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{{Infobox Novel|
|image          = Wheel in Space novel.jpg
name= Doctor Who – The Wheel in Space|
|series         = [[Target novelisation]]s
image=  Wheel_in_Space_novel.jpg |
|number         = 130
series=[[Target novelisation]]s |
|novelisation of = The Wheel in Space (TV story)
number= 130 |
|doctor         = Second Doctor
doctor=[[Second Doctor]] |
|companions     = [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]]
companions=[[Jamie McCrimmon]]<br />[[Zoe Heriot]] (introduction, joins)|
|enemy           = [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]]
enemy= The [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]]|
|setting        = [[Space Station W3]], the [[21st century]]
year= [[Space Station W3]], the [[21st century]]|
|writer         = Terrance Dicks
writer= [[Terrance Dicks]] |
|read by        = [[David Troughton]], [[Nicholas Briggs]]
publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W. H. Allen]] and Co. Ltd. UK |
|cover          = [[Ian Fraser Burgess]]
release date= March [[1988]] (hardcover)<br />August [[1988]] (paperback)|
|publisher      = Target Books
format= Hardcover and paperback editions, 143 Pages |
|publisher2      = W.H. Allen & Co
isbn= ISBN 0-426-20321-6|
|release date   = 18 August 1988
prev=Fury from the Deep (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Fury From The Deep |
|format         = Hardcover and paperback editions; 18 Chapters, 143 Pages
next= The Dominators (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Dominators }}
|isbn           = ISBN 0-426-20321-6
|prev            = The Underwater Menace (novelisation)
|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]]''.


== Novelisation ==
== Publisher's summary ==
* This novelisation is based on the original television serial [[DW]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space]]'', written by [[David Whitaker]] and shown from [[27 April]] [[1968]].
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]].
* The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of [[Ian Burgess]]. (See below for information on editions with different covers).
* 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.[http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/OnTarget/1988/wheel/facts.htm] As a result, copies of this book often fetch high prices as collectables.


== Publisher's summary ==
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?
When the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] rematerialises inside a rocket [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] are alarmed by the presence of a hostile Servo-Robot. They discover that the rocket is drifting in the orbit of a giant space station - the [[Space Station W3|Wheel in Space]].<br />
 
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?<br />
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?<br />


== Illustrations ==
== Chapter titles ==
* Contains no illustrated pages
# Goodbye to Victoria
# The Unseen Enemy
# Hunted
# Command Decision
# Under Suspicion
# Birth of Terror
# Menace
# The First Death
# The Trap
# Trojan Horse
# Takeover
# Into Danger
# Cybermat Attack
# Meteor Storm
# Poison in the Air
# Perilous Journey
# The Invasion
# An End and a Beginning


== Deviations from televised story ==
== Deviations from televised story ==
''To be added''
* 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 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.
* 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 ==
''To be added''
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
File:HardbackWheelInSpace.jpg|1988 Hardback edition
</gallery>


== British publication history ==
== British publication history ==
: '''Hardback''' (March 1988)
: Hardback (March 1988)
* 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. One single paperback edition, estimated print run: 23,000, priced £1.99 (UK).
* 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]].


== Editions published outside Britain ==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
''To be added''
The Wheel in Space audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover
The Wheel in Space audiobook textless.jpg|Textless version
</gallery>


== See also ==
* '''[[The Target Book]]''' by [[David J Howe]] ([[Telos Publishing]] 2007)
== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{On target|1988/wheel/88wheel.htm|Doctor Who - The Wheel in Space}}
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The Wheel in Space was a novelisation based on the 1968 television serial The Wheel in Space.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

When the TARDIS rematerialises inside a rocket the Doctor and Jamie are alarmed by the presence of a hostile Servo-Robot. They discover that the rocket is drifting in the orbit of a giant space station - the 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?

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 Cybermats? Can the Doctor trust anyone on board to help him stop the Wheel as it spins relentlessly through space?

Chapter titles[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. Goodbye to Victoria
  2. The Unseen Enemy
  3. Hunted
  4. Command Decision
  5. Under Suspicion
  6. Birth of Terror
  7. Menace
  8. The First Death
  9. The Trap
  10. Trojan Horse
  11. Takeover
  12. Into Danger
  13. Cybermat Attack
  14. Meteor Storm
  15. Poison in the Air
  16. Perilous Journey
  17. The Invasion
  18. An End and a Beginning

Deviations from televised story[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Some dialogue differs from the televised version.
  • The TARDIS's warnings are specifically referred to as the automatic defence network.
  • The Doctor offers Jamie sherbets before they find the food machine.
  • The Cybermats' eyes glow red.
  • The Doctor shows Zoe the events of The Evil of the Daleks but not specifically the Dalek exterminating 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[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • 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.
  • 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 TV movie was novelised in 1996.

Additional cover images[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • 1988 Hardback edition

    1988 Hardback edition

British publication history[[edit] | [edit source]]

Hardback (March 1988)
  • W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491033567, copies priced £7.95)
Paperback (August 1988)
  • Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. One single paperback edition, estimated print run: 23,000, priced £1.99 (UK).

Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]

This Target Book was released as an audiobook on 5 August 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.

  • Audiobook cover

    Audiobook cover

  • Textless version

    Textless version

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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