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'''''The Adventures of K9''''' was a series of four illustrated paperback storybooks for children written by [[David Martin]] and published by [[Sparrow Books]] together on 20 October 1980. The four books feature [[K9]], the character Martin co-created. The books were written in conjunction with a planned but unmade ''K9'' animated series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nzdwfc.tetrap.com/archive/tsv41/affirmativemaster.html|title=Affirmative, Master: All you ever wanted to know about K9|accessdate=19 June 2012|author=Preddle, Jon|year of source=1994|month of source=October|website name=Time-Space Visualiser|publisher= New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club}}</ref> | |image = K9TimeTrap.jpg | ||
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'''''The Adventures of K9''''' was a series of four illustrated paperback storybooks for children written by [[Dave Martin|David Martin]] and published by [[Sparrow Books]] together on [[20 October (releases)|20 October]] [[1980 (releases)|1980]]. The four books feature [[K9]], the character Martin co-created. The books were written in conjunction with a planned but unmade ''K9'' animated series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nzdwfc.tetrap.com/archive/tsv41/affirmativemaster.html|title=Affirmative, Master: All you ever wanted to know about K9|accessdate=19 June 2012|author=Preddle, Jon|year of source=1994|month of source=October|website name=Time-Space Visualiser|publisher= New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club}}</ref> | |||
Specifically, the stories feature what is most likely to be [[K9 Mark I]] and seemingly take place sometime after the events of ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'' when the Doctor left K9 on [[Gallifrey]]. | Specifically, the stories feature what is most likely to be [[K9 Mark I]] and seemingly take place sometime after the events of ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'' when the Doctor left K9 on [[Gallifrey]]. | ||
The books include prefaces that indicate that K9 is working on behalf of the [[Time Lord]]s. | The books include prefaces that indicate that K9 is working on behalf of the [[Time Lord]]s. They also suggest that the Doctor's real name might be the [[Theta Sigma]] nickname heard in ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'' and ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]''. | ||
In [[2013 (releases)|2013]], [[The Adventures of K9 (audio anthology)|an audio anthology]] was released collecting all four stories. | |||
== Stories == | |||
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! Title || Author || Featuring || Released on | |||
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|''[[K9 and the Time Trap (novel)|K9 and the Time Trap]]'' | |||
|rowspan=4|[[Dave Martin]] | |||
|[[Omegon]] | |||
|rowspan=4|[[20 October (releases)|20 October]] [[1980 (releases)|1980]] | |||
|- | |||
|''[[K9 and the Beasts of Vega (novel)|K9 and the Beasts of Vega]]'' | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|''[[K9 and the Zeta Rescue (novel)|K9 and the Zeta Rescue]]'' | |||
|[[Time Lord]]s | |||
|- | |||
|''[[K9 and the Missing Planet (novel)|K9 and the Missing Planet]]'' | |||
| | |||
|} | |||
== Cover gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" caption=""> | |||
K9TimeTrap.jpg|''[[K9 and the Time Trap (novel)|K9 and the Time Trap]]'' | |||
K9BeastsVega.jpg|''[[K9 and the Beasts of Vega (novel)|K9 and the Beasts of Vega]]'' | |||
K9ZetaRescue.jpg|''[[K9 and the Zeta Rescue (novel)|K9 and the Zeta Rescue]]'' | |||
K9MissingPlanet.jpg|''[[K9 and the Missing Planet (novel)|K9 and the Missing Planet]]'' | |||
The Adventures of K9 Audio.jpg|''[[The Adventures of K9 (audio anthology)|The Adventures of K9]]'' audio anthology | |||
</gallery> | |||
== | == Footnotes == | ||
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[[Category:Prose fiction overviews]] | [[Category:Prose fiction overviews]] | ||
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Revision as of 03:13, 3 April 2022
- You may be looking for The Adventures of K9 and Other Mechanical Creatures.
The Adventures of K9 was a series of four illustrated paperback storybooks for children written by David Martin and published by Sparrow Books together on 20 October 1980. The four books feature K9, the character Martin co-created. The books were written in conjunction with a planned but unmade K9 animated series.[1] Specifically, the stories feature what is most likely to be K9 Mark I and seemingly take place sometime after the events of The Invasion of Time when the Doctor left K9 on Gallifrey.
The books include prefaces that indicate that K9 is working on behalf of the Time Lords. They also suggest that the Doctor's real name might be the Theta Sigma nickname heard in The Armageddon Factor and The Happiness Patrol.
In 2013, an audio anthology was released collecting all four stories.
Stories
| Title | Author | Featuring | Released on |
|---|---|---|---|
| K9 and the Time Trap | Dave Martin | Omegon | 20 October 1980 |
| K9 and the Beasts of Vega | |||
| K9 and the Zeta Rescue | Time Lords | ||
| K9 and the Missing Planet |
Cover gallery
The Adventures of K9 audio anthology
Footnotes
- ↑ Preddle, Jon (October 1994). Affirmative, Master: All you ever wanted to know about K9. Time-Space Visualiser. New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club. Retrieved on 19 June 2012.
