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|image= Warriors Gate novel.jpg | |image = Warriors Gate novel.jpg | ||
|series= | |series = [[Target novelisation]]s | ||
|number= 71 (given to later editions) | |number = 71 (given to later editions) | ||
|doctor=Fourth Doctor | |doctor = Fourth Doctor | ||
|companions= [[Romana II]], [[K9 Mark II]], [[Adric]] | |companions = [[Romana II]], [[K9 Mark II]], [[Adric]] | ||
|enemy= [[Gundan]]s, [[Rorvik]] | |enemy = [[Gundan]]s, [[Rorvik]] | ||
|setting= [[The Gateway]] | |setting = [[The Gateway]] | ||
|writer= | |writer= John Lydecker | ||
|read by= [[Jon Culshaw]], [[John Leeson]] | |read by = [[Jon Culshaw]], [[John Leeson]] | ||
|cover= Andrew Skilleter | |cover = Andrew Skilleter | ||
|publisher= Target Books | |publisher = Target Books | ||
|publisher2= W.H. Allen | |publisher2 = W.H. Allen | ||
|release date= | |release date= 15 April 1982 | ||
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 1 Chapter, 124 Pages | |format = Hardcover and paperback editions; 1 Chapter, 124 Pages | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20146-9 | |isbn = ISBN 0-426-20146-9 | ||
|prev=Doctor Who and the State of Decay (novelisation) | |prev = Doctor Who and the State of Decay (novelisation) | ||
|next=Doctor Who and the Keeper of Traken (novelisation) | |next = Doctor Who and the Keeper of Traken (novelisation) | ||
|series2 = [[Target novelisation]] numbering | |series2 = [[Target novelisation]] numbering | ||
|prev2= Doctor Who and the War Games (novelisation) | |prev2 = Doctor Who and the War Games (novelisation) | ||
|next2= Doctor Who and the Web of Fear (novelisation) | |next2 = Doctor Who and the Web of Fear (novelisation) | ||
|series3 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] | |||
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|novelisation of = Warriors' Gate (TV story) | |||
|adapted into = Warriors' Gate (audio story) | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1981 television serial ''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warriors' Gate]]''. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1981 television serial ''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warriors' Gate]]''. | ||
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== Chapter titles == | == Chapter titles == | ||
''This book | ''This book uses continuous prose, i.e. without chapters'' | ||
== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
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* How the slavers spaceship ended up in the void is revealed. | * How the slavers spaceship ended up in the void is revealed. | ||
* K9's fate is presented as a tragedy. | * K9's fate is presented as a tragedy. | ||
* The ending is different from the | * The ending is different from the televised story, with Romana wandering off long after the spaceship explodes and the Doctor realising he can travel between universes with the mirrors. | ||
== Writing and publishing notes == | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Additional cover images == | |||
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File:HardbackWarriors'Gate.jpg|1982 Hardback edition | |||
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== British publication history == | == British publication history == | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:18, 6 February 2024
Doctor Who and Warriors' Gate was a novelisation based on the 1981 television serial Warriors' Gate.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor and his companions are trapped in an E-Space universe, struggling to find the co-ordinates which will break the deadlock and take them back to Normal Space.
When all else fails, the Doctor suggests programming the TARDIS on the toss of a coin. Before he realises what is happening, that is just what Adric has done ...
When the TARDIS arrives at its destination, according to the console read-outs the craft is nowhere – and nowhere is exactly what it looks like ...
Chapter titles[[edit] | [edit source]]
This book uses continuous prose, i.e. without chapters
Deviations from televised story[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Romana's farewell to the Doctor is handled differently, with more emotion and is less rushed than the televised version.
- The fate of the rogue Gundan is revealed.
- How the slavers spaceship ended up in the void is revealed.
- K9's fate is presented as a tragedy.
- The ending is different from the televised story, with Romana wandering off long after the spaceship explodes and the Doctor realising he can travel between universes with the mirrors.
Writing and publishing notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Additional cover images[[edit] | [edit source]]
1982 Hardback edition
British publication history[[edit] | [edit source]]
First publication:
- Hardback
- W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
- Paperback
- Target
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- On Target a comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations by Tim Neal
- Warriors' Gate: The Lost Version, extracts from the original manuscript, withdrawn and revised before publication
