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* Robinson's novelisation gives Zaroff's first name as Hermann. | * Robinson's novelisation gives Zaroff's first name as Hermann. | ||
* The novel provides a slightly alternative fate for Zaroff. As the Doctor and Ben face an armed Zaroff, High Priest Lolem confronts Zaroff and the two fight each other. They then presumably drown whilst the Doctor and Ben escape to the higher levels. | * The novel provides a slightly alternative fate for Zaroff. As the Doctor and Ben face an armed Zaroff, High Priest Lolem confronts Zaroff and the two fight each other. They then presumably drown whilst the Doctor and Ben escape to the higher levels. | ||
* [[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 television version. | |||
* [[Ara]] is said to be the daughter of a counciller who was killed after speaking out against Zaroff, with [[Nola]] having worked for the family. | |||
* It is explained that the Atlanteans do not settle on the surface because they consider their ground sacred, and that the grille behind Amdo's statue was set up by the original priests to control the population. | |||
== 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]]. | ||