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novel name=Doctor Who – Battlefield| | novel name=Doctor Who – Battlefield| | ||
image=[[ | image=[[File: Battlefield_novel.jpg|250px]]| | ||
series=[[Target novelisation]]s | | series=[[Target novelisation]]s | | ||
number= 152 | | number= 152 | | ||
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format= Paperback Book, 172 Pages| | format= Paperback Book, 172 Pages| | ||
isbn= ISBN 0-426-| | isbn= ISBN 0-426-| | ||
previous story=[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Greatest Show in the Galaxy ]] | | previous story=[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]] | | ||
next story=[[Ghost Light (novelisation)|Doctor Who – Ghost Light]] }} | next story=[[Ghost Light (novelisation)|Doctor Who – Ghost Light]] }} | ||
==Novelisation== | == Novelisation == | ||
* This novelisation is based on the original television serial ([[DW]]): ''[[Battlefield]]'' which was written by [[Ben Aaronovitch]] and shown from 6th September 1989. | * This novelisation is based on the original television serial ([[DW]]): ''[[Battlefield]]'' which was written by [[Ben Aaronovitch]] and shown from 6th September 1989. | ||
* The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel. It featured the artwork of [[Alister Pearson]]. (See below for information on other editions published with different covers). | * The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel. It featured the artwork of [[Alister Pearson]]. (See below for information on other editions published with different covers). | ||
==Publisher's summary== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Only a few years from now, a squad of [[UNIT]] troops is escorting a nuclear missile through the [[England|English]] countryside. At the nearby archaeological dig, knights in armour are fighting battles with broadswords – and guns and grenades. <br> | Only a few years from now, a squad of [[UNIT]] troops is escorting a nuclear missile through the [[England|English]] countryside. At the nearby archaeological dig, knights in armour are fighting battles with broadswords – and guns and grenades. <br /> | ||
[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] arrives on the scene and meets two old friends: [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart]], called out of retirement to help in an emergency, and [[Bessie]] the souped-up roadster. | [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] arrives on the scene and meets two old friends: [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart]], called out of retirement to help in an emergency, and [[Bessie]] the souped-up roadster. | ||
[[Ace]] escapes from death by drowning in a submerged spaceship, only to find herself at the mercy of a demon known as [[the Destroyer]]. <br> | [[Ace]] escapes from death by drowning in a submerged spaceship, only to find herself at the mercy of a demon known as [[the Destroyer]]. <br /> | ||
The action is fast and furious, as expected in a script by [[Ben Aaronovitch]], who wrote the classic [[Remembrance of the Daleks]]. And why do the knights address the Doctor as '[[Merlin]]'? What is the power of the sword that Ace retrieves from the bottom of the lake? Will [[Morgaine]] carry out her threat to destroy the world? <br> | The action is fast and furious, as expected in a script by [[Ben Aaronovitch]], who wrote the classic [[Remembrance of the Daleks]]. And why do the knights address the Doctor as '[[Merlin]]'? What is the power of the sword that Ace retrieves from the bottom of the lake? Will [[Morgaine]] carry out her threat to destroy the world? <br /> | ||
This novelization is by [[Marc Platt]], who both scripted and novelized [[Ghost Light]], the story that immediately followed [[Battlefield]] in the [[1989]] season. | This novelization is by [[Marc Platt]], who both scripted and novelized [[Ghost Light]], the story that immediately followed [[Battlefield]] in the [[1989]] season. | ||
==Illustrations== | == Illustrations == | ||
* None | * None | ||
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* A flashback sequence includes an unknown future incarnation of the Doctor, who has red hair and wears a camel-hair coat. This incarnation would later reappear in a cameo sequence in the author's [[NA|NA:]] [[Transit]]. | * A flashback sequence includes an unknown future incarnation of the Doctor, who has red hair and wears a camel-hair coat. This incarnation would later reappear in a cameo sequence in the author's [[NA|NA:]] [[Transit]]. | ||
==Writing and publishing notes== | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
* Dedication: “For Ben the perfect gentle Knight who let his humble squire take over the reins” | * Dedication: “For Ben the perfect gentle Knight who let his humble squire take over the reins” | ||
* This was the last novelisation of a televised story to be published in the short-form paperback format introduced in [[1973]]; after one non-televised story adaptation, the format would switch to the longer, [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] format for the final releases. | * This was the last novelisation of a televised story to be published in the short-form paperback format introduced in [[1973]]; after one non-televised story adaptation, the format would switch to the longer, [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] format for the final releases. | ||
* The novel completed the [[Seventh Doctor]] story adaptations, with the exception of the [[Doctor Who (1996)|1996 TV movie]] which would be adapted by [[BBC Books]] five years later. | * The novel completed the [[Seventh Doctor]] story adaptations, with the exception of the [[Doctor Who (1996)|1996 TV movie]] which would be adapted by [[BBC Books]] five years later. | ||
==Additional cover images== | == Additional cover images == | ||
''To be added'' | ''To be added'' | ||
==British publication history== | == British publication history == | ||
One single paperback edition, priced £2.50 (UK), estimated print run: 22,000 copies. | One single paperback edition, priced £2.50 (UK), estimated print run: 22,000 copies. | ||
==Editions published outside Britain== | == Editions published outside Britain == | ||
''To be added'' | ''To be added'' | ||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
*{{On target|1991/battlefi/91battle.htm|Doctor Who - Battlefield}} | * {{On target|1991/battlefi/91battle.htm|Doctor Who - Battlefield}} | ||
* '''[[The Target Book]]''' by [[David J Howe]] ([[Telos Publishing]] 2007) | * '''[[The Target Book]]''' by [[David J Howe]] ([[Telos Publishing]] 2007) | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
{{DWN}} | {{DWN}} | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
Revision as of 11:16, 3 November 2011
Novelisation
- This novelisation is based on the original television serial (DW): Battlefield which was written by Ben Aaronovitch and shown from 6th September 1989.
- The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel. It featured the artwork of Alister Pearson. (See below for information on other editions published with different covers).
Publisher's summary
Only a few years from now, a squad of UNIT troops is escorting a nuclear missile through the English countryside. At the nearby archaeological dig, knights in armour are fighting battles with broadswords – and guns and grenades.
The Doctor arrives on the scene and meets two old friends: Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart, called out of retirement to help in an emergency, and Bessie the souped-up roadster.
Ace escapes from death by drowning in a submerged spaceship, only to find herself at the mercy of a demon known as the Destroyer.
The action is fast and furious, as expected in a script by Ben Aaronovitch, who wrote the classic Remembrance of the Daleks. And why do the knights address the Doctor as 'Merlin'? What is the power of the sword that Ace retrieves from the bottom of the lake? Will Morgaine carry out her threat to destroy the world?
This novelization is by Marc Platt, who both scripted and novelized Ghost Light, the story that immediately followed Battlefield in the 1989 season.
Illustrations
- None
Deviations from televised story
- A flashback sequence includes an unknown future incarnation of the Doctor, who has red hair and wears a camel-hair coat. This incarnation would later reappear in a cameo sequence in the author's NA: Transit.
Writing and publishing notes
- Dedication: “For Ben the perfect gentle Knight who let his humble squire take over the reins”
- This was the last novelisation of a televised story to be published in the short-form paperback format introduced in 1973; after one non-televised story adaptation, the format would switch to the longer, Virgin Missing Adventures format for the final releases.
- The novel completed the Seventh Doctor story adaptations, with the exception of the 1996 TV movie which would be adapted by BBC Books five years later.
Additional cover images
To be added
British publication history
One single paperback edition, priced £2.50 (UK), estimated print run: 22,000 copies.
Editions published outside Britain
To be added
See also
- On Target - A comprehensive guide to Doctor Who - Battlefield
- The Target Book by David J Howe (Telos Publishing 2007)
