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|novelisation of=The Time Monster (TV story) | |novelisation of = The Time Monster (TV story) | ||
|image=Time Monster novel.jpg | |image = Time Monster novel.jpg | ||
|series=[[Target novelisation]]s | |series = [[Target novelisation]]s | ||
|number= 102 | |number = 102 | ||
|doctor=Third Doctor | |doctor = Third Doctor | ||
|companions= [[Jo Grant|Jo]] | |companions = [[Jo Grant|Jo]] | ||
|featuring = The Brigadier | |featuring = The Brigadier | ||
|featuring2 = Mike Yates | |featuring2 = Mike Yates | ||
|featuring3 = John Benton | |featuring3 = John Benton | ||
|enemy= [[Kronos]], {{Delgado}}, [[TOMTIT]] | |enemy = [[Kronos]], {{Delgado}}, [[TOMTIT]] | ||
|setting= {{il|[[Earth | |setting = {{il|[[Earth]]|[[Atlantis]], circa [[BC|1500 BC]]}} | ||
|writer= [[ | |writer = Terrance Dicks | ||
|cover= [[Andrew Skilleter]] | |read by = [[Jon Culshaw]] | ||
|publisher= Target Books | |cover = [[Andrew Skilleter]] | ||
|publisher2= W.H. Allen | |publisher = Target Books | ||
|release date= | |publisher2 = W.H. Allen | ||
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 15 Chapters, 151 Pages | |release date = 13 February 1986 | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20221-X | |format = Hardcover and paperback editions; 15 Chapters, 151 Pages | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1972 television serial ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]''. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1972 television serial ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]''. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Outside the bounds of this world lives [[Kronos]], the [[Chronovore|Chronivore]] – a mysterious creature that feeds on time itself. Posing as a [[Cambridge]] professor [[the Master]] intends to use Kronos in his evil quest for power. To stop him, [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Jo Grant|Jo]] must journey back in time to Ancient Atlantis and to a terrifying confrontation within the [[Time Vortex]] itself. But can even the Doctor save himself from the awesome might of the Time Monster? | Outside the bounds of this world lives [[Kronos]], the [[Chronovore|Chronivore]] – a mysterious creature that feeds on time itself. Posing as a [[Cambridge]] professor [[the Master]] intends to use Kronos in his evil quest for power. To stop him, [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Jo Grant|Jo]] must journey back in time to Ancient [[Atlantis]] and to a terrifying confrontation within the [[Time Vortex]] itself. But can even the Doctor save himself from the awesome might of the Time Monster? | ||
== Chapter titles == | == Chapter titles == | ||
#The Nightmare | # The Nightmare | ||
#The Test | # The Test | ||
#The Summoning | # The Summoning | ||
#The Ageing | # The Ageing | ||
#The Legend | # The Legend | ||
#The Ambush | # The Ambush | ||
#The High Priest | # The High Priest | ||
#The Secret | # The Secret | ||
#Time Attack | # Time Attack | ||
#Take-Off | # Take-Off | ||
#The Time-Eater | # The Time-Eater | ||
#Atlantis | # Atlantis | ||
#The Guardian | # The Guardian | ||
#The Captives | # The Captives | ||
#The Return of Kronos | # The Return of Kronos | ||
== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
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* [[Lakis]] is not dragged out of the King's Chamber after delivering her message. | * [[Lakis]] is not dragged out of the King's Chamber after delivering her message. | ||
* The lack of casualties in the Roundhead battle is explained by [[Mike Yates|Yates]] ordering his men to fire above their heads. | * The lack of casualties in the Roundhead battle is explained by [[Mike Yates|Yates]] ordering his men to fire above their heads. | ||
* [[The Brigadier]] addressing Yates as "Mike" after the V1 explosion is changed. | * [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] addressing Yates as "Mike" after the V1 explosion is changed. | ||
* [[Galleia]] tells the Doctor to leave after freeing him, knowing her people are doomed. | * [[Galleia]] tells the Doctor to leave after freeing him, knowing her people are doomed. | ||
* On page 61, Perceval is referred to as Humphrey Perceval. This seems to be a mistake, since on other occasions his first name is given as Charles, as in the televised version. (In both versions, [[Humphrey Cook|Cook's]] first name is given as Humphrey.) | * On page 61, Perceval is referred to as Humphrey Perceval. This seems to be a mistake, since on other occasions his first name is given as Charles, as in the televised version. (In both versions, [[Humphrey Cook|Cook's]] first name is given as Humphrey.) | ||
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== Writing and publishing notes == | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Additional cover images == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | |||
File:HardbackTimeMonster.jpg|1985 Hardback edition | |||
File:StarBooksDaemons&TimeMonster.jpg|1989 Star Books edition.<br />Front and Back Covers by [[Andrew Skilleter]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
== British publication history == | == British publication history == | ||
* Hardback | * Hardback | ||
: W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. | : W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK | ||
* Paperback | * Paperback | ||
: Target | : Target | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Audiobook == | |||
This Target Book was released as an audiobook on [[16 March (releases)|16 March]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Jon Culshaw]]. | |||
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The Time Monster audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover | |||
</gallery> | |||
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[[Category:Target novelisations]] | [[Category:Target novelisations]] | ||
[[Category:1986 novels]] | [[Category:1986 novels]] | ||
[[Category:Third Doctor | [[Category:Third Doctor novelisations]] | ||
[[Category:Chronovore novels]] | [[Category:Chronovore novels]] | ||
[[Category:The Master novels]] | [[Category:The Master (Terror of the Autons) novels]] | ||
[[Category:UNIT novels]] | [[Category:UNIT novels]] | ||
[[Category:Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart novels]] | [[Category:Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart novels]] | ||
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[[Category:Novels set on Earth]] | [[Category:Novels set on Earth]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the distant past]] | [[Category:Stories set in the distant past]] | ||
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