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|image= Harry Sullivans War.jpg | |image = Harry Sullivans War.jpg | ||
|series = [[The Companions of Doctor Who]] | |series = [[The Companions of Doctor Who]] | ||
|number= 2 | |number = 2 | ||
|main character= [[Harry Sullivan]] | |main character = [[Harry Sullivan]] | ||
|featuring= Sarah Jane Smith{{!}}Sarah | |featuring = Sarah Jane Smith{{!}}Sarah | ||
|featuring2= The Brigadier | |featuring2 = The Brigadier | ||
|enemy= | |enemy = [[Zbigniew Brodsky]] | ||
|setting= [[England]], [[Yarra]], [[Scotland]] and [[Paris]], [[May]] [[1983]] | |setting = [[England]], [[Yarra]], [[Scotland]] and [[Paris]], [[May]] [[1983]] | ||
|writer= | |writer = Ian Marter | ||
|cover = [[David McAllister]] | |cover = [[David McAllister]] | ||
|publisher= Target Books | |publisher = Target Books | ||
|release date= | |release date = 11 September 1986 (novel) | ||
|format= Paperback | |release date2 = 5 December 2024 (audiobook) | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20250-3 | |read by = [[Christopher Naylor]] | ||
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'''''Harry Sullivan's War''''' was a novel that featured [[Harry Sullivan]]. It was written by [[Ian Marter]]. | '''''Harry Sullivan's War''''' was a novel that featured [[Harry Sullivan]]. It was written by [[Ian Marter]] and published by [[Target Books]] on [[11 September|11 September]] [[1986 (releases)|1986]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
It is ten years since [[Harry Sullivan]] left [[UNIT]] and gave up his travels in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] with | [[Christopher Naylor]] reads this original novel featuring [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]]'s former [[companion]] in his own adventure. | ||
'''(the above paragraph came from the [[2024 (releases)|2024]] audiobook)''' | |||
It is ten years since [[Harry Sullivan]] left [[UNIT]] and gave up his travels in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] with the Doctor and [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]]. | |||
Since then he has been engaged in top secret work, developing antidotes to [[nerve toxin]]s. But when he is transferred to [[Yarra]] in the [[Hebrides]] to work on weapons research, he has severe misgivings. For one thing, it goes against much of what he believes in. For another, someone is out to kill Harry Sullivan. | Since then he has been engaged in top secret work, developing antidotes to [[nerve toxin]]s. But when he is transferred to [[Yarra]] in the [[Hebrides]] to work on weapons research, he has severe misgivings. For one thing, it goes against much of what he believes in. For another, someone is out to kill Harry Sullivan. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Author [[Ian Marter]] played [[Harry Sullivan]] on television. To date, the late actor-turned-writer remains one of | * Author [[Ian Marter]] played [[Harry Sullivan]] on television. To date, the late actor-turned-writer remains one of six people to have written a ''Doctor Who''-related novel featuring the character whom he played on the series ([[John Barrowman]] wrote ''[[Exodus Code (novel)|Exodus Code]]'', [[Tom Baker]] wrote ''[[Scratchman (novelisation)|Scratchman]]'', [[Sophie Aldred]] wrote ''[[At Childhood's End (novel)|At Childhood's End]]'', [[Alex Kingston]] wrote ''[[The Ruby's Curse (novel)|The Ruby's Curse]]'', and [[Matthew Waterhouse]] wrote the audio novels ''[[Watchers (audio story)|Watchers]]'' and ''[[Prisoners of London (audio story)|Prisoners of London]]'') Marter also wrote novelisations of two stories featuring Harry, ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'' and ''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]''. The novel ''Harry Sullivan's War'' was first published in September 1986, a month before Marter died. | ||
* According to his ''[[Myth Makers]]'' video interview, Ian Marter had planned to kill Harry off at the end of the story, but was prevented from doing so by the publishers, who wanted the character to be left alive for a possible sequel. | * According to his ''[[Myth Makers]]'' video interview, Ian Marter had planned to kill Harry off at the end of the story, but was prevented from doing so by the publishers, who wanted the character to be left alive for a possible sequel. | ||
== Audiobook == | |||
It was released as an audiobook on [[5 December (releases)|5 December]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]] as part of the ''[[Beyond the Doctor]]'' audio series, and the first novel to be released as an audiobook under that banner. It was read by [[Christopher Naylor]].<ref>https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/460596/doctor-who-harry-sullivans-war-by-marter-ian/9781529924848</ref> | |||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == |
Latest revision as of 00:13, 7 December 2024
Harry Sullivan's War was a novel that featured Harry Sullivan. It was written by Ian Marter and published by Target Books on 11 September 1986.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Christopher Naylor reads this original novel featuring the Doctor's former companion in his own adventure.
(the above paragraph came from the 2024 audiobook)
It is ten years since Harry Sullivan left UNIT and gave up his travels in the TARDIS with the Doctor and Sarah.
Since then he has been engaged in top secret work, developing antidotes to nerve toxins. But when he is transferred to Yarra in the Hebrides to work on weapons research, he has severe misgivings. For one thing, it goes against much of what he believes in. For another, someone is out to kill Harry Sullivan.
Who wants Harry safely out of the way? What significance does a painting by Van Gogh have in the affair? And can Harry's old friend, the Brigadier, really be involved in a scheme which threatens the security of the Western World?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Harry Sullivan
- Sarah Jane Smith
- Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
- Zbigniew Brodsky
- Samantha Shire
- Curly
- Teddy Bland
- Conrad Gold
- Rudolf Rainbow
- Alexander Shire
- Esther Bland
- Waldo Tedescu
- Rear-Admiral de Longpre
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- It's been ten years since Harry left UNIT.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Author Ian Marter played Harry Sullivan on television. To date, the late actor-turned-writer remains one of six people to have written a Doctor Who-related novel featuring the character whom he played on the series (John Barrowman wrote Exodus Code, Tom Baker wrote Scratchman, Sophie Aldred wrote At Childhood's End, Alex Kingston wrote The Ruby's Curse, and Matthew Waterhouse wrote the audio novels Watchers and Prisoners of London) Marter also wrote novelisations of two stories featuring Harry, The Ark in Space and The Sontaran Experiment. The novel Harry Sullivan's War was first published in September 1986, a month before Marter died.
- According to his Myth Makers video interview, Ian Marter had planned to kill Harry off at the end of the story, but was prevented from doing so by the publishers, who wanted the character to be left alive for a possible sequel.
Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]
It was released as an audiobook on 5 December 2024 as part of the Beyond the Doctor audio series, and the first novel to be released as an audiobook under that banner. It was read by Christopher Naylor.[1]
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Brigadier tells Harry that he is now teaching Maths at Brendon Public School. (TV: Mawdryn Undead)
- Harry refers to his encounters with the Daleks, (TV: Genesis of the Daleks) the Cybermen (TV: Revenge of the Cybermen) and the Zygons. (TV: Terror of the Zygons)
- MI5 are aware of Davros, due to his involvement in the Shoreditch Incident in November 1963. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks)
- Esther Bland occasionally visited Harry while he was posted at the Faslane submarine base in the early 1970s. (PROSE: The Face of the Enemy)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Harry Sullivan's War at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Harry Sullivan's War at The Whoniverse