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| | |image = Sunmakers novel.jpg | ||
|series = [[Target novelisation]]s | |||
|series=[[Target novelisation]]s | |number = 60 (given to later editions) | ||
|number= 60 (given to later editions) | |doctor = Fourth Doctor | ||
|doctor=Fourth Doctor | |companions = [[Leela]], [[K9 Mark I]] | ||
|companions= [[Leela]], [[K9 Mark I | |enemy = [[The Collector]] | ||
|enemy= [[The Collector]] | |setting = Megropolis One, [[Pluto]], the [[far future]] | ||
|setting= Megropolis One, [[Pluto]], the [[far future]] | |writer = Terrance Dicks | ||
|writer= [[ | |read by = [[Louise Jameson]], [[John Leeson]] | ||
|publisher= Target Books | |publisher = Target Books | ||
|publisher2= W.H. Allen | |publisher2 = W.H. Allen | ||
|novelisation of= The Sun Makers | |novelisation of = The Sun Makers (TV story) | ||
|cover= [[Andrew Skilleter]] | |cover = [[Andrew Skilleter]] | ||
|release date= | |release date= 18 November 1982 | ||
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 12 Chapters, 127 Pages | |format = Hardcover and paperback editions; 12 Chapters, 127 Pages | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20059-4 | |isbn = ISBN 0-426-20059-4 | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1977 television serial ''[[The Sun Makers (TV story)|The Sun Makers]]''. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Everyone knows that [[Pluto]] is a barren airless rock. So naturally | Everyone knows that [[Pluto]] is a barren airless rock. So naturally [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] is surprised when he discovers artificial suns, an [[Megropolis One|ultra-modern industrial city]] and a group of colonists being worked – and [[tax]]ed – to death in this inhospitable and supposedly undeveloped part of the universe ... | ||
With the help of his companion [[Leela]] and the faithful [[K9 Mark I|K9]], the Doctor takes on the mysterious and powerful Company, ruthless exploiter of planets and their people. | With the help of his companion [[Leela]] and the faithful [[K9 Mark I|K9]], the Doctor takes on the mysterious and powerful [[The Company (The Sun Makers)|Company]], ruthless exploiter of planets and their people. | ||
== Chapter titles == | == Chapter titles == | ||
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== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
* The nurse is given a little more to do than is shown on-screen: when Cordo asks for news of his dying father, the nurse looks up the details on a [[computer]] screen before telling him. | |||
* A deleted scene where Leela sees citizens lining up to be executed for their death-day is reinstated. | * A deleted scene where Leela sees citizens lining up to be executed for their death-day is reinstated. | ||
* Hade's death leaves the humans sick; in the televised story they cheer. | * Hade's death leaves the humans sick; in the televised story they cheer. | ||
* There are several minor dialogue changes: For instance, Leela's "Perhaps everyone runs from the tax man" becomes "Perhaps everyone runs from this Tax Gatherer." | * There are several minor dialogue changes: For instance, Leela's "Perhaps everyone runs from the tax man" becomes "Perhaps everyone runs from this Tax Gatherer." | ||
* Some role as reassigned: One of [[Goudry]]'s lines is given to another member of the [[Others]] and some of [[Commander (The Sun Makers)|the Commander's]] role is given to an unnamed technician. [[Veet]] is absent from the scene of Goudry stirring up the rebels and | * Some role as reassigned: One of [[Goudry]]'s lines is given to another member of the [[Others]] and some of [[Commander (The Sun Makers)|the Commander's]] role is given to an unnamed technician. [[Veet]] is absent from the scene of Goudry stirring up the rebels and [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] departure scene. | ||
* [[Bisham]] knew the tablets he took were the [[PCM]] antidote. | * [[Bisham]] knew the tablets he took were the [[PCM]] antidote. | ||
* The Doctor believes [[Mandrel (The Sun Makers)|Mandrel]] threatening him with a poker is a bluff, saying he's not really nasty enough at heart. | * The Doctor believes [[Mandrel (The Sun Makers)|Mandrel]] threatening him with a poker is a bluff, saying he's not really nasty enough at heart. | ||
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== Writing and publishing notes == | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
* | * This was the last [[Target novelisation]] to have a title prefixed by "Doctor Who and ..." until ''[[Doctor Who and the Pirate Planet (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Pirate Planet]]'' 39 years later, and even in the case most editions of the novel bore the title of simply ''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]'' on the front cover, with the "Doctor Who and..." variant being relegated to the spine (although a few scattered editions were said to bear one or the other title on both the front cover and the spine, suggesting perhaps the title change may have been done at the last minute). Both titles were used rather interchangeably in promotional material for the book. | ||
* Although not generally acknowledged as such, this was a rare occasion during the 1980s that the title of a novelisation differed from that of the original series, but barely: the serial spelled ''Sun Makers'' as two words, while the novelisation used the single-word form, ''Sunmakers''. | * Although not generally acknowledged as such, this was a rare occasion during the 1980s that the title of a novelisation differed from that of the original series, but barely: the serial spelled ''Sun Makers'' as two words, while the novelisation used the single-word form, ''Sunmakers''. | ||
== Additional cover images == | == Additional cover images == | ||
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > | <gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > | ||
File: | File:HardbackSunmakers.jpg|1982 Hardback edition | ||
File:StarBooksFaceOfEvil&Sunmakers.jpg|1989 Star Books edition.<br />Front and Back Covers by [[Jeff Cummins]] and [[Andrew Skilleter]] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== British publication history == | == British publication history == | ||
First publication: | First publication: | ||
* Hardback | * Hardback | ||
: W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. | : W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK | ||
* Paperback | * Paperback | ||
: Target | : Target | ||
== Audiobook == | |||
This Target Book was released as an audiobook on [[7 February (releases)|7 February]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Louise Jameson]] with K9's voice by [[John Leeson]]. | |||
The cover blurb and thumbnail illustrations were retained in the accompanying booklet with sleeve notes by [[David J. Howe]]. Music and sound effects by [[Simon Power]]. | |||
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File:Doctor Who and the Sunmakers audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover | |||
</gallery> | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* | * [http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/OnTarget/general/main.htm ''On Target'' a comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations by Tim Neal] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:23, 6 February 2024
Doctor Who and the Sunmakers was a novelisation based on the 1977 television serial The Sun Makers.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Everyone knows that Pluto is a barren airless rock. So naturally the Doctor is surprised when he discovers artificial suns, an ultra-modern industrial city and a group of colonists being worked – and taxed – to death in this inhospitable and supposedly undeveloped part of the universe ...
With the help of his companion Leela and the faithful K9, the Doctor takes on the mysterious and powerful Company, ruthless exploiter of planets and their people.
Chapter titles[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Cost of the Golden Death
- The Fugitive
- The Others
- The Collector
- The Reprieve
- The Trap
- The Rebels
- The Prisoner
- The Steaming
- Revolt
- The Confrontation
- Liquidation
Deviations from televised story[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The nurse is given a little more to do than is shown on-screen: when Cordo asks for news of his dying father, the nurse looks up the details on a computer screen before telling him.
- A deleted scene where Leela sees citizens lining up to be executed for their death-day is reinstated.
- Hade's death leaves the humans sick; in the televised story they cheer.
- There are several minor dialogue changes: For instance, Leela's "Perhaps everyone runs from the tax man" becomes "Perhaps everyone runs from this Tax Gatherer."
- Some role as reassigned: One of Goudry's lines is given to another member of the Others and some of the Commander's role is given to an unnamed technician. Veet is absent from the scene of Goudry stirring up the rebels and the TARDIS departure scene.
- Bisham knew the tablets he took were the PCM antidote.
- The Doctor believes Mandrel threatening him with a poker is a bluff, saying he's not really nasty enough at heart.
- Synge recalls that Mandrel was sent to the Correction Centre for assaulting a supervisor and there were rumours he escaped.
- Marn accompanies the guards to Main Control and escapes to alert Hade.
- Leela's knife strikes the guard in the back rather than the shoulder.
- Some ad-libbed material, such as the Doctor specifying the order in which everyone walks and briefly searching for K9, is omitted.
Writing and publishing notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This was the last Target novelisation to have a title prefixed by "Doctor Who and ..." until Doctor Who and the Pirate Planet 39 years later, and even in the case most editions of the novel bore the title of simply The Pirate Planet on the front cover, with the "Doctor Who and..." variant being relegated to the spine (although a few scattered editions were said to bear one or the other title on both the front cover and the spine, suggesting perhaps the title change may have been done at the last minute). Both titles were used rather interchangeably in promotional material for the book.
- Although not generally acknowledged as such, this was a rare occasion during the 1980s that the title of a novelisation differed from that of the original series, but barely: the serial spelled Sun Makers as two words, while the novelisation used the single-word form, Sunmakers.
Additional cover images[[edit] | [edit source]]
1982 Hardback edition
1989 Star Books edition.
Front and Back Covers by Jeff Cummins and Andrew Skilleter
British publication history[[edit] | [edit source]]
First publication:
- Hardback
- W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
- Paperback
- Target
Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]
This Target Book was released as an audiobook on 7 February 2019 complete and unabridged by BBC Audio and read by Louise Jameson with K9's voice by John Leeson.
The cover blurb and thumbnail illustrations were retained in the accompanying booklet with sleeve notes by David J. Howe. Music and sound effects by Simon Power.
Audiobook cover
