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series=[[Doctor Who - Frederick Muller]] (original release)<br/>[[Doctor Who]] - [[Target Novelisation]] (reprints)|
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number= 3 (given to later editions)  |
WhoCrusadersMuller.jpg|1966 edition
doctor=[[First Doctor]] |
CrusadersGreenDragon.jpg|1967 edition
companions= [[Vicki]], [[Barbara Wright]], [[Ian Chesterton]] |
Crusaders_novel.jpg|1973 edition
enemy= [[El Akir]] |
CrusadersHardback.jpg|1975 edition
year= [[Earth ]], |
4Crusaders.jpg|1982 edition
writer= [[David Whitaker]] |
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publisher= [[Frederick Muller]] (original edition)<br>[[Target Books]], [[W.H. Allen & Co]] (reprints)|
|series          = [[Target novelisation]]s
release date= [[1965]] (Muller edition)<br>[[May]]  [[1973]] (Target version)|
|number         = 12 (given to later editions)   
format= Hardcover and paperback editions, 160 Pages (Target paperback edition)|
|novelisation of = The Crusade (TV story)
isbn= ISBN 0-426-11316-0|
|doctor         = First Doctor  
previous story=[[ Doctor Who and the Zarbi]] |
|companions     = [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]]  
next story=[[The Space Museum (novelisation) | Doctor Who – The Space Museum ]]  }}
|enemy           = [[El Akir]]  
'''Doctor Who and the Crusaders''' was the third and last of the original trilogy of ''Doctor Who'' novelisations published in the mid-1960s, years prior to the launch of the [[Target novelisation]] range.
|setting        = [[Palestine]], the [[1190s]]
|writer          = David Whitaker
|cover          = [[Henry Fox]]
|read by        = [[William Russell]]
|publisher       = Frederick Muller
|publisher2      = Target Books
|publisher3      = W.H. Allen & Co
|release date   = 17 February 1966
|format         = Hardcover and paperback editions; 9 Chapters, 160 Pages (Target paperback edition)
|isbn           = ISBN 0-426-11316-0
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|next            = Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion (novelisation)
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|prev2          = Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit
|next2          = Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon
|series3        = TV series order
|prev3          = Doctor Who and the Zarbi
|next3          = The Space Museum (novelisation)
}}
'''''Doctor Who and the Crusaders''''' was the third and last of the original trilogy of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' novelisations published in the mid-1960s, years prior to the launch of the [[Target novelisation]] range. It was based on the 1965 television serial ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]''.


==Novelisation==
== Publisher's summary ==
* This novelisation is based on the original television serial generally referred to as ''[[The Crusade]]'' which included individual episode titles and was shown from 27th March 1965 and written by [[David Whitaker]]. The book was originally published by [[Frederick Muller]] in 1965 and was the last new ''Doctor Who'' novelisation to be published until ''[[Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion]]'' in [[1974]].
=== 1966 Frederick Muller edition ===
* In [[1973]], this novel, along with the two preceding [[Frederick Muller]] books, was reprinted by [[Target Books]], launching its long-running line of novelisations.
From unknown Space, the Tardis returns to Earth, but not to the world Ian and Barbara know. The little blue telephone box has wheeled sharply in the cosmos and cut back through the pattern of history to the struggle between Richard the Lionheart and Saladin, Crusader v. Saracen.
* The 1965 first edition was the first Doctor Who novel to include an image of the [[TARDIS]] on the cover. It was also the first novelisation cover to not depict the Doctor.


==Publisher's Cover Blurb==
===1965 Frederick Muller edition===
From unknown Space, the Tardis returns to Earth, but not to the world Ian and Barbara know. The little blue telephone box has wheeled sharply in the cosmos and cut back through the pattern of history to the struggle between Richard the Lionheart and Saladin, Crusader v. Saracen.
When Barbara is captured by the Saracens and later kidnapped by the monstrous El Akir, Ian appeals to Richard for help, but despite having achieved a splendid victory over Saladin at Arsuf the English King has his own troubles and cannot assist him. So Ian sets out to rescue Barbara alone, while the Doctor becomes involved in court intrigues.
When Barbara is captured by the Saracens and later kidnapped by the monstrous El Akir, Ian appeals to Richard for help, but despite having achieved a splendid victory over Saladin at Arsuf the English King has his own troubles and cannot assist him. So Ian sets out to rescue Barbara alone, while the Doctor becomes involved in court intrigues.
In a dramatic climax, Ian finds himself fighting for his life in the harsh, cruel world of the twelfth century, where only the cleverest and strongest survive.
In a dramatic climax, Ian finds himself fighting for his life in the harsh, cruel world of the twelfth century, where only the cleverest and strongest survive.
Readers of Doctor Who's adventure with the Daleks and Doctor Who and the Zarbi will find here all the excitement that made those books firm favourites with youngsters of all age groups.
Readers of Doctor Who's adventure with the Daleks and Doctor Who and the Zarbi will find here all the excitement that made those books firm favourites with youngsters of all age groups.


=== 1967 Green Dragon edition ===
Back through time go Dr. Who, Ian and Barbara - back to the twelfth century, to Richard the Lionheart and the Crusades.


===1967 Green Dragon edition===
Barbara is captured by the Saracens. Adventure piles on adventure as Ian and Dr. Who, in their different ways, attempt to rescue her. This is a book brimful of excitement!
Back through time go Dr. Who, Ian and Barbara - back to the twelfth century, to Richard the Lionheart and the Crusades.
Barbara is captured by the Saracens. Adventure piles on adventure as Ian and Dr. Who, in their different ways, attempt to rescue her. This is a book brimful of excitement!  


===1973 Target Books edition===
=== 1973 Target Books edition ===
Back on [[Earth]] again, [[Doctor's TARDIS|Tardis]] lands [[First Doctor|DOCTOR WHO]] and his friends into the midst of the harsh, cruel world of the [[Early human history#12th century|twelfth-century]] [[Crusades]]. Soon the adventurers are embroiled in the conflict between [[Richard of England|Richard the Lionheart]] and the Sultan [[Saladin]], ruler of the warlike [[Saracens]].<br>
Back on [[Earth]] again, [[the Doctor's TARDIS|Tardis]] lands [[First Doctor|DOCTOR WHO]] and his friends into the midst of the harsh, cruel world of the [[12th century|twelfth-century]] [[Crusades]]. Soon the adventurers are embroiled in the conflict between [[Richard of England|Richard the Lionheart]] and the Sultan [[Saladin]], ruler of the warlike [[Saracen]]s.
`They’re well-written books-adventure stories, of course, but with some thought…the creation of the character of the Doctor had a touch of genius about it.’ Westminster Press


===1982 Target Books edition===
`They're well-written books-adventure stories, of course, but with some thought...the creation of the character of the Doctor had a touch of genius about it.' Westminster Press
Within minutes of the [[Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]'s arrival on [[Early human history#12th century|twelfth-century]] [[Earth]], [[First Doctor|the Doctor]] and his companions are in serious trouble.


They happen to intercept a [[Saracen]] attack on [[Richard of England|Richard the Lionheart]], therby enabling the [[England|English]] King to escape otherwise certain capture.
=== 1982 Target Books edition ===
Within minutes of [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]'s arrival on [[12th century|twelfth]] century Earth, the First Doctor and his companions are in serious trouble.
 
They happen to intercept a [[Saracen]] attack on [[Richard of England|Richard the Lionheart]], thereby enabling the [[England|English]] King to escape otherwise certain capture.


But [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] is kidnapped and carried off by the Saracens to the Sultan [[Saladin]]'s court.
But [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] is kidnapped and carried off by the Saracens to the Sultan [[Saladin]]'s court.
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Saladin spares her life -- on condition she entertains his court by telling stories. And, like Scheherazade, if she fails, then she must die...
Saladin spares her life -- on condition she entertains his court by telling stories. And, like Scheherazade, if she fails, then she must die...


== Deviations from the Televised Story ==
=== 2011 BBC paperback edition ===
*Mention is made of a trip to [[Tyron]].
"I admire bravery, sir. And bravery and courage are clearly in you in full measure. Unfortunately, you have no brains at all. I despise fools."
 
Arriving in the Holy Land in the middle of the Third Crusade, the Doctor and his companions run straight into trouble. The Doctor and Vicki befriend Richard the Lionheart, but must survive the cut-throat politics of the English court. Even with the king on their side, they find they have made powerful enemies.
 
Looking for Barbara, Ian is ambushed — staked out in the sand and daubed with honey so that the ants will eat him. With Ian unable to help, Barbara is captured by the cruel warlord El Akir. Even if Ian escapes and rescues her, will they ever see the Doctor, Vicki and the TARDIS again?
 
''This novel is based on a Doctor Who story which was originally broadcast from 27 March–17 April 1965.''
 
''Featuring the First Doctor as played by William Hartnell, and his companions Ian, Barbara and Vicki.''
 
=== 2016 BBC hardcover edition ===
From unknown Space, the Tardis returns to Earth, but not to the world Ian and Barbara know. The little blue telephone box has wheeled sharply in the cosmos and cut back through the pattern of history to the struggle between Richard the Lionheart and Saladin, Crusader ''v.'' Saracen.
 
When Barbara is captured by the Saracens and later kidnapped by the monstrous El Akir, Ian appeals to Richard for help, but despite having achieved a splendid victory over Saladin at Arsuf the English King has his own troubles and cannot assist him. So Ian sets out to rescue Barbara alone while the Doctor becomes involved in court intrigues.
In a dramatic climax, Ian finds himself fighting for his life in the harsh, cruel world of the twelfth century, where only the cleverest and strongest survive.
 
Readers of Doctor Who’s adventure with the Daleks and ''Doctor Who and the Zarbi'' will find here all the excitement that made those books firm favourites with youngsters of all age groups.<ref>[https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1089662/doctor-who-and-the-crusaders/9781785940538/ Penguin Books page for ''Doctor Who and the Crusaders''{{'}} hardcover release]. Retrieved 10 February 2017.</ref>
 
== Chapter titles ==
* Prologue
# Death in the Forest
# The Knight of Jaffa
# A New Scheherazade
# The Wheel of Fortune
# The Doctor in Disgrace
# The Triumph of El Akir
# The Will of Allah
# Demons and Sorcerers


==Author, Writing and Publishing Notes==
== Deviations from televised story ==
* One of three titles brought by Target from [[Frederick Muller]] that were used to launch the series of Doctor Who novelisations.
* Mention is made of a trip where the TARDIS crew encountered the talking stones of the tiny planet [[Tyron]] in the seventeenth galaxy.
* The hardback edition illustrations were retained.
* [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] and [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]] play [[Martian Chess]] in [[the TARDIS]] at the start of the novel.
* Quickly sold out of the first 20,000 copies and were reprinted.
* The Doctor has a lengthy discussion with Ian about altering time and the rights and wrongs in the universe.
*Title page of the Target edition includes: “THE CHANGING FACE OF DOCTOR WHO The cover illustration and others contained within this book portray the first DOCTOR WHO whose physical appearance was later transformed when he discarded his worn-out body in favour of a new one.”
* [[David Campbell]], who [[Susan Foreman]] left the TARDIS in ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' to marry, is referred to in the opening chapter of this novelisation as "David Cameron". ({{w|David Cameron|His UK prime minister namesake}} was born a year after the book was published.)
* [[Luigi Ferrigo|Ferrigo]] is killed by [[Saladin]]'s soldiers while trying to flee the palace.
* The Doctor flees the court after [[Richard the Lionheart|Richard]] accuses him of giving away his plan to [[Joanna (The Crusade)|Joanna]], rather than Richard realising the Doctor is innocent as in the television version.
* [[El Akir]] manages to inflict several strokes of his lash on Barbara before Ian rescues her. Barbara is relieved and pleased that Ian found her with an unbroken spirit. Resilient to the last. He kisses her gently on the forehead for comfort and apologises for not arriving sooner.
* El Akir is strangled and then thrown against a wall so a blow on the head kills him, rather than being stabbed, by Haroun.


==Audio release==
== Writing and publishing notes ==
This story was released in a 5 CD format. It is read by [[William Russell]] (Ian). It was later released in the limited edition in [[Travels in Time and Space]] alongside the audio releases of [[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]] and [[Doctor Who and the Zarbi]].
* In [[1973 (releases)|1973]], this novel, along with the two preceding [[Frederick Muller]] books, was reprinted by [[Target Books]], launching its long-running line of novelisations. The hardback edition illustrations were retained.
* Quickly sold out of the first 20,000 copies and was reprinted.{{which}}
* Title page of the Target edition includes: “THE CHANGING FACE OF DOCTOR WHO. The cover illustration and others contained within this book portray the first DOCTOR WHO whose physical appearance was later transformed when he discarded his worn-out body in favour of a new one.”
* The [[BBC Books]] paperback edition, released on [[7 July (releases)|7 July]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]], features an introduction by [[Charlie Higson]], best known for writing the Young Bond novel series, focusing on the adventures of a teenaged James Bond. He later wrote the [[Ninth Doctor]] [[Puffin eshort|eshort]] ''[[The Beast of Babylon (short story)|The Beast of Babylon]]''.
* The 1965 first edition was the first Doctor Who novel to include an image of [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] on the cover. It was also the first novelisation cover to not depict the Doctor (this wouldn't happen again for more than a decade).
* A hardcover facsimile of the 1965 Frederick Muller release was published by BBC Books on [[3 November (releases)|3 November]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]].
* This novelisation was later released as part of ''[[The History Collection (audio anthology)|The History Collection]]''.
* This novelisation uses the terms "Negro" and "Negress" when referring to the Arab characters. While these were common and acceptable terms for Middle Eastern men and women when the novelisation was written, they are no longer in use in the twenty-first century due to now being deemed racist. The “Between the Lines” included in 2011 reprint mentions this as a “very clear sign of the times this book was written”.


==Illustrations==
== Additional cover images ==
* Includes 15 illustrated pages by [[Henry Fox]]
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
<gallery>
CrusadersGreenDragon.jpg|1967 Green Dragon edition.<br />Cover by [[Mary Gernat]]
Image:Crusadersp21.jpg|[[Henry Fox|Henry Fox<br>(The Crusaders Page 00)]]
Crusaders_novel.jpg|1973 Target edition.<br />Cover by [[Chris Achilleos]]
Image:Crusadersp26.jpg|[[Henry Fox|Henry Fox<br>(The Crusaders Page 26)]]
CrusadersHardback.jpg|1975 White Lion hardback<br />Cover by ?<br />Showing the [[Fourth Doctor]]
Image:Crusadersp35.jpg|[[Henry Fox|Henry Fox<br>(The Crusaders Page 35)]]
3Crusaders.jpg|1979 Target edition with diamond logo.
Image:Crusadersp36.jpg|[[Henry Fox|Henry Fox<br>(The Crusaders Page 36)]]
4Crusaders.jpg|1982 Target edition.<br />Cover by [[Andrew Skilleter]]
Image:Crusadersp62.jpg|[[Henry Fox|Henry Fox<br>(The Crusaders Page 62)]]
HardbackTheCrusaders.jpg|1985 Target hardback edition.<br />Cover by [[Andrew Skilleter]]
Image:Crusadersp76.jpg|[[Henry Fox|Henry Fox<br>(The Crusaders Page 76)]]
Crusaders.jpg|2011 BBC Books edition.
Image:Crusadersp84.jpg|[[Henry Fox|Henry Fox<br>(The Crusaders Page 84)]]
Image:Crusadersp90.jpg|[[Henry Fox|Henry Fox<br>(The Crusaders Page 90)]]
Image:Crusadersp101.jpg|[[Henry Fox|Henry Fox<br>(The Crusaders Page 101)]]
Image:Crusadersp113.jpg|[[Henry Fox|Henry Fox<br>(The Crusaders Page 116)]]
Image:Crusadersp137.jpg|[[Henry Fox|Henry Fox<br>(The Crusaders Page 137)]]
Image:Crusadersp139.jpg|[[Henry Fox|Henry Fox<br>(The Crusaders Page 139)]]
Image:Crusadersp144.jpg|[[Henry Fox|Henry Fox<br>(The Crusaders Page 144)]]
Image:Crusadersp147.jpg|[[Henry Fox|Henry Fox<br>(The Crusaders Page 147)]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Associated Images==
== Illustrations ==
<gallery>
=== Frederick Muller edition (1966) ===
Image:CrusadersGreenDragon.jpg|1967 Green Dragon edition
Illustrations by [[Henry Fox]]
Image: Crusaders_novel.jpg|1973 Target edition. Cover by [[Chris Achilleos]]
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
Image:3Crusaders.jpg|Late-1970s Target edition.  
Crusadersp21.jpg|Page 21
Image:4Crusaders.jpg|1982 Target edition. Cover by [[Andrew Skilleter]]
Crusadersp26.jpg|Page 26
Crusadersp35.jpg|Page 35
Crusadersp36.jpg|Page 36
Crusadersp62.jpg|Page 62
Crusadersp76.jpg|Page 76
Crusadersp84.jpg|Page 84
Crusadersp90.jpg|Page 90
Crusadersp101.jpg|Page 101
Crusadersp113.jpg|Page 113
Crusadersp116.jpg|Page 116
Crusadersp137.jpg|Page 137
Crusadersp139.jpg|Page 139
Crusadersp144.jpg|Page 144
Crusadersp147.jpg|Page 147
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Publishing History (UK)==
=== Green Dragon edition (1967) ===
''To be added''
Illustrations by an uncredited artist
'''First Publication:'''
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
* Hardback  
Crusaders Green Dragon 1.jpg|Illustration 1
: W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK  
Crusaders Green Dragon 2.jpg|Illustration 2
Crusaders Green Dragon 3.jpg|Illustration 3
Crusaders Green Dragon 4.jpg|Illustration 4
Crusaders Green Dragon 5.jpg|Illustration 5
Crusaders Green Dragon 6.jpg|Illustration 6
</gallery>
 
== British publication history ==
First publication:
* Hardback
: W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
* Paperback
* Paperback
: Target  
: Target (2 May 1973)
'''Re-issues:'''
Re-issues:
: Paperback: Target Books / Virgin Publishing Ltd. UK 1982 Cover by Andrew Skilleter (£1.35 UK)
: Paperback: Target Books / Virgin Publishing Ltd. UK (1982). Cover by Andrew Skilleter (£1.35 UK)
: Paperback: BBC Books (7 July 2011). Cover by Chris Achilleos
: Hardcover: BBC Books (3 November 2016). Facsimile of the Frederick Muller original.
 
== Editions published outside Britain ==
* Published in the Netherlands by Unieboek/De Gooise in about 1975/76 as a paperback edition, translated by FF van der Hulst-Brander and published as ''Doctor Who en de Kruisvaarders'', it was one of eight Dutch novelisations; despite the broadcaster TROS showing [[Season 12 (Doctor Who 1963)|Seasons 12]] and [[Season 13 (Doctor Who 1963)|13]] at this time the cover still depicts the [[First Doctor]], however [[Chris Achilleos]]' image of the [[Fourth Doctor]] from [[The Doctor Who Monster Book]] does appear on the back cover.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wonderfulbook.co.uk/basedon/|title=Based on the Popular BBC Television Serial 3rd Edition}}</ref>
* Published in Portugal by Editorial Presença in 1983 as a paperback edition, translated by Conceição Fardim and Eduardo Nogueria and published as ''Doutor Who E Os Cruzados'', it was one of ten Portuguese novelisations.
* Published in France by Editions Garanciere in 1987 as a paperback edition, translated by Andre Ruaud and published as ''Docteur Who – Les Croises'', it was one of eight French novelisations; each book is given the strapline ‘Igor et Grichka Bogdanoff presentent’ they presented a French science programme called Temps X, the broadcaster had bought and dubbed a selection of [[Fourth Doctor]] stories in 1986 but didn’t show them until 1989. The cover features an image of the [[First Doctor]] with the Fourth Doctor’s scarf. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wonderfulbook.co.uk/basedon/|title=Based on the Popular BBC Television Serial 3rd Edition}}</ref>
 
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
DutchCrusaders.jpg|Dutch Edition
The Crusade Novel Portugal.jpg|Portuguese edition.<br />Cover by Rui Ligeiro
FrenchCrusaders.jpg|French Edition.<br />Cover by Jean-François Pénichoux
</gallery>
 
== Audio release ==
This story was released in a five-CD format. It was read by [[William Russell]] (Ian). It was later released in the limited edition [[Travels in Time and Space]] alongside the audio releases of ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Zarbi]]''.
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
Doctor who and the crusaders audiobook.jpg|Audiobook
</gallery>


==International Editions==
== Footnotes ==
''To be added''
{{reflist}}


==External Sources==
{{DWN}}
* '''[[The Target Book]]''' by [[David J Howe]] ([[Telos Publishing]] 2007)
{{TitleSort}}
*  [http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/OnTarget/general/main.htm a comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations by Tim Neal]


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Doctor Who and the Crusaders was the third and last of the original trilogy of Doctor Who novelisations published in the mid-1960s, years prior to the launch of the Target novelisation range. It was based on the 1965 television serial The Crusade.

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

1966 Frederick Muller edition[[edit] | [edit source]]

From unknown Space, the Tardis returns to Earth, but not to the world Ian and Barbara know. The little blue telephone box has wheeled sharply in the cosmos and cut back through the pattern of history to the struggle between Richard the Lionheart and Saladin, Crusader v. Saracen.

When Barbara is captured by the Saracens and later kidnapped by the monstrous El Akir, Ian appeals to Richard for help, but despite having achieved a splendid victory over Saladin at Arsuf the English King has his own troubles and cannot assist him. So Ian sets out to rescue Barbara alone, while the Doctor becomes involved in court intrigues.

In a dramatic climax, Ian finds himself fighting for his life in the harsh, cruel world of the twelfth century, where only the cleverest and strongest survive.

Readers of Doctor Who's adventure with the Daleks and Doctor Who and the Zarbi will find here all the excitement that made those books firm favourites with youngsters of all age groups.

1967 Green Dragon edition[[edit] | [edit source]]

Back through time go Dr. Who, Ian and Barbara - back to the twelfth century, to Richard the Lionheart and the Crusades.

Barbara is captured by the Saracens. Adventure piles on adventure as Ian and Dr. Who, in their different ways, attempt to rescue her. This is a book brimful of excitement!

1973 Target Books edition[[edit] | [edit source]]

Back on Earth again, Tardis lands DOCTOR WHO and his friends into the midst of the harsh, cruel world of the twelfth-century Crusades. Soon the adventurers are embroiled in the conflict between Richard the Lionheart and the Sultan Saladin, ruler of the warlike Saracens.

`They're well-written books-adventure stories, of course, but with some thought...the creation of the character of the Doctor had a touch of genius about it.' Westminster Press

1982 Target Books edition[[edit] | [edit source]]

Within minutes of the TARDIS's arrival on twelfth century Earth, the First Doctor and his companions are in serious trouble.

They happen to intercept a Saracen attack on Richard the Lionheart, thereby enabling the English King to escape otherwise certain capture.

But Barbara is kidnapped and carried off by the Saracens to the Sultan Saladin's court.

Saladin spares her life -- on condition she entertains his court by telling stories. And, like Scheherazade, if she fails, then she must die...

2011 BBC paperback edition[[edit] | [edit source]]

"I admire bravery, sir. And bravery and courage are clearly in you in full measure. Unfortunately, you have no brains at all. I despise fools."

Arriving in the Holy Land in the middle of the Third Crusade, the Doctor and his companions run straight into trouble. The Doctor and Vicki befriend Richard the Lionheart, but must survive the cut-throat politics of the English court. Even with the king on their side, they find they have made powerful enemies.

Looking for Barbara, Ian is ambushed — staked out in the sand and daubed with honey so that the ants will eat him. With Ian unable to help, Barbara is captured by the cruel warlord El Akir. Even if Ian escapes and rescues her, will they ever see the Doctor, Vicki and the TARDIS again?

This novel is based on a Doctor Who story which was originally broadcast from 27 March–17 April 1965.

Featuring the First Doctor as played by William Hartnell, and his companions Ian, Barbara and Vicki.

2016 BBC hardcover edition[[edit] | [edit source]]

From unknown Space, the Tardis returns to Earth, but not to the world Ian and Barbara know. The little blue telephone box has wheeled sharply in the cosmos and cut back through the pattern of history to the struggle between Richard the Lionheart and Saladin, Crusader v. Saracen.

When Barbara is captured by the Saracens and later kidnapped by the monstrous El Akir, Ian appeals to Richard for help, but despite having achieved a splendid victory over Saladin at Arsuf the English King has his own troubles and cannot assist him. So Ian sets out to rescue Barbara alone while the Doctor becomes involved in court intrigues. In a dramatic climax, Ian finds himself fighting for his life in the harsh, cruel world of the twelfth century, where only the cleverest and strongest survive.

Readers of Doctor Who’s adventure with the Daleks and Doctor Who and the Zarbi will find here all the excitement that made those books firm favourites with youngsters of all age groups.[1]

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

  • Prologue
  1. Death in the Forest
  2. The Knight of Jaffa
  3. A New Scheherazade
  4. The Wheel of Fortune
  5. The Doctor in Disgrace
  6. The Triumph of El Akir
  7. The Will of Allah
  8. Demons and Sorcerers

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

  • Mention is made of a trip where the TARDIS crew encountered the talking stones of the tiny planet Tyron in the seventeenth galaxy.
  • Barbara and Vicki play Martian Chess in the TARDIS at the start of the novel.
  • The Doctor has a lengthy discussion with Ian about altering time and the rights and wrongs in the universe.
  • David Campbell, who Susan Foreman left the TARDIS in The Dalek Invasion of Earth to marry, is referred to in the opening chapter of this novelisation as "David Cameron". (His UK prime minister namesake was born a year after the book was published.)
  • Ferrigo is killed by Saladin's soldiers while trying to flee the palace.
  • The Doctor flees the court after Richard accuses him of giving away his plan to Joanna, rather than Richard realising the Doctor is innocent as in the television version.
  • El Akir manages to inflict several strokes of his lash on Barbara before Ian rescues her. Barbara is relieved and pleased that Ian found her with an unbroken spirit. Resilient to the last. He kisses her gently on the forehead for comfort and apologises for not arriving sooner.
  • El Akir is strangled and then thrown against a wall so a blow on the head kills him, rather than being stabbed, by Haroun.

Writing and publishing notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • In 1973, this novel, along with the two preceding Frederick Muller books, was reprinted by Target Books, launching its long-running line of novelisations. The hardback edition illustrations were retained.
  • Quickly sold out of the first 20,000 copies and was reprinted.[which?]
  • Title page of the Target edition includes: “THE CHANGING FACE OF DOCTOR WHO. The cover illustration and others contained within this book portray the first DOCTOR WHO whose physical appearance was later transformed when he discarded his worn-out body in favour of a new one.”
  • The BBC Books paperback edition, released on 7 July 2011, features an introduction by Charlie Higson, best known for writing the Young Bond novel series, focusing on the adventures of a teenaged James Bond. He later wrote the Ninth Doctor eshort The Beast of Babylon.
  • The 1965 first edition was the first Doctor Who novel to include an image of the TARDIS on the cover. It was also the first novelisation cover to not depict the Doctor (this wouldn't happen again for more than a decade).
  • A hardcover facsimile of the 1965 Frederick Muller release was published by BBC Books on 3 November 2016.
  • This novelisation was later released as part of The History Collection.
  • This novelisation uses the terms "Negro" and "Negress" when referring to the Arab characters. While these were common and acceptable terms for Middle Eastern men and women when the novelisation was written, they are no longer in use in the twenty-first century due to now being deemed racist. The “Between the Lines” included in 2011 reprint mentions this as a “very clear sign of the times this book was written”.

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

Illustrations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Frederick Muller edition (1966)[[edit] | [edit source]]

Illustrations by Henry Fox

  • Page 21

    Page 21

  • Page 26

    Page 26

  • Page 35

    Page 35

  • Page 36

    Page 36

  • Page 62

    Page 62

  • Page 76

    Page 76

  • Page 84

    Page 84

  • Page 90

    Page 90

  • Page 101

    Page 101

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    Page 113

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    Page 116

  • Page 137

    Page 137

  • Page 139

    Page 139

  • Page 144

    Page 144

  • Page 147

    Page 147

Green Dragon edition (1967)[[edit] | [edit source]]

Illustrations by an uncredited artist

  • Illustration 1

    Illustration 1

  • Illustration 2

    Illustration 2

  • Illustration 3

    Illustration 3

  • Illustration 4

    Illustration 4

  • Illustration 5

    Illustration 5

  • Illustration 6

    Illustration 6

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

First publication:

  • Hardback
W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
  • Paperback
Target (2 May 1973)

Re-issues:

Paperback: Target Books / Virgin Publishing Ltd. UK (1982). Cover by Andrew Skilleter (£1.35 UK)
Paperback: BBC Books (7 July 2011). Cover by Chris Achilleos
Hardcover: BBC Books (3 November 2016). Facsimile of the Frederick Muller original.

Editions published outside Britain[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Published in the Netherlands by Unieboek/De Gooise in about 1975/76 as a paperback edition, translated by FF van der Hulst-Brander and published as Doctor Who en de Kruisvaarders, it was one of eight Dutch novelisations; despite the broadcaster TROS showing Seasons 12 and 13 at this time the cover still depicts the First Doctor, however Chris Achilleos' image of the Fourth Doctor from The Doctor Who Monster Book does appear on the back cover.[2]
  • Published in Portugal by Editorial Presença in 1983 as a paperback edition, translated by Conceição Fardim and Eduardo Nogueria and published as Doutor Who E Os Cruzados, it was one of ten Portuguese novelisations.
  • Published in France by Editions Garanciere in 1987 as a paperback edition, translated by Andre Ruaud and published as Docteur Who – Les Croises, it was one of eight French novelisations; each book is given the strapline ‘Igor et Grichka Bogdanoff presentent’ they presented a French science programme called Temps X, the broadcaster had bought and dubbed a selection of Fourth Doctor stories in 1986 but didn’t show them until 1989. The cover features an image of the First Doctor with the Fourth Doctor’s scarf. [3]
  • Dutch Edition

    Dutch Edition

  • Portuguese edition. Cover by Rui Ligeiro

    Portuguese edition.
    Cover by Rui Ligeiro

  • French Edition. Cover by Jean-François Pénichoux

    French Edition.
    Cover by Jean-François Pénichoux

Audio release[[edit] | [edit source]]

This story was released in a five-CD format. It was read by William Russell (Ian). It was later released in the limited edition Travels in Time and Space alongside the audio releases of Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks and Doctor Who and the Zarbi.

  • Audiobook

    Audiobook

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Penguin Books page for Doctor Who and the Crusaders' hardcover release. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Based on the Popular BBC Television Serial 3rd Edition.
  3. ↑ Based on the Popular BBC Television Serial 3rd Edition.
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