(pb; 1974: first book in the
Dr. Who series. Based on Louis Marks, Terry Nation and Sydney Newman’s
screenplay.)
From the back cover
“Exterminate! Exterminate!
“The Daleks. Doctor Who’s oldest and most ruthless enemies, have one goal—total world power. Their prime weapon is time travel. In the late Twentieth Century, they attacked the Planet Earth. Their plan: alter the course of history. Start World Wars. Wipe out the human population. They were very effective.
“Can Doctor Who, trapped in
the Twenty-Second Century, reverse history’s course in time to save our planet
and every living thing on it, including himself, from the devastating and evil
force of the Daleks?”
Review
Day is a fun, fast-moving and action-blunt adaptation of the four-episode Doctor Who storyline, which aired between January 1, 1972 and January 22, 1972 on England’s BBC channel. Jon Pertwee, father of actor Sean Pertwee, was the titular, time- and space-traveling Gallifreyan at this point in the series, and the book succinctly captures the spirit of Pertwee’s portrayal of said character, as well as the cold malevolence of one of the Doctor’s key nemeses, the Daleks.
Breezy and overall
entertaining, this adaptation is worth reading, especially during this estival
season. Followed by Malcolm Hulke’s adaptation of Doctor Who: The Doomsday
Weapon.
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