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== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
* Both Jo Grant and the Master are given new introductions, with Grant in particular described as joining the Doctor for the first time, despite several earlier stories featuring her. As one of the first releases in the Target Books series, there was no expectation that ''all'' stories would eventually be adapted. Once the earlier stories had been novelised, no attempt was made at revising ''The Doomsday Weapon'', creating a continuity hiccough for those reading the novelisations in chronological order. | * Both Jo Grant and the Master are given new introductions, with Grant in particular described as joining the Doctor for the first time, despite several earlier stories featuring her. As one of the first releases in the Target Books series, there was no expectation that ''all'' stories would eventually be adapted. Once the earlier stories had been novelised, no attempt was made at revising ''The Doomsday Weapon'', creating a continuity hiccough for those reading the novelisations in chronological order. | ||
* The concrete Earth that the colonists had left is expanded upon - there are people with blue hair, moving pavements, metric units and | * The concrete Earth that the colonists had left is expanded upon - there are people with blue hair, moving pavements, metric units and folk tales of Drahvins, Monoids, Daleks and Silurians. | ||
* IMC's robot is humanoid and named Charlie. | * IMC's robot is humanoid and named Charlie. | ||
* The Keeper of the Time Lord files retells the story of [[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]].'' | * The Keeper of the Time Lord files retells the story of [[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]].'' | ||