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'''The Dalek Project''', originally scheduled for publication in the autumn of 2009 was to have been the first ''Doctor Who'' graphic novel to be published by [[BBC Books]]. Originally announced for release in September 2009, Amazon.co.uk later listed it with a release date of 8th October 2009.[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-Project-Justin-Richards/dp/1846077559]. Reportedly, the book release was subsequently delayed further, or possibly cancelled. | '''The Dalek Project''', originally scheduled for publication in the autumn of 2009 was to have been the first ''Doctor Who'' graphic novel to be published by [[BBC Books]]. Originally announced for release in September 2009, Amazon.co.uk later listed it with a release date of 8th October 2009.[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-Project-Justin-Richards/dp/1846077559]. Reportedly, the book release was subsequently delayed further, or possibly cancelled. One theory as to why the book may have been cancelled is that it may have a similar plot to an upcoming episode known as [[Victory of The Daleks|Victory of the Daleks]]. | ||
==Promotional summary== | ==Promotional summary== | ||
(From BBC announcement) | (From BBC announcement) | ||
1917: The Great War is at its fiercest and most terrible. But things are about to get even worse… When the Doctor arrives at Hellcombe Hall in England he discovers a house full of mystery. There are locked doors and forbidden rooms, dustsheets cover guilty secrets, the maid Mary Carter is scared of the ghosts… And that’s before Corporal Anderson finds that his muddy corpse-filled trench ends in the drawing room. Armaments manufacturer Lord Hellcombe has a new secret weapon he believes will win the war. But when the Doctor witnesses the final demonstration he begins to realise how much danger everyone is in. Because Lord Hellcome claims to have invented the Dalek. Except, of course, that nothing is quite what it seems. The Doctor and his new friends must draw on every type of early 20th century technology and every element of human ingenuity and bravery if they are to discover the truth and to survive. If they are to prevent the entire Western Front of World War One from becoming part of The Dalek Project. | 1917: The Great War is at its fiercest and most terrible. But things are about to get even worse… When the Doctor arrives at Hellcombe Hall in England he discovers a house full of mystery. There are locked doors and forbidden rooms, dustsheets cover guilty secrets, the maid Mary Carter is scared of the ghosts… And that’s before Corporal Anderson finds that his muddy corpse-filled trench ends in the drawing room. Armaments manufacturer Lord Hellcombe has a new secret weapon he believes will win the war. But when the Doctor witnesses the final demonstration he begins to realise how much danger everyone is in. Because Lord Hellcome claims to have invented the Dalek. Except, of course, that nothing is quite what it seems. The Doctor and his new friends must draw on every type of early 20th century technology and every element of human ingenuity and bravery if they are to discover the truth and to survive. If they are to prevent the entire Western Front of World War One from becoming part of The Dalek Project. | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
Revision as of 01:18, 14 March 2010
The Dalek Project, originally scheduled for publication in the autumn of 2009 was to have been the first Doctor Who graphic novel to be published by BBC Books. Originally announced for release in September 2009, Amazon.co.uk later listed it with a release date of 8th October 2009.[1]. Reportedly, the book release was subsequently delayed further, or possibly cancelled. One theory as to why the book may have been cancelled is that it may have a similar plot to an upcoming episode known as Victory of the Daleks.
Promotional summary
(From BBC announcement)
1917: The Great War is at its fiercest and most terrible. But things are about to get even worse… When the Doctor arrives at Hellcombe Hall in England he discovers a house full of mystery. There are locked doors and forbidden rooms, dustsheets cover guilty secrets, the maid Mary Carter is scared of the ghosts… And that’s before Corporal Anderson finds that his muddy corpse-filled trench ends in the drawing room. Armaments manufacturer Lord Hellcombe has a new secret weapon he believes will win the war. But when the Doctor witnesses the final demonstration he begins to realise how much danger everyone is in. Because Lord Hellcome claims to have invented the Dalek. Except, of course, that nothing is quite what it seems. The Doctor and his new friends must draw on every type of early 20th century technology and every element of human ingenuity and bravery if they are to discover the truth and to survive. If they are to prevent the entire Western Front of World War One from becoming part of The Dalek Project.
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