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== Writing and publishing notes == | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
* Along with ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', this commision was given an unlimited wordcount | * Along with ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', this commision was given an unlimited wordcount. In the light of the forthcoming range of New Adventures, new editor [[Peter Darvill-Evans]] encouraged the writers to take a more "grown up" approach to the story, in particular its underlying theme of adolescence and sexuality. | ||
* As a result of the removal of a page limit, ''The Curse of Fenric'', at | * As a result of the removal of a page limit, ''The Curse of Fenric'', at one hundred eighty-eight pages, is the longest Doctor Who novelisation published under [[Target Books]]' traditional format; several later novelisations would be longer, but they would be published in a format similar to the NA line. | ||
* Acknowledgment: "A story has many authors. Among the authors of this story were John Nathan-Turner (who indulged my flight of fantasy), Andrew Cartmel (who didn't) | * Acknowledgment: "A story has many authors. Among the authors of this story were John Nathan-Turner (who indulged my flight of fantasy), Andrew Cartmel (who didn't) and a dozen teenagers in Ealing (for whom it was written). My gratitude to these and others – but especially to Andrew. IB". | ||
* This paperback included a map of the flask's route. | * This paperback included a map of the flask's route. | ||
