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|image= WhoZarbiMuller.jpg | |image = <gallery> | ||
|number= 73 (given to later editions) | WhoZarbiMuller.jpg|1965 edition | ||
|novelisation of=The Web Planet (TV story) | Zarbi_novel.jpg|1973 edition | ||
|doctor=First Doctor | White Lion HB 1975 DW and the Zarbi.jpg|1975 edition | ||
|companions= [[ | 4Zarbi.jpg|1990 edition | ||
|enemy= [[Zarbi]] | </gallery> | ||
|setting= [[Vortis]] | |number = 73 (given to later editions) | ||
|writer= [[ | |novelisation of = The Web Planet (TV story) | ||
|read by=[[William Russell]] | |doctor = First Doctor | ||
|publisher= Frederick Muller | |companions = [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]] | ||
|publisher2= Target Books | |enemy = [[Zarbi]] | ||
|publisher3= W.H. Allen & Co | |setting = [[Vortis]] | ||
|release date= | |writer = Bill Strutton | ||
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 6 Chapters, 174 Pages (Target paperback edition) | |cover = [[John Wood (illustrator)|John Wood]] | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-10663-6 | |read by = [[William Russell]] | ||
|series = | |publisher = Frederick Muller | ||
|prev= Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks | |publisher2 = Target Books | ||
|next= Doctor Who and the Crusaders | |publisher3 = W.H. Allen & Co | ||
|series2 = [[Target novelisation]] numbering | |release date = 16 September 1965 | ||
|prev2= Doctor Who and the Web of Fear | |format = Hardcover and paperback editions; 6 Chapters, 174 Pages (Target paperback edition) | ||
|next2= Time-Flight (novelisation) | |isbn = ISBN 0-426-10663-6 | ||
|series3 = TV series order | |series = [[Target novelisation|Target novelisations]] | ||
|prev3= The Romans (novelisation) | |prev = Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation) | ||
|next3= Doctor Who and the Crusaders | |next = Doctor Who and the Crusaders (novelisation) | ||
|series2 = [[Target novelisation]] numbering | |||
|prev2 = Doctor Who and the Web of Fear (novelisation) | |||
|next2 = Time-Flight (novelisation) | |||
|series3 = TV series order | |||
|prev3 = The Romans (novelisation) | |||
|next3 = Doctor Who and the Crusaders (novelisation) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Doctor Who and the Zarbi''''' was the second ''[[Doctor Who]]'' novelisation ever published. It was based on the 1965 television serial ''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]''. This was the first ''Doctor Who'' novelisation to be written by the original teleplay writer. It became an on-and-off practice for the original writer to be commissioned to write the novelisation when possible (though during the [[Target Books]] era other authors such as [[Terrance Dicks]] would often be brought in to do so when this wasn't possible). | '''''Doctor Who and the Zarbi''''' was the second ''[[Doctor Who]]'' novelisation ever published. It was based on the 1965 television serial ''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]''. This was the first ''Doctor Who'' novelisation to be written by the original teleplay writer. It became an on-and-off practice for the original writer to be commissioned to write the novelisation when possible (though during the [[Target Books]] era other authors such as [[Terrance Dicks]] would often be brought in to do so when this wasn't possible). | ||
As the second ''Doctor Who'' novelisation, this book established the title format ''Doctor Who and the ...'' which would be followed by the Target Books novelisations into the early 1980s. | As the second ''Doctor Who'' novelisation, this book established the title format ''Doctor Who and the ...'' which would be followed by the Target Books novelisations into the early 1980s. It was also the first novelisation to have a title substantially different from that of the televised story (in this case, ''The Web Planet''), a practice followed by Target on occasion through the 1970s. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
=== Target Books | === 1973 Target Books edition === | ||
[[First Doctor|DOCTOR WHO]] lands his space-time machine [[the Doctor's TARDIS|Tardis]] on the cold, craggy planet of [[Vortis]]. The Doctor and his companions, [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] and [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]], are soon captured by the [[Zarbi|ZARBI]], huge ant-like creatures with metallic bodies and pincer claws; meanwhile [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] falls into the hands of the friendly [[Menoptera|MENOPTERA]] who have come to rid Vortis of the malevolent power of the ZARBI... | [[First Doctor|DOCTOR WHO]] lands his space-time machine [[the Doctor's TARDIS|Tardis]] on the cold, craggy planet of [[Vortis]]. The Doctor and his companions, [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] and [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]], are soon captured by the [[Zarbi|ZARBI]], huge ant-like creatures with metallic bodies and pincer claws; meanwhile [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] falls into the hands of the friendly [[Menoptera|MENOPTERA]] who have come to rid Vortis of the malevolent power of the ZARBI... | ||
'They're well-written books-adventure stories, of course, but with some thought...the creation of the character of the Doctor had a touch of genius about it.' Westminster Press | 'They're well-written books-adventure stories, of course, but with some thought...the creation of the character of the Doctor had a touch of genius about it.' Westminster Press | ||
=== 1991 Edition === | === 1991 Target Books Edition === | ||
THE DOCTOR STARED ABOUT HIM AND PASSED A TREMBLING HAND OVER HIS BROW. 'THE SHIP!' HE MUTTERED. 'IT'S...GONE!' | |||
Drawn to the planet Vortis by some unknown force, the Doctor and his companions find themselves in a barren, cold world dominated by the Zarbi, monstrois metallic ant-like creatures at war with delicate Menoptra. Searching for the lost TARDIS, the Doctor must struggle with | Drawn to the planet Vortis by some unknown force, the Doctor and his companions find themselves in a barren, cold world dominated by the Zarbi, monstrois metallic ant-like creatures at war with delicate Menoptra. Searching for the lost TARDIS, the Doctor must struggle with [[the Animus]]-seemingly a creature of evil and light... | ||
''The Web Planet'' was first broadcast in [[1965 (releases)|1965]] and featured William Hartnell in the role of the Doctor. This novel, adapted by [[Bill Strutton]] from his own script, is a example of the early style of Doctor Who novelistions and was originally published under the title of ''Doctor Who and the Zarbi.'' | ''The Web Planet'' was first broadcast in [[1965 (releases)|1965]] and featured William Hartnell in the role of the Doctor. This novel, adapted by [[Bill Strutton]] from his own script, is a example of the early style of Doctor Who novelistions and was originally published under the title of ''Doctor Who and the Zarbi.'' | ||
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== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
* The [[First Doctor]] is mostly referred to as "Doctor Who" throughout the book, one of the few occasions where the standard naming protocol is broken. | * The [[First Doctor]] is mostly referred to as "Doctor Who" throughout the book, one of the few occasions where the standard naming protocol is broken. Likewise, the TARDIS console is referred to as a "control table" and the larvae guns are called "venom grubs". | ||
* The [[Menoptera]] [[Vrestin]] is male. The character was female in the [[The Web Planet|televised story]]. | * The TARDIS is referred to as ''Tardis'', rather than using the usual definite article. | ||
* The character of [[Hrhoonda]] is replaced by [[Challis]]. A fourth Menoptera named [[Zota]] is also present in the cave scenes. Zota, along with Challis, is killed by a | * Rather than encountering a Temple of Light as in the televised version, the Doctor and Ian discover a column of rock fashioned into a "huge totem pole of a figure". | ||
* The Doctor slices away the web that snares Ian with a slender spar of fallen rock. The trap is noted to be statically charged, explaining the blisters on the schoolteacher's face and arms. | |||
* The [[Menoptera]] [[Vrestin]] is male. The character was female in the [[The Web Planet (TV story)|televised story]]. | |||
* The character of [[Hrhoonda]] is replaced by [[Challis]]. A fourth Menoptera named [[Zota]] is also present in the cave scenes. Zota, along with Challis, is killed by a venom grub. | |||
* The Menoperta radio is described as having flashing lights and an antenna. On-screen, the radio unit is crystalline. | * The Menoperta radio is described as having flashing lights and an antenna. On-screen, the radio unit is crystalline. | ||
* The Zarbi throw nets over the Doctor and Ian when they first capture them. On-screen, no such event happens. | * The Zarbi throw nets over the Doctor and Ian when they first capture them. On-screen, no such event happens. | ||
* There is a reference made to the events of [[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', concerning the Doctor and [[Ian Chesterson|Ian]]'s imprisonment on the [[Dalek]] [[Dalek Saucer|saucer]]. | * Upon their arrival in the Zarbi Headquarters, the Doctor is pinned against a wall by the Zarbi, so they can use a venom grub to spit acid around his head to demonstrate their ability to kill. | ||
* The scene in which the Doctor tries to give Vicki a | * Whereas the entity living within the Carcinome was called the Animus in the televised version, the novelisation leaves its identity ambiguous. It's referred to as the Voice and, curiously in retrospect, the Intelligence. The Doctor's means of communicating with it is a saucer-like dome rather than a translucent cylinder. It alters his features from without like a funhouse mirror. The Voice possesses a verbal tic that makes it repeat the last syllable of some words. For instance: "Very well-ell! We shall show you the fate that awaits all your ships, all your people-le...!" | ||
* Unable to breach the TARDIS's defences, the Zarbi immediately collar the Doctor, Ian and Vicki with the gold necklets. There is no mention of Vicki having restored the Ship's power. However, there is a reference made to the events of [[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', concerning the Doctor and [[Ian Chesterson|Ian]]'s imprisonment on the [[Dalek]] [[Dalek Saucer|saucer]]. The venom grub's weapon is repelled like two positively-charged magnets. | |||
* The scene in which the Doctor tries to give Vicki a chocolate bar to calm her is removed. | |||
* The Menoptera slaves do not have their wings entirely cut off, merely "short-clipped". | * The Menoptera slaves do not have their wings entirely cut off, merely "short-clipped". | ||
* The [[Optera]] [[Nemini]] is male. The character was female on-screen. | * The [[Optera]] [[Nemini]] is male. The character was female on-screen. | ||
* The | * The Voice plans to assault the Earth "in its hundredth Christian millennium", possibly indicating the time period in which this story takes place. | ||
* Armed with the Web Destructor in their final assault on the centre, Barbara realises that she can't find the dark side she was instructed to attack. Instead, she focusses her energy on the "fiery mass whirling on a pivot" at the centre of the chamber. Its shape appears to alter as it grows weaker. | |||
== Writing and publishing notes == | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
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* The Target edition title page information includes: "THE CHANGING FACE OF DOCTOR WHO The cover illustration and others contained within this book portray the first DOCTOR WHO whose physical appearance was later transformed when he discarded his worn-out body in favour of a new one." | * The Target edition title page information includes: "THE CHANGING FACE OF DOCTOR WHO The cover illustration and others contained within this book portray the first DOCTOR WHO whose physical appearance was later transformed when he discarded his worn-out body in favour of a new one." | ||
* This title was renamed ''Doctor Who - The Web Planet'' in its later reprint. The paperback release on [[28 April (releases)|28 April]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]] and the hardcover Frederick Muller facsimile on [[3 November (releases)|3 November]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]], both published by [[BBC Books]], reverted to the ''Doctor Who and the Zarbi'' title. | * This title was renamed ''Doctor Who - The Web Planet'' in its later reprint. The paperback release on [[28 April (releases)|28 April]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]] and the hardcover Frederick Muller facsimile on [[3 November (releases)|3 November]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]], both published by [[BBC Books]], reverted to the ''Doctor Who and the Zarbi'' title. | ||
== Additional cover images == | == Additional cover images == | ||
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > | <gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > | ||
Zarbi_novel.jpg|1973 Target edition.<br />Cover by [[Chris Achilleos]] | |||
White Lion HB 1975 DW and the Zarbi.jpg|1975 White Lion Hardback<br />Cover by ?<br />Showing the [[Fourth Doctor]] | |||
ZarbiAlt.jpg|1978 edition with diamond logo | |||
4Zarbi.jpg|1990 edition.<br />Cover by [[Alister Pearson]] | |||
Doctor Who and the Zarbi 2016.jpg|2016 BBC Books Paperback edition | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Illustrations == | |||
Illustrations by [[John Wood (illustrator)|John Wood]] | |||
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > | |||
File:Zarbip7.jpg|Page 7 | |||
File:Zarbip16.jpg|Page 16 | |||
File:Zarbip25.jpg|Page 25 | |||
File:Zarbip36.jpg|Page 36 | |||
File:Zarbip54.jpg|Page 54 | |||
File:Zarbip66.jpg|Page 66 | |||
File:Zarbip76.jpg|Page 76 | |||
File:Zarbip92.jpg|Page 92 | |||
File:Zarbip102.jpg|Page 102 | |||
File:Zarbip111.jpg|Page 111 | |||
File:Zarbip122.jpg|Page 122 | |||
File:Zarbip140.jpg|Page 140 | |||
File:Zarbip143.jpg|Page 143 | |||
File:Zarbip158.jpg|Page 158 | |||
File:Zarbip170.jpg|Page 170 | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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== Editions published outside Britain == | == Editions published outside Britain == | ||
* Published in | * Published in the Netherlands by Unieboek/De Gooise in about 1975/76 as a paperback edition, translated by Wim Hohage and published as ''Doctor Who en de Zarbi's'', it was one of eight Dutch novelisations; despite the broadcaster TROS showing [[Season 12 (Doctor Who 1963)|Seasons 12]] and [[Season 13 (Doctor Who 1963)|13]] at this time the cover still depicts the [[First Doctor]], however [[Chris Achilleos]]' image of the [[Fourth Doctor]] from [[The Doctor Who Monster Book]] does appear on the back cover.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wonderfulbook.co.uk/basedon/|title=Based on the Popular BBC Television Serial 3rd Edition}}</ref> | ||
* Published in | * Published in Portugal by Editorial Presença in 1983 as a paperback edition, translated by Conceição Fardim and Eduardo Nogueria and published as ''Doutor Who e os Zarbi'', it was one of ten Portuguese novelisations. | ||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | ||
DW and the Zarbi Dutch cover.jpg|Dutch edition | |||
DW and the Zarbi Portuguese cover front.jpg|Portuguese edition.<br />Cover by Rui Ligerio | |||
DW and the Zarbi Portuguese cover.JPG|Portuguese edition full cover | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Audio release == | |||
This story was released in a five-CD format. It was read by [[William Russell]] (Ian). It was later released in the limited edition in [[Travels in Time and Space]] alongside the audio releases of ''[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]''. | |||
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > | |||
Doctor who and the zarbi audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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[[Category:Frederick Muller]] | [[Category:Frederick Muller]] | ||
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[[Category:Stories set on Vortis]] | [[Category:Stories set on Vortis]] | ||
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