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According to legend, many thousands of years ago strange creatures came from the skies and settled on the planet of the Gonds. They were the Krotons. | According to legend, many thousands of years ago strange creatures came from the skies and settled on the planet of the Gonds. They were the Krotons. | ||
And now, every year, the Gond's two greatest scholars are chosen to become the companions of the Krotons. | And now, every year, the Gond's two greatest scholars are chosen to become the companions of the Krotons. They disappear and are never seen again, but it is held to be a great honour; for only the finest are chosen. | ||
But when the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe arrive on the planet, they discover the true, evil purpose of the aliens and find out what it really means to be the companions of the Krotons... | |||
Doctor Who - The Krotons, featuring Patrick Troughton in the role of the Doctor, was broadcast in 1968 and was written by Robert Holmes. This novelization is by Terrance Dicks, who has novelized over sixty Doctor Who television stories; at the time The Krotons was broadcast he was the script editor of the series. | |||
Doctor Who - The Krotons is available as a BBC video. | |||
== Chapter Titles == | == Chapter Titles == | ||
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* The Doctor's claim that he is "not a doctor of medicine" is repeated, followed by the omniscient narrator describing this reply "a little unfair[...], since he was in fact a doctor of almost everything." | * The Doctor's claim that he is "not a doctor of medicine" is repeated, followed by the omniscient narrator describing this reply "a little unfair[...], since he was in fact a doctor of almost everything." | ||
* The Doctor is amazed that the Krotons feed off living thoughts and feels this justifies their arrogance. | * The Doctor is amazed that the Krotons feed off living thoughts and feels this justifies their arrogance. | ||
* [[Vana]] justifies avoiding the evacuation by saying she is a scientist and can help [[Beta (The Krotons)|Beta]]. | |||
* The continuity error of Beta being in the Underhall when he was left behind in the laboratory is corrected, with his line given to an unnamed engineer (as it was in the original script). | |||
* The comedy business of Beta burning his finger while testing the acid is removed. | |||
== Writing and publishing notes == | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
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== Additional cover images == | == Additional cover images == | ||
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File:2Krotons novel.jpg|1991 Target reprint, cover by [[Alister Pearson]] | |||
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== British publication history == | == British publication history == | ||
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[[Category:Target novelisations]] | [[Category:Target novelisations]] | ||
[[Category:1985 novels]] | [[Category:1985 novels]] | ||
[[Category:Second Doctor novels]] | [[Category:Second Doctor novels]] | ||
