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| | Enemy of the World novel.jpg|1981 edition | ||
|number= 24 (given to later editions) | PearsonEnemyOfTheWorld.jpg|1993 edition | ||
|novelisation of= The Enemy of the World (TV story) | </gallery> | ||
|doctor=Second Doctor | |number = 24 (given to later editions) | ||
|companions=[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] | |novelisation of = The Enemy of the World (TV story) | ||
|enemy= [[Ramón Salamander]] | |doctor = Second Doctor | ||
|setting= [[Australia]], [[2030]] | |companions = [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] | ||
|writer= [[ | |enemy = [[Ramón Salamander]] | ||
|publisher= Target Books | |setting = [[Australia]], [[2030]] | ||
|publisher2= W.H. Allen & Co | |writer = Ian Marter | ||
|release date= | |read by = [[David Troughton]] | ||
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 10 Chapters, 127 Pages | |cover = [[Bill Donohoe]] | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20126-4 | |publisher = Target Books | ||
|prev=Doctor Who and the | |publisher2 = W.H. Allen & Co | ||
|next=Doctor Who and the | |release date = 16 April 1981 | ||
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|isbn = ISBN 0-426-20126-4 | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1967 television serial ''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]''. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1967 television serial ''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]''. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
=== 1981 edition === | === 1981 Target Books edition === | ||
In the year [[2030]] only one man seems to know what action to take when the world is hit by a series of terrible natural disasters. [[Ramón Salamander|Salamander]]'s success in handling these monumental problems has brought him enormous power. | In the year [[2030]] only one man seems to know what action to take when the world is hit by a series of terrible natural disasters. [[Ramón Salamander|Salamander]]'s success in handling these monumental problems has brought him enormous power. | ||
From the moment [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] and [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] land on an [[Australia]]n beach, they are caught up in a struggle for world domination - a struggle in which the Doctor's startling resemblance to Salamander plays a vital role. | From the moment [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] and [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] land on an [[Australia]]n beach, they are caught up in a struggle for world domination - a struggle in which the Doctor's startling resemblance to Salamander plays a vital role. | ||
=== 1993 Target Books edition === | |||
The year is 2030 and the planet [[Earth]] is struck by a series of terrible 'natural' disasters. No sooner has [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] landed on an Australian beach, than the Doctor has to flee from attack. A case of mistaken identity - for he is the exact double of Salamander, a despot who will stop at nothing to achieve total control of the planet. Using this uncanny resemblance, the Doctor infiltrates the evil domain of Salamander, along with his companions Jamie and Victoria. This confusion of identity will either result in the destruction or salvation of the planet. | |||
== Book chapters == | == Book chapters == | ||
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== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
* As noted by [[Lance Parkin]] in ''[[A History of the Universe]]'', publicity for this story when it was first broadcast placed it "fifty years in the future," or in [[2018]]. A date of August 16, 2017 was given onscreen with a character holding a [[newspaper]] noted as being from the previous year. Most story guides gave the date as 2018, based on the contemporary publicity for the story, until plans were made for the novelisation in [[1980]], which again gave a date of "fifty years in the future," or in this case, [[2030]]. When the novelisation was finally written by [[Ian Marter]] in [[1981]], 2030 was the date used. | * The novelisation begins by describing the location of the beach, stating that it is above the Great Barrier Reef, placing its location anywhere between the right side of the tip of Queensland to just above the city of Brisbane. In the story, Tony states that their hovercraft is travelling between Cape Melville and Health Point, and there is indeed a place called Cape Melville in Queensland. However, Health Point is a fictitious location - and there is no city called Melville in Australia, said to be three kilometres from the beach in the novelisation - so the exact location of the beginning of the story is unclear. | ||
* Large chunks of story and dialogue were cut from the novelisation | * As noted by [[Lance Parkin]] in ''[[A History of the Universe (reference book)|A History of the Universe]]'', publicity for this story when it was first broadcast placed it "fifty years in the future," or in [[2018]]. A date of August 16, 2017 was given onscreen with a character holding a [[newspaper]] noted as being from the previous year. Most story guides gave the date as 2018, based on the contemporary publicity for the story, until plans were made for the novelisation in [[1980]], which again gave a date of "fifty years in the future," or in this case, [[2030]]. When the novelisation was finally written by [[Ian Marter]] in [[1981]], 2030 was the date used. | ||
* Large chunks of story and dialogue were cut from the novelisation. | |||
* The cliffhanger ending of the serial is modified in the novelisation, to resolve itself using the opening moments of the following story, ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]''. | |||
* Marter used more adult language (for instance, "bastard") than had been seen in previous novelisations, which were considered children's literature. | * Marter used more adult language (for instance, "bastard") than had been seen in previous novelisations, which were considered children's literature. | ||
* In the novel, [[Anton (The Enemy of the World)|Anton]] is named Tony and [[Curly (The Enemy of the World)|Curly]] is named Tibor. | * In the novel, [[Anton (The Enemy of the World)|Anton]] is named Tony and [[Curly (The Enemy of the World)|Curly]] is named Tibor. | ||
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* The character of [[Forester (The Enemy of the World)|Forester]], Bruce's deputy, is in the novel, and has lines (He appears briefly in the TV story, but has no lines). | * The character of [[Forester (The Enemy of the World)|Forester]], Bruce's deputy, is in the novel, and has lines (He appears briefly in the TV story, but has no lines). | ||
* Salamander and the Doctor both use helicopters to get to the TARDIS. | * Salamander and the Doctor both use helicopters to get to the TARDIS. | ||
* The Doctor | * The Doctor tells Salamander that he had poured seawater into the fuel tank of his helicopter to prevent him escaping. | ||
* Kent sees Fariah shot and killed by a guard, but doesn't tell the Doctor and Astrid. In the television story, they don't find out about her death until Bruce tells them. | * Kent sees Fariah shot and killed by a guard, but doesn't tell the Doctor and Astrid. In the television story, they don't find out about her death until Bruce tells them. | ||
* The | * The televised story depicts Salamander's expulsion into the time vortex as an accident. A product of his tampering with the console's controls without understanding the mechanisms. In the novelisation, the Doctor deliberately sets the TARDIS out of control. Salamander is said to stretch as though he is "made of rubber" and disintegrates in the void outside the time-machine. | ||
== Writing and publishing notes == | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
* [[David Whitaker]] provided some rough notes for the story before he died on [[4 February (people)|4 February]] [[1980 (people)|1980]]. Notably, it gave the villain [[Ramon Salamander|Salamander]] the first name "Ramon" and moved the setting to the year [[2030]]. The novelisation was written by [[Ian Marter]] in [[1981 (releases)|1981]]. ([[DWM 200]]) | |||
* [[David Whitaker]] provided some rough notes for the story before he died on [[4 February (people)|4 February]] [[1980 (people)|1980]]. The | |||
* An early cover was dropped after the BBC's decision not to allow the image of any Doctor other than the current one to be used. | * An early cover was dropped after the BBC's decision not to allow the image of any Doctor other than the current one to be used. | ||
* The original [[Target Books]] cover features the artwork of [[Bill Donohoe]]. | * The original [[Target Books]] cover features the artwork of [[Bill Donohoe]]. | ||
* The original edition of this book was the last Target novelisation to use a logo styled after the 'diamond logo' the show used from 1973 to 1980. | |||
== | == Additional cover images == | ||
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Enemy unused.JPG|Unused jacket painting by [[Steve Kyte]], [[1981]] | Enemy unused.JPG|Unused jacket painting by [[Steve Kyte]], [[1981]] | ||
HardbackEnemyOfTheWorld.jpg|1981 Hardback cover | |||
PearsonEnemyOfTheWorld.jpg|1993 edition.<br />Cover by [[Alister Pearson]] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== British publication history == | == British publication history == | ||
First publication: | First publication: | ||
* Hardback | * Hardback | ||
: W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK | : W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK | ||
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Re-issues: | Re-issues: | ||
: 1993 Virgin Publishing new cover by Andrew Skilleter priced £3.50 (UK) | : 1993 Virgin Publishing new cover by Andrew Skilleter priced £3.50 (UK) | ||
== Audiobook == | |||
This Target Book was released as an audiobook on [[4 July (releases)|4 July]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[David Troughton]]. | |||
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:Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover | |||
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