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* The human names are also written (when viewed from the Ice Warrior's point of view) as they would pronounce them, such as Gerayhavun/Greyhaven, Xztaynz/Staines. | * The human names are also written (when viewed from the Ice Warrior's point of view) as they would pronounce them, such as Gerayhavun/Greyhaven, Xztaynz/Staines. | ||
* Supposedly Philip Segal stated that a big alien invasion couldn't be done on the TV movie's budget because of the cost of multiple prosthetic costumes and the cost of ''showing'' a full alien invasion. ''The Dying Days'' does an alien invasion with three Ice Warriors (there are never more than two Ice Warriors in a room together throughout the book). <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/ebooks/dyingdays/notes/page10.shtml '''The Dying Days''' Lance Parkin Ebook Author Notes Chapter 7]</ref> | * Supposedly Philip Segal stated that a big alien invasion couldn't be done on the TV movie's budget because of the cost of multiple prosthetic costumes and the cost of ''showing'' a full alien invasion. ''The Dying Days'' does an alien invasion with three Ice Warriors (there are never more than two Ice Warriors in a room together throughout the book). <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/ebooks/dyingdays/notes/page10.shtml '''The Dying Days''' Lance Parkin Ebook Author Notes Chapter 7]</ref> | ||
* The book's concluding chapter | * The book's concluding chapter ends with Benny initiating a sexual encounter with the Doctor, a first for the franchise in any licensed media. Debated for many years by fans, the event was finally confirmed in the Big Finish audio drama [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Benny's Story (audio story)|Benny's Story]]''. | ||
* This book is notable for not having the Doctor Who logo anywhere on the cover, spine or interior, due to Virgin not having the rights to the logo introduced for the Eighth Doctor (the rights to which were owned by BBC Books) and not wanting to use the Seventh Doctor's logo. Instead, Virgin Publishing's logo is used instead. In addition, the title ''Doctor Who'' appears nowhere on the back cover or interior pages until one gets to the copyright page. There is also a brief mention on an acknowledgements page. | * This book is notable for not having the Doctor Who logo anywhere on the cover, spine or interior, due to Virgin not having the rights to the logo introduced for the Eighth Doctor (the rights to which were owned by BBC Books) and not wanting to use the Seventh Doctor's logo. Instead, Virgin Publishing's logo is used instead. In addition, the title ''Doctor Who'' appears nowhere on the back cover or interior pages until one gets to the copyright page. There is also a brief mention on an acknowledgements page. | ||
* The book concludes with the afterword, "The End and a new beginning", signed by the editors of the New Adventures line, acknowledging this as the final ''Doctor Who'' novel and promoting the start of the [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]] line. | * The book concludes with the afterword, "The End and a new beginning", signed by the editors of the New Adventures line, acknowledging this as the final ''Doctor Who'' novel and promoting the start of the [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]] line. | ||
