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* The battle between the Daleks and the [[funfair]] [[robot]]s results in two Dalek casualties instead of one - one has its [[Dalek Eyestalk|eyestalk]] ripped off by [[Dracula (robot)|Dracula]] and the other is launched down the stairs by [[Frankenstein (robot)|Frankenstein's monster]]. Both of them explode. One explosion damages Dracula, exposing his robotic components. One Dalek blast intended for the Doctor and Ian also sets a curtain on [[fire]], bathing the room in a red light. The [[Grey Lady]] is omitted from the novelisation. | * The battle between the Daleks and the [[funfair]] [[robot]]s results in two Dalek casualties instead of one - one has its [[Dalek Eyestalk|eyestalk]] ripped off by [[Dracula (robot)|Dracula]] and the other is launched down the stairs by [[Frankenstein (robot)|Frankenstein's monster]]. Both of them explode. One explosion damages Dracula, exposing his robotic components. One Dalek blast intended for the Doctor and Ian also sets a curtain on [[fire]], bathing the room in a red light. The [[Grey Lady]] is omitted from the novelisation. | ||
*The location of the haunted house is not the [[Festival of Ghana]] in 1996 as in the televised version, but present day Battersea Funfair. | *The location of the haunted house is not the [[Festival of Ghana]] in 1996 as in the televised version, but present day Battersea Funfair. | ||
* Steven lists the [[Human-Draconian War|conflict]] fought against the [[Draconian Empire]] and the [[Third Dalek War]] as factors which put an end to [[Earth Empire|Earth's]] expansionist phase. The [[Draconian]]s were not introduced on TV until ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'' during the [[Third Doctor]]'s era. A conflict known as the [[Second Dalek War]] would play a large role in future stories such as ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'', ''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]'', ''[[Deceit (novel)|Deceit]]'', ''[[Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer (comic story)|Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer]]'' and ''[[Prisoner of the Daleks (novel)|Prisoner of the Daleks]]''; a Third Dalek War would only be referenced in the Virgin New Adventures, ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'' and ''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]'', as well as a [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time Dalek Wars|Dalek Wars]] | * Steven lists the [[Human-Draconian War|conflict]] fought against the [[Draconian Empire]] and the [[Third Dalek War]] as factors which put an end to [[Earth Empire|Earth's]] expansionist phase. The [[Draconian]]s were not introduced on TV until ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'' during the [[Third Doctor]]'s era. A conflict known as the [[Second Dalek War]] would play a large role in future stories such as ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'', ''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]'', ''[[Deceit (novel)|Deceit]]'', ''[[Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer (comic story)|Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer]]'' and ''[[Prisoner of the Daleks (novel)|Prisoner of the Daleks]]''; a Third Dalek War would only be referenced in the Virgin New Adventures, ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'' and ''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]'', as well as ''[[The Match of the Daleks (short story)|The Match of the Daleks]]'', a [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time Dalek Wars|Dalek Wars]] story from [[DWBIT 55|Issue 55]] of ''[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time]]'' magazine. | ||
* Steven's stuffed [[panda]] mascot, [[HiFi]], does not appear in the novelisation, but confusingly features in that of the following televised story, ''[[The Time Meddler (novelisation)|The Time Meddler]]'' by [[Nigel Robinson]]. | * Steven's stuffed [[panda]] mascot, [[HiFi]], does not appear in the novelisation, but confusingly features in that of the following televised story, ''[[The Time Meddler (novelisation)|The Time Meddler]]'' by [[Nigel Robinson]]. | ||
* The Dalek Leader slips away from the battle with the Mechanoids after realising that the assassination squad has no chance of winning. As the last surviving Dalek and in an act of self-sacrifice, it hacks into the [[Mechanoid City|city]]'s computer systems and sets the whole place to self-destruct, hoping to kill the Doctor and his companions in the blast. In the TV story, the Daleks and the Mechanoids are evenly matched and the battle brings the city down around them. | * The Dalek Leader slips away from the battle with the Mechanoids after realising that the assassination squad has no chance of winning. As the last surviving Dalek and in an act of self-sacrifice, it hacks into the [[Mechanoid City|city]]'s computer systems and sets the whole place to self-destruct, hoping to kill the Doctor and his companions in the blast. In the TV story, the Daleks and the Mechanoids are evenly matched and the battle brings the city down around them. | ||
