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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story | ||
|image= Logopolis novel.jpg | |image= Logopolis novel.jpg | ||
|series=[[Target novelisation]]s | |series=[[Target novelisation]]s | ||
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|companions= [[Adric]], [[Nyssa]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] | |companions= [[Adric]], [[Nyssa]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] | ||
|enemy= {{Ainley|c}} | |enemy= {{Ainley|c}} | ||
|setting= [[Pharos Project]], [[Cambridge]], [[1981]] | |setting= {{il|[[Pharos Project]], [[Cambridge]], [[1981]]|[[Logopolis]]}} | ||
|writer= [[Christopher H. Bidmead]] | |writer= [[Christopher H. Bidmead]] | ||
|cover= [[Andrew Skilleter]] | |||
|publisher= Target Books | |publisher= Target Books | ||
|publisher2= W.H. Allen | |publisher2= W.H. Allen | ||
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|next=Castrovalva (novelisation) | |next=Castrovalva (novelisation) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the [[1981 (releases)|1981]] television serial ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]''. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
=== 1982 edition === | === 1982 edition === | ||
In theory the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] should be able to change its appearance to blend in unobtrusively wherever it happens to materialise. In practice, however, because of a fault in the [[chameleon circuit]], it always looks like a [[police box]] – a minor inconvenience the [[Fourth Doctor]] now hopes to correct. | In theory the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] should be able to change its appearance to blend in unobtrusively wherever it happens to materialise. In practice, however, because of a fault in the [[chameleon circuit]], it always looks like a [[police box]] – a minor inconvenience the [[Fourth Doctor]] now hopes to correct. | ||
Fixing the mechanism involves a visit to [[Earth]] and a trip to the planet [[Logopolis]] – normally a quiet little place that keeps itself to itself. | |||
But on this occasion the meddling presence of the Doctor’s archenemy, [[the Master]], ensure the disruption of normality. And even the Master is horrified by the threat of total chaos he unintentionally precipitates – until he finds a way to turn the imminent destruction of the universe to his own advantage … | |||
== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
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* The Doctor receives a message from [[Traken]] about [[Tremas]] while Adric is occupied reading the poetry of {{w|John Milton|Milton}}. | * The Doctor receives a message from [[Traken]] about [[Tremas]] while Adric is occupied reading the poetry of {{w|John Milton|Milton}}. | ||
* When the Doctor attempts to sink the TARDIS in the [[River Thames|Thames]], it lands on an abandoned wooden pontoon, instead of a ship. | * When the Doctor attempts to sink the TARDIS in the [[River Thames|Thames]], it lands on an abandoned wooden pontoon, instead of a ship. | ||
* [[The Master's TARDIS]] disguises itself as a cherry laurel tree instead of the architectural[[Ionic column| | * [[The Master's TARDIS]] disguises itself as a cherry laurel tree instead of the architectural [[Ionic column|column]] in the Cloisters. It assumes the column shape after arriving in [[Logopolis]]. | ||
* After regenerating, the [[Fifth Doctor]] says a few words, in fact paraphrasing the Monty Python catchphrase, "and now for something completely different." | * After regenerating, the [[Fifth Doctor]] says a few words, in fact paraphrasing the Monty Python catchphrase, "and now for something completely different." | ||
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== British publication history == | == British publication history == | ||
First publication: | |||
* Hardback | * Hardback | ||
: W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK | : W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK | ||
* Paperback | * Paperback | ||
: Target | : Target | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
