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* The story is divided into three parts, with the middle section largely dedicated to the back-stories of [[Kar]] and [[Lucius (The Eaters of Light)|Lucius]], exploring their past lives side-by-side in greater detail and strengthening the parallels between both characters, culminating in their confrontation on the battlefield. | * The story is divided into three parts, with the middle section largely dedicated to the back-stories of [[Kar]] and [[Lucius (The Eaters of Light)|Lucius]], exploring their past lives side-by-side in greater detail and strengthening the parallels between both characters, culminating in their confrontation on the battlefield. | ||
* The episode's cold opening with the two children exploring [[Devil's Cairn]] in the present day and the crows cawing "Doc-tor!" is omitted, as is the representation of the TARDIS on a rock carving. Instead, the book's prologue depicts Kar being alerted of the creature's arrival by the cairn's previous Gatekeeper, who dies in front of her. | |||
* The Picts are treated with more respect by [[Twelfth Doctor|the Doctor]] than in the televised episode. Onscreen, he shows little sympathy towards Kar for allowing the [[Eater of Light]] to break free in order to defend her people against the Romans, and continually questions her abilities. By contrast, the novelisation depicts the Doctor as showing far more compassion towards the surviving Pictish children, even being impressed by their community's tools and craftsmanship. | * The Picts are treated with more respect by [[Twelfth Doctor|the Doctor]] than in the televised episode. Onscreen, he shows little sympathy towards Kar for allowing the [[Eater of Light]] to break free in order to defend her people against the Romans, and continually questions her abilities. By contrast, the novelisation depicts the Doctor as showing far more compassion towards the surviving Pictish children, even being impressed by their community's tools and craftsmanship. | ||
* Despite appearing on the back cover of the book, the Doctor's line "To protect a muddy little hillside, you doomed your whole world!" is notably never said during the narrative. | * Despite appearing on the back cover of the book, the Doctor's line "To protect a muddy little hillside, you doomed your whole world!" is notably never said during the narrative. | ||
* Kar's ambush of Bill in the woods and her subsequent encounter with the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] legionaries is streamlined and far more dramatic. Rather than being chased on foot until she falls into a pit trap, the book instead has the encounter take place in a [[cow]] meadow by the riverside. Kar charges Bill while riding on the back of a bull when both are suddenly attacked by the Eater of Light, which consumes the bull Kar was riding. Bill jumps into the rushing river to escape and surfaces in the cave where Lucius and the other survivors of the [[Ninth Legion]] have taken refuge. | * Kar's ambush of Bill in the woods and her subsequent encounter with the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] legionaries is streamlined and far more dramatic. Rather than being chased on foot until she falls into a pit trap, the book instead has the encounter take place in a [[cow]] meadow by the riverside. Kar charges Bill while riding on the back of a bull when both are suddenly attacked by the Eater of Light, which consumes the bull Kar was riding. Bill jumps into the rushing river to escape and surfaces in the cave where Lucius and the other survivors of the [[Ninth Legion]] have taken refuge. | ||
* The novel removes Lucius's unrequited attraction to Bill and their conversation where he surprises her with the fact that he and his fellow Romans are [[Sexuality|bisexual]]. Instead, Book Two portrays Lucius as being entirely homosexual and explores his past relationship with a fellow legionary named Sextus, who is later killed by the Eater of Light. | * The novel removes Lucius's unrequited attraction to Bill and their conversation where he surprises her with the fact that he and his fellow Romans are [[Sexuality|bisexual]]. Instead, Book Two portrays Lucius as being entirely homosexual and explores his past relationship with a fellow legionary named Sextus, who is later killed by the Eater of Light. | ||
* Bill's encounter with the Roman soldier [[Simon (The Eaters of Light)|Simon]] in the pit, where she discovers the TARDIS's auto-translation of all languages (including [[Latin]]) into [[English (language)|English]], is absent from the book. His death is instead mentioned in passing by Lucius while recounting their escape from the Eater of Light. | * Bill's encounter with the Roman soldier [[Simon (The Eaters of Light)|Simon]] in the pit, where she discovers the TARDIS's auto-translation of all languages (including [[Latin]]) into [[English (language)|English]], is absent from the book. His death is instead mentioned in passing by Lucius while recounting their escape from the Eater of Light. | ||
* The episode's | * The Doctor is knocked unconscious to stop him going through the gate, rather than being tied up. | ||
* The episode's final scene in which Bill and [[Nardole]] find [[Missy]] waiting for them back in the TARDIS is omitted. | |||
== Writing and publishing notes == | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
