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{{Infobox Novel|
|image          = Underwater Menace novel.jpg  
novel name= Doctor Who – The Underwater Menace|
|series         = [[Target novelisation]]s
image= [[File:Underwater_Menace_novel.jpg| Underwater_Menace_novel.jpg|250px]] |
|number         = 129
series=[[Target novelisation]]s |
|novelisation of = The Underwater Menace (TV story)
number= 129 |
|doctor         = Second Doctor
doctor=[[Second Doctor]] |
|companions     = [[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]
companions= [[Ben Jackson]]<br />[[Polly Wright]]<br />[[Jamie McCrimmon]] |
|enemy           = [[Zaroff|Professor Zaroff]]
enemy= [[Zaroff|Professor Hermann Zaroff]] |
|setting        = [[Atlantis]], post-[[1968]]
year= [[Atlantis]], post-[[1968]] |
|writer          = Nigel Robinson
writer= [[Nigel Robinson]] |
|read by        = [[Anneke Wills]]
publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W. H. Allen]] and Co. Ltd. UK |
|cover          = [[Alister Pearson]]
release date= February [[1988]] (hardcover)<br />July [[1988]] (paperback)|
|publisher       = Target Books
format= Hardcover and paperback editions, --- Pages |
|publisher2      = W.H. Allen & Co
isbn= ISBN 0-426-20326-7|
|release date   = 21 July 1988
previous story=[[The Highlanders (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Highlanders]] |
|format         = Hardcover and paperback editions; 13 Chapters, 144 Pages
next story=[[Doctor Who and the Cybermen]] }}
|isbn           = ISBN 0-426-20326-7
|prev            = Vengeance on Varos (novelisation)
|next            = The Wheel in Space (novelisation)
|series2        = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]]
|prev2          = The Highlanders (novelisation)
|next2          = Doctor Who and the Cybermen (novelisation)
}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1967 television serial ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]''.


== Novelisation ==
== Publisher's summary ==
* This novelisation is based on the original television serial [[DW]]: ''[[The Underwater Menace]]'',  written by [[Geoffrey Orme]] and shown from [[14 January]] [[1967]].
When [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] lands on a deserted volcanic island [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]] and his companions find themselves kidnapped by primitive sea-people. Taken into the bowels of the [[earth]] they discover they are in the lost kingdom of [[Atlantis]].
* The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of [[Alister Pearson]]. (See below for information on editions with different covers).


== Publisher's summary ==
Offered as sacrifices to the fish-goddess, [[Amdo]], the Doctor and his companions are rescued from the jaws of death by the famous scientist, [[Zaroff]].
When the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] lands on a deserted volcanic island [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]] and his companions find themselves kidnapped by primitive sea-people. Taken into the bowels of the earth they discover they are in the lost kingdom of [[Atlantis]].<br />
 
Offered as sacrifices to the fish-goddess, [[Amdo]], the Doctor and his companions are rescued from the jaws of death by the famous scientist, [[Zaroff]].<br />
But they are still not safe and nor are the people of Atlantis. For Zaroff has a plan, a plan that will make him the greatest scientist of all time - he will raise Atlantis above the waves - even if it means destroying the world...
But they are still not safe and nor are the people of Atlantis. For Zaroff has a plan, a plan that will make him the greatest scientist of all time - he will raise Atlantis above the waves - even if it means destroying the world…


== Illustrations ==
== Chapter titles ==
* Contains no illustrated pages
* Prologue
# Under The Volcano
# Sacrifices To Amdo
# Professor Zaroff
# Escapees
# An Audience With The King
# The Voice Of Amdo
# Kidnap
# 'Nothing In The World Can Stop Me Now!'
# Desperate Remedies
# The Prudence Of Zaroff
# The Hidden Assassin
* Epilogue


== Deviations from televised story ==
== Deviations from televised story ==
''To be added''
* Zaroff's first name is given as Hermann.
* It is said that Zaroff has been missing for twenty years.
* The sailors [[Sean (The Underwater Menace)|Sean]] and [[Jacko]] are given a backstory: they were the only survivors of the crew of a merchant ship, which sank after hitting a mine left over from the [[Second World War]].
* Zaroff created the fish people through DNA resequencing based on Atlantean legends.
* It is stated by [[Ara]] that Zaroff walks through the market place every day to inspect the drill head, thus this is where the Doctor stages his kidnap attempt. In the television story, the only reason he goes through the market is to look for the Doctor.
* [[Lolem]] greets the Doctor and his companions on their arrival in Atlantis rather than [[Ramo]], meaning Ramo doesn't appear until the Doctor enlists him as an ally.
* The Labour Controller is written as though he is a separate character from [[Damon (The Underwater Menace)|Damon]], even though they are the same person in the televised version.
* Ara is said to be the daughter of a councillor who was killed after speaking out against Zaroff, with [[Nola]] having worked for the family.
* It is explained by [[Sean (The Underwater Menace)|Sean]] that the Atlanteans do not settle on the surface because they consider their ground sacred.
* Ara says that the grille behind Amdo's statue was set up by the original priests to control the population, and her father showed it to her before he died. It is also said that even Lolem does not know about it.
* It is said that Zaroff saved [[Thous]] from a deadly disease thought fatal by the Atlanteans, thus why Thous trusts Zaroff more.
* During his final confrontation with the Doctor and Ben, High Priest [[Lolem]] confronts Zaroff with a knife. The two fight each other in the floodwaters and drown whilst the Doctor and Ben escape.
* Sean and Jacko are invited by Thous to help in the rebuilding of Atlantis, but the pair plan to get some of their fellow workers together to start building a boat to get them back to civilization.


== Writing and publishing notes ==
== Writing and publishing notes ==
* Unable to use the [[Second Doctor]] [[Patrick Troughton]]'s likeness because of rights issues, the first draft by [[Alister Pearson]] was rejected. This was the first commission for Pearson (who did eighty-seven covers over six years) and was given photographic reference material from ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 78|Issue 78]].
* Unable to use the [[Second Doctor]] [[Patrick Troughton]]'s likeness because of rights issues, the first draft by [[Alister Pearson]] was rejected. This was the first commission for Pearson (who did eighty-seven covers over six years) and was given photographic reference material from ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 78|Issue 78]].
* This title also marked the redesign of the covers. They now featured a new logo and the top third of the cover blocked off.
* This title also marked the redesign of the covers. They now featured the new 3-D, computer-generated [[logo]] designed by [[Oliver Elmes]], with the top third of the cover blocked off.
* Inside back cover features Fantastic Doctor Who Poster Offers-without details!
* Inside back cover features Fantastic Doctor Who Poster Offers-without details!
* Also features Doctor Who 25th Anniversary Bonanza Competition.
* Also features Doctor Who 25th Anniversary Bonanza Competition.


== Additional cover images ==
== Additional cover images ==
''To be added''
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
File:HardbackTheUnderwaterMenace.jpg|1988 Hardback edition
</gallery>


== British publication history ==
== British publication history ==
: '''Hardback''' (February 1988)
: Hardback (February 1988)
* W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN:0491034962, copies priced £7.95)
* W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN 0491034962, copies priced £7.95)
: '''Paperback''' (February 1988)
: Paperback (February 1988)
* Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. One single paperback edition, estimated print run: 22,500, priced £1.99 (UK).<br /> (Internal ISBN: 0426203367 and external ISBN as 0426203267)
* Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. One single paperback edition, estimated print run: 22,500, priced £1.99 (UK). (Internal ISBN 0426203367 and external ISBN as 0426203267)
 
== Audiobook ==
This Target Book was released as an audiobook on [[9 December (releases)|9 December]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Anneke Wills]].


== Editions published outside Britain ==
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]].
''To be added''
 
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
The Underwater Menace audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover
</gallery>


== See also ==
* '''[[The Target Book]]''' by [[David J Howe]] ([[Telos Publishing]] 2007)
== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{On target|1988/underwat/88underw.htm|Doctor Who - The Underwater Menace}}
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The Underwater Menace was a novelisation based on the 1967 television serial The Underwater Menace.

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

When the TARDIS lands on a deserted volcanic island the Doctor and his companions find themselves kidnapped by primitive sea-people. Taken into the bowels of the earth they discover they are in the lost kingdom of Atlantis.

Offered as sacrifices to the fish-goddess, Amdo, the Doctor and his companions are rescued from the jaws of death by the famous scientist, Zaroff.

But they are still not safe and nor are the people of Atlantis. For Zaroff has a plan, a plan that will make him the greatest scientist of all time - he will raise Atlantis above the waves - even if it means destroying the world...

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

  • Prologue
  1. Under The Volcano
  2. Sacrifices To Amdo
  3. Professor Zaroff
  4. Escapees
  5. An Audience With The King
  6. The Voice Of Amdo
  7. Kidnap
  8. 'Nothing In The World Can Stop Me Now!'
  9. Desperate Remedies
  10. The Prudence Of Zaroff
  11. The Hidden Assassin
  • Epilogue

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

  • Zaroff's first name is given as Hermann.
  • It is said that Zaroff has been missing for twenty years.
  • The sailors Sean and Jacko are given a backstory: they were the only survivors of the crew of a merchant ship, which sank after hitting a mine left over from the Second World War.
  • Zaroff created the fish people through DNA resequencing based on Atlantean legends.
  • It is stated by Ara that Zaroff walks through the market place every day to inspect the drill head, thus this is where the Doctor stages his kidnap attempt. In the television story, the only reason he goes through the market is to look for the Doctor.
  • Lolem greets the Doctor and his companions on their arrival in Atlantis rather than Ramo, meaning Ramo doesn't appear until the Doctor enlists him as an ally.
  • The Labour Controller is written as though he is a separate character from Damon, even though they are the same person in the televised version.
  • Ara is said to be the daughter of a councillor who was killed after speaking out against Zaroff, with Nola having worked for the family.
  • It is explained by Sean that the Atlanteans do not settle on the surface because they consider their ground sacred.
  • Ara says that the grille behind Amdo's statue was set up by the original priests to control the population, and her father showed it to her before he died. It is also said that even Lolem does not know about it.
  • It is said that Zaroff saved Thous from a deadly disease thought fatal by the Atlanteans, thus why Thous trusts Zaroff more.
  • During his final confrontation with the Doctor and Ben, High Priest Lolem confronts Zaroff with a knife. The two fight each other in the floodwaters and drown whilst the Doctor and Ben escape.
  • Sean and Jacko are invited by Thous to help in the rebuilding of Atlantis, but the pair plan to get some of their fellow workers together to start building a boat to get them back to civilization.

Writing and publishing notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Unable to use the Second Doctor Patrick Troughton's likeness because of rights issues, the first draft by Alister Pearson was rejected. This was the first commission for Pearson (who did eighty-seven covers over six years) and was given photographic reference material from Doctor Who Magazine Issue 78.
  • This title also marked the redesign of the covers. They now featured the new 3-D, computer-generated logo designed by Oliver Elmes, with the top third of the cover blocked off.
  • Inside back cover features Fantastic Doctor Who Poster Offers-without details!
  • Also features Doctor Who 25th Anniversary Bonanza Competition.

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

  • 1988 Hardback edition

    1988 Hardback edition

British publication history[[edit] | [edit source]]

Hardback (February 1988)
  • W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN 0491034962, copies priced £7.95)
Paperback (February 1988)
  • Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. One single paperback edition, estimated print run: 22,500, priced £1.99 (UK). (Internal ISBN 0426203367 and external ISBN as 0426203267)

Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]

This Target Book was released as an audiobook on 9 December 2021 complete and unabridged by BBC Audio and read by Anneke Wills.

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.

  • Audiobook cover

    Audiobook cover

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

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