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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 [[1987 (releases)|1987]]''' matched the pace of new novelisations in 1986. It was also the first year since [[Target Books/1973|1973]] in which no novelisations of the current Doctor were published. Instead, the [[First Doctor]] was featured in the majority of the adaptations that year. Target also produced the first BBC-sanctioned [[Build the TARDIS|plans of how to build the TARDIS exterior]], along with an all-new collection of comic gags by [[Tim Quinn]] and [[Dicky Howett]] — ''[[The Doctor Who Fun Book]]''.


== [[Target Books (1986)|Previous: Target Books (1986)]] <br>[[Target Books (1988)|Next: Target Books (1988)]]==
== Stories ==
{| {{prettytable}}
!No. || Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring || Based on || Released
|-
|113
|''[[Black Orchid (novelisation)|Black Orchid]]''
|[[Terence Dudley]]
|[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]
|[[Adric]], [[Nyssa]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]]
|''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]''
|[[19 February (releases)|19 February]] [[1987 (releases)|1987]]
|-
|114
|''[[The Ark (novelisation)|The Ark]]''
|[[Paul Erickson]]
|[[First Doctor|1st]]
|[[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Dodo Chaplet|Dodo]], [[Monoid]]s
|''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]''
|[[19 March (releases)|19 March]] 1987
|-
|115
|''[[The Mind Robber (novelisation)|The Mind Robber]]''
|[[Peter Ling]]
|rowspan=2|[[Second Doctor|2nd]]
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]]
|''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]''
|[[16 April (releases)|16 April]] 1987
|-
|116
|''[[The Faceless Ones (novelisation)|The Faceless Ones]]''
|[[Terrance Dicks]]
|[[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Polly Wright|Polly]], Jamie
|''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]''
|[[21 May (releases)|21 May]] 1987
|-
|117
|''[[The Space Museum (novelisation)|The Space Museum]]''
|[[Glyn Jones]]
|rowspan=4|1st
|[[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]]
|''[[The Space Museum (TV story)|The Space Museum]]''
|[[18 June (releases)|18 June]] 1987
|-
|118
|''[[The Sensorites (novelisation)|The Sensorites]]''
|[[Nigel Robinson]]
|rowspan=2|[[Susan Foreman|Susan]], Ian, Barbara
|''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]''
|[[16 July (releases)|16 July]] 1987
|-
|119
|''[[The Reign of Terror (novelisation)|The Reign of Terror]]''
|[[Ian Marter]]
|''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]''
|[[20 August (releases)|20 August]] 1987
|-
|120
|''[[The Romans (novelisation)|The Romans]]''
|Donald Cotton
|Ian, Barbara, Vicki
|''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]''
|[[17 September (releases)|17 September]] 1987
|-
|121
|''[[The Ambassadors of Death (novelisation)|The Ambassadors of Death]]''
|Terrance Dicks
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]]
|[[Liz Shaw|Liz]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]], [[John Benton|Benton]]
|''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]''
|[[1 October (releases)|1 October]] 1987
|-
|122
|''[[The Massacre (novelisation)|The Massacre]]''
|[[John Lucarotti]]
|1st
|Steven, Dodo
|''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]''
|[[19 November (releases)|19 November]] 1987
|-
|123
|''[[The Macra Terror (novelisation)|The Macra Terror]]''
|[[Ian Stuart Black]]
|2nd
|Ben, Polly, Jamie, [[Macra]]
|''[[The Macra Terror (TV story)|The Macra Terror]]''
|[[1 December (releases)|1 December]] 1987
|}


==Novelisation Covers==
== Novelisation covers ==
<gallery>
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
Image:Black_Orchid _novel.jpg |[[Black Orchid (novelisation) | Doctor Who - Black Orchid]]
Black_Orchid _novel.jpg|''[[Black Orchid (novelisation)|Black Orchid]]''
Image:Ark_novel.jpg |[[The Ark (novelisation) | Doctor Who – The Ark ]]
Ark_novel.jpg|''[[The Ark (novelisation)|The Ark]]''
Image:Mind_Robber_novel.jpg |[[The Mind Robber (novelisation) | Doctor Who - The Mind Robber]]
Mind_Robber_novel.jpg|''[[The Mind Robber (novelisation)|The Mind Robber]]''
Image:Faceless_Ones _novel.jpg |[[The Faceless Ones (novelisation) | Doctor Who - The Faceless Ones]]
Faceless_Ones _novel.jpg|''[[The Faceless Ones (novelisation)|The Faceless Ones]]''
Image:Space_Museum _novel.jpg |[[The Space Museum (novelisation) | Doctor Who – The Space Museum ]]  
Space_Museum _novel.jpg|''[[The Space Museum (novelisation)|The Space Museum]]''
Image:Sensorites_novel.jpg|[[The Sensorites (novelisation) | Doctor Who – The Sensorites]]
Sensorites_novel.jpg|''[[The Sensorites (novelisation)|The Sensorites]]''
Image:Reign_of_Terror_novel.jpg|[[The Reign of Terror (novelisation) | Doctor Who – The Reign of Terror]]
Reign_of_Terror_novel.jpg|''[[The Reign of Terror (novelisation)|The Reign of Terror]]''
Image:Romans_novel.jpg |[[The Romans (novelisation) | Doctor Who – The Romans]]  
Romans_novel.jpg|''[[The Romans (novelisation)|The Romans]]''
Image:Ambassadors_of_Death_novel.jpg |[[The Ambassadors of Death (novelisation) | Doctor Who - The Ambassadors of Death]]
Ambassadors_of_Death_novel.jpg|''[[The Ambassadors of Death (novelisation)|The Ambassadors of Death]]''
Image:Massacre _novel.jpg |[[The Massacre (novelisation) | Doctor Who – The Massacre]]
Massacre _novel.jpg|''[[The Massacre (novelisation)|The Massacre]]''
Image:Macra_Terror_novel.jpg |[[The Macra Terror (novelisation) | Doctor Who - The Macra Terror]]
Macra_Terror_novel.jpg|''[[The Macra Terror (novelisation)|The Macra Terror]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>
== Reprints and Other Title Covers ==
 
<gallery>
== Other Books ==
Image:T.jpg|[[Junior Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius]]
{| {{prettytable}}
Image:XK9andCompany.jpg|[[K-9 and Company (novelisation)|The Companions of Doctor Who: K-9 and Company]]
! Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring || Based on || Released
Image:BuildaTARDIS.jpg|[[Build the TARDIS|Doctor Who Build the TARDIS]]
|-
|''[[The Doctor Who Fun Book]]''
|[[Tim Quinn]] & [[Dicky Howett]]
|
|
|
|[[21 May (releases)|21 May]] [[1987 (releases)|1987]]
|-
|''[[K9 and Company (novelisation)|K9 and Company]]''
|[[Terence Dudley]]
|
|[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]], [[K9 Mark III]]
|''[[K9 and Company]]'': ''[[A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)|A Girl's Best Friend]]''
|[[15 October (releases)|15 October]] 1987
|-
|''[[Build the TARDIS]]''
|[[Mark Harris]]
|
|
|
|[[19 October (releases)|19 October]] 1987
|}
 
== Reprints and other book covers ==
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
JDWBrainMorbius2.jpg|''[[Junior Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius (novelisation)|Junior Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius]]''
XK9andCompany.jpg|''[[K9 and Company (novelisation)|K9 and Company]]''
BuildaTARDIS.jpg|''[[Build the TARDIS]]''
Doctor Who Fun Book.jpg|''[[The Doctor Who Fun Book]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Publishing History==
== Publishing notes ==
'''February'''
*[[Black Orchid (novelisation)|Black Orchid]] Writer: [[Terence Dudley]] Cover Artist: [[Tony Masero]]<br>
'''March'''
*[[The Ark (novelisation)|The Ark]] Writer: [[Paul Erickson]] Cover Artist: [[David McAllister]]<br>
'''April'''
*[[The Mind Robber (novelisation)|The Mind Robber]] Writer: [[Peter Ling]] Cover Artist: [[David McAllister]]<br>
'''May'''
*[[The Faceless Ones (novelisation)|The Faceless Ones]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[David McAllister]]<br>
'''June'''
*[[The Space Museum (novelisation)|The Space Museum]] Writer: [[Glynn Jones]] Cover Artist: [[David McAllister]]
*[[Junior Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius]] Writer:[[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[Harry Hants]] Illustrator: [[Peter Edwards]]<br>
'''July'''
*[[The Sensorites (novelisation)|The Sensorites]] Writer: [[Nigel Robinson]] Cover Artist: [[Nick Spender]]<br>
'''August'''
*[[The Reign of Terror (novelisation)|The Reign of Terror]] Writer: [[Ian Marter]] Cover Artist: [[Tony Masero]]<br>
'''September'''
*[[The Romans (novelisation)|The Romans]] Writer: [[Donald Cotton]] Cover Artist: [[Tony Masero]]<br>
'''October'''
*[[The Ambassadors of Death (novelisation)|The Ambassadors of Death]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[Tony Masero]]
*[[K-9 and Company (novelisation)|The Companions of Doctor Who: K-9 and Company]] Writer: [[Terence Dudley]] Cover Artist: [[Andrew Skilleter]]<br>
'''November'''
*[[The Massacre (novelisation)|The Massacre]] Writer: [[John Lucarotti]] Cover Artist: [[Tony Masero]]<br>
'''December'''
*[[The Macra Terror (novelisation)|The Macra Terror]] Writer: [[Ian Stuart Black]] Cover Artist: [[Tony Masero]]
 
==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==
* [[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 Transcendental Toybox]]
: Collectors guides
*[[The Target Book]] by [[David Howe]] release date 2007
 
 
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Target Books' Doctor Who output in 1987 matched the pace of new novelisations in 1986. It was also the first year since 1973 in which no novelisations of the current Doctor were published. Instead, the First Doctor was featured in the majority of the adaptations that year. Target also produced the first BBC-sanctioned plans of how to build the TARDIS exterior, along with an all-new collection of comic gags by Tim Quinn and Dicky Howett — The Doctor Who Fun Book.

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

No. Title Author Doctor Featuring Based on Released
113 Black Orchid Terence Dudley 5th Adric, Nyssa, Tegan Black Orchid 19 February 1987
114 The Ark Paul Erickson 1st Steven, Dodo, Monoids The Ark 19 March 1987
115 The Mind Robber Peter Ling 2nd Jamie, Zoe The Mind Robber 16 April 1987
116 The Faceless Ones Terrance Dicks Ben, Polly, Jamie The Faceless Ones 21 May 1987
117 The Space Museum Glyn Jones 1st Ian, Barbara, Vicki The Space Museum 18 June 1987
118 The Sensorites Nigel Robinson Susan, Ian, Barbara The Sensorites 16 July 1987
119 The Reign of Terror Ian Marter The Reign of Terror 20 August 1987
120 The Romans Donald Cotton Ian, Barbara, Vicki The Romans 17 September 1987
121 The Ambassadors of Death Terrance Dicks 3rd Liz, the Brigadier, Benton The Ambassadors of Death 1 October 1987
122 The Massacre John Lucarotti 1st Steven, Dodo The Massacre 19 November 1987
123 The Macra Terror Ian Stuart Black 2nd Ben, Polly, Jamie, Macra The Macra Terror 1 December 1987

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

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

Title Author Doctor Featuring Based on Released
The Doctor Who Fun Book Tim Quinn & Dicky Howett 21 May 1987
K9 and Company Terence Dudley Sarah, K9 Mark III K9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend 15 October 1987
Build the TARDIS Mark Harris 19 October 1987

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

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

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