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DOCTOR WHO: GENESIS OF THE DALEKS Paperback – May 17, 2016

by Terrance Dicks (Author)
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Together with Sarah and Harry, the Doctor finds himself stranded on the war-torn planet Skaro where the conflict between the Thals and the Kaleds has been raging for a thousand years. Chemical and biological weapons have started a cycle of mutation among the planet's inhabitants that cannot be stopped. But Kaled scientist Davros has perfected a life support system and travel machine for the creature he knows his race will ultimately evolve into ― the Dalek. The Doctor's mission is to stop the creation of the Daleks! This novel is based on a Doctor Who story which was originally broadcast from 8 March-12 April 1975. This title features the fourth Doctor as played by Tom Baker with his companions Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan.
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  1. Part of series
    Doctor Who
  2. Print length
    176 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Penguin Group UK
  5. Publication date
    May 17, 2016
  6. Reading age
    13 - 16 years
  7. Dimensions
    4.5 x 0.25 x 7 inches
  8. ISBN-10
    1785940384
  9. ISBN-13
    978-1785940385
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Terrance Dicks worked on scripts for The Avengers as well as other series before becoming Assistant, and later full Script Editor of Doctor Who from 1968. Dicks worked on the entirety of the Jon Pertwee Third Doctor era of the programme, and returned as a writer - scripting Tom Baker's first story as the Fourth Doctor: 'Robot'. His later script writing credits on Doctor Who included the 20th anniversary story 'The Five Doctors'. Terrance Dicks novelised many of the original Doctor Who stories for Target books, and has written original Doctor Who novels for BBC Books.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Group UK; UK ed. edition (May 17, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1785940384
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1785940385
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 - 16 years
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.52 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.5 x 0.25 x 7 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars Dr. Who and the Genesis of the Daleks..a must get for Dr.Who fan !
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At last! The novelization of one of the best Dr.Who stories: The Genesis of the Daleks. It's here, and it won't disappoint the fans of the science fiction series. Especially fans of the classic doctor who series. The 4th Doctor and his companions, Sarah & Harry, are sent on a secret mission from the Doctors people..to the planet where the Doctor's greatest enemies live. It's the Daleks home planet. BUT THAT'S just the beginning. Or should say, the Time Lord's sent the TARDIS crew back into the deep past of the Daleks. To their very point of creation. There, the Time Lord's hope that the TARDIS crew will learn all the secrets of the most evil creatures ever creation. The Time Lord's predictions see THAT if they dont find out any weakness of this creatures, they could become the dominant life forms in the universe. So the Doctor must learn them, if he and friends want to get back home. However, the Time Lord's warned the Doctor if if fails to find out the Daleks secrets. He must commit the ultimate evil act. Genocide of the Daleks. For him and his friends, much less than future of the universe, to survive, maybe forced to do the one thing that could destroy his very being. This mobilization of this classic t.v. episode is full of thought provoking morals. It captures and add more to one, if not the best loved Dr Who stories of this British Science Fiction series, that has lasted for over 50 years in t.v. history. And the brilliant British immpertator, John Culshaw has once again, enchanted listeners of his world famous Tom Baker impression. If you didn't know it was Mr. Culshaw reading this audio book adventure. YOU WOULD SWEAR IT'S THE GREATEST DR WHO EVER. That's the 4th Doctor himself ! It's must get for any fan.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Great story!
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Dr Who stories
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One of the best Dr Who stories ever. It brings together right and wrong should the Dr blow up the crèche of the prototype Dalek race ie the final expression that the Kaled race would become but they needed a case to live in from the outside world. DAVROS has some interesting conversation with the Dr. Also you can see some of the World War 2 in this story with the Nazi type characters and especially Nyder the perfect amalgamation of all the worst that was the hierarchy of the German nation during the Second World War. The story also takes on the issue of stalemate that a war that has lasted a very long time and no weapons had been invented to break that stalemate as happened in World War 1. In the end the Daleks are the breakthrough but they kill their master DAVROS before he can stop the production line of new daleks coming out. His ideal creature basically turns against hime. There are lots of historical themes here and moral judgements that are philosophical in nature. But at the end of the day it’s is about the old adage good against evil.
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Mr Neil Henden
5.0 out of 5 stars I enjoy this dr who story.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 7, 2023
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Everything is 100% okay, I enjoy this book being read on cds, Im really happy that i bought this dr who story, I have also got the dvd of it and i think its one of the best storys ever made of dr who.
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Graham Mummery
4.0 out of 5 stars One of the great Doctor Who stories
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 22, 2016
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It is generally agreed that the first Dalek story on Doctor Who is the one which made the programme a legend. The psychopathic pepper-pot creatures created by Terry Nation were a hit, such that the first ever Doctor Who novel from the same time featured these creatures. This was written by David Whitaker who was the show's first ever script editor, and is still in print (see  Doctor Who and the Daleks . The original show is also available on DVD (see  Doctor Who - The Beginning (An Unearthly Child [1963] / The Daleks [1963] / The Edge of Destruction [1964]) [DVD ] as is the serial (see  Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks [DVD] [1975 ] ) that this novel by Terrance Dicks is based upon.

There is a double appropriateness in the fact that this was written by Dicks. Firstly he is probably the most legendary script editor on the show since Whitaker. Secondly, he was involved in commissioned the script for Genesis from Terry Nation. The story of this is told in the DVD, though the eventual serial had a new team producing the show by then, where Tom Baker had also taken over in playing the Doctor. The serial has gone down as one of the series best ever with some fans rating it as the top one.

The serial is a good one with wonderful performances by Baker and his supporting cast. The script is good also, and is also notable for its introduction of the character of Davros, the creator of the Daleks which took the Dalek mythology in a new direction. I have a sort of notion that most of the great Dalek serials came in the era of the first Doctor played by William Hartnell. Two of these had Whitaker also in the script editor role. The story of the Genesis is for me one of the few since that equals those early ones. It looks good on the DVD as do the early ones available, though some allowances there have to be made for changing filming styles.

Terrance Dicks' retelling of the story works well. True he is not as good a prose writer as David Whitaker was in the early novel which still stands out in this series. Dicks' prose is a bit rough and ready. He tends to tell us what characters are feeling, rather than giving us a sense of how this is through dialogue and the actions of characters. That said, he has an ability to keep narrative moving forward which may be one reason for him for being the staple writer of Target novels' Doctor Who series from which this book comes from. One should perhaps also allow some rough edges in the prose and some sensationalist phrases as this novel was more meant for children, even if the writing does not quite reach the heights of the original TV production. I have a sentimental recollection of sitting on the back seat of my parent's car reading this novel when going on holiday. I loved it then and still do.

So now it's time to settle down and let things unfold. The Doctor's race, the Time Lords have a mission for him: to destroy the Daleks before they are created. Will he succeed?... You probably know the answer, but that shouldn't stop enjoyment of the journey. Let it roll. This is a welcome reissue, but do investigate the serial on DVD.
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Frank cooper
5.0 out of 5 stars The genesis of the dalek
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The CD was in a very good condition and l like doctor who Adiobook
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Ben Baker
5.0 out of 5 stars And Davros said 'Let there be darkness'
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 3, 2021
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A great story, really captures the very beginning of the daleks and shows there terror and fear that they create in doctor who.
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