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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Unlike most novels in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] (and [[Virgin Missing Adventures]]), the back cover does not specify what television stories it is set between. However, it clearly takes place right after ''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]''. Chapter One opens with the Doctor saying his closing lines from that story: "I think we're beginning to materialise. Perhaps I shall know now where we are." The main characters are also described as wearing the same clothes, such as the Doctor's cloak and Susan's dungarees, and their previous adventure is also said to have been rough on Barbara. | * Unlike most novels in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] (and [[Virgin Missing Adventures]]), the back cover does not specify what television stories it is set between. However, it clearly takes place right after ''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]''. Chapter One opens with the Doctor saying his closing lines from that story: "I think we're beginning to materialise. Perhaps I shall know now where we are." The main characters are also described as wearing the same clothes, such as the Doctor's cloak and Susan's dungarees, and their previous adventure is also said to have been rough on Barbara. | ||
* The epilogue of this novel follows the last scenes of the television story ''[[The Chase]]'' with Ian and Barbara on the bus. | * The epilogue of this novel follows the last scenes of the television story ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'' with Ian and Barbara on the bus. | ||
* The dystopian future of this story is the result of the events of the television story ''[[The War Machines]]'' — here, [[WOTAN]] was successful in temporarily conquering the planet. It is strongly suggested, though not outright said, that this is in fact what was meant to happen to Earth and that the Doctor's involvement changed history. | * The dystopian future of this story is the result of the events of the television story ''[[The War Machines]]'' — here, [[WOTAN]] was successful in temporarily conquering the planet. It is strongly suggested, though not outright said, that this is in fact what was meant to happen to Earth and that the Doctor's involvement changed history. | ||
* On the cover of this novel, the real world sculpture ''[[wikipedia|Traffic Light Tree]]'', located in [[London]], [[England]], is featured. | * On the cover of this novel, the real world sculpture ''[[wikipedia|Traffic Light Tree]]'', located in [[London]], [[England]], is featured. | ||
