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number= 9 (given to later editions) |
number= 9 (given to later editions) |
doctor=[[Third Doctor]] |
doctor=[[Third Doctor]] |
companions= [[Jo Grant]], [[the Brigadier]], [[Sergeant Benton]], [[Mike Yates|Captain Mike Yates]], [[UNIT]] |
companions= [[Jo Grant]]|
enemy= [[Sea Devil]]s, [[the Master]]  |
enemy= [[Sea Devil]]s, [[the Master]]  |
year= [[Earth]], [[UNIT Era]]|
year= [[Earth]], [[UNIT Era]]|
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== Deviations from the Televised Story ==
== Deviations from the Televised Story ==
The Doctor frequently tells Jo that the Sea Devils are related to the Silurians; That they are "just like those cave monsters we met in [[Derbyshire]]." This perhaps implies that Jo herself met the Silurians, which she never did on screen.  
*The novelisation uses [[Sea Devil]] rather than Sea-Devil.
*We learn about media publicity surrounding the Master's lengthy trial and the ethical debate as to whether to execute him and the ethical difficulty of putting an immortal being, a [[Time Lord]], in prison for life. During the trial, Doctor had given testimony urging punishment other than the death penalty.
*The Doctor frequently tells Jo that the Sea Devils are related to the [[Silurian]] and that they are "just like those cave monsters we met in [[Derbyshire]]." This perhaps implies that Jo herself met the Silurians, which she never did on screen.  


==Author, Writing and Publishing Notes==
==Author, Writing and Publishing Notes==
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==External Sources==
==External Sources==
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*[http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/OnTarget/1974/seadevil/74seadev.htm Information on ''Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils'']
 
 




[[Category:Target Novelisations]]
[[Category:Target Novelisations]]

Revision as of 06:52, 29 April 2008


Publisher's Cover Blurb

Whilst visiting the Master, who has been exiled to a luxurious castle prison on a small island, Doctor Who and Jo Grant learn that a number of ships have vanished in the area. Whilst investigating these mysterious disappearances, Jo and the Doctor are attacked by a Sea-Devil, one of a submarine colony distantly related to the Silurians. Soon they discover that the Sea-Devils plan to conquer the Earth and enslave humanity, aided and abetted by the Master. What can Doctor Who do to stop them?

Novelisation

  • This novelisation is based on the original television serial DW: The Sea Devils which was shown from 26th February 1972 and written by Malcolm Hulke
  • The original Target Book cover featured the artwork of Chris Achilleos. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).

Deviations from the Televised Story

  • The novelisation uses Sea Devil rather than Sea-Devil.
  • We learn about media publicity surrounding the Master's lengthy trial and the ethical debate as to whether to execute him and the ethical difficulty of putting an immortal being, a Time Lord, in prison for life. During the trial, Doctor had given testimony urging punishment other than the death penalty.
  • The Doctor frequently tells Jo that the Sea Devils are related to the Silurian and that they are "just like those cave monsters we met in Derbyshire." This perhaps implies that Jo herself met the Silurians, which she never did on screen.

Author, Writing and Publishing Notes

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Illustrations

Associated Images

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Publishing History (UK)

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First Publication:

  • Hardback
W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
  • Paperback
Target

Re-issues:

60p (UK)
1979 Target Books with a new cover by John Geary priced 60p (UK)

International Editions

To be added

External Sources

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