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• The Dalek Chronicles
  • Introduction
  • Genesis of Evil
  • Power Play
  • Duel of the Daleks
  • The Amaryll Challenge
  • The Pentaray Factor
  • Plague of Death
  • The Menace of the Monstrons
  • Eve of the War
  • The Archives of Phryne
  • Rogue Planet
  • Impasse
  • The Terrorkon Harvest
  • Legacy of Yesteryear
  • Shadow of Humanity
  • The Emissaries of Jevo
  • Road to Conflict
  • Return of the Elders
  • Deadline to Doomsday
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When Krattorian slave traders land on Skaro to collect valuable supplies of sand, the Daleks see a chance to steal from them the secret of space travel. They plan to set the slaves, led by Sala and Astolith, against their Krattorian masters, but there is also a traitor aboard the ship...

Art by Richard Jennings

Part One

The Daleks construct a new and terrible city. This has the ability to magnetically cover itself with sand in the event of attack. It does just that when a Krattorian slaver ship lands looking for resources of sand. The Emperor realises the magnetism in the sand is not strong enough and they will be revealed. He orders the destruction of the crew.

The Dalek Tracking Room – CGI render from the Altered Vistas production of Power Play.

Part Two

When the slavers allow the slaves to rest, the Emperor changes his mind and instead realises that the Daleks can seize the ship if they set slaves against masters. He orders the Daleks to bring Sala, young female leader of the slaves, to him.

Part Three

The Emperor makes a pact with Sala, promising her help if she can lure the Krattorians from the ship. Naturally, he is lying.

Illustration from the original Dalek Chronicles

Part Four

Together with a fellow slave named Astolith, Sala lures Kest, the Krattorian commander, from the ship. However, the Daleks then attack the vessel, kill the other Krattorian slavers and capture both the ship and the slaves. Kest threatens to kill Sala.

Part Five

In a struggle, Sala and Astolith manage to overpower their Krattorian masters and escape to the Dalek city. However, Kest is close behind, and when he is captured by Daleks he promises them the secret of space flight if they help him capture Sala and Astolith.

Part Six

Sala and Astolith elude the Daleks and make their way into the Krattorian ship, where the slaves are being held. However, Kest realises where they must be hiding…

Part Seven

As the Daleks prepare to board, Sala’s treacherous Uncle Andor is brought from the ship. He presents the Daleks with papers detailing the secrets of space flight. However, the distraction gives Sala and Astolith the time they need and they manage to blast off, killing Kest and Andor in the process. Unfortunately, the papers survive – the Daleks have the secrets of space flight.

• This story was originally published in issues 4-10 of TV Century 21.
• We see the Dalek city for the first time.
• The fourth part of this strip features a new title banner, replacing the previous, highly inaccurate, rendition of three Daleks.
• The artwork in the fourth part of the strip looks rather different to the other parts and may have been carried out by someone other than Richard Jennings.
• Altered Vistas CGI adaptation of Power Play was released in January 2005 and is available from their site: www.alteredvistas.co.uk.