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|image = Wheel in Space novel.jpg | |||
|image= Wheel in Space novel.jpg | |series = [[Target novelisation]]s | ||
|series=[[Target novelisation]]s | |number = 130 | ||
|number= 130 | |novelisation of = The Wheel in Space (TV story) | ||
|novelisation of= The Wheel in Space (TV story) | |doctor = Second Doctor | ||
|doctor=Second Doctor | |companions = [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] | ||
|companions=[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] | |enemy = [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] | ||
|enemy= [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] | |setting = [[Space Station W3]], the [[21st century]] | ||
|setting= [[Space Station W3]], the [[21st century]] | |writer = Terrance Dicks | ||
|writer= [[ | |read by = [[David Troughton]], [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|publisher= Target Books | |cover = [[Ian Fraser Burgess]] | ||
|release date= | |publisher = Target Books | ||
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 18 Chapters, 143 Pages | |publisher2 = W.H. Allen & Co | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20321-6 | |release date = 18 August 1988 | ||
|prev=Fury from the Deep (novelisation) | |format = Hardcover and paperback editions; 18 Chapters, 143 Pages | ||
| | |isbn = ISBN 0-426-20321-6 | ||
}} | |prev = The Underwater Menace (novelisation) | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the | |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) | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1968 television serial ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]''. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
When | 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]]. | ||
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? | 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? | ||
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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? | 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? | ||
== Chapter | == Chapter titles == | ||
# Goodbye to Victoria | # Goodbye to Victoria | ||
# The Unseen Enemy | # The Unseen Enemy | ||
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== Deviations from televised story == | == 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]]s 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 == | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
* Back Pages include The 1988 Doctor Who 25 Year Bonanza Competition! | * Back Pages include The 1988 Doctor Who 25 Year Bonanza Competition! | ||
* The cover of the original [[Target Books]] edition featured the artwork of [[Ian Burgess]]. | * 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. | * 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. | |||
== Additional cover images == | == Additional cover images == | ||
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File:HardbackWheelInSpace.jpg|1988 Hardback edition | |||
</gallery> | |||
== British publication history == | == British publication history == | ||
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* W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491033567, copies priced £7.95) | * W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491033567, copies priced £7.95) | ||
: Paperback (August 1988) | : Paperback (August 1988) | ||
* Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. | * 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]]. | |||
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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The Wheel in Space audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover | |||
The Wheel in Space audiobook textless.jpg|Textless version | |||
</gallery> | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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