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novel name=Doctor Who - Frontios| | novel name=Doctor Who - Frontios| | ||
image=[[ | image=[[File: Frontios_novel.jpg|250px]]| | ||
series=[[Target novelisation]]s | | series=[[Target novelisation]]s | | ||
number= 91 | | number= 91 | | ||
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enemy= [[Tractator]]s, [[Gravis]] | | enemy= [[Tractator]]s, [[Gravis]] | | ||
year= [[Frontios]], Far Future | | year= [[Frontios]], Far Future | | ||
writer= [[Christopher H. Bidmead ]]| | writer= [[Christopher H. Bidmead]] | | ||
publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W.H. Allen & Co]]| | publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W.H. Allen & Co]]| | ||
release date= September [[1984]] (hardcover)<br>December [[1984]] (paperback)| | release date= September [[1984]] (hardcover)<br />December [[1984]] (paperback)| | ||
format= Hardcover and paperback editions, 143 Pages| | format= Hardcover and paperback editions, 143 Pages| | ||
isbn= ISBN 0-426-19780-1| | isbn= ISBN 0-426-19780-1| | ||
previous story=[[The Awakening (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Awakening]] | | previous story=[[The Awakening (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Awakening]] | | ||
next story=[[Planet of Fire (novelisation)|Doctor Who – Planet of Fire]]<br>(Resurrection of the Daleks was not novelised) }} | next story=[[Planet of Fire (novelisation)|Doctor Who – Planet of Fire]]<br />(Resurrection of the Daleks was not novelised) }} | ||
==Novelisation== | == Novelisation == | ||
* This novelisation is based on the original television serial ([[DW]]): '' [[Frontios]] '' which was written by [[Christopher H. Bidmead]] and shown from 26th January 1984. | * This novelisation is based on the original television serial ([[DW]]): '' [[Frontios]] '' which was written by [[Christopher H. Bidmead]] and shown from 26th January 1984. | ||
* The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel. It features the artwork of [[Andrew Skilleter]]. (See below for information on other editions published with different covers). | * The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel. It features the artwork of [[Andrew Skilleter]]. (See below for information on other editions published with different covers). | ||
==Publisher's summary== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] has drifted far into the future and comes to rest hovering over [[Frontios]], refuge of one group of survivors from [[Earth]] who have escaped the disintegration of their home planet. | [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] has drifted far into the future and comes to rest hovering over [[Frontios]], refuge of one group of survivors from [[Earth]] who have escaped the disintegration of their home planet. | ||
[[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] is reluctant to land on Frontios, as he does not wish to intervene in a moment of historical crisis – the colonists are still struggling to establish themselves and their continued existence hangs in the balance. <br> | [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] is reluctant to land on Frontios, as he does not wish to intervene in a moment of historical crisis – the colonists are still struggling to establish themselves and their continued existence hangs in the balance. <br /> | ||
But the TARDIS is forced down by what appears to be a meteorite storm, and crash-lands, leaving the Doctor and his companions marooned on the hope-forsaken planet…<br> | But the TARDIS is forced down by what appears to be a meteorite storm, and crash-lands, leaving the Doctor and his companions marooned on the hope-forsaken planet…<br /> | ||
==Illustrations== | == Illustrations == | ||
* None | * None | ||
== Book Chapters == | == Book Chapters == | ||
01 - Refugees of Mankind<br> | 01 - Refugees of Mankind<br /> | ||
02 - The Unknown Invaders<br> | 02 - The Unknown Invaders<br /> | ||
03 - The Deadly Hail<br> | 03 - The Deadly Hail<br /> | ||
04 - The Power of the Hat-Stand<br> | 04 - The Power of the Hat-Stand<br /> | ||
05 - Downwardness<br> | 05 - Downwardness<br /> | ||
06 - Beneath the Rocks<br> | 06 - Beneath the Rocks<br /> | ||
07 - The Force Takes Hold<br> | 07 - The Force Takes Hold<br /> | ||
08 - Eaten by the Earth<br> | 08 - Eaten by the Earth<br /> | ||
09 - The Excavating Machine<br> | 09 - The Excavating Machine<br /> | ||
10 - Prisoners of the Gravis<br> | 10 - Prisoners of the Gravis<br /> | ||
11 - The Price of Rescue<br> | 11 - The Price of Rescue<br /> | ||
12 - Greed sets the Trap | 12 - Greed sets the Trap | ||
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* Two of the colonists are called Kernighan and Ritchie. They are named for Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie, well known in the computer world for writing the definitive guide to the C programming language. | * Two of the colonists are called Kernighan and Ritchie. They are named for Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie, well known in the computer world for writing the definitive guide to the C programming language. | ||
==Writing and publishing notes== | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
* Dedication: “To Alan and Marcus and the machine that made this possible. I’ll miss their company” | * Dedication: “To Alan and Marcus and the machine that made this possible. I’ll miss their company” | ||
==Additional cover images== | == Additional cover images == | ||
''To be added'' | ''To be added'' | ||
==British publication history== | == British publication history == | ||
* ''To be added'' | * ''To be added'' | ||
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'''Re-issues:''' | '''Re-issues:''' | ||
==Editions published outside Britain== | == Editions published outside Britain == | ||
''To be added'' | ''To be added'' | ||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
* '''[[The Target Book]]''' by [[David J Howe]] ([[Telos Publishing]] 2007) | * '''[[The Target Book]]''' by [[David J Howe]] ([[Telos Publishing]] 2007) | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/OnTarget/general/main.htm ''On Target'' a comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations by Tim Neal] | * [http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/OnTarget/general/main.htm ''On Target'' a comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations by Tim Neal] | ||
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Revision as of 06:46, 4 November 2011
Novelisation
- This novelisation is based on the original television serial (DW): Frontios which was written by Christopher H. Bidmead and shown from 26th January 1984.
- The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel. It features the artwork of Andrew Skilleter. (See below for information on other editions published with different covers).
Publisher's summary
The TARDIS has drifted far into the future and comes to rest hovering over Frontios, refuge of one group of survivors from Earth who have escaped the disintegration of their home planet.
The Doctor is reluctant to land on Frontios, as he does not wish to intervene in a moment of historical crisis – the colonists are still struggling to establish themselves and their continued existence hangs in the balance.
But the TARDIS is forced down by what appears to be a meteorite storm, and crash-lands, leaving the Doctor and his companions marooned on the hope-forsaken planet…
Illustrations
- None
Book Chapters
01 - Refugees of Mankind
02 - The Unknown Invaders
03 - The Deadly Hail
04 - The Power of the Hat-Stand
05 - Downwardness
06 - Beneath the Rocks
07 - The Force Takes Hold
08 - Eaten by the Earth
09 - The Excavating Machine
10 - Prisoners of the Gravis
11 - The Price of Rescue
12 - Greed sets the Trap
Deviations from televised story
- Rather than having the excavating machine made of metal as in the televised version, with an enslaved human pilot, the machine is a nightmarish vision composed of corpses of the colonists the Tractators had pulled down to their domain:
- "It was a repellent sight - a huge and hideous assembly of parts of human bodies, shaped something in the form of a giant Tractator. White bones tipped with metal cutters scraped against the rock, while rotting hands polished the surface smooth. Through illuminated windows in the body Tegan glimpsed more mechanically gesticulating human arms and legs in an advanced state of decay. It was a machine built from the dead."
- -- Frontios p107
- "It was a repellent sight - a huge and hideous assembly of parts of human bodies, shaped something in the form of a giant Tractator. White bones tipped with metal cutters scraped against the rock, while rotting hands polished the surface smooth. Through illuminated windows in the body Tegan glimpsed more mechanically gesticulating human arms and legs in an advanced state of decay. It was a machine built from the dead."
A human pilot is still required to drive the machine. This scenario does lend a little more credence as to why Turlough had envisioned the Tractators as "Evil"
- Gravis is incapable of speaking directly, and instead utilises "A tall narrow trolley" on which is mounted "The head and one arm of a dead Colonist, connected by improvised metalwork to a swinging pendulum". This machine is used to translate his thoughts.
- Two of the colonists are called Kernighan and Ritchie. They are named for Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie, well known in the computer world for writing the definitive guide to the C programming language.
Writing and publishing notes
- Dedication: “To Alan and Marcus and the machine that made this possible. I’ll miss their company”
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:
Editions published outside Britain
To be added
See also
- The Target Book by David J Howe (Telos Publishing 2007)
