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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image= Macra | |image= Macra Terror novel.jpg | ||
|series=[[Target novelisation]]s | |series = [[Target novelisation]]s | ||
|number= 123 | |number= 123 | ||
|novelisation of= The Macra Terror (TV story) | |novelisation of= The Macra Terror (TV story) | ||
|doctor=Second Doctor | |doctor = Second Doctor | ||
|companions=[[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] | |companions=[[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] | ||
|enemy= [[Macra]] | |enemy= [[Macra]] | ||
|setting= [[Planet (The Macra Terror)|An Earth colony]], the future | |setting= [[Planet (The Macra Terror)|An Earth colony]], the future | ||
|writer= | |writer= Ian Stuart Black | ||
|read by= [[Anneke Wills]] | |read by= [[Anneke Wills]] | ||
|publisher= Target Books | |cover = [[Tony Masero]] | ||
|release date= | |publisher= Target Books | ||
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 12 Chapters, 144 Pages | |release date= 1 December 1987 | ||
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 12 Chapters, 144 Pages | |||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20307-0 | |isbn= ISBN 0-426-20307-0 | ||
|prev=Doctor Who and the Cybermen | |prev= The Massacre (novelisation) | ||
| | |next= The Rescue (novelisation) | ||
}} | |series2 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the | |prev2= Doctor Who and the Cybermen (novelisation) | ||
|next2= The Faceless Ones (novelisation) | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1967 television serial ''[[The Macra Terror (TV story)|The Macra Terror]]''. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
In the far future a group of | In the far future a group of [[human]]s is living an idyllic existence on a distant [[Planet (The Macra Terror)|planet]]. Their colony is run like a gigantic holiday camp and nothing seems to trouble their carefree existence. | ||
When one of them claims that the colony is being invaded by hideous monsters, no one takes him seriously. But [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]]'s suspicions are immediately aroused. | When [[Medok|one of them]] claims that the colony is being invaded by hideous monsters, no one takes him seriously. But [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]]'s suspicions are immediately aroused. | ||
What is the terrible menace that lurks at the heart of this apparent paradise? Why are the colonists unaware of the danger that lies before their very eyes? And what is the [[Macra]] Terror? | What is the terrible menace that lurks at the heart of this apparent paradise? Why are the colonists unaware of the danger that lies before their very eyes? And what is the [[Macra]] Terror? | ||
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== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
* | * Rather than proclaim, "There are no Macra in the colony", the Controller states, "There are no Macra men in the colony". | ||
* Unlike the televised version, Medok survives his attack in forbidden ground and escapes the Macra. He even witnesses the TARDIS take off, though he decides not to tell anyone about this. | * Unlike the televised version, Medok survives his attack in forbidden ground and escapes the Macra. He even witnesses the TARDIS take off, though he decides not to tell anyone about this. | ||
* Whilst the Doctor and Polly figure what will happen to Jamie in the disused shaft, the Doctor theorises about the Macra, on how they came to live underground and how they gained control on the colony. | * Whilst the Doctor and Polly figure what will happen to Jamie in the disused shaft, the Doctor theorises about the Macra, on how they came to live underground and how they gained control on the colony. | ||
== Writing and publishing notes == | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
* No photographic reference material was available to cover artist [[Tony Masero]], who based his design on real [[crab]] | * No suitable photographic reference material of the Macra was available to cover artist [[Tony Masero]], who based his design on a real [[crab]]. | ||
* Range editor [[Nigel Robinson]] was unsuccessful in trying to encourage writer [[Ian Stuart Black]] to write in the more adult way that he intended for the range by emphasising the mind controlling aspect of the story. | * Range editor [[Nigel Robinson]] was unsuccessful in trying to encourage writer [[Ian Stuart Black]] to write in the more adult way that he intended for the range by emphasising the mind controlling aspect of the story. | ||
* Dedication: Especially for the entertainment of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society (amongst others) | * Dedication: Especially for the entertainment of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society (amongst others) | ||
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== Additional cover images == | == Additional cover images == | ||
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File:HardbackMacraTerror.jpg|1987 Hardback edition | |||
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== British publication history == | == British publication history == | ||
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* W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN 0-491-03227-7, copies priced £7.95 (UK)) | * W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK ISBN 0-491-03227-7, copies priced £7.95 (UK)) | ||
: Paperback (December 1987) | : Paperback (December 1987) | ||
* Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. | * Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. Two paperback editions, estimated first print run: 25,500, priced £1.95 (UK). | ||
: Interior ISBN 0-426-20253-8, exterior ISBN 0-426-20307-0 | : Interior ISBN 0-426-20253-8, exterior ISBN 0-426-20307-0 | ||
== Audiobook == | == Audiobook == | ||
This Target Book was released [[4 August (releases)|4 August]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC | This Target Book was released as an audiobook on [[4 August (releases)|4 August]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]] complete and unabridged by [[AudioGO|BBC Audio]] and read by [[Anneke Wills]]. | ||
The cover blurb and thumbnail illustrations were retained in the accompanying booklet with sleeve notes 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"> | ||
The_Macra_Terror_CD.jpg | The_Macra_Terror_CD.jpg|Audiobook cover | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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