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|name            = ''Wild Blue Yonder''
|name            = ''Wild Blue Yonder''
|novelisation of = Wild Blue Yonder (TV story)
|novelisation of = Wild Blue Yonder (TV story)
|range          =  
|range          = 60th Anniversary Novels
|number in range =  
|number in range = #2
|image          = Wild Blue Yonder novelisation TBA cover.jpg
|image          = Wild Blue Yonder novelisation cover.jpg
|doctor          = Fourteenth Doctor
|doctor          = Fourteenth Doctor
|companions      = Donna Noble
|companions      = Donna Noble
|featuring      =
|featuring      = [[Isaac Newton|Newton]], [[Wilfred Mott|Wilf]]
|enemy          =
|enemy          = [[Not-Thing]]s
|setting        =
|setting        = [[Spaceship (Wild Blue Yonder)|Spaceship]], [[edge of the universe]]
|publisher      = Target Books
|publisher      = Target Books
|writer          = Mark Morris
|writer          = Mark Morris
|cover          = [[Anthony Dry]]
|cover          = [[Anthony Dry]]
|genre          = Science fiction  
|genre          = Science fiction  
|release date    = 11 January 2024
|price          = £5.99 (ebook)<br>£9.99 (paperback)<br>£14.00 (audiobook)
|release date    = 7 December 2023
|release date2  = 11 January 2024
|format          = Paperback, X pages
|format          = Paperback, X pages
|series          = [[Target novelisation|Target novelisations]]
|series          = [[Target novelisation|Target novelisations]]
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|next2          = The Giggle (novelisation)
|next2          = The Giggle (novelisation)
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'''''The Star Beast''''' will be the second of three [[Target novelisation]]s based upon the [[2023 specials]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'', published on [[11 January (releases)|11 January]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]] by [[Target Books]] and written by [[Mark Morris]].<ref name="doctorwho.tv">[https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-specials-to-be-novelised-for-the-target-range ''Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials to be novelised for the Target range'' on doctorwho.tv]</ref><ref>[https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/457028/doctor-who-the-star-beast-target-collection-by-russell-gary/9781785948459 ''Doctor Who: The Star Beast (Target Collection)'' on penguin.co.uk]</ref>
'''''Wild Blue Yonder''''' is the second of three [[Target novelisation]]s based upon the [[60th Anniversary Specials]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'',<ref name="doctorwho.tv">[https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-specials-to-be-novelised-for-the-target-range ''Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials to be novelised for the Target range'' on doctorwho.tv]</ref> published as ebooks on [[7 December (releases)|7 December]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]<ref name="DWM 597">[[DWM 597]] - ''[[Gallifrey Guardian]]'', Page 4</ref> and as paperbacks on [[11 January (releases)|11 January]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]] by [[Target Books]] and written by [[Mark Morris]].<ref name="doctorwho.tv"/><ref>[https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/457029/doctor-who-wild-blue-yonder-target-collection-by-morris-mark/9781785948466 ''Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder (Target Collection)'' on penguin.co.uk]</ref>


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
''to be added''
''A ship at the edge of space.'' A robot with a secret. A sinister presence.
 
[[The Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble|Donna]] are trapped on board a mysterious spacecraft. Fate of the crew: unknown. Fate of the [[universe]] if what's on board gets out: terminal.
 
Based on a script by [[Russell T Davies]], the spectacular second adventure for ''Doctor Who's'' 60th anniversary features David Tennant as the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble.


== Chapter titles ==
== Chapter titles ==
''to be added''
* Prologue: Apple
 
* Fenslaw
== Deviations from televised story ==
* Coliss
''to be added''
* Brate
* Gilvane
* Stond
* Ratico
* Vandeen
* Blinss
* Sensill
* One
* Tacsladia


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
''to be added''
(In order of appearance)
* [[Isaac Newton]]
* [[Mrs Merridew]]
* [[Fourteenth Doctor]]
* [[Donna Noble]]


== Worldbuilding ==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
* [[Shaun Temple|Shaun]] once advised Donna to do [[yoga]] when [[Rose Noble|Rose]] was facing difficulty transitioning.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* The trilogy of novelisations was announced on [[14 July (releases)|14 July]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]].<ref name="doctorwho.tv"/>
* The trilogy of novelisations was announced on [[14 July (releases)|14 July]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]].<ref name="doctorwho.tv"/>
* A BBC Books spokesperson told ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' about the excitement of being able to publish ebooks so close to a television event such as the [[60th Anniversary Specials]].<ref name="DWM 597"/>
* The cover implicitly reveals one of the twists of the story, that there are duplicates of the Doctor and Donna.
* The chapter titles also allude to the mystery of the unknown language. Each chapter is revealed to have been counting down from ten to zero, with the penultimate title translated into "one" because the Doctor and Donna finally figure out the captain's plan to self-destruct the ship to defeat the [[not-thing]]s.
=== Deviations from televised story ===
* Dialogue is switched around or slightly altered in some places compared to how it was spoken on screen.
* The prologue elaborates that Isaac Newton had been up all night completing ''[[De analysi per aequationes numero terminorum infinitas]]'', as well as the location of the scene being his family home, [[Woolsthorpe Manor]] in the [[Lincolnshire]] [[hamlet]] of [[Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth]].
* The Doctor mentions that, by contrast, [[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|dropping a cup of ''tea'']] into the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] controls does no harm.
* Donna uses part of the buggy frame to attack the Not-Donna's hand when the [[Not-thing]]s chase them.
* There is an additional moment where Donna is startled by her reflection in a door, thinking it's her Not-thing self.
* When the TARDIS rematerialises, the Doctor opens the doors by clicking his fingers.
* There is an additional moment where the Doctor turns off the HADS physically on the TARDIS console and takes longer to realise he had chosen the wrong Donna.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
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Wild Blue Yonder novelisation TBA cover.jpg|The pre-artwork cover
Wild Blue Yonder novelisation TBA cover.jpg|The pre-artwork cover
2023 novelisations TBA.jpg|A promo picture of ''[[The Star Beast (novelisation)|The Star Beast]]'', ''Wild Blue Yonder'', and ''[[The Giggle (novelisation)|The Giggle]]''
Wild Blue Yonder novelisation cover.jpg|The finalised cover
2023 novelisations TBA.jpg|A promo picture of the unfinished ''[[The Star Beast (novelisation)|The Star Beast]]'', ''Wild Blue Yonder'', and ''[[The Giggle (novelisation)|The Giggle]]''
2023 novelisations covers.jpg|A promo picture of the final ''[[The Star Beast (novelisation)|The Star Beast]]'', ''Wild Blue Yonder'', and ''[[The Giggle (novelisation)|The Giggle]]''
Wild Blue Yonder audiobook cover.jpg|''Wild Blue Yonder'' audiobook
</gallery>
</gallery>


== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{penguin|457029/doctor-who-wild-blue-yonder-target-collection-by-morris-mark/9781785948466}}
* {{penguin|457029/doctor-who-wild-blue-yonder-target-collection-by-morris-mark/9781785948466}}


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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Wild Blue Yonder is the second of three Target novelisations based upon the 60th Anniversary Specials of Doctor Who,[1] published as ebooks on 7 December 2023[2] and as paperbacks on 11 January 2024 by Target Books and written by Mark Morris.[1][3]

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

A ship at the edge of space. A robot with a secret. A sinister presence.

The Doctor and Donna are trapped on board a mysterious spacecraft. Fate of the crew: unknown. Fate of the universe if what's on board gets out: terminal.

Based on a script by Russell T Davies, the spectacular second adventure for Doctor Who's 60th anniversary features David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble.

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

  • Prologue: Apple
  • Fenslaw
  • Coliss
  • Brate
  • Gilvane
  • Stond
  • Ratico
  • Vandeen
  • Blinss
  • Sensill
  • One
  • Tacsladia

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

(In order of appearance)

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Shaun once advised Donna to do yoga when Rose was facing difficulty transitioning.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The trilogy of novelisations was announced on 14 July 2023.[1]
  • A BBC Books spokesperson told Doctor Who Magazine about the excitement of being able to publish ebooks so close to a television event such as the 60th Anniversary Specials.[2]
  • The cover implicitly reveals one of the twists of the story, that there are duplicates of the Doctor and Donna.
  • The chapter titles also allude to the mystery of the unknown language. Each chapter is revealed to have been counting down from ten to zero, with the penultimate title translated into "one" because the Doctor and Donna finally figure out the captain's plan to self-destruct the ship to defeat the not-things.

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

  • Dialogue is switched around or slightly altered in some places compared to how it was spoken on screen.
  • The prologue elaborates that Isaac Newton had been up all night completing De analysi per aequationes numero terminorum infinitas, as well as the location of the scene being his family home, Woolsthorpe Manor in the Lincolnshire hamlet of Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth.
  • The Doctor mentions that, by contrast, dropping a cup of tea into the TARDIS controls does no harm.
  • Donna uses part of the buggy frame to attack the Not-Donna's hand when the Not-things chase them.
  • There is an additional moment where Donna is startled by her reflection in a door, thinking it's her Not-thing self.
  • When the TARDIS rematerialises, the Doctor opens the doors by clicking his fingers.
  • There is an additional moment where the Doctor turns off the HADS physically on the TARDIS console and takes longer to realise he had chosen the wrong Donna.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Sources[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials to be novelised for the Target range on doctorwho.tv
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 DWM 597 - Gallifrey Guardian, Page 4
  3. ↑ Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder (Target Collection) on penguin.co.uk
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