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'''''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' novelisations''' are a series of prose adaptations of select episodes of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. The books carry the BBC logo (and, later, the ''Doctor Who'' logo) but are published by [[Penguin Character Books]], not [[BBC Books]].  As of late 2010, they are the only form of prose ''SJA'' fiction offered, as there has yet to be an original prose story based upon the show.
'''''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' novelisations''' are a series of prose adaptations of select episodes of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. The books carry the BBC logo (and, later, the ''Doctor Who'' logo) but are published by [[Penguin Character Books]], not [[BBC Books]].  As of late 2010, they are the only form of prose ''SJA'' fiction offered, as there has yet to be an original prose story based upon the show.


These are the first novelisations of ''Doctor Who''-related stories since [[2004]] when ''[[Scream of the Shalka (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Scream of the Shalka]]'' (based on the ''[[Scream of the Shalka]]'' webcast) was published and the first in an ongoing series since ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (novelisation)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'' was published by [[Virgin Books]] to close out the [[Target Books]] novelisations run in [[1994]].
They effectively revive a tradition associated with the original version of ''[[Doctor Who]]''.  During — and slightly beyond — the original run of ''Doctor Who'', [[Target Books]] (and a few other companies) offered a regular stream of adaptations of past ''Doctor Who'' stories.  Since the [[BBC Wales]] version of ''Doctor Who'' has never generated novelisations, these ''SJA'' adaptations are thus the first [[Doctor Who Universe|Doctor Who universe]] novelisations in a regular series of adaptations since [[1994]]'s ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (novelisation)|The Evil of the Daleks]]''.


The complete first season of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' has been novelised, along with the first two stories of series 2. To date only a single series 3 story, featuring the [[Tenth Doctor]], has also been adapted. Two series 4 novelisations were given a publication date of 4th November 2010, and cover art was released.  However, it was revealed in September 2010 that these books would instead only be offered as e-books, though their publication date would be unaffected by the change of medium.<ref name=ebook/>
The complete first season of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' has been novelised, along with the first two stories of series 2. To date only a single series 3 story, featuring the [[Tenth Doctor]], has also been adapted. Two series 4 novelisations were given a publication date of 4th November 2010, and cover art was released.  However, it was revealed in September 2010 that these books would instead only be offered as e-books, though their publication date would be unaffected by the change of medium.<ref name=ebook/>

Revision as of 05:56, 26 November 2010

The Sarah Jane Adventures novelisations are a series of prose adaptations of select episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures. The books carry the BBC logo (and, later, the Doctor Who logo) but are published by Penguin Character Books, not BBC Books. As of late 2010, they are the only form of prose SJA fiction offered, as there has yet to be an original prose story based upon the show.

They effectively revive a tradition associated with the original version of Doctor Who. During — and slightly beyond — the original run of Doctor Who, Target Books (and a few other companies) offered a regular stream of adaptations of past Doctor Who stories. Since the BBC Wales version of Doctor Who has never generated novelisations, these SJA adaptations are thus the first Doctor Who universe novelisations in a regular series of adaptations since 1994's The Evil of the Daleks.

The complete first season of The Sarah Jane Adventures has been novelised, along with the first two stories of series 2. To date only a single series 3 story, featuring the Tenth Doctor, has also been adapted. Two series 4 novelisations were given a publication date of 4th November 2010, and cover art was released. However, it was revealed in September 2010 that these books would instead only be offered as e-books, though their publication date would be unaffected by the change of medium.[1]

Title Author ISBN Original TV story Image
Invasion of the Bane Terrance Dicks ISBN 978-1405903974 SJA: Invasion of the Bane InvasionBaneNovel.jpg
Revenge of the Slitheen Rupert Laight ISBN 978-1405903981 SJA: Revenge of the Slitheen RevengeSlitheenNovel.jpg
Eye of Gorgon Phil Ford ISBN 978-1405903998 SJA: Eye of the Gorgon EyeGorgonNovel.jpg
Warriors of Kudlak Gary Russell ISBN 978-1405904001 SJA: Warriors of Kudlak WarriorsKudlakNovel.jpg
Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? Rupert Laight ISBN 978-1405905077 SJA: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? Whatever happened to SJ novelisation.jpg
The Lost Boy Gary Russell ISBN 978-1405905060 SJA: The Lost Boy File:Miscbooks-1878.jpg
The Last Sontaran Gary Russell ISBN 978-1405905091 SJA: The Last Sontaran LastSontaranBook.jpg
The Day of the Clown Phil Ford ISBN 978-1405905107 SJA: The Day of the Clown File:Miscbooks-2050-med.jpg
The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith Gareth Roberts ISBN 978-1405906289 SJA: The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith Books-sjswedding.jpg
The Nightmare Man[1] TBA e-book only SJA: The Nightmare Man|
Death of the Doctor[1] TBA e-book only SJA: Death of the Doctor|

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Future is Changing". sarahjantetv.blogspot.com. 24 September 2010.