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* Liz goes straight from the conference room at the research facility to the [[medical bay]]. In the televised version, she briefly goes to the cyclotron room with the Doctor.
* Liz goes straight from the conference room at the research facility to the [[medical bay]]. In the televised version, she briefly goes to the cyclotron room with the Doctor.
* The scenes when the Doctor first visits the cyclotron room are removed.
* The scenes when the Doctor first visits the cyclotron room are removed.
* Meredith is described as a good-looking young man, while in the televised version he is older.
* Dr. Meredith is described as a good-looking young man, while in the televised version he is older.
* More background is given to Miss [[Phyllis Dawson|Dawson]]; she is said to have lived in London her whole life, looking after her old mother, while all her other siblings went to [[America]] and [[Australia]]. Her mother then died, and she took the job at Wenley Moor. She is also given the first name of Phyllis.
* More background is given to Miss [[Phyllis Dawson|Dawson]]; she is said to have lived in London her whole life, looking after her old mother, while all her other siblings went to [[America]] and [[Australia]]. Her mother then died, and she took the job at Wenley Moor. She is also given the first name of Phyllis.
* The entire third chapter is devoted to Miss Dawson, including her past life and her experiences with Dr Quinn.
* The entire third chapter is devoted to Miss Dawson, including her past life and her experiences with Dr Quinn.
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* The Doctor is far friendlier to Quinn in his cottage than in the show, where he's trying to unsettle him.
* The Doctor is far friendlier to Quinn in his cottage than in the show, where he's trying to unsettle him.
* The death of Dr Quinn differs from the televised version. On-screen, Quinn is killed by the captive Silurian and the Doctor discovers his body. Right after, he runs into the escaped Silurian, cautiously greets it, and tries to convince it to explain its situation to the humans. In the novelisation, Quinn is talking with Miss Dawson when the Silurian (Morka) burns down the door of the store room he is locked in. When Quinn tries to talk to him, Morka kills him and knocks out Dawson and escapes. Dr Meredith later comes to the cottage searching for the recently-escaped Major Barker and finds Quinn's body. He then finds Dawson has succumbed to her race memories and is drawing pictures of Silurians and animals on the walls from the ash of the burnt door.
* The death of Dr Quinn differs from the televised version. On-screen, Quinn is killed by the captive Silurian and the Doctor discovers his body. Right after, he runs into the escaped Silurian, cautiously greets it, and tries to convince it to explain its situation to the humans. In the novelisation, Quinn is talking with Miss Dawson when the Silurian (Morka) burns down the door of the store room he is locked in. When Quinn tries to talk to him, Morka kills him and knocks out Dawson and escapes. Dr Meredith later comes to the cottage searching for the recently-escaped Major Barker and finds Quinn's body. He then finds Dawson has succumbed to her race memories and is drawing pictures of Silurians and animals on the walls from the ash of the burnt door.
* [[Edward Masters|Masters]]' first name is changed from Edward to Frederick. He and Dr Lawrence attended prep school together.
* [[Edward Masters|Masters]]' first name is changed from Edward to Frederick. He and Dr. Lawrence attended prep school together.
* The Brigadier and his team realise the Doctor has gone into the caves ahead of them when they find Bessie by the entrance.
* The Brigadier and his team realise the Doctor has gone into the caves ahead of them when they find Bessie by the entrance.
* The Doctor and Liz enter the Silurian shelter through a air ventilation tunnel, instead of using the calling device he took from Dr Quinn as in the televised version.
* The Doctor and Liz enter the Silurian shelter through a air ventilation tunnel, instead of using the calling device he took from Dr Quinn as in the televised version.
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* The characters of Sergeant [[Hart (Doctor Who and the Silurians)|Hart]], Private [[Wright (Doctor Who and the Silurians)|Wright]], Private [[Upton]] and Corporal [[Nutting]] do not appear in the novelisation.
* The characters of Sergeant [[Hart (Doctor Who and the Silurians)|Hart]], Private [[Wright (Doctor Who and the Silurians)|Wright]], Private [[Upton]] and Corporal [[Nutting]] do not appear in the novelisation.
* Sergeant Hawkins is not killed by the Silurians.
* Sergeant Hawkins is not killed by the Silurians.
* Dr Lawrence is killed by the Silurians while in the cyclotron room, instead of being killed by the virus as in the televised serial.
* Dr. Lawrence is killed by the Silurians while in the cyclotron room, instead of being killed by the virus as in the televised serial.
* Liz witnesses the Silurians' kidnapping of the Doctor.
* Liz witnesses the Silurians' kidnapping of the Doctor.
* At the end, the Doctor is planning to meet the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] and convince him to go to the [[United Nations]] about sharing Earth with the Silurians. He's aware the Brigadier is up to something and Liz Shaw is fully aware of things. The Brigadier is stated to only be sealing the base rather than blowing it up, and the Doctor's reaction is more muted: anger that we'll never know if coexistence was possible, rather than horror that the Silurians have been massacred.
* At the end, the Doctor is planning to meet the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] and convince him to go to the [[United Nations]] about sharing Earth with the Silurians. He's aware the Brigadier is up to something and Liz Shaw is fully aware of things. The Brigadier is stated to only be sealing the base rather than blowing it up, and the Doctor's reaction is more muted: anger that we'll never know if coexistence was possible, rather than horror that the Silurians have been massacred.
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