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The Frederick Muller series of Doctor Who novelisations was a pioneering trilogy of books issued in [[1964]] and [[1965]] by the [[Frederick Muller]] publishing house. The books adapted three serials from the popular series and were groundbreaking in that two of the books were actually written by the authors of the original teleplays.
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The '''Frederick Muller series of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' novelisations''' was a pioneering trilogy of books issued in [[1964 (releases)|1964]] and [[1965 (releases)|1965]] by the [[Frederick Muller]] publishing house. The books adapted three serials from the series and were groundbreaking in that two of the books were actually written by the authors of the original teleplays.


The books were released in hardcover initially, with other publishers issuing paperback editions later. In [[1973]], [[Target Books]], an imprint of W.H. Allen, obtained the rights to reprint the Muller novels as a prelude to launching its own ongoing line of novelisations.
The books were released in hardcover initially, with other publishers issuing paperback editions later. In 1973, [[Target Books]], an imprint of W.H. Allen, obtained the rights to reprint the Muller novels before launching its own ongoing line of novelisations.


The Frederick Muller Doctor Who novels were:
== List of novelisations ==
{| {{prettytable}}
! # || Title || Author || Based on || Published
|-
|1
|''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]''<ref> Retitled ''Doctor Who and the Daleks'' when republished by [[Target Books]].</ref>
|[[David Whitaker]]
|''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]''
|[[12 November (releases)|12 November]] [[1964 (releases)|1964]]
|-
|2
|''[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Zarbi]]''
|[[Bill Strutton]]
|''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]''
|[[16 September (releases)|16 September]] [[1965 (releases)|1965]]
|-
|3
|''[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]''
|David Whitaker
|''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]''
|[[1965 (releases)|1965]]
|}


# ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]'', by [[David Whitaker]], based upon ''[[The Daleks]]'' by [[Terry Nation]]. (Retitled ''Doctor Who and the Daleks'' when republished by Target books)
== Cover gallery ==
# ''[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi]]'', by [[Bill Strutton]], based upon his serial, ''[[The Web Planet]]''
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" caption="">
# ''[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]'', by David Whitaker, based upon his serial, ''[[The Crusade]]''
WhoDaleksMuller.jpg|''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]''
WhoZarbiMuller.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Zarbi]]''
WhoCrusadersMuller.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]''
</gallery>
== Footnotes ==
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It's not known whether Muller ever planned to publish more novelisations beyond these original three.
[[Category:Prose fiction overviews]]


==See also==
[[pt:Doctor Who - Frederick Muller]]
* [[Frederick Muller]]
[[Category:Frederick Muller| *]]

Latest revision as of 13:45, 9 March 2023

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The Frederick Muller series of Doctor Who novelisations was a pioneering trilogy of books issued in 1964 and 1965 by the Frederick Muller publishing house. The books adapted three serials from the series and were groundbreaking in that two of the books were actually written by the authors of the original teleplays.

The books were released in hardcover initially, with other publishers issuing paperback editions later. In 1973, Target Books, an imprint of W.H. Allen, obtained the rights to reprint the Muller novels before launching its own ongoing line of novelisations.

List of novelisations[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Title Author Based on Published
1 Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks[1] David Whitaker The Daleks 12 November 1964
2 Doctor Who and the Zarbi Bill Strutton The Web Planet 16 September 1965
3 Doctor Who and the Crusaders David Whitaker The Crusade 1965

Cover gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Retitled Doctor Who and the Daleks when republished by Target Books.
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