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Summary: A sequel to what?
Review: The TARDIS arrives above Earth in the year 2084, where things are quite tense. The world is broken in two hostile power blocs, fingers poised on their respective buttons. The TARDIS arrival is in the area under surveillance of an armed satellite, the Doctor dematerialises the ship and arrives in a Seabase, one of the lines of defence in Earth's cold war. There arrival corresponds to the plans of the Silurians and Sea-Devils, the original inhabitants of Earth...This novel by Terrance Dicks is based on the original script by Johnny Byrne, who previously wrote 'The Keeper of Traken' and 'Arc of Infinity'. While Mr. Byrne's scripts started out quite good, they deteriorated over these stories (and one must ask to what extent script editor Eric Saward played in this...). The problem with 'Warriors of the Deep' is that it is notionally a sequel to the Third Doctor stories 'The Silurians' and 'The Sea-Devils'. It contains references to previous encounters with these races - but which has no real resemblance to the earlier stories. Reading the book gives you a huge advantage over those viewing the TV serial - you don't have to look at the Myrka, and you can imagine a truly horrendous monster...
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Summary: A sequel to what?
Review: The TARDIS arrives above Earth in the year 2084, where things are quite tense. The world is broken in two hostile power blocs, fingers poised on their respective buttons. The TARDIS arrival is in the area under surveillance of an armed satellite, the Doctor dematerialises the ship and arrives in a Seabase, one of the lines of defence in Earth's cold war. There arrival corresponds to the plans of the Silurians and Sea-Devils, the original inhabitants of Earth... This novel by Terrance Dicks is based on the original script by Johnny Byrne, who previously wrote 'The Keeper of Traken' and 'Arc of Infinity'. While Mr. Byrne's scripts started out quite good, they deteriorated over these stories (and one must ask to what extent script editor Eric Saward played in this...). The problem with 'Warriors of the Deep' is that it is notionally a sequel to the Third Doctor stories 'The Silurians' and 'The Sea-Devils'. It contains references to previous encounters with these races - but which has no real resemblance to the earlier stories. Reading the book gives you a huge advantage over those viewing the TV serial - you don't have to look at the Myrka, and you can imagine a truly horrendous monster...
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