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[[Target Books]] was the main publishing imprint of Doctor Who titles from 1973 until the early 1990’s.
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'''[[Target Books]]' ''[[Doctor Who]]'' output in [[1985 (releases)|1985]]''' was highly varied. Every Doctor up to the [[Sixth Doctor|Sixth]] had at least one story adapted — except for the [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]]. In particular, it marked the first time that ''wholly'' [[missing episode|missing]] [[First Doctor]] ''[[serial]]s'' had been adapted.


== [[Target Books (1984)|Previous: Target Books (1984)]] <br>[[Target Books (1986)|Next: Target Books (1986)]]==
== Stories ==
{| {{prettytable}}
!No. || Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring || Based on || Released
|-
|093
|''[[Planet of Fire (novelisation)|Planet of Fire]]''
|[[Peter Grimwade]]
|rowspan=2|[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]
|[[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]], [[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Kamelion]], {{Ainley}}
|''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]''
|[[14 February (releases)|14 February]] [[1985 (releases)|1985]]
|-
|092
|''[[The Caves of Androzani (novelisation)|The Caves of Androzani]]''
|[[Terrance Dicks]]
|Peri
|''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]''
|[[14 March (releases)|14 March]] 1985
|-
|094
|''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Marco Polo]]''
|[[John Lucarotti]]
|[[First Doctor|1st]]
|[[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]]
|''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]''
|[[11 April (releases)|11 April]] 1985
|-
|095
|''[[The Awakening (novelisation)|The Awakening]]''
|[[Eric Pringle]]
|5th
|[[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], Turlough
|''[[The Awakening (TV story)|The Awakening]]''
|[[13 June (releases)|13 June]] 1985
|-
|096
|''[[The Mind of Evil (novelisation)|The Mind of Evil]]''
|Terrance Dicks
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]]
|[[Jo Grant|Jo]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]], [[Mike Yates|Yates]], [[John Benton|Benton]], The Master
|''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]''
|[[11 July (releases)|11 July]] 1985
|-
|097
|''[[The Myth Makers (novelisation)|The Myth Makers]]''
|[[Donald Cotton]]
|1st
|[[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]], [[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Katarina]]
|''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]''
|[[12 September (releases)|12 September]] 1985
|-
|098
|''[[The Invasion (novelisation)|The Invasion]]''
|[[Ian Marter]]
|rowspan=2|[[Second Doctor|2nd]]
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]], [[Cybermen]]
|''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]''
|[[10 October (releases)|10 October]] 1985
|-
|099
|''[[The Krotons (novelisation)|The Krotons]]''
|Terrance Dicks
|Jamie, Zoe, [[Kroton (species)|Krotons]]
|''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]''
|[[14 November (releases)|14 November]] 1985
|-
|100
|''[[The Two Doctors (novelisation)|The Two Doctors]]''
|[[Robert Holmes]]
|[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]
|Peri, Second Doctor, Jamie, [[Sontaran]]s
|''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]''
|[[5 December (releases)|5 December]] 1985
|}


==Novelisation Covers==
== Novelisation covers ==
<gallery>
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
Image:Planet_of_Fire_novel.jpg |[[Planet of Fire (novelisation) | Doctor Who - Planet of Fire]]
Planet_of_Fire_novel.jpg|''[[Planet of Fire (novelisation)|Planet of Fire]]''
Image:Caves_of_Androzani _novel.jpg |[[The Caves of Androzani (novelisation) | Doctor Who - The Caves of Androzani]]
Caves_of_Androzani_novel.jpg|''[[The Caves of Androzani (novelisation)|The Caves of Androzani]]''
Image:Marco_Polo_novel.jpg|[[Marco Polo (novelisation) | Doctor Who – Marco Polo]]
Marco_Polo_novel.jpg|''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Marco Polo]]''
Image:Awakening _novel.jpg |[[The Awakening (novelisation) | Doctor Who - The Awakening]]
Awakening _novel.jpg|''[[The Awakening (novelisation)|The Awakening]]''
Image:Mind_of_Evil _novel.jpg |[[The Mind of Evil (novelisation) | Doctor Who - The Mind of Evil]]
Mind_of_Evil _novel.jpg|''[[The Mind of Evil (novelisation)|The Mind of Evil]]''
Image:Myth_Makers _novel.jpg |[[The Myth Makers (novelisation) | Doctor Who – The Myth Makers]]  
Myth_Makers _novel.jpg|''[[The Myth Makers (novelisation)|The Myth Makers]]''
Image:Invasion_novel.jpg |[[The Invasion (novelisation) | Doctor Who - The Invasion]]
Invasion_novel.jpg|''[[The Invasion (novelisation)|The Invasion]]''
Image:Krotons _novel.jpg |[[The Krotons (novelisation) | Doctor Who - The Krotons]]
Krotons _novel.jpg|''[[The Krotons (novelisation)|The Krotons]]''
Image:Two_Doctors_novel.jpg |[[The Two Doctors (novelisation) | Doctor Who - The Two Doctors]]
Two_Doctors_novel.jpg|''[[The Two Doctors (novelisation)|The Two Doctors]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>
== Reprints and Other Title Covers ==
 
<gallery>
== Other Books ==
Image:T.jpg|[[Doctor Who Monster Book]]
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Author || Released
|-
|''[[The Third Doctor Who Quiz Book]]''
|[[Nigel Robinson]]|
|[[14 October (releases)|14 October]] [[1985 (releases)|1985]]
|}
 
== Reprints and other title covers ==
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
The_Doctor_Who_Monster_Book.jpg|''[[The Doctor Who Monster Book]]''
QuizBook3.jpg|''[[The Third Doctor Who Quiz Book]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Publishing History==
== Publishing notes ==
'''January'''
*[[Planet of Fire (novelisation)|Planet of Fire]] Writer: [[Peter Grimwade]] Cover Artist: [[Andrew Skilleter]]<br>
'''February'''
*[[The Caves of Androzani (novelisation)|The Caves of Androzani]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[Andrew Skilleter]]<br>
'''April'''
*[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Marco Polo]] Writer: [[John Lucarotti]] Cover Artist: [[David McAllister]]<br>
'''May'''
*[[The Doctor Who Monster Book]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[Chris Archilleos]]<br>
'''June'''
*[[The Awakening (novelisation)|The Awakening]] Writer: [[Eric Pringle]] Cover Artist: [[Andrew Skilleter]]<br>
'''July'''
*[[The Mind of Evil (novelisation)|The Mind of Evil]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[Andrew Skilleter]]<br>
'''September'''
*[[The Myth Makers (novelisation)|The Myth Makers]] Writer: [[Donald Cotton]] Cover Artist: [[Andrew Skilleter]]<br>
'''October'''
*[[The Invasion (novelisation)|The Invasion]] Writer: [[Ian Marter]] Cover Artist: [[Andrew Skilleter]]<br>
'''November'''
*[[The Krotons (novelisation)|The Krotons]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[Andrew Skilleter]]<br>
'''December'''
*[[The Two Doctors (novelisation)|The Two Doctors]] Writer: [[Robert Holmes]] Cover Artist: [[Andrew Skilleter]]
 
==Publishing Notes==
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==External Links==
[[Category:Target Books by year]]
* [http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/ontarget/ On Target] A comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations. Site created and maintained by Tim Neal.
* [http://www.tonystrading.co.uk/galleries/tvscifibooks/drwho-all-1.htm Dr Who Gallery] This gallery only site shows all TV Novelisations (Armada, Dragon, Target, Virgin and BBC) in order of publication date.
 
==Other Reference Sources==
* Personal Collection
* [[Doctor Who Magazine]]<br>
: Including a series of in depth articles by [[David Howe]]) (see [[DWM Issue 291|Issue 291]], [[DWM Issue 293|Issue 293]], [[DWM Issue 295|Issue 295]], [[DWM Issue 297|Issue 297]], [[DWM Issue 299|Issue 299]] and [[DWM Issue 301|Issue 301]])
* [[Howe’s Celestial Toybox]]
:: Collectors guides
*[[The Target Book]] by [[David Howe]] release date 2007
 
 
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Target Books' Doctor Who output in 1985 was highly varied. Every Doctor up to the Sixth had at least one story adapted — except for the Fourth. In particular, it marked the first time that wholly missing First Doctor serials had been adapted.

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

No. Title Author Doctor Featuring Based on Released
093 Planet of Fire Peter Grimwade 5th Turlough, Peri, Kamelion, the Tremas Master Planet of Fire 14 February 1985
092 The Caves of Androzani Terrance Dicks Peri The Caves of Androzani 14 March 1985
094 Marco Polo John Lucarotti 1st Susan, Ian, Barbara Marco Polo 11 April 1985
095 The Awakening Eric Pringle 5th Tegan, Turlough The Awakening 13 June 1985
096 The Mind of Evil Terrance Dicks 3rd Jo, the Brigadier, Yates, Benton, The Master The Mind of Evil 11 July 1985
097 The Myth Makers Donald Cotton 1st Vicki, Steven, Katarina The Myth Makers 12 September 1985
098 The Invasion Ian Marter 2nd Jamie, Zoe, Cybermen The Invasion 10 October 1985
099 The Krotons Terrance Dicks Jamie, Zoe, Krotons The Krotons 14 November 1985
100 The Two Doctors Robert Holmes 6th Peri, Second Doctor, Jamie, Sontarans The Two Doctors 5 December 1985

Novelisation covers[[edit] | [edit source]]

Other Books[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Author Released
The Third Doctor Who Quiz Book Nigel Robinson| 14 October 1985

Reprints and other title covers[[edit] | [edit source]]

Publishing notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

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