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{{Infobox Story |
{{Infobox Story |
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|image= Image of The Fendahl novel.jpg |
|image= Image of The Fendahl novel.jpg |
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+ | |series3=[[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] |
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|novelisation of=Image of the Fendahl (TV story) |
|novelisation of=Image of the Fendahl (TV story) |
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|number= 34 (given to later editions) |
|number= 34 (given to later editions) |
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|doctor=Fourth Doctor |
|doctor=Fourth Doctor |
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− | |companions= [[Leela]], [[K9 Mark I |
+ | |companions= [[Leela]], [[K9 Mark I]] |
|enemy= The [[Fendahl]] |
|enemy= The [[Fendahl]] |
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|setting= Fetch Priory, [[Earth]], circa [[1970s]] |
|setting= Fetch Priory, [[Earth]], circa [[1970s]] |
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|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 12 Chapters, 109 Pages |
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 12 Chapters, 109 Pages |
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|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20077-2 |
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20077-2 |
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+ | |prev3=Doctor Who and the Invisible Enemy (novelisation) |
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+ | |next3=Doctor Who and the Sunmakers (novelisation) |
+ | |series = Publication order |
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+ | |prev = Doctor Who and the Robots of Death (novelisation) |
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+ | |next = Doctor Who and the War Games (novelisation) |
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+ | |prev2 = Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors (novelisation) |
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+ | |next2 = Doctor Who and the Invasion of Time (novelisation) |
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− | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the |
+ | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1977 television serial ''[[Image of the Fendahl (TV story)|Image of the Fendahl]]''. |
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== Publisher's summary == |
== Publisher's summary == |
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− | + | 'The [[Fendahl]] ''is'' death,' said [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]]. 'How do you kill death itself?' |
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The ultra-modern technology of the [[Time Scanner]] combines with the ancient evil of [[Fetch Wood]], and brings to life a terror that has lain hidden for twelve million years. |
The ultra-modern technology of the [[Time Scanner]] combines with the ancient evil of [[Fetch Wood]], and brings to life a terror that has lain hidden for twelve million years. |
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== Deviations from televised story == |
== Deviations from televised story == |
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+ | * Stael's background and motivation is explained in detail. |
* [[Fendelman]]'s name is spelled "Fendleman". |
* [[Fendelman]]'s name is spelled "Fendleman". |
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* [[David Mitchell]]'s first name is changed to Harry. |
* [[David Mitchell]]'s first name is changed to Harry. |
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* [[Adam Colby|Colby]] is referred to both in the text and by [[Maximillian Stael|Stael]] as "Professor Colby", whereas on screen "Professor" seems to be simply a nickname given him by [[Martha Tyler]]. |
* [[Adam Colby|Colby]] is referred to both in the text and by [[Maximillian Stael|Stael]] as "Professor Colby", whereas on screen "Professor" seems to be simply a nickname given him by [[Martha Tyler]]. |
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* [[Ted Moss|Moss]] is mentioned as fingering a lucky charm during his first meeting with the Doctor and Leela, a detail edited out of the broadcast version. |
* [[Ted Moss|Moss]] is mentioned as fingering a lucky charm during his first meeting with the Doctor and Leela, a detail edited out of the broadcast version. |
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− | * The Doctor gets out of the store room by weakening the lock with his [[sonic screwdriver]] and then kicking the door open, rather than someone unlocking it for him. |
+ | * The Doctor gets out of the store room by weakening the lock with his [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] and then kicking the door open, rather than someone unlocking it for him. |
* Leela knocks out a guard in order to get into [[Fetch Priory]] the first time. |
* Leela knocks out a guard in order to get into [[Fetch Priory]] the first time. |
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− | * The [[Fendahl Skull]] does not start glowing until after the Doctor innocently touches it, rather than him touching it after it has started glowing. |
+ | * The [[Eustace (Image of the Fendahl)|Fendahl Skull]] does not start glowing until after the Doctor innocently touches it, rather than him touching it after it has started glowing. |
* The Doctor does not refer to Mitchell by name, removing an oft-cited potential error in the televised version. |
* The Doctor does not refer to Mitchell by name, removing an oft-cited potential error in the televised version. |
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== Cover gallery == |
== Cover gallery == |
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<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > |
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > |
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− | File:Doctor Who and the Image of the Fendahl Hardcover.jpg|Hardcover edition |
+ | File:Doctor Who and the Image of the Fendahl Hardcover.jpg|1979 Hardcover edition |
− | File:Image of The Fendahl novel.jpg|Target Books edition; Cover by [[John Geary]] |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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== British publication history == |
== British publication history == |
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First publication: |
First publication: |
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− | * Hardback |
+ | * Hardback |
− | : W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. |
+ | : W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK |
* Paperback |
* Paperback |
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− | : Target |
+ | : Target |
Re-issues: |
Re-issues: |
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+ | == Editions published outside Britain == |
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+ | * Published in the USA by Aeonian Press in 1986 as a hardback edition; it was one of seven novelisations published in the mid-1980's. |
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+ | <gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > |
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+ | File:AeonianImageOfTheFendahl.jpg|US edition |
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+ | </gallery> |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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+ | * [http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/OnTarget/general/main.htm ''On Target'' a comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations by Tim Neal] |
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[[Category:1979 novels]] |
[[Category:1979 novels]] |
Revision as of 15:18, 8 October 2019
Doctor Who and the Image of the Fendahl was a novelisation based on the 1977 television serial Image of the Fendahl.
Publisher's summary
'The Fendahl is death,' said the Doctor. 'How do you kill death itself?'
The ultra-modern technology of the Time Scanner combines with the ancient evil of Fetch Wood, and brings to life a terror that has lain hidden for twelve million years.
The Doctor and Leela fight to destroy the Fendahl, a recreated menace that threatens to devour all life in the galaxy.
Chapter titles
- The Skull
- Dead Man in the Wood
- Time Scan
- Horror at the Priory
- The Fendahleen
- The Coven
- Stael's Mutiny
- The Missing Planet
- Ceremony of Evil
- The Priestess
- Time Bomb
- The End of the Fendahl
Deviations from televised story
- Stael's background and motivation is explained in detail.
- Fendelman's name is spelled "Fendleman".
- David Mitchell's first name is changed to Harry.
- Colby is referred to both in the text and by Stael as "Professor Colby", whereas on screen "Professor" seems to be simply a nickname given him by Martha Tyler.
- Moss is mentioned as fingering a lucky charm during his first meeting with the Doctor and Leela, a detail edited out of the broadcast version.
- The Doctor gets out of the store room by weakening the lock with his sonic screwdriver and then kicking the door open, rather than someone unlocking it for him.
- Leela knocks out a guard in order to get into Fetch Priory the first time.
- The Fendahl Skull does not start glowing until after the Doctor innocently touches it, rather than him touching it after it has started glowing.
- The Doctor does not refer to Mitchell by name, removing an oft-cited potential error in the televised version.
Writing and publishing notes
- to be added
Cover gallery
British publication history
First publication:
- Hardback
- W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
- Paperback
- Target
Re-issues:
Editions published outside Britain
- Published in the USA by Aeonian Press in 1986 as a hardback edition; it was one of seven novelisations published in the mid-1980's.