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'''''Dalek''''' was a novelisation based on the [[2005 (releases)|2005]] television episode ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]''. It was written by the original writer [[Robert Shearman]] and released by [[Target Books]] on [[11 March (releases)|11 March]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]]. | '''''Dalek''''' was a novelisation based on the [[2005 (releases)|2005]] television episode ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]''. It was written by the original writer [[Robert Shearman]] and released by [[Target Books]] on [[11 March (releases)|11 March]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]]. | ||
==Publisher's summary== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
'The entire [[Dalek]] race, wiped out in one second. I watched it happen. I made it happen!' | 'The entire [[Dalek]] race, wiped out in one second. I watched it happen. I made it happen!' | ||
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* The Dalek and Rose are implied to have more of a connection, with her being physically unable to run away from it on two occasions, closer to ''[[They Keep Killing Suzie (TV story)|They Keep Killing Suzie]]''. | * The Dalek and Rose are implied to have more of a connection, with her being physically unable to run away from it on two occasions, closer to ''[[They Keep Killing Suzie (TV story)|They Keep Killing Suzie]]''. | ||
* The Dalek does not have a shield, and is knocked over by the concentrated fire of the soldiers. | * The Dalek does not have a shield, and is knocked over by the concentrated fire of the soldiers. | ||
* Van Statten pulls a gun on the Doctor after the failed ambush, considering giving him to the Dalek. | * Van Statten pulls a gun on the Doctor after the failed ambush, considering giving him to the Dalek. | ||
* [[Diana Goddard]] is revealed as an undercover federal agent and she places Van Statten under arrest. | * [[Diana Goddard]] is revealed as an undercover federal agent and she places Van Statten under arrest. | ||
* The Doctor implies that the Dalek absorbed a huge amount of pornographic material from the internet and petitions to revive ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (franchise)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', to which it bluntly replies that all data it considered irrelevant was immediately deleted. | * The Doctor implies that the Dalek absorbed a huge amount of pornographic material from the internet and petitions to revive ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (franchise)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', to which it bluntly replies that all data it considered irrelevant was immediately deleted. | ||
*While scolding Van Statten and blaming him for the deaths caused by the Dalek, he knocks things from the desk. | * While scolding Van Statten and blaming him for the deaths caused by the Dalek, he knocks things from the desk. | ||
* When contacting the Doctor demanding he reopen the bulkheads, the Dalek uses its sucker arm to clamp around Rose's face to prevent her from speaking to him. | * When contacting the Doctor demanding he reopen the bulkheads, the Dalek uses its sucker arm to clamp around Rose's face to prevent her from speaking to him. | ||
* [[Bywater]] is revealed to have a first name. It's Owen. The book also reveals that he and [[Diana Goddard]] were in a relationship and that he was her superior in the undercover operation. | * [[Bywater]] is revealed to have a first name. It's Owen. The book also reveals that he and [[Diana Goddard]] were in a relationship and that he was her superior in the undercover operation. | ||
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* Several references to the original source material [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Jubilee (audio story)|Jubilee]]'' are incorporated into the plot, such as the Dalek's line "No, you judged me correctly. I am a Dalek, and I die to safeguard the purity of the Dalek race." (a line taken from ''Jubilee''), and a flashback scene depicted the Dalek having some of its limbs chopped off in order to fit into its casing (which [[Nigel Rochester]] did to his dwarves in ''Jubilee''). | * Several references to the original source material [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Jubilee (audio story)|Jubilee]]'' are incorporated into the plot, such as the Dalek's line "No, you judged me correctly. I am a Dalek, and I die to safeguard the purity of the Dalek race." (a line taken from ''Jubilee''), and a flashback scene depicted the Dalek having some of its limbs chopped off in order to fit into its casing (which [[Nigel Rochester]] did to his dwarves in ''Jubilee''). | ||
==Writing and publishing notes== | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
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==Additional cover images== | == Additional cover images == | ||
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== Audiobook== | == Audiobook == | ||
This Target Book was released as an audiobook on [[11 March (releases)|11 March]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Nicholas Briggs]]. | This Target Book was released as an audiobook on [[11 March (releases)|11 March]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Nicholas Briggs]]. | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
*{{Penguin|1119519/doctor-who--dalek--target-collection-}} | * {{Penguin|1119519/doctor-who--dalek--target-collection-}} | ||
{{DWN}} | {{DWN}} | ||
[[Category:Target novelisations]] | [[Category:Target novelisations]] | ||
[[Category:Dalek novels]] | [[Category:Dalek novels]] | ||
[[Category:Ninth Doctor novels]] | [[Category:Ninth Doctor novels]] | ||
[[Category:2021 novels]] | [[Category:2021 novels]] | ||
