The Awakening is a novella written by Eric Pringle. Released in 1985, it is a novelization of Pringle's Doctor Who serial of the same name.
Characters[]
- Fifth Doctor
- Tegan Jovanka
- Vislor Turlough
- Kamelion
- Will Chandler - a youth from the English Civil War brought forwards in time
- Jane Hampden - a local school-teacher
- The Malus - a probe constructed by a race known as the Hakolians
- Andrew Verney - Tegan's grandfather and a local historian
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Publisher's summary[]
The Doctor has promised Tegan that they will visit her grandfather in the English village of Little Hodcombe, in the year 1984, a precision of timing and location that the TARDIS has not always achieved...
When the Type-40 machine comes to rest, the view on the scanner screen only serves to confirm Tegan's rather low expectations of the TARDIS' performance.
The most sensible course of action would be to leave immediately – but despite Turlough's protests the Doctor rushes out to take on a seemingly hopeless rescue mission...
Summary[]
Chapter 1: An Unexpected Aura[]
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In-universe continuity[]
- Another construction of the Hakolians appears in Keith Topping and Martin Day's novel The Hollow Men.
- Little Hodcombe (along with Jane Hampden) reappear in Andy Barnes' audio drama And You Will Obey Me.
- Will Chandler is mentioned in Keith Topping's novel The King of Terror.
- Andrew Verney is mentioned in Gary Russell's novel Divided Loyalties.
Sources[]
- The Awakening on TARDIS Wiki
- The Awakening on Goodreads