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|image= Deadly Assassin novel.jpg | |image = Deadly Assassin novel.jpg | ||
|number= 19 (given to later editions) | |number = 19 (given to later editions) | ||
|doctor=Fourth Doctor | |doctor = Fourth Doctor | ||
|enemy= {{ | |enemy= {{Pratt|c}}, [[Goth|Chancellor Goth]] | ||
|setting= [[Gallifrey]] | |setting = [[Gallifrey]] | ||
|writer= | |writer = Terrance Dicks | ||
|read by=[[Geoffrey Beevers]] | |read by = [[Geoffrey Beevers]] | ||
|publisher= Target Books | |publisher = Target Books | ||
|publisher2= W.H. Allen | |publisher2 = W.H. Allen | ||
|novelisation of = The Deadly Assassin (TV story) | |novelisation of = The Deadly Assassin (TV story) | ||
|cover= [[Mike Little]] | |cover = [[Mike Little]] | ||
|release date= | |release date= 20 October 1977 | ||
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 122 pages | |format = Hardcover and paperback editions; 122 pages | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-11965-7 | |isbn = ISBN 0-426-11965-7 | ||
|series = | |series = [[Target novelisation]]s | ||
|prev = Doctor Who and the Mutants (novelisation) | |prev = Doctor Who and the Mutants (novelisation) | ||
|next = Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang (novelisation) | |next = Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang (novelisation) | ||
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|next3 = Doctor Who and the Face of Evil | |next3 = Doctor Who and the Face of Evil | ||
}}'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1976 television serial ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]''. | }} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1976 television serial ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]''. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] is suddenly summoned to [[Gallifrey]], the home of the [[Time Lord]]s, where his ghastly hallucination of the [[Lord President|President]]'s assassination seems to turn into reality. When the Doctor is arrested for the murder, there is a hideous, dark, cowled figure gleefully watching in the shadows. | [[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] is suddenly summoned to [[Gallifrey]], the home of the [[Time Lord]]s, where his ghastly hallucination of the [[Lord President|President]]'s assassination seems to turn into reality. When the Doctor is arrested for the murder, there is a hideous, dark, cowled figure gleefully watching in the shadows. | ||
Faced with his old enemy, | Faced with his old enemy, {{Pratt|n=the Master}}, Doctor Who approaches defeat in a battle of minds in a nightmare world created by the Master's imagination. But the Master's evil intentions go much further – he has a Doomsday Plan. It is up to the Doctor to prevent him from destroying Gallifrey and taking over the [[universe]]! | ||
[[Doctor Who|DOCTOR WHO]] scripts – awarded The [[Writers' Guild Award]] for the best British children's original drama script. | [[Doctor Who|DOCTOR WHO]] scripts – awarded The [[Writers' Guild Award]] for the best British children's original drama script. | ||
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== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
* The Doctor's opening monologue is excised. | * The Doctor's opening monologue is excised. | ||
* The Doctor played hide and seek in the | * The Doctor played hide and seek in the Capitol as a child. | ||
* The Master lost his ability to regenerate after using a couple of bodies as a disguise. | * The Master lost his ability to regenerate after using a couple of bodies as a disguise. | ||
* The Doctor takes part in the trial, instead of drawing cartoons as he does in the televised story. | * The Doctor takes part in the trial, instead of drawing cartoons as he does in the televised story. | ||
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* It is [[Spandrell]] rather than Hildred who works out that the Doctor doubled back from the communication tower. | * It is [[Spandrell]] rather than Hildred who works out that the Doctor doubled back from the communication tower. | ||
* [[Engin]] is said to have one regeneration remaining but has refused to use it because he is not required to be active. | * [[Engin]] is said to have one regeneration remaining but has refused to use it because he is not required to be active. | ||
* Hildred is said to be the Commander of Sector Seven, implying several commanders under the | * Hildred is said to be the Commander of Sector Seven, implying several commanders under the Castellan. | ||
* The Doctor's biodata states that his sentence was commuted because of the [[Omega]] crisis, the details of which are only known to the High Council. | * The Doctor's biodata states that his sentence was commuted because of the [[Omega]] crisis, the details of which are only known to the High Council. | ||
* Instead of Runcible referring to [[Borusa]] as the head of the [[Prydonian]] chapter, it is said Borusa was recently made High Cardinal, with Goth specified as head of the Prydonians. | * Instead of Runcible referring to [[Borusa]] as the head of the [[Prydonian]] chapter, it is said Borusa was recently made High Cardinal, with Goth specified as head of the Prydonians. | ||
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* The Doctor overpowers Goth when he tries to drown him rather than Goth collapsing. | * The Doctor overpowers Goth when he tries to drown him rather than Goth collapsing. | ||
* The Master blasts open the cabinet containing the [[Rod of Rassilon|Great Key]] with a [[staser]] pistol and it is mentioned he plans to take the [[Eye of Harmony]] away in [[the Master's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]. | * The Master blasts open the cabinet containing the [[Rod of Rassilon|Great Key]] with a [[staser]] pistol and it is mentioned he plans to take the [[Eye of Harmony]] away in [[the Master's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]. | ||
* | * Unlike in the televised version, the Doctor recovers his usual clothes before his last meeting with Borusa. | ||
== Writing and publishing notes == | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
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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]]. | 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]]. | ||
The audiobook was reissued on [[2 February (releases)|2 February]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]] as part of the audiobook anthology ''[[The Renegades Collection]]''. | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="150"> | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="150"> | ||
Deadly cd.jpg|Audiobook cover | Deadly cd.jpg|Audiobook cover | ||
The Renegades Collection.jpg|''The Renegades Collection'' | |||
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[[Category:1977 novels]] | [[Category:1977 novels]] | ||
[[Category:Time Lord novels]] | [[Category:Time Lord novels]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Decayed Master novels]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the Rassilon Era]] | [[Category:Stories set in the Rassilon Era]] | ||
[[Category:Novels set on Gallifrey]] | [[Category:Novels set on Gallifrey]] | ||
[[Category:Target novelisations with audiobook readings]] | [[Category:Target novelisations with audiobook readings]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:52, 3 November 2024
Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin was a novelisation based on the 1976 television serial The Deadly Assassin.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor is suddenly summoned to Gallifrey, the home of the Time Lords, where his ghastly hallucination of the President's assassination seems to turn into reality. When the Doctor is arrested for the murder, there is a hideous, dark, cowled figure gleefully watching in the shadows.
Faced with his old enemy, the Master, Doctor Who approaches defeat in a battle of minds in a nightmare world created by the Master's imagination. But the Master's evil intentions go much further – he has a Doomsday Plan. It is up to the Doctor to prevent him from destroying Gallifrey and taking over the universe!
DOCTOR WHO scripts – awarded The Writers' Guild Award for the best British children's original drama script.
Chapter titles[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Vision of Death
- The Secret Enemy
- Death of a Time Lord
- Trapped
- The Horror in the Gallery
- Into the Matrix
- Death by Terror
- Duel to the Death
- The End of Evil
- The Doomsday Plan
- The Final Battle
- An End—and a Beginning
Deviations from televised story[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor's opening monologue is excised.
- The Doctor played hide and seek in the Capitol as a child.
- The Master lost his ability to regenerate after using a couple of bodies as a disguise.
- The Doctor takes part in the trial, instead of drawing cartoons as he does in the televised story.
- Hilred's name is spelled Hildred.
- Gallifrey has poor lighting so people have to use lanterns at night.
- It is mentioned that the Doctor was being prepared for a seat on the High Council before he left Gallifrey.
- It is Spandrell rather than Hildred who works out that the Doctor doubled back from the communication tower.
- Engin is said to have one regeneration remaining but has refused to use it because he is not required to be active.
- Hildred is said to be the Commander of Sector Seven, implying several commanders under the Castellan.
- The Doctor's biodata states that his sentence was commuted because of the Omega crisis, the details of which are only known to the High Council.
- Instead of Runcible referring to Borusa as the head of the Prydonian chapter, it is said Borusa was recently made High Cardinal, with Goth specified as head of the Prydonians.
- After thinking the Doctor was expelled, Runcible recalls that he was at graduation but there was a scandal later.
- The Doctor tells Spandrell about the real assassin during his initial interrogation, rather than after the trial.
- The crocodile appears much earlier in the Doctor's visit to the Matrix and is what forces him off the cliff.
- When the hypnotised guard attempts to disconnect the Doctor from the Matrix, a horrified Engin is forced to shoot him multiple times before he stays dead.
- The Doctor digs a mud hole for fresh water rather than drinking from the bottom of the stream.
- The Doctor overpowers Goth when he tries to drown him rather than Goth collapsing.
- The Master blasts open the cabinet containing the Great Key with a staser pistol and it is mentioned he plans to take the Eye of Harmony away in his TARDIS.
- Unlike in the televised version, the Doctor recovers his usual clothes before his last meeting with Borusa.
Writing and publishing notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- to be added
Additional cover images[[edit] | [edit source]]
1977 Hardback edition
1989 Star Books edition.
Front and Back Covers by Chris Achilleos and Mike Little
British publication history[[edit] | [edit source]]
First publication:
- Hardback
- W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
- Paperback
- Target
Editions published outside Britain[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Published in the USA by Nelson Doubleday in 1986 as a combined Hardback edition, it comprised this story, Doctor Who and the Face of Evil and Doctor Who and the Robots of Death.
1986 combined Hardback edition.
Cover by Daniel R. Horne
Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]
This Target Book was released as an audiobook on 19 March 2015 complete and unabridged by BBC Audio and read by Geoffrey Beevers.
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.
The audiobook was reissued on 2 February 2023 as part of the audiobook anthology The Renegades Collection.
Audiobook cover
The Renegades Collection
