Plague of the Cybermen (novel): Difference between revisions

From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
no edit summary
Tag: 2017 source edit
No edit summary
Tag: 2017 source edit
Line 2: Line 2:
{{real world}}
{{real world}}
{{Infobox Story
{{Infobox Story
|image        = Plague of the Cybermen (novel).jpg
|image        = Plague of the Cybermen BBC Books.jpg
|series      = [[BBC New Series Adventures]]
|series      = [[BBC New Series Adventures]]
|doctor      = Eleventh Doctor
|doctor      = Eleventh Doctor
Line 102: Line 102:
* On a [[Twitter|tweet]], author Justin Richards stated that the character of Lord Ernhardt was "played" by [[Peter Cushing]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CWhoFan/status/345680906360610816|title=Justin Richards' Twitter page|date of source=June 15th, 2013|website=Twitter|accessdate=January 9th, 2014}}</ref>
* On a [[Twitter|tweet]], author Justin Richards stated that the character of Lord Ernhardt was "played" by [[Peter Cushing]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CWhoFan/status/345680906360610816|title=Justin Richards' Twitter page|date of source=June 15th, 2013|website=Twitter|accessdate=January 9th, 2014}}</ref>
* The novel's mention of [[Karn]] from ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'' preceded the planet's return to the TV series later that same year in ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]''. The novel's other two sibling releases also contain brief connections to ''[[Doctor Who]]''<nowiki/>'s then-upcoming 50th anniversary: ''[[The Dalek Generation (novel)|The Dalek Generation]]'' ends with the Doctor declaring "No more," and ''[[Shroud of Sorrow (novel)|Shroud of Sorrow]]'' is set on [[23 November]] [[1963]].
* The novel's mention of [[Karn]] from ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'' preceded the planet's return to the TV series later that same year in ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]''. The novel's other two sibling releases also contain brief connections to ''[[Doctor Who]]''<nowiki/>'s then-upcoming 50th anniversary: ''[[The Dalek Generation (novel)|The Dalek Generation]]'' ends with the Doctor declaring "No more," and ''[[Shroud of Sorrow (novel)|Shroud of Sorrow]]'' is set on [[23 November]] [[1963]].
=== Audio release ===
[[File:Plague of the Cybermen audiobook.jpg|thumb]]
* This story was released as an audiobook read by [[David Warner]], with [[Nicholas Briggs]] providing the voice of the Cybermen. It was the first audiobook of an original novel featuring the Cybermen to employ Briggs in this fashion, although he had been doing the same for the [[Audiobooks of novelisations|novelisation audiobooks]] featuring both [[Dalek]]s and Cybermen since the [[2009 (releases)|2009 release]] of ''[[Doctor Who and the Cybermen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Cybermen]]''.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
Line 115: Line 112:
* The Cybermen use [[Cyber-conversion|converted]] wolves, known as [[Cyber Wolf|Cyber Wolves]]. The [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] on [[Centuria]] used [[Cyberdog]]s in their mines. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Enemy Mine (comic story)|Enemy Mine]]''). Additionally, the [[brain]]s of [[cat]]s and [[dog]]s were also used for [[Cybershade]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'')
* The Cybermen use [[Cyber-conversion|converted]] wolves, known as [[Cyber Wolf|Cyber Wolves]]. The [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] on [[Centuria]] used [[Cyberdog]]s in their mines. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Enemy Mine (comic story)|Enemy Mine]]''). Additionally, the [[brain]]s of [[cat]]s and [[dog]]s were also used for [[Cybershade]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'')
* The Doctor mentions the [[planet]] [[Karn]]. ([[TV Century 21|TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'')
* The Doctor mentions the [[planet]] [[Karn]]. ([[TV Century 21|TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'')
== Editions published outside Britain ==
* Published in the USA by Broadway Books in 2013 as a paperback edition.
* Published in Italy by Asengard Edizioni in 2014 as a paperback edition.
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
Plague of the Cybermen (novel).jpg|US edition
ItalianPlagueOfTheCybermen.jpg|Italian edition
</gallery>
== Audiobook ==
* This novel was released as an audiobook on [[11 April (releases)|11 April]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[David Warner]] with Cybermen voices by [[Nicholas Briggs]].
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
Plague of the Cybermen audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover
</gallery>


== External links ==
== External links ==
48,946

edits

Cookies help us deliver our services. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies.