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== Novelisation == | == Novelisation == | ||
* This novelisation is based on the original television serial [[TV]]: '' [[The Savages]]'', the first ''Doctor Who'' serial to use an overall on-screen title. It was written by [[Ian Stuart Black]] and shown from [[28 May (releases)|28 May]] [[1966]]. | * This novelisation is based on the original television serial [[TV]]: '' [[The Savages (TV story)|The Savages]]'', the first ''Doctor Who'' serial to use an overall on-screen title. It was written by [[Ian Stuart Black]] and shown from [[28 May (releases)|28 May]] [[1966]]. | ||
* The cover and information on the right are for the original Target edition. It features the artwork of [[David McAllister]] . (See below for information on editions with different covers). | * The cover and information on the right are for the original Target edition. It features the artwork of [[David McAllister]] . (See below for information on editions with different covers). | ||
* The First Doctor appears on the cover of the original edition. This was unusual as at the time Target was generally no longer including the image of the Doctor on its novelisation covers; the last time was with ''[[Enlightenment (novelisation)|Enlightenment]]'' in 1984. It wouldn't happen again until a year later with ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (novelisation)|The Ambassadors of Death]]''. | * The First Doctor appears on the cover of the original edition. This was unusual as at the time Target was generally no longer including the image of the Doctor on its novelisation covers; the last time was with ''[[Enlightenment (novelisation)|Enlightenment]]'' in 1984. It wouldn't happen again until a year later with ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (novelisation)|The Ambassadors of Death]]''. | ||
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The Doctor’s calculations seem to be confirmed when the travellers are greeted by [[Jano]] and the Elders who take them on a tour of their city - a haven of beauty, harmony and friendship, set in a wilderness inhabited by tribes of savages.<br /> | The Doctor’s calculations seem to be confirmed when the travellers are greeted by [[Jano]] and the Elders who take them on a tour of their city - a haven of beauty, harmony and friendship, set in a wilderness inhabited by tribes of savages.<br /> | ||
But the security of the city is founded on one deadly and appalling secret. Soon the Doctor and his friends discover that it is not only outside the city walls that savages dwell… | But the security of the city is founded on one deadly and appalling secret. Soon the Doctor and his friends discover that it is not only outside the city walls that savages dwell… | ||
== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
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== Additional cover images == | == Additional cover images == | ||
''To be added'' | |||
== British publication history == | == British publication history == | ||
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'''Re-issues:''' | '''Re-issues:''' | ||
: Paperback: Target / Virgin Publishing Ltd. UK November 1992 Cover by Alistair Pearson (£2.50 UK) | : Paperback: Target / Virgin Publishing Ltd. UK November 1992 Cover by Alistair Pearson (£2.50 UK) | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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Revision as of 16:16, 30 October 2013
Novelisation
- This novelisation is based on the original television serial TV: The Savages, the first Doctor Who serial to use an overall on-screen title. It was written by Ian Stuart Black and shown from 28 May 1966.
- The cover and information on the right are for the original Target edition. It features the artwork of David McAllister . (See below for information on editions with different covers).
- The First Doctor appears on the cover of the original edition. This was unusual as at the time Target was generally no longer including the image of the Doctor on its novelisation covers; the last time was with Enlightenment in 1984. It wouldn't happen again until a year later with The Ambassadors of Death.
Publisher's summary
1986 edition
Landing on a distant planet, the First Doctor confidently announces to his companions that the TARDIS has brought them to an age of great advancement, peace and prosperity.
The Doctor’s calculations seem to be confirmed when the travellers are greeted by Jano and the Elders who take them on a tour of their city - a haven of beauty, harmony and friendship, set in a wilderness inhabited by tribes of savages.
But the security of the city is founded on one deadly and appalling secret. Soon the Doctor and his friends discover that it is not only outside the city walls that savages dwell…
Deviations from televised story
To be added
Writing and publishing notes
- Doctor Who Poster Offer features at back without the colour pictures!
Additional cover images
To be added
British publication history
- To be added
First Publication:
- Hardback
- W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
- Paperback
- Target
Re-issues:
- Paperback: Target / Virgin Publishing Ltd. UK November 1992 Cover by Alistair Pearson (£2.50 UK)
External links
Warning: Display title "<i>The Savages</i>" overrides earlier display title "<i>The Savages </i> (novelisation)".
