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==Author, Writing and Publishing Notes== | ==Author, Writing and Publishing Notes== | ||
* [[Ian Marter]] suggested novelising this two-parter which no-one else was interested in doing. | * [[Ian Marter]] suggested novelising this two-parter which no-one else was interested in doing. | ||
* Marter also portrayed the character of [[Harry Sullivan]] in the story. He had previously adapted ''[[ | * Marter also portrayed the character of [[Harry Sullivan]] in the story. He had previously adapted ''[[Doctor Who and the Ark in Space|The Ark in Space]]'', in which he had also appeared. These two books are unique as being, to date, the only examples of a ''Doctor Who'' actor adapting his own TV stories. Marter would go on to write numerous other novelisations for Doctor Who before his death in 1986 (with postumous publications continuing for more than a year thereafter). | ||
* This was the first time a two-episode story was adapted for a novel, and established that it was possible to expand the somewhat scant material of a two-parter into a full-length novel, opening the door for later adaptations of the other two parters in the series. | * This was the first time a two-episode story was adapted for a novel, and established that it was possible to expand the somewhat scant material of a two-parter into a full-length novel, opening the door for later adaptations of the other two parters in the series. | ||
