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DOCTOR WHO RESURRECTION OF THE DALEKS
Based on the BBC television serial by Eric Saward

PAUL SCOONES

A TSV BOOK
published by

the New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club

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A TSV Book Published by the New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club, 2008 New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club PO Box 7061, Wellesley Street, Auckland 1141, New Zealand www.doctorwho.org.nz First published in 2000 by TSV Books Original script copyright © Eric Saward 1984 Novelisation copyright © Paul Scoones 2008 Doctor Who copyright © British Broadcasting Corporation 1984, 2008 Daleks created by Terry Nation The BBC producer of Resurrection of the Daleks was John Nathan-Turner The director was Matthew Robinson The role of the Doctor was played by Peter Davison This is an unofficial and unauthorised fan publication. No profits have been derived from this book. No attempt has been made to supersede the copyrights held by the BBC or any other persons or organisations. Reproduction of the text of this e-book for resale or distribution is prohibited. Cover illustration by Alistair Hughes

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Contents
Prologue 1 Fugitives from the Future 2 Surprise Attack 3 Time Corridor 4 The Prisoner 5 An Old Enemy 6 Resurrection 7 The Hunted 8 Betrayal 9 Self-Destruct 10 Redemption 11 Executioner 12 Final Reckoning Epilogue 7 9 13 19 27 32 39 43 48 55 64 68 75 79

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Author’s Note
There are just five stories which do not appear in the Target series of Doctor Who novelisations. Adaptations of four of these - The Pirate Planet, City of Death, Shada and Revelation of the Daleks - have previously been published by TSV and this book completes the set. I began writing this novelisation in 1989 and, after many stops and starts, the first draft was completed in 1992. My plans to publish the book were then abandoned when news began circulating of a forthcoming adaptation of the story by its writer, Eric Saward. The non-existent Target novelisation of Resurrection of the Daleks was apparently at first delayed due to a disagreement between Eric Saward and the publishers over payment to Terry Nation for the use of the Daleks. This apparently prevented the book’s publication for many years. In the early nineties Saward agreed to adapt the story for Target owners, Virgin Publishing but the delivery was repeatedly delayed. In 1996 Virgin proposed that another author, Paul Leonard, take on the adaptation, but Saward apparently vetoed this. The loss of Virgin’s Doctor Who book publishing licence in 1997 has made it highly improbable that an official novelisation will now eventuate. For this reason, I have resurrected this adaptation and committed it to print ten years after I first began work on the prologue. Readers may notice influences within these pages from the novelisation of Remembrance of the Daleks by Ben Aaronovitch, a book which provided a frequent source of inspiration. Thanks are due to Jon Preddle who has been very encouraging about this project over the years. Jon transcribed the story from video for me and supplied BBC rehearsal scripts which have enabled me to reinstate segments cut from the broadcast version. I am also grateful to Phillip J. Gray for both providing a very thorough critique and giving the manuscript a much-needed ‘final polish’. David Bishop, Neil Lambess, Chris Mander, David Ronayne, Peter Adamson and Rochelle Thickpenny are all deserving of mention for providing help and constructive feedback at some point over the years. Thanks are also due to Alistair Hughes for his brilliant work on the cover. For me, the publication of this book is a significant event as it marks the conclusion of my personal goal to have a novelisation of every Doctor Who television story sitting on my shelf. When I began collecting the Target books twenty years ago, little did I realise that I would have to finish the job myself! Paul Scoones November 1999

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The Doctor:

‘Davros, if you had created a virus in your laboratory. Something contagious and infectious that killed on contact. A virus that would destroy all other forms of life… would you allow its use?’ ‘It is an interesting conjecture.’ ‘Would you do it?’ ‘The only living thing… a microscopic organism… reigning supreme… A fascinating idea.’ ‘But would you do it?’ ‘Yes. Yes. To hold in my hand, a capsule that contained such power. To know that life and death on such a scale was my choice. To know that the tiny pressure of my thumb, enough to break the glass, would end everything. Yes. I would do it! That power would set me up above the gods. And through the Daleks I shall have that power!’ Genesis of the Daleks