Tech, emailconfirmed, Administrators
153,913
edits
The Myth Makers (novelisation): Difference between revisions
From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
no edit summary
No edit summary |
No edit summary Tag: 2017 source edit |
||
| (135 intermediate revisions by 28 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Infobox | {{title dab away}} | ||
{{real world}} | |||
{{Infobox Story SMW | |||
series= | |image= Myth Makers novel.jpg | ||
number= 97 | | |series = [[Target novelisation]]s | ||
doctor= | |number= 97 | ||
companions= [[Vicki]], [[Steven Taylor]] [[ | |novelisation of= The Myth Makers (TV story) | ||
|doctor = First Doctor | |||
|companions= [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]], [[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Katarina]] | |||
|enemy= [[Cassandra (The Myth Makers)|Cassandra]] | |||
publisher= | |setting= [[Troy]], circa [[BC#2nd Millennium B.C.|1200 BC]] | ||
release date= | |writer= Donald Cotton | ||
format= | |read by = [[Stephen Thorne]] | ||
isbn= ISBN 0-426- | |cover = [[Andrew Skilleter]] | ||
|publisher= Target Books | |||
|publisher2= W.H. Allen | |||
|release date= 12 September 1985 | |||
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 28 Chapters, 142 Pages | |||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20170-1 | |||
|prev= The Mind of Evil (novelisation) | |||
|next= The Invasion (novelisation) | |||
|series2 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] | |||
|prev2= Galaxy Four (novelisation) | |||
|next2 = Mission to the Unknown (novelisation) | |||
}} | |||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1965 television serial ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]''. | |||
This marked the first appearances of [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]] and [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] since their final television appearances in [[1965 (releases)|1965]] and [[1966 (releases)|1966]] respectively. It was also the first novelisation to feature Steven, and indeed the first non-television story to do so. | |||
== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Long, long ago on the great plains of Asia Minor, two mighty armies faced each other in mortal combat. The armies were the [[Greeks]] and the [[ | Long, long ago on the great plains of [[Asia Minor]], two mighty armies faced each other in mortal combat. The armies were the [[Greece|Greeks]] and the [[Troy|Trojans]] and the prize they were fighting for was [[Helen of Troy|Helen]], the most beautiful woman in the world. | ||
To the Greeks it seemed that the city of [[Troy]] was impregnable and only a miracle could bring them success. | |||
And then help comes to them in a most unexpected way as a [[the Doctor's TARDIS|strange blue box]] materialises close to their camp, bringing with it the [[First Doctor]], [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] and [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]], who soon find themselves caught up in the irreversible tide of history and legend... | |||
== | == Chapter titles == | ||
# Homer Remembers | |||
# Zeus Ex Machina | |||
# Hector Forgets | |||
# Enter Odysseus | |||
# Exit the Doctor | |||
# A Rather High Tea | |||
# Agamemnon Arbitrates | |||
# An Execution is Arranged | |||
# Temple Fugit | |||
# The Doctor Draws a Graph | |||
# Paris Draws the Line | |||
# Small Prophet, Quick Return | |||
# War Games Compulsory | |||
# Single Combat | |||
# Speech! Speech! | |||
# The Trojans at Home | |||
# Cassandra Claims a Kill | |||
# The Ultimate Weapon | |||
# A Council of War | |||
# Paris Stands on Ceremony | |||
# Dungeon Party | |||
# Hull Low, Young Lovers | |||
# A Victory Celebration | |||
# Doctor in the Horse | |||
# A Little Touch of Hubris | |||
# Abandon Ship! | |||
# Armageddon and After | |||
* Epilogue | |||
== | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
' | * The book is told entirely from [[Homer]]'s point of view, meaning many scenes, such as Steven getting wounded by the Trojan soldier, are cut out. Homer also takes on the role of the Greek servant [[Cyclops (The Myth Makers)|Cyclops]]. | ||
* The Doctor thinks they have landed in the [[Kalahari]]. | |||
== | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
'' | * Along with ''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Marco Polo]]'', this novelised title had the highest first print run of the Target novelisations (65,000). | ||
* The original artwork for the novelisation featured the artwork of [[Andrew Skilleter]]. | |||
* This novelisation was later released as part of ''[[The History Collection (audio anthology)|The History Collection]]''. | |||
== Additional cover images == | |||
* Hardback | <gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > | ||
: W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. | File:HardbackMythMakers.jpg|1985 Hardback edition | ||
File:StarBooksMythMakers&Gunfighters.jpg|1989 Star Books edition.<br />Front and Back Covers by [[Andrew Skilleter]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
== British publication history == | |||
First Publication: | |||
* Hardback | |||
: W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK | |||
* Paperback | * Paperback | ||
: Target | : Target | ||
== Audiobook == | |||
This Target book was released as an audiobook on [[7 April (releases)|7 April]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Stephen Thorne]]. | |||
The cover blurb and thumbnail illustrations were retained in the accompanying booklet with sleevenotes by [[David J. Howe]]. Music and sound effects by [[Simon Power]]. | |||
== | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | ||
File:MythMakersAudio.jpg|Audiobook cover | |||
</gallery> | |||
==External | == External links == | ||
''to be added'' | |||
{{DWN}} | |||
{{TitleSort}} | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:The History Collection novels]] | ||
[[Category:1985 novels]] | |||
[[Category:First Doctor novelisations]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in the distant past]] | |||
