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series= | |image= Fury From The Deep novel.jpg | ||
number= 110 | | |series = [[Target novelisation]]s | ||
doctor= | |number= 110 | ||
companions=[[Jamie McCrimmon]], [[Victoria Waterfield]] | | |novelisation of= Fury from the Deep (TV story) | ||
enemy= | |doctor = Second Doctor | ||
|companions=[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] | |||
|enemy= [[Weed creature]] | |||
|setting= [[England]], circa [[1968]] | |||
release date= October | |writer= Victor Pemberton | ||
format= | |read by = [[David Troughton]] | ||
isbn= ISBN 0-426-20259-7| | |cover = [[David McAllister]] | ||
|publisher= Target Books | |||
|publisher2= W.H. Allen & Co | |||
|release date= 16 October 1986 | |||
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 12 Chapters, 189 Pages | |||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20259-7 | |||
|prev= The Savages (novelisation) | |||
|next= The Celestial Toymaker (novelisation) | |||
|series2 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] | |||
|prev2= Doctor Who and the Web of Fear (novelisation) | |||
|next2= The Wheel in Space (novelisation) | |||
}}{{prose stub}} | |||
{{you may|Fury from the Deep (Oh Mummy!)|n1=the episode of Doctor Who that exists within the DWU}} | |||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1968 television serial ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]''. | |||
== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
In the dark uncharted depths of the [[North Sea]] it has lurked, growing in strength, growing in size, and striking terror into the hearts of mariners down the untold centuries. | |||
Landing near a North Sea gas refinery off the east coast of [[England]], [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] crew are immediately accused of sabotage. Several rig crews have mysteriously vanished, strange pressure build-ups have been detected, and in the refinery's pipelines [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]] can hear the steady, rhythmic beat of - what? | |||
Landing near a North Sea gas refinery off the east coast of England, the TARDIS crew are immediately accused of sabotage. Several rig crews have mysteriously vanished, strange pressure build-ups have been detected, and in the | |||
Soon the Doctor, [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] and [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] will find themselves at the unrelenting mercy of the deadliest and most terrifying foe they have ever encountered... | |||
== | == Chapter titles == | ||
' | # The Deadly Sound | ||
# Something in the Pipeline | |||
# A Pair of White Gloves | |||
# Mr Oak and Mr Quill | |||
# Waiting in the Dark | |||
# The Specimen | |||
# The Figure on the Beach | |||
# The Impeller Shaft | |||
# The Battle of the Giants | |||
# The Spy Whithin | |||
# The Nerve Centre | |||
# 'Scream, Victoria! Scream!' | |||
== | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
* It was felt that [[Victor Pemberton]] | * Some scenes are omitted, such as [[Frank Harris|Harris]] asking [[John Robson|Robson]] for permission to check on [[Maggie Harris|Maggie]] and Robson's last visit to the compound, and some lines of dialogue are reassigned. | ||
* More is made of Jamie and Victoria's reaction to the Doctor being shot. | |||
* First names not present in the televised versions are included: [[Frank Harris]], [[Carney|Mick Carney]], [[van Lutyens|Pieter van Lutyens]], [[Price (Fury from the Deep)|David Price]] and [[Perkins (Fury from the Deep)|Ronald Perkins]]. | |||
* Robson's name badge gives his initial as S, even though in both the novelisation and televised version he is referred to as John. | |||
* The Weed Creature's gas gives Jamie sneezing fits. | |||
* Robson's wife, [[Angie Robson|Angie]], is said to have died in a car crash when he was driving twenty-two years previous. | |||
* [[Oak]] and [[Quill (Fury from the Deep)|Quill]] are present when the Doctor tells the refinery staff about the weed and the [[Chief Engineer (Fury from the Deep)|Chief Engineer]] is present when the Doctor and Jamie climb down the impeller shaft. | |||
* [[Van Lutyens]] is referred to as speaking English without an accent and is described as a little dumpy balding man: On television he has a strong accent and is of average height and not particularly bald. | |||
* Jamie has to break into the room where the unconscious Victoria is left after Oak and Quill capture her. | |||
* The Doctor's party see a controlled Maggie and Van Lutyens on the control rig, and the communication after the Weed's destruction shows several other freed people including Van Lutyens and [[Baxter (Fury from the Deep)|Baxter]]. | |||
* The [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] does not appear. | |||
* The Doctor explains that the Weed Creature transported Maggie to the control rig by encasing her in its foam. | |||
== Writing and publishing notes == | |||
* It was felt that [[Victor Pemberton]]'s adaptation of his televised story as a novelisation, even though it had a much higher word count, should not be cut down. It was released as a bumper volume with an increased cover price of £1.95 (UK). | |||
* Front Cover Flash: A classic adventure of the second Doctor Now a bumper volume! | * Front Cover Flash: A classic adventure of the second Doctor Now a bumper volume! | ||
* Dedication: To Letty and Oliver with love. | * Dedication: To Letty and Oliver with love. | ||
* Inside back cover features colour details of Fantastic Doctor Who Poster Offers! | * Inside back cover features colour details of Fantastic Doctor Who Poster Offers! | ||
* The cover of the original [[Target Books]] edition featured the artwork of [[David McAllister]]. | |||
* This novelisation was later released as part of ''[[The Earth Adventures Collection]]''. | |||
== Additional cover images == | |||
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File:HardbackFuryFromTheDeep.jpg|1986 Hardback edition | |||
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== British publication history == | |||
First publication: | |||
* Hardback | |||
: W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK | |||
* Paperback | |||
: Target | |||
== | == Audiobook == | ||
This Target Book was released as an audiobook on [[7 July (releases)|7 July]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]] (brought forward from the originally scheduled release date - [[4 August (releases)|4 August]] 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319010005/http://www.eyeofhorus.org.uk/content/merchandise/bbc-audio/2011-audio.html|title=2011 AUDIOGO reviews and news|publisher=Eye of Horus|accessdate=19 March 2021}}</ref>) complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[David Troughton]]. | |||
The cover blurb and thumbnail illustrations were retained in the accompanying booklet with sleevenotes by [[David J. Howe]]. Music and sound effects by [[Simon Power]]. | |||
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Fury from the Deep Audio.jpg|Audiobook cover | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
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