BOOK DETAILS
| Pages | 142 |
| ISBN | 0-426-20170-1 |
| Publication Date | 12 September 1985 |
SYNOPSIS
Long, long ago on the great plains of Asia Minor, two mighty armies faced each other in mortal combat. The armies were the Greeks and the Trojansand the prize they were fighting for was Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world.
To the Greeks it seemed that the city of Troy was impregnable and only a miracle could bring them success.
And then help comes to them in a most unexpected way as a strange blue box materialises close to their camp, bringing with it the
NOTES
CHAPTER TITLES
- Homer Remembers
- Zeus Ex Machina
- Hector Forgets
- Enter Odysseus
- Exit The Doctor
- A Rather High Tea
- Agamemnon Arbitrates
- An Execution is Arranged
- Temple Fugit
- The Doctor Draws a Graph
- Paris Draws the Line
- Small Prophet, Quick Return
- War Games Compulsory
- Single Combat
- Speech! Speech!
- The Trojans at Home
- Cassandra Claims a Kill
- The Ultimate Weapon
- A Council of War
- Paris Stands on Ceremony
- Dungeon Party
- Hull Low, Young Lovers
- A Victory Celebration
- Doctor in the Horse
- A Little Touch of Hubris
- Abandon Ship!
- Armageddon and After
- Epilogue
DEVIATIONS FROM THE TELEVISED STORY
- Steven is not injured during his fight with the Trojan warrior, but confusingly is suffering from blood poisoning as a result of his shoulder wound at the start of the first of the
two novelisations of the following
- The book is told entirely from Homer’s point of view, meaning many scenes, such as Steven getting wounded by the Trojan soldier, are cut out. Homer also takes on the role of the Greek servant Cyclops.
- The Doctor thinks they have landed in the Kalahari.
- The book is told entirely from Homer’s point of view, meaning many scenes, such as Steven getting wounded by the Trojan soldier, are cut out. Homer also takes on the role of the Greek servant Cyclops.