The Christmas Invasion (novelisation)

The Christmas Invasion was a novelisation based on the 2005 television episode The Christmas Invasion.

Publisher's summary
Meet the new Doctor Who classics.

Earth is under attack by power-hungry aliens. This is no time for the Doctor to be out of action.

When a British space probe is intercepted by a sinister alien vessel on the eve of Christmas, it marks the beginning of an audacious invasion of the Earth by the Sycorax – horrifying marauders from beyond the stars. Within hours, a third of humanity stands on the brink of death with not a single shot fired.

Our planet needs a champion – but the Doctor is not fit for service. He's just regenerated, delirious in a new body and a dressing gown. Forced into his battered shoes is his friend, Rose Tyler, a girl from a London council estate. Will she save the world from this nightmare before Christmas – or see it destroyed?

Chapter titles

 * 1) Prologue
 * 2) Joy to the World
 * 3) What Child is This?
 * 4) Do You Hear What I Hear?
 * 5) Lonely This Christmas
 * 6) Here Comes Santa Claus
 * O, Christmas Tree
 * 1) It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
 * 2) I Saw Three Ships
 * 3) Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
 * 4) In the Bleak Midwinter
 * 5) Walking in the Air
 * 6) Angels We Have Heard on High
 * 7) Silent Night
 * 8) Stop the Cavalry
 * 9) A Spaceman Came Travelling
 * 10) I Wonder as I Wander
 * 11) Ding Dong! Merrily on High
 * 12) Happy Xmas (War is Over)
 * 13) Follow the Star
 * 14) All I Want for Christmas is You
 * 15) Epilogue

Deviations from televised story

 * The scene set straight after the Ninth Doctor's regeneration is extended to include dialogue from the 2005 Children in Need Special.
 * Guinevere One's origins are explained.
 * The Doctor had upgraded Mickey's laptop during the Slitheen Crisis with his sonic screwdriver, which allowed Mickey to gain access to the Military's website.
 * The idea of the Tenth Doctor getting his accent from Rose is brought up.
 * The Doctor realises that his eyesight is fuzzy up close and dons glasses.

Writing and publishing notes

 * Except for the prologue and epilogue, all of the chapter titles are taken from Christmas songs.

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