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novel name= Doctor Who – The Krotons| | novel name= Doctor Who – The Krotons| | ||
image= [[ | image= [[File: Krotons_novel.jpg|250px]] | | ||
series=[[Target novelisation]]s | | series=[[Target novelisation]]s | | ||
number= 154 (given to later editions) | | number= 154 (given to later editions) | | ||
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writer= [[Terrance Dicks]] | | writer= [[Terrance Dicks]] | | ||
publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W. H. Allen]] and Co. Ltd. UK | | publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W. H. Allen]] and Co. Ltd. UK | | ||
release date= June [[1985]] (hardcover)<br>November [[1985]] (paperback) | | release date= June [[1985]] (hardcover)<br />November [[1985]] (paperback) | | ||
format= Hardcover and paperback editions, --- Pages | | format= Hardcover and paperback editions, --- Pages | | ||
isbn= ISBN 0-426-20189-2| | isbn= ISBN 0-426-20189-2| | ||
previous story=[[The Invasion (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Invasion]] | | previous story=[[The Invasion (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Invasion]] | | ||
next story=[[The Seeds of Death (novelisation) | Doctor Who - The Seeds of Death]] }} | next story= [[The Seeds of Death (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Seeds of Death]] }} | ||
==Novelisation== | == Novelisation == | ||
* This novelisation is based on the original television serial [[DW]]: '' [[The Krotons]] '' which was shown from 28th December 1968 and written by [[Robert Holmes]] | * This novelisation is based on the original television serial [[DW]]: '' [[The Krotons]] '' which was shown from 28th December 1968 and written by [[Robert Holmes]] | ||
* The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of [[Andrew Skilleter]]. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover). | * The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of [[Andrew Skilleter]]. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover). | ||
==Publisher's summary== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
===1985 edition=== | === 1985 edition === | ||
Many thousands of years ago strange crystalline creatures came down from the stars and settled on the planet of the [[Gond]]s.<br> | Many thousands of years ago strange crystalline creatures came down from the stars and settled on the planet of the [[Gond]]s.<br /> | ||
Over the years they educated the Gonds through teaching machines in the great [[Hall of Learning]]. In return, the Gonds periodically selected their two most brilliant scholars to become the `companions’ of these mysterious beings.<br> | Over the years they educated the Gonds through teaching machines in the great [[Hall of Learning]]. In return, the Gonds periodically selected their two most brilliant scholars to become the `companions’ of these mysterious beings.<br /> | ||
But when [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] and [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] arrive on the planet, they soon discover the true evil purpose of the aliens and learn what it really means to be companions of the [[Kroton]]s… | But when [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] and [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] arrive on the planet, they soon discover the true evil purpose of the aliens and learn what it really means to be companions of the [[Kroton]]s… | ||
==Illustrations== | == Illustrations == | ||
* Contains no illustrated pages | * Contains no illustrated pages | ||
== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
*The Doctor's claim that he is "not a doctor of medicine" is repeated, followed by the omniscient narrator describing this reply "a little unfair[...], since he was in fact a doctor of almost everything." | * The Doctor's claim that he is "not a doctor of medicine" is repeated, followed by the omniscient narrator describing this reply "a little unfair[...], since he was in fact a doctor of almost everything." | ||
==Writing and publishing notes== | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
* Inside back cover features colour Fantastic Doctor Who Poster Offers! | * Inside back cover features colour Fantastic Doctor Who Poster Offers! | ||
==Additional cover images== | == Additional cover images == | ||
<gallery hideaddbutton="true" > | <gallery hideaddbutton="true" > | ||
file:2Krotons.jpg|1991 edition; Cover by [[Alister Pearson]] | file:2Krotons.jpg|1991 edition; Cover by [[Alister Pearson]] | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==British publication history== | == British publication history == | ||
''To be added'' | ''To be added'' | ||
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: 1991 Virgin Publishing with a new cover by Alistair Pearson priced £2.50 (UK) | : 1991 Virgin Publishing with a new cover by Alistair Pearson priced £2.50 (UK) | ||
==Editions published outside Britain== | == Editions published outside Britain == | ||
''To be added'' | ''To be added'' | ||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
* '''[[The Target Book]]''' by [[David J Howe]] ([[Telos Publishing]] 2007) | * '''[[The Target Book]]''' by [[David J Howe]] ([[Telos Publishing]] 2007) | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
* {{On target|1985/krotons/85kroton.htm|Doctor Who - The Krotons}} | * {{On target|1985/krotons/85kroton.htm|Doctor Who - The Krotons}} | ||
{{DWN}} | {{DWN}} | ||
