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|enemy          = [[Dalek]]s, [[Davros]]
|enemy          = [[Dalek]]s, [[Davros]]
|setting        = [[Tranquil Repose]], [[Necros]], post-[[4590]]
|setting        = [[Tranquil Repose]], [[Necros]], post-[[4590]]
|writer          = [[Eric Saward]]
|writer          = Eric Saward
|read by        = [[Terry Molloy]], [[Nicholas Briggs]]
|read by        = [[Terry Molloy]], [[Nicholas Briggs]]
|publisher      = BBC Books
|publisher      = BBC Books
|release date    = [[14 November (releases)|14 November]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]]
|release date    = 14 November 2019
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation of the [[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|serial of the same name]], which was written by [[Eric Saward]].
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the [[1985 (releases)|1985]] television serial ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]''. It was written by the original writer [[Eric Saward]] and released by [[BBC Books]] on [[14 November (releases)|14 November]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]]. The novelisation was published again by [[Target Books]] on [[11 March (releases)|11 March]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
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* [[Peri Brown]]
* [[Peri Brown]]
* [[Davros]]
* [[Davros]]
* [[Kara (Revelation of the Daleks)|Kara]]
* [[Kara Seddle|Kara]]
* [[Vogel]]
* [[Justin Vogel]]
* [[Jobel]]
* [[Joshua Jobel]]
* [[Tasambeker]]
* [[Tasambeker Brown]]
* [[Takis (Revelation of the Daleks)|Takis]]
* [[Lancelot Takis]]
* [[Lilt]]
* [[August Lilt]]
* [[DJ (Revelation of the Daleks)|DJ]]
* [[Derek Johnson]]
* [[Grigory (Revelation of the Daleks)|Grigory]]
* [[Grigory (Revelation of the Daleks)|Grigory]]
* [[Natasha Stengos]]
* [[Natasha Stengos]]
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* [[Alex Sagovski]]
* [[Alex Sagovski]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Necros is approximately the size of [[Mars]], has an atmosphere much like [[Earth|Earth's, has]] three moons, and its seas have no [[salt]]. It has a winter and summer.
* Necros is approximately the size of [[Mars]], has an atmosphere much like [[Earth]]'s, has three [[moon]]<nowiki/>s, and its seas have no [[salt]]. It has a [[winter]] and a [[summer]].
* Tranquil Repose incorporates every architectural style ever practiced in the [[Twelve Galaxies]].
* Tranquil Repose incorporates every architectural style ever practised in the [[Twelve Galaxies]].
* Grigory is 35 and a medical doctor, while Natasha is 25 and an engineering student.
* Grigory is 35 and a medical doctor, while Natasha is 25 and an engineering student.
* Takis and Lilt met serving in the [[Peninsular Wars]] on planet [[JJ33]]. They entertained the troops by impersonating [[Laurel and Hardy]].
* Takis and Lilt met serving in the [[Peninsular Wars]] on planet [[JJ33]]. They entertained the troops by impersonating [[Laurel and Hardy]].
* Jobel is 51 and was born in the star system [[Sifton 31]]. His father was a purveyor of meats and his mother was a stage make-up artist.
* Jobel is 51 and was born in the star system [[Sifton 31]]. His father was a purveyor of meats and his mother was a stage make-up artist.
* Derek Johnson, known as "the DJ," began his career while attending the [[Lowwrie Institute of Technology]] in the star system [[Sygma 18]]. He was later kidnapped by pirates and, because they didn't like his music, abandoned on a small planetoid in the [[Delta JJ sector]] of the [[Sixth Zone]] of the galaxy.
* Derek Johnson, known as "the DJ", began his career while attending the [[Lowwrie Institute of Technology]] in the star system [[Sygma 18]]. He was later kidnapped by pirates and, because they didn't like his music, abandoned on a small planetoid in the [[Delta JJ sector]] of the [[Sixth Zone]] of the galaxy.
* Orcini invited Bostock to join the [[Grand Order of Oberon]] after seeing his bravery at the [[Battle of Vavetron]].
* Orcini invited Bostock to join the [[Grand Order of Oberon]] after seeing his bravery at the [[Battle of Vavetron]].
* The Garden of Fond Memories is very similar to an avenue in the Roman town of [[Ephesus]] the Doctor visited two thousand years ago.
* The Garden of Fond Memories is very similar to an avenue in the Roman town of [[Ephesus]] the Doctor visited two thousand years ago.
* After escaping the [[prison station]], Davros almost died waiting for months before being picked up by a transporter. He has been on Necros for over a year.
* After escaping the [[prison station]], Davros almost died, waiting for months until he was picked up by a transporter. He has been on Necros for over a year.
* Tasambeker has been at Tranquil Repose for at least a few months.
* Tasambeker has been at Tranquil Repose for at least a few months.
* [[Sontana]] was President [[Vargos (Revelation of the Daleks)|Vargos's]] Principal Wife. The Doctor knew her as "Sonnie."
* [[Sontana]] was President [[Vargos (Revelation of the Daleks)|Vargos's]] Principal Wife. The Doctor knew her as "Sonnie".
* Tranquil Repose has a cat named [[Lord Plunkett]].
* Tranquil Repose has a cat named [[Lord Plunkett]].
* Several million bodies are interred at Tranquil Repose.
* Several million bodies are interred at Tranquil Repose.
* The two hollow pyramids of Tranquil Repose were built using [[hydro-stabilisation]].
* The two hollow pyramids of Tranquil Repose were built using [[hydro-stabilisation]].
* The Doctor has a box of matched he picked up during the [[19th century]] [[London]] [[Match Girl Strike]].
* The Doctor has a box of matches he picked up during the [[19th century]] [[London]] [[Match Girl Strike]].
* Davros creates several thousand "[[Imperial Dalek|gold sphere Daleks]]," a new generation that are supposedly more intuitive, better skilled at reading emotional situations, and equipped to levitate.
* Davros creates several thousand "[[Imperial Dalek|gold sphere Daleks]]", a new generation that are supposedly more intuitive, better skilled at reading emotional situations, and equipped to levitate.
* The [[Renegade Dalek ship]] that moves between the [[Dalek freighter]] and Tranquil Repose is a [[Mark Seven Statin shuttle]].
* The [[Renegade Dalek ship]] that moves between the [[Dalek freighter]] and Tranquil Repose is a [[Mark Seven Statin shuttle]].


== Deviations from televised story ==
== Deviations from televised story ==
* Every character except Orcini and Bostock are given full names.
* Every character except Kara, Orcini, Bostock, and Grigory are given full names - Justin Vogel, Joshua Jobel, Tasembeker Brown, Lancelot Takis and August Lilt.
* Dialogue is switched around or altered in some places compared to how it was spoken on screen.
* Dialogue is switched around or altered in some places compared to how it was spoken on screen.
* The Doctor and Peri are shown cooking and eating nut roast for breakfast, after Peri searches for something to wear. It is Wednesday morning in the TARDIS.
* The Doctor and Peri are shown cooking and eating nut roast for breakfast after Peri searches for something to wear. It is Wednesday morning in the TARDIS.
* Peri is described as having a New York accent.
* Peri is described as having a [[New York]] accent.
* The TARDIS is on Necros an hour before the Doctor and Peri exit it.
* The TARDIS is on Necros an hour before the Doctor and Peri exit it.
* Kara's food production plant is known as [[Kara's Kitchen]].
* Kara's food production plant is known as [[Kara's Kitchen]].
* Upon first glimpsing a Dalek, Peri remarks that it looks "cute."
* Upon first glimpsing a Dalek, Peri remarks that it looks "cute".
* The character of Alex Sagovski is freed and aids the Doctor is sabotaging the hydro-stabilization system, later taking over the DJ's position to incite rebellion.
* The character of Alex Sagovski is freed and aids the Doctor is sabotaging the hydro-stabilisation system, later taking over the DJ's position to incite rebellion.
* [[Dalek Trooper]]s accompany the [[Alpha Dalek (Revelation of the Daleks)|Alpha]] and [[Beta Dalek (Revelation of the Daleks)|Beta Daleks]] that capture Davros.
* [[Dalek Trooper]]s accompany the [[Alpha Dalek (Revelation of the Daleks)|Alpha]] and [[Beta Dalek (Revelation of the Daleks)|Beta Daleks]] that capture Davros.
* Grigory and Natasha start an electrical fire to disrupt Tranquil Repose's systems.
* Grigory and Natasha start an electrical fire to disrupt Tranquil Repose's systems.
* Instead of being killed by a single levitating Dalek, Gigory and Natasha are attacked by three Daleks. Grigory is killed and Natasha destroys the Daleks, but worried about being converted herself, commits [[suicide]] with her last shot.
* Instead of being killed by a single levitating Dalek, Gigory and Natasha are attacked by three Daleks. Grigory is killed and Natasha destroys the Daleks, but worried about being converted herself, commits [[suicide]] with her last shot.
* Davros levitates more than once.
* Davros levitates more than once.
* It's implied Kara is marched to Davros on foot and is interrogated by Lilt, her dress ripped and an incisor missing.
* It is implied that Kara is marched to Davros on foot and is interrogated by Lilt, her dress ripped and an incisor missing.
* The Doctor offers to let the survivors stay in the TARDIS for the night.
* The Doctor offers to let the survivors stay in the TARDIS for the night.
* A scene deleted from the televised version, in which Orcini and Bostock find the body of the mutant, is reinstated.
* There are references to [[Terileptil]]s not featured on screen.
* It is made clear that the Daleks kill Tasambeker because she tried to warn Jobel.
* It is explained that Kara gave Orcini the bomb in the hope the explosion would kill President [[Vargos (Revelation of the Daleks)|Vargos]], who was about to investigate her business.
* Back stories are given for some characters, such as Takis and Lilt being former army colleagues.
* It is explained that Davros spread a false rumour of Stengos contracting an infection while helping him with his research, both to lure the Doctor to the planet and to cover turning him into a Dalek.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* Exactly like in the televised version, the final line "I'll take you to..." — as spoken by the Doctor — is left unfinished.
* Exactly like in the televised version, the final line "I'll take you to..." — as spoken by the Doctor — is left unfinished.
* As the [[Resurrection of the Daleks (novelisation)|novelization]] of [[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|''Resurrection of the Daleks'']] dated that story to [[4590]], and based on Davros's time as the Great Healer, the earliest this story can take place in is either late 4591 or 4592.
* As the [[Resurrection of the Daleks (novelisation)|novelisation]] of ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' dated that story to [[4590]], and based on Davros's time as the Great Healer, the earliest this story can take place in is late 4591.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* References are made to the Doctor's "recent" [[regeneration]] ([[TV]]: [[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|''The Twin Dilemma'']]) and recent change to [[vegetarianism]]. ([[TV]]: [[The Two Doctors (TV story)|''The Two Doctors'']])
* References are made to the Doctor's "recent" [[regeneration]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'') and recent change to [[vegetarianism]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'')
* Lilt served a five year prison sentence in the [[Tinclavic]] mines on [[Raaga]]. ([[TV]]: [[The Visitation (TV story)|''The Visitation'']])
* Lilt served a five year prison sentence in the [[Tinclavic]] mines on [[Raaga]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'')
* When he was 19, the [[DJ (Revelation of the Daleks)|DJ played]] music in clubs around the [[Third Zone]]. ([[TV]]: [[The Two Doctors (TV story)|''The Two Doctors'']])
* When he was 19, the [[Derek Johnson|DJ]] played music in clubs around the [[Third Zone]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'')
* Orcini's medal is inscribed with [[Terileptil]] writing. ([[TV]]: [[The Visitation (TV story)|''The Visitation'']])
* Orcini's medal is inscribed with [[Terileptil]] writing. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'')
* [[Dalek Trooper]]s arrive with the [[Supreme Dalek|Supreme Dalek's forces]]. ([[TV]]: [[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|''Resurrection of the Daleks'']])
* [[Dalek Trooper]]s arrive with the [[Supreme Dalek|Supreme Dalek's forces]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'')
* The Doctor makes a passing reference to [[Ooba-Doa]]. ([[PROSE]]: [[Resurrection of the Daleks (novelisation)|''Resurrection of the Daleks'']])
* The Doctor makes a passing reference to [[Ooba-Doa]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (novelisation)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'')


== Additional cover images ==
== Additional cover images ==

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Revelation of the Daleks was a novelisation based on the 1985 television serial Revelation of the Daleks. It was written by the original writer Eric Saward and released by BBC Books on 14 November 2019. The novelisation was published again by Target Books on 11 March 2021.

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

Beware the hands that heal.

The Doctor and Peri land on the planet Necros to visit the funerary home Tranquil Repose – where the dead are interred and the near-dead placed in suspended animation until such time as their conditions can be cured.

But the Great Healer of Tranquil Repose is far from benign. Under his command, Daleks guard the catacombs where sickening experiments are conducted on human bodies. The new life he offers the dying comes at a terrible cost – and the Doctor and Peri are being lured into a trap that will change them forever.

At last, the only classic-era Doctor Who adventure never to be novelised is here, and by the author of the original script, Eric Saward.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Necros is approximately the size of Mars, has an atmosphere much like Earth's, has three moons, and its seas have no salt. It has a winter and a summer.
  • Tranquil Repose incorporates every architectural style ever practised in the Twelve Galaxies.
  • Grigory is 35 and a medical doctor, while Natasha is 25 and an engineering student.
  • Takis and Lilt met serving in the Peninsular Wars on planet JJ33. They entertained the troops by impersonating Laurel and Hardy.
  • Jobel is 51 and was born in the star system Sifton 31. His father was a purveyor of meats and his mother was a stage make-up artist.
  • Derek Johnson, known as "the DJ", began his career while attending the Lowwrie Institute of Technology in the star system Sygma 18. He was later kidnapped by pirates and, because they didn't like his music, abandoned on a small planetoid in the Delta JJ sector of the Sixth Zone of the galaxy.
  • Orcini invited Bostock to join the Grand Order of Oberon after seeing his bravery at the Battle of Vavetron.
  • The Garden of Fond Memories is very similar to an avenue in the Roman town of Ephesus the Doctor visited two thousand years ago.
  • After escaping the prison station, Davros almost died, waiting for months until he was picked up by a transporter. He has been on Necros for over a year.
  • Tasambeker has been at Tranquil Repose for at least a few months.
  • Sontana was President Vargos's Principal Wife. The Doctor knew her as "Sonnie".
  • Tranquil Repose has a cat named Lord Plunkett.
  • Several million bodies are interred at Tranquil Repose.
  • The two hollow pyramids of Tranquil Repose were built using hydro-stabilisation.
  • The Doctor has a box of matches he picked up during the 19th century London Match Girl Strike.
  • Davros creates several thousand "gold sphere Daleks", a new generation that are supposedly more intuitive, better skilled at reading emotional situations, and equipped to levitate.
  • The Renegade Dalek ship that moves between the Dalek freighter and Tranquil Repose is a Mark Seven Statin shuttle.

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

  • Every character except Kara, Orcini, Bostock, and Grigory are given full names - Justin Vogel, Joshua Jobel, Tasembeker Brown, Lancelot Takis and August Lilt.
  • Dialogue is switched around or altered in some places compared to how it was spoken on screen.
  • The Doctor and Peri are shown cooking and eating nut roast for breakfast after Peri searches for something to wear. It is Wednesday morning in the TARDIS.
  • Peri is described as having a New York accent.
  • The TARDIS is on Necros an hour before the Doctor and Peri exit it.
  • Kara's food production plant is known as Kara's Kitchen.
  • Upon first glimpsing a Dalek, Peri remarks that it looks "cute".
  • The character of Alex Sagovski is freed and aids the Doctor is sabotaging the hydro-stabilisation system, later taking over the DJ's position to incite rebellion.
  • Dalek Troopers accompany the Alpha and Beta Daleks that capture Davros.
  • Grigory and Natasha start an electrical fire to disrupt Tranquil Repose's systems.
  • Instead of being killed by a single levitating Dalek, Gigory and Natasha are attacked by three Daleks. Grigory is killed and Natasha destroys the Daleks, but worried about being converted herself, commits suicide with her last shot.
  • Davros levitates more than once.
  • It is implied that Kara is marched to Davros on foot and is interrogated by Lilt, her dress ripped and an incisor missing.
  • The Doctor offers to let the survivors stay in the TARDIS for the night.
  • A scene deleted from the televised version, in which Orcini and Bostock find the body of the mutant, is reinstated.
  • There are references to Terileptils not featured on screen.
  • It is made clear that the Daleks kill Tasambeker because she tried to warn Jobel.
  • It is explained that Kara gave Orcini the bomb in the hope the explosion would kill President Vargos, who was about to investigate her business.
  • Back stories are given for some characters, such as Takis and Lilt being former army colleagues.
  • It is explained that Davros spread a false rumour of Stengos contracting an infection while helping him with his research, both to lure the Doctor to the planet and to cover turning him into a Dalek.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Exactly like in the televised version, the final line "I'll take you to..." — as spoken by the Doctor — is left unfinished.
  • As the novelisation of Resurrection of the Daleks dated that story to 4590, and based on Davros's time as the Great Healer, the earliest this story can take place in is late 4591.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Audiobook cover

    Audiobook cover

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

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