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|image= War games novel.jpg | |image = <gallery> | ||
| | War games novel.jpg|1979 edition | ||
|number= 70 (given to later editions) | PearsonWarGames.jpg|1990 edition | ||
|novelisation of= The War Games (TV story) | </gallery> | ||
|doctor=Second Doctor | |number = 70 (given to later editions) | ||
|companions=[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] | |novelisation of = The War Games (TV story) | ||
|enemy= {{il|The [[War Chief]],| [[War Lord]]s}} | |doctor = Second Doctor | ||
|setting= [[ | |companions = [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] | ||
|writer= | |enemy = {{il|The [[War Chief]],| [[War Lord]]s}} | ||
|read by=[[David Troughton]] | |setting = [[War World]]<br/>[[Gallifrey]] | ||
|cover= [[John Geary]] | |writer = Malcolm Hulke | ||
|publisher= Target Books | |read by = [[David Troughton]] | ||
|publisher2= W.H. Allen & Co | |cover = [[John Geary]] | ||
|release date= | |publisher = Target Books | ||
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 12 Chapters, 143 Pages | |publisher2 = W.H. Allen & Co | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20082-9 | |release date = 25 September 1979 | ||
| | |format = Hardcover and paperback editions; 12 Chapters, 143 Pages | ||
| | |isbn = ISBN 0-426-20082-9 | ||
|series = [[Target novelisation|Target novelisations]] | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1969 television serial ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1969 television serial ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''. | ||
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* Given that author Malcolm Hulke had only 144-pages to cover the ten episode serial, much of the original story has been condensed with many scenes not featuring the Doctor, Jamie or Zoe summarily removed to fit the allotted word count. Most scenes featuring [[Barrington]] and all scenes featuring [[Crane (The War Games)|Crane]] have been excised. Upon arrival, an unnamed group of British soldiers believe the travellers to be spies rather than Barrington himself. | * Given that author Malcolm Hulke had only 144-pages to cover the ten episode serial, much of the original story has been condensed with many scenes not featuring the Doctor, Jamie or Zoe summarily removed to fit the allotted word count. Most scenes featuring [[Barrington]] and all scenes featuring [[Crane (The War Games)|Crane]] have been excised. Upon arrival, an unnamed group of British soldiers believe the travellers to be spies rather than Barrington himself. | ||
* Despite these abbreviations, there are several new characters that appear briefly in Hulke's adaptation: | * Despite these abbreviations, there are several new characters that appear briefly in Hulke's adaptation: | ||
** Two deserters from opposing armies in the 1917 Zone, [[George Brown]] and [[Willi Müller]], wonder if they are going mad after Willi witnesses the disappearance of the ambulance. | ** Two deserters from opposing armies in the 1917 Zone, [[George Brown (Doctor Who and the War Games)|George Brown]] and [[Willi Müller]], wonder if they are going mad after Willi witnesses the disappearance of the ambulance. | ||
** In the Roman Zone, [[Drusus Gracchus]] and [[Brutus Sullas]] plan to make a sacrifice of "three goats, two pigs and a human slave" to appease Mars when they too see the ambulance vanish into thin air. | ** In the Roman Zone, [[Drusus Gracchus]] and [[Brutus Sullas]] plan to make a sacrifice of "three goats, two pigs and a human slave" to appease Mars when they too see the ambulance vanish into thin air. | ||
** Smythe briefly reunites with a fellow War Lord masquerading as Count [[Vladimir Chainikof]], a Russian officer from the [[Crimean War]]. | ** Smythe briefly reunites with a fellow War Lord masquerading as Count [[Vladimir Chainikof]], a Russian officer from the [[Crimean War]]. | ||
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* Immediately following their escape from the War Games, the TARDIS materialises on a "galactic South Sea island" covered in lush foliage and exotic flowers. Unable to stay, their next port of call brings them deep beneath the ocean and to the scrutiny of a curious shark, before they arrive in deep space. The Doctor attempts to use the maximum power-drive to outrun them, but the ship is inevitably brought back to Gallifrey where it is impounded as in the televised story. | * Immediately following their escape from the War Games, the TARDIS materialises on a "galactic South Sea island" covered in lush foliage and exotic flowers. Unable to stay, their next port of call brings them deep beneath the ocean and to the scrutiny of a curious shark, before they arrive in deep space. The Doctor attempts to use the maximum power-drive to outrun them, but the ship is inevitably brought back to Gallifrey where it is impounded as in the televised story. | ||
* The Great Voice of the Time Lords is noticeably distinct from those presiding over the Doctor's trial. | * The Great Voice of the Time Lords is noticeably distinct from those presiding over the Doctor's trial. | ||
* Jamie expresses a desire to return home in the novelisation, rather than an open resistance. When returned to her appointed time, Zoe is met on Space Station W3 by an unnamed man rather than astronomer [[Tanya Lernov]] as in the | * Jamie expresses a desire to return home in the novelisation, rather than an open resistance. When returned to her appointed time, Zoe is met on Space Station W3 by an unnamed man rather than astronomer [[Tanya Lernov]] as in the televised story. | ||
* The theft of the TARDIS becomes an additional charge at the Doctor's trial. Although the subject is broached during "Episode 8", no mention of it is made at the tribunal itself. The inclusion of this second charge matches the accounts of this event given at the start of ''[[Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion]]'' and in the original edition of ''[[The Making of Doctor Who]]''. | * The theft of the TARDIS becomes an additional charge at the Doctor's trial. Although the subject is broached during "Episode 8", no mention of it is made at the tribunal itself. The inclusion of this second charge matches the accounts of this event given at the start of ''[[Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion (in-universe)|Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion]]'' and in the original edition of ''[[The Making of Doctor Who]]''. | ||
* An additional exchange between the members of the Time Lord tribunal and the Great Voice is included in the novelisation after the Doctor is whisked away through the void to begin his exile on Earth. The Great Voice notes sadly that while they agreed with the ruling: "A pity. He ''[the Doctor]'' would have brightened the place up no end." | * An additional exchange between the members of the Time Lord tribunal and the Great Voice is included in the novelisation after the Doctor is whisked away through the void to begin his exile on Earth. The Great Voice notes sadly that while they agreed with the ruling: "A pity. He ''[the Doctor]'' would have brightened the place up no end." | ||
== Writing and publishing notes == | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
* This was the final novelisation written by [[Malcolm Hulke]]. It was not published until October 1979, three months after his death. | * This was the final novelisation written by [[Malcolm Hulke]]. It was not published until October 1979, three months after his death. | ||
* The soldier depicted on the cover of the original Target edition is often mistaken for [[the Brigadier]], even though that character does not appear. This is likely due to the fact the original cover art for [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion]]'' uses a similar image to depict the Brigadier. | * The soldier depicted on the cover of the original Target edition is often mistaken for [[the Brigadier]], even though that character does not appear. This is likely due to the fact the original cover art for [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion]]'' uses a similar image to depict the Brigadier. | ||
* Upon hearing that there is "a traveller in a space time machine", the War Chief remarks that "there is only one person [he] can be". As this novel was published after the character of [[the Master]] was well-established, one could assume that author Malcolm Hulke believed the War Chief and the Master to be one and the same. | * Upon hearing that there is "a traveller in a space time machine", the War Chief remarks that "there is only one person [he] can be". As this novel was published after the character of [[the Master]] was well-established, one could assume that author Malcolm Hulke believed the War Chief and the Master to be one and the same. | ||
* The 1990 edition is undated as its copyright page only lists up to the 1984 reprint. | * The 1990 edition is undated as its copyright page only lists up to the 1984 reprint. | ||
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== Additional cover images == | == Additional cover images == | ||
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > | <gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > | ||
HardbackWarGames.jpg|1979 Hardback edition | |||
PearsonWarGames.jpg|1990 edition.<br />Cover by [[Alister Pearson]] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in the Rassilon Era]] | [[Category:Stories set in the Rassilon Era]] | ||
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