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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the [[2004 (releases)|2004]] home video ''[[Dæmos Rising (home video)|Dæmos Rising]]''.
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the [[2004 (releases)|2004]] direct-to-DVD drama ''[[Dæmos Rising (home video)|Dæmos Rising]]''.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
'In the void between time the devils waited... patiently.. to be summoned again... to pass judgement on the Earth...'
'In the void between time the devils waited... patiently.. to be summoned again... to pass judgement on the Earth...'


[[Kate Stewart|KATE LETHBRIDGE-STEWART]] is summoned by an old friend, [[Douglas Cavendish]], to help him with a problem he has with [[ghost]]s and voices in his head. But when Kate arrives, she finds more than she expected. Aided by a [[time travel|time-traveller]] from the future, Kate must outwit both the ancient race of [[Dæmon]]s, and [[the Sodality]], a human [[cult]]-like organisation from the future, which is intent on gaining control over time.
[[Kate Stewart|KATE LETHBRIDGE-STEWART]] is summoned by an old friend, [[Douglas Cavendish]], to help him with a problem he has with [[ghost]]s and [[voice]]s in his head. But when Kate arrives, she finds more than she expected. Aided by a [[time travel|time-traveller]] from the future, Kate must outwit both the ancient race of [[Dæmon]]s, and [[the Sodality]], a human [[cult]]-like organisation from the future, which is intent on gaining control over time.


''Dæmos Rising'' is based on, and expands upon, the [[Reeltime Pictures]] drama production ''Dæmos Rising'' originally released in 2004. it also spins off from the 1971 BBC ''[[Doctor Who]]'' adventure '[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmon]]', and is a prequel to the [[Telos Publishing]] [[Time Hunter (series)|Time Hunter]] novella '[[Child of Time (novel)|Child of Time]]'. All characters used with permission. This book has not been licensed or approved by the [[BBC]] or any of its affiliates.
''Dæmos Rising'' is based on, and expands upon, the [[Reeltime Pictures]] drama production ''Dæmos Rising'' originally released in 2004. it also spins off from the 1971 BBC ''[[Doctor Who]]'' adventure '[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmon]]', and is a prequel to the [[Telos Publishing]] [[Time Hunter (series)|Time Hunter]] novella '[[Child of Time (novel)|Child of Time]]'. All characters used with permission. This book has not been licensed or approved by the [[BBC]] or any of its affiliates.

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Dæmos Rising was a novelisation based on the 2004 direct-to-DVD drama Dæmos Rising.

Publisher's summary

'In the void between time the devils waited... patiently.. to be summoned again... to pass judgement on the Earth...'

KATE LETHBRIDGE-STEWART is summoned by an old friend, Douglas Cavendish, to help him with a problem he has with ghosts and voices in his head. But when Kate arrives, she finds more than she expected. Aided by a time-traveller from the future, Kate must outwit both the ancient race of Dæmons, and the Sodality, a human cult-like organisation from the future, which is intent on gaining control over time.

Dæmos Rising is based on, and expands upon, the Reeltime Pictures drama production Dæmos Rising originally released in 2004. it also spins off from the 1971 BBC Doctor Who adventure 'The Dæmon', and is a prequel to the Telos Publishing Time Hunter novella 'Child of Time'. All characters used with permission. This book has not been licensed or approved by the BBC or any of its affiliates.

Chapter titles

Part One

  1. The End of Time
  2. The Book
  3. Memories of Times Past
  4. Reading the Book
  5. London 2586
  6. Tea with Olive
  7. The Attack

Part Two

  1. The Cottage
  2. Cavendish
  3. The Statue
  4. Lost in Time
  5. Tea with Douglas
  6. Night Terrors
  7. The Collection
  8. Meet the Ghost
  9. Doubles
  10. Charm Offensive

Part Three

  1. The Caverns
  2. The Dæmon
  3. Discussions with the Devil
  4. Endgame

Deviations from the home video

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Writing and publishing notes

  • The inside page includes the comments: "THE CHANGING FACE OF KATE LETHBRIDGE-STEWART. The cover illustration portrays the first KATE LETHBRIDGE-STEWART, before she became Head of Scientific Research at the Unified Intelligence Taskforce (UNIT)."
  • The novelisation includes a photo-section called Behind the scenes of 'Dæmos Rising', featuring a collection of eighteen colour photographs taken during the making of the DVD drama.

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