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== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
* Both Jo Grant and the Master are given new introductions, with Grant in particular described as joining the Doctor for the first time, despite several earlier stories featuring her. As one of the first releases in the Target Books series, there was no expectation that ''all'' stories would eventually be adapted. Once the earlier stories had been novelised, no attempt was made at revising ''The Doomsday Weapon'', creating a continuity hiccough for those reading the novelisations in chronological order. | * Both Jo Grant and the Master are given new introductions, with Grant in particular described as joining the Doctor for the first time, despite several earlier stories featuring her. As one of the first releases in the Target Books series, there was no expectation that ''all'' stories would eventually be adapted. Once the earlier stories had been novelised, no attempt was made at revising ''The Doomsday Weapon'', creating a continuity hiccough for those reading the novelisations in chronological order. | ||
* The concrete Earth that the colonists had left is expanded upon. | * The concrete Earth that the colonists had left is expanded upon - there are people with blue hair, moving pavements, metric units and stories about Monoids. | ||
* IMC's robot is humanoid. | * IMC's robot is humanoid and named Charlie. | ||
* The Keeper of the Time Lord files retells the story of [[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]].'' | |||
== Writing and publishing notes == | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
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== Additional cover images == | == Additional cover images == | ||
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | ||
File:Doomsday_Weapon_novel.jpg|1979 edition; Cover by [[Jeff Cummins]] | File:Doomsday_Weapon_novel.jpg|1979 edition; Cover by [[Jeff Cummins]] | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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* Published in Japan in 1980 by [[Hayakawa Bunko]]. | * Published in Japan in 1980 by [[Hayakawa Bunko]]. | ||
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File:DoomsdayWeaponPinnacle.jpg|1979 US Pinnacle Books edition | File:DoomsdayWeaponPinnacle.jpg|1979 US Pinnacle Books edition | ||
File:Japan The Doomsday Weapon.jpg|1980 Japanese novelisation | File:Japan The Doomsday Weapon.jpg|1980 Japanese novelisation | ||
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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]] | 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]] | ||
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | ||
File:DoomsdayWeaponAudio.jpg | File:DoomsdayWeaponAudio.jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
