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{{Infobox Story
 
{{Infobox Story
|name= Inferno
 
 
|image=Inferno novel.jpg
 
|image=Inferno novel.jpg
|series=[[Target novelisation]]s
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|series=Publication Order
 
|number= 89
 
|number= 89
 
|novelisation of= Inferno (TV story)
 
|novelisation of= Inferno (TV story)
 
|doctor=Third Doctor
 
|doctor=Third Doctor
 
|companions=[[Liz Shaw|Liz]]
 
|companions=[[Liz Shaw|Liz]]
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|featuring=The Brigadier
|featuring=[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brig]], [[John Benton|Benton]]
 
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|featuring2=John Benton
|enemy= The [[Primord]]s
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|enemy= [[Primord]]s
 
|setting= [[Earth]], circa [[1970]], [[Inferno Earth|Parallel Earth]]
 
|setting= [[Earth]], circa [[1970]], [[Inferno Earth|Parallel Earth]]
 
|writer= [[Terrance Dicks]]
 
|writer= [[Terrance Dicks]]
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|read by=[[Caroline John]]
 
|publisher= Target Books
 
|publisher= Target Books
 
|publisher2= W.H. Allen
 
|publisher2= W.H. Allen
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|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 15 Chapters, 126 Pages
 
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 15 Chapters, 126 Pages
 
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-19617-1
 
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-19617-1
|prev=The Ambassadors of Death (novelisation)
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|prev= The Aztecs (novelisation)
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|next= The Highlanders (novelisation)
|next=Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons
 
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|series2 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]]
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|prev2=The Ambassadors of Death (novelisation)
 
|next2=Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons (novelisation)
 
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the [[1970 (releases)|1970]] television serial ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]''.
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1970 television serial ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]''.
   
 
== Publisher's summary ==
 
== Publisher's summary ==
Inferno is the name of a top-secret drilling project to penetrate the [[Earth]]'s crust and release a major new energy source.
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Inferno is the name of a top-secret drilling project to penetrate the [[Earth]]'s crust and release a [[Stahlman's gas|major new energy source]].
   
 
A crisis develops when a noxious liquid leaks out as drilling progresses – the green poison has a grotesquely debilitating effect on human beings.
 
A crisis develops when a noxious liquid leaks out as drilling progresses – the green poison has a grotesquely debilitating effect on human beings.
   
As the Earth's plight worsens, the [[Third Doctor]] is trapped in a parallel world, unable to rescue the planet and its inhabitants from the destructive force of Inferno…
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As the Earth's plight worsens, [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] is trapped in a parallel world, unable to rescue the planet and its inhabitants from the destructive force of Inferno...
   
 
== Chapter titles ==
 
== Chapter titles ==
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== Deviations from televised story ==
 
== Deviations from televised story ==
* The "door handle" is confirmed to be the [[sonic screwdriver]].
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* The "door handle" is confirmed to be the [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]].
* The Doctor deduces how the parallel Earth became a dictatorship.
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* The Doctor [[deduce]]s how the parallel Earth became a dictatorship.
 
* Stahlman's motivation is explored in more detail.
 
* Stahlman's motivation is explored in more detail.
 
* Stahlman is said to have grown up in the ruins of post-war Germany (so he's either younger in the novel or the story is set circa 1990, unless he is describing the First World War).
 
* Stahlman is said to have grown up in the ruins of post-war Germany (so he's either younger in the novel or the story is set circa 1990, unless he is describing the First World War).
* The Doctor is traumatized by the destruction of the other Earth.
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* The Doctor is traumatised by the destruction of the other Earth.
 
* [[Eric Stahlman|Stahlman]] is described as burly and Liz as having reddish-brown hair, neither of which entirely reflects their on screen appearance.
 
* [[Eric Stahlman|Stahlman]] is described as burly and Liz as having reddish-brown hair, neither of which entirely reflects their on screen appearance.
 
* Stahlman's first name is given as Eric.
 
* Stahlman's first name is given as Eric.
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* Benton refers to [[John Bromley|Bromley]] by name: In the televised version, his surname is only given in the credits.
 
* Benton refers to [[John Bromley|Bromley]] by name: In the televised version, his surname is only given in the credits.
 
* The character of [[Latimer (Inferno)|Latimer]] is unnamed.
 
* The character of [[Latimer (Inferno)|Latimer]] is unnamed.
* The scene between Sir [[Keith Gold]] and [[Patterson]] prior to the car crash is removed. Sir Keith states he was unconscious for several hours, explaining his disappearance.
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* The scene between Sir [[Keith Gold]] and [[Patterson (Inferno)|Patterson]] prior to the car crash is removed. Sir Keith states he was unconscious for several hours, explaining his disappearance.
   
 
== Writing and publishing notes ==
 
== Writing and publishing notes ==
 
* One of several titles commissioned by outgoing range editor [[Christine Donohoe]] and edited by [[Nigel Robinson]].
 
* One of several titles commissioned by outgoing range editor [[Christine Donohoe]] and edited by [[Nigel Robinson]].
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* This novelisation was later released as part of ''[[The UNIT Collection]]''.
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== Additional cover images ==
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<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
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File:HardbackInferno.jpg|1984 Hardback edition
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</gallery>
   
 
== British publication history ==
 
== British publication history ==
* Hardback
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* Hardback
: W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
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: W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
 
* Paperback
 
* Paperback
 
: Target
 
: Target
   
== Audiobook ==
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==  Audiobook ==
This Target Book was released complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Caroline John]].
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This Target Book was released on [[7 April (releases)|7 April]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Caroline John]].
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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">
 
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
Inferno Audio.jpg
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Inferno Audio.jpg|Audiobook cover
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
 
The audio set of four CDs was released in April 2011 priced £13.99 (UK)
 
   
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
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''to be added''
   
 
{{DWN}}
 
{{DWN}}
 
{{TitleSort}}
 
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[[Category:Target novelisations]]
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[[Category:The UNIT Collection novels]]
 
[[Category:1984 novels]]
 
[[Category:1984 novels]]
[[Category:Third Doctor novels]]
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[[Category:Stories set in the 20th century]]
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[[Category:Stories set in Leeds]]
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[[Category:Stories set in alternate timelines]]

Revision as of 13:01, 13 October 2019

RealWorld

Inferno was a novelisation based on the 1970 television serial Inferno.

Publisher's summary

Inferno is the name of a top-secret drilling project to penetrate the Earth's crust and release a major new energy source.

A crisis develops when a noxious liquid leaks out as drilling progresses – the green poison has a grotesquely debilitating effect on human beings.

As the Earth's plight worsens, the Doctor is trapped in a parallel world, unable to rescue the planet and its inhabitants from the destructive force of Inferno...

Chapter titles

  1. Project Inferno
  2. The Beast
  3. Mutant
  4. The Slime
  5. Dimension of Terror
  6. The Nightmare
  7. Death Sentence
  8. Countdown to Doom
  9. Penetration-Zero
  10. The Monsters
  11. Escape Plan
  12. Doomsday
  13. Return to Danger
  14. The Last Mutation
  15. The Doctor Takes a Trip

Deviations from televised story

  • The "door handle" is confirmed to be the sonic screwdriver.
  • The Doctor deduces how the parallel Earth became a dictatorship.
  • Stahlman's motivation is explored in more detail.
  • Stahlman is said to have grown up in the ruins of post-war Germany (so he's either younger in the novel or the story is set circa 1990, unless he is describing the First World War).
  • The Doctor is traumatised by the destruction of the other Earth.
  • Stahlman is described as burly and Liz as having reddish-brown hair, neither of which entirely reflects their on screen appearance.
  • Stahlman's first name is given as Eric.
  • It is explained that the Doctor plans to use a power surge from the project's reactor to overload the blocks placed on the TARDIS.
  • Benton refers to Bromley by name: In the televised version, his surname is only given in the credits.
  • The character of Latimer is unnamed.
  • The scene between Sir Keith Gold and Patterson prior to the car crash is removed. Sir Keith states he was unconscious for several hours, explaining his disappearance.

Writing and publishing notes

  • One of several titles commissioned by outgoing range editor Christine Donohoe and edited by Nigel Robinson.
  • This novelisation was later released as part of The UNIT Collection.

Additional cover images

British publication history

  • Hardback
W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
  • Paperback
Target

 Audiobook

This Target Book was released on 7 April 2011 complete and unabridged by BBC Audio and read by Caroline John.

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.

External links

to be added