in London - but [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] and [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] have not returned home. The [[street]]s are deserted; the [[building]]s are crumbling. | |||
But the city is not as empty as it seems. [[Roboman|Robotized humans]] stalk the decaying streets, searching for the beleaguered [[freedom fighter]]s; and from their [[Dalek flying saucer|flying saucer]] in [[Trafalgar Square]] the Daleks plan the subjugation of the peoples of the world and the transformation of the [[planet]] into a giant [[spaceship]]. | |||
This story, first broadcast on television in [[1964 (releases)|1964]], marked the second appearance of the Daleks and ended with the break-up of the original TARDIS crew. | |||
[[Terrance Dicks]], who was the [[Doctor Who]] [[script editor]] for five years, has written more than sixty novels based on Doctor Who television stories. This is a new edition of one of his earliest novelizations. | |||
== Chapter titles == | == Chapter titles == | ||
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== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
* As is common in many of the [[Target Novelisation]]s, the wording of the dialogue is quite different, including the [[First Doctor]]'s famous farewell speech to [[Susan Foreman|Susan]]. Some lines of dialogue are also given to different characters. | * As is common in many of the [[Target Novelisation]]s, the wording of the dialogue is quite different, including the [[First Doctor]]'s famous farewell speech to [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], which restores some of the scripted wording that Hartnell himself intentionally altered during filming. Some lines of dialogue are also given to different characters. | ||
* When [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] asks how the Daleks survived, the Doctor, rather than claim the events of ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' took place "a million years in the future", merely suggests the Daleks had other colonies on [[Skaro]] that were not involved in the [[Thal]] attack and so the destruction was not as complete as everyone believed. | * Throughout several sections, Susan addresses her grandfather as "Doctor", which she never did in the televised episodes. | ||
* The scope of the first episode is expanded, with more images of London in ruins (harkening more to the [[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (theatrical film)|film adaptation]]) and the TARDIS landing at a long abandoned building site rather than under a bridge. The famous "Forbidden To Dump Bodies In The River" poster is missing. | |||
* After Susan falls from the girder, she falls unconscious and there is a trickle of blood on her forehead, having grazed her head. | |||
* The Robomen are described as being gaunt and disease-ridden. | |||
* When [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] asks how the Daleks survived, the Doctor, rather than claim the events of ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' took place "a million years in the future", merely suggests the Daleks had other colonies on [[Skaro]] that were not involved in the [[Thal]] attack and so the destruction was not as complete as everyone believed. This possibility is also considered by characters in the later release ''[[Return to Skaro (audio story)|Return to Skaro]]''. | |||
* [[Battersea Power Station]] has lost one chimney instead of two. | |||
* Government posters are attributed to "the [[European Emergency Commission]]", a play on the [[European Union|European Economic Commission]] that the UK had recently joined when the novelisation came out. | |||
* [[Carl Tyler]] is renamed Jim Tyler. Similarly, [[Jack Craddock]] is renamed Bill Craddock. | * [[Carl Tyler]] is renamed Jim Tyler. Similarly, [[Jack Craddock]] is renamed Bill Craddock. | ||
* The [[Black Dalek]] is larger than the other Daleks. | * The [[Black Dalek]] is larger than the other Daleks. | ||
* The [[Dalek Saucer Commander]] is not identified, although a second-in-command is present. | * The [[Dalek Saucer Commander]] is not identified, although a second-in-command is present. | ||
* The Doctor does not pass out like he does in | * The Doctor does not pass out like he does in the fourth episode of the televised version, "[[The End of Tomorrow]]", and helps [[David Campbell|David]] disarm the Dalek firebomb (called a "blockbuster bomb"). | ||
* Some [[Robomen]] are present when [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] and [[Jenny (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)|Jenny]] are | * Some [[Robomen]] are present when [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] and [[Jenny (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)|Jenny]] are captured by the Daleks at the [[Women in the wood|womens' shack]]. | ||
* Instead of the two brothers killing each other in a struggle, [[Larry Madison|Larry]] kills the robotised Phil by | * Instead of the two brothers killing each other in a struggle, [[Larry Madison|Larry]] kills the robotised [[Phil Madison|Phil]] by ripping his helmet off, then a Dalek arrives on the scene and kills Larry in his grief. | ||
** Additionally, Phil's brief reassertion of his humanity and recognition of Larry as he dies is removed. | |||
* The Doctor orders both the [[slave]]s ''and'' the Robomen to clear the mine area before the explosion. What happened to the Robomen after the Dalek invasion force is destroyed is left unexplained. | * The Doctor orders both the [[slave]]s ''and'' the Robomen to clear the mine area before the explosion. What happened to the Robomen after the Dalek invasion force is destroyed is left unexplained. | ||
* A few scenes are changed to closer resemble the [[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.|movie remake of the story]] starring [[Peter Cushing]]: | * A few scenes are changed to closer resemble the [[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (theatrical film)|movie remake of the story]] starring [[Peter Cushing]]: | ||
** [[Dortmun]]'s death sees him buried under falling rubble, taking a Dalek with him, rather than just being shot by them. | ** [[Dortmun]]'s death sees him buried under falling rubble, taking a Dalek with him, rather than just being shot down by them. | ||
** Ian uses some [[wood]]en planks to send the Dalek bomb on the wrong course as [[Tom Campbell]] did, rather than jamming it in place. | ** Ian uses some [[wood]]en planks to send the Dalek bomb on the wrong course as [[Tom Campbell]] did, rather than jamming it in place. | ||
== Writing and publishing notes == | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
* The original Target edition featured the artwork of [[Chris Achilleos]]. In the absence of an accurate photo reference, the [[Roboman]] and [[Dalek Saucer]] shown on the cover resemble those from the film ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]''. See below for information on editions with different covers. The [[Dalek]] has its gun stalk swapped with its plunger. | * The original Target edition featured the artwork of [[Chris Achilleos]]. In the absence of an accurate photo reference, the [[Roboman]] — whose face is obscured by a [[gas mask|gas-mask]] — and [[Dalek Saucer]] shown on the cover resemble those from the 1966 film ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (theatrical film)|Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]''. See below for information on editions with different covers. The [[Dalek]] has its gun stalk swapped with its plunger. | ||
* The 1990 edition uses the same cover art as the [[VHS]] release of the story. | |||
== Additional cover images == | == Additional cover images == | ||
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > | <gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > | ||
HardbackDalekInvasionOfEarth.jpg|1977 Hardback edition | |||
3DaleksInvasion.jpg|1990 edition.<br />Cover by [[Alister Pearson]] | |||
DalekInvAlt.jpg|Alternate cover | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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== Editions published outside Britain == | == Editions published outside Britain == | ||
* Published in France in | * Published in Germany by Schneider-Buch in 1981 as a paperback edition, translated by Ulla Neckenauer and published as ''Dr. Who - Kampf um die Erde'', it was one of two German novelisations published in the early 1980’s. | ||
* Published in France by Editions Garanciere in 1987 as a paperback edition, translated by Roland C. Wagner and published as ''Docteur Who – Les Daleks Envahissent la Terre'', it was one of eight French novelisations; each book is given the strapline ‘Igor et Grichka Bogdanoff presentent’ they presented a French science programme called Temps X, the broadcaster had bought and dubbed a selection of [[Fourth Doctor]] stories in 1986 but didn’t show them until 1989. The novelisation features an image of the [[First Doctor]] with the Fourth Doctor’s scarf.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wonderfulbook.co.uk/basedon/|title=Based on the Popular BBC Television Serial 3rd Edition}}</ref> | |||
* Published again in Germany by Goldmann Verlag in 1989 as a paperback edition, translator unknown and published as ''Dr. Who und das Komplott der Daleks'', it was one of six German novelisations published in the late 1980’s. | |||
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File:1stGermanDalekInvasionOfEarth.jpg|1981 German edition.<br />Cover by David Hardy | |||
File:FrenchDalekInvasionOfEarth.jpg|French edition.<br />Cover by Jean-François Pénichoux | |||
File:2ndGermanDalekInvasionOfEarth.jpg|1989 German edition | |||
</gallery> | |||
== | == Audiobook == | ||
This Target Book was released complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[William Russell]] with Dalek voices by [[Nicholas Briggs]]. | This Target Book was released as an audiobook on [[5 November (releases)|5 November]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[William Russell]] with Dalek voices by [[Nicholas Briggs]]. | ||
The | 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]]. | ||
This was the first audiobook to employ Briggs to voice Dalek dialogue alongside the main narrator. In the same year, however, he had already done this for the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] with ''[[Doctor Who and the Cybermen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Cybermen]]'' and for the Daleks in ''[[Prisoner of the Daleks (novel)|Prisoner of the Daleks]]'', which he read himself. | |||
The audiobook version was re-released in [[June (releases)|June]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]] as part of ''[[The Dalek Collection]]'' box set. | |||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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== Footnotes == | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
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[[Category:First Doctor novelisations]] | [[Category:First Doctor novelisations]] | ||
[[Category:Target novelisations]] | [[Category:Target novelisations]] | ||
[[Category:1977 novels]] | [[Category:1977 novels]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in London]] | [[Category:Stories set in London]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in | [[Category:Stories set in 2167]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in Bedfordshire]] | |||
[[Category:The Dalek Collection novels]] |