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'''[[Target Books]]' ''[[Doctor Who]]'' output in [[1994 (releases)|1994]]''' was limited to the adaptation of a radio play featuring the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. Though it is considered "the last of the Target novelisations", it stands apart from all its predecessors in that it doesn't novelise a television script.  
'''[[Target Books]]' ''[[Doctor Who]]'' output in [[1994 (releases)|1994]]''' was limited to the adaptation of a radio play featuring the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. Though it is considered "the last of the Target novelisations", it stands apart from all its predecessors in that it doesn't novelise a television script.


After 1994, stocks of Target novelisations were allowed to run out and the line ceased to exist as the catalogue eventually went entirely out of print. Interest in the novelisations would be rekindled by the onset of the [[BBC Wales]] version of ''Doctor Who''. Although only a few have been brought back into print by [[BBC Books]], many of the novelisations have been turned into a series of audio readings by key actors from the 1963 version of the programme.
After 1994, stocks of Target novelisations were allowed to run out and the line ceased to exist as the catalogue eventually went entirely out of print. Interest in the novelisations would be rekindled by the onset of the [[BBC Wales]] version of ''Doctor Who''. Although only a few have been brought back into print by [[BBC Books]], many of the novelisations have been turned into a series of audio readings by key actors from the 1963 version of the programme.


== Novelisation covers ==
== Publishing history (1994) ==
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
''The Paradise of Death'', based upon a 1993 radio play, was the final release under the Target Books banner. The book is often mistaken for a release in the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] line as it had a similar format to those books. After its release, Target was [[retire]]d and future novelisations by Virgin Publishing would be issued either under the MA or [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] banners, although none of these would be based upon original-series episodes. Two more novelisations, based upon the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996 TV movie]] and the webcast ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]'', would be later published by [[BBC Books]]. Regular television-episode novelisations would not occur again until 2007 when [[Penguin Character Books]] began releasing novelisations based upon ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''.
File:XParadiseDeath.jpg|[[The Paradise of Death (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The Paradise of Death]]
</gallery>


== Reprints and other title covers ==
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
File:2RobotsDeath.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Robots of Death]]
File:2TalonWengChiang.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang]]
</gallery>
== Publishing history (1994) ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
|-
|-
!Month!!Title!!Writer!!Cover Artist
!Month!!Title!!Writer!!Cover Artist
|-
|-
|[[February]]||Reissue: [[Doctor Who and the Robots of Death]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||New cover: [[Alister Pearson]]
|[[February]]||Reissue: [[Doctor Who and the Robots of Death (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Robots of Death]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||New cover: [[Alister Pearson]]
|-
|-
|[[March]]||Reissue: [[Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang]]||Terrance Dicks||New cover: [[Alister Pearson]]
|[[March]]||Reissue: [[Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang]]||Terrance Dicks||New cover: [[Alister Pearson]]
|-
|-
|[[April]]||[[The Paradise of Death (novelisation)|The Paradise of Death]]||[[Barry Letts]]||[[Alister Pearson]]
|[[April]]||[[The Paradise of Death (novelisation)|The Paradise of Death]]||[[Barry Letts]]||[[Alister Pearson]]
|}
|}


''The Paradise of Death'', based upon a 1993 radio play, was the final release under the Target Books banner. The book is often mistaken for a release in the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] line as it had a similar format to those books. After its release, Target was [[retire]]d and future novelisations by Virgin Publishing would be issued either under the MA or [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] banners, although none of these would be based upon original-series episodes. Two more novelisations, based upon the [[Doctor Who (1996)|1996 TV movie]] and the webcast ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]'', would be later published by [[BBC Books]]. Regular television-episode novelisations would not occur again until 2007 when [[Penguin Character Books]] began releasing novelisations based upon ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''.
=== Cover gallery ===
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
Robots_of_Death.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Robots of Death (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Robots of Death]] (reprint)
2TalonWengChiang.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang]] (reprint)
XParadiseDeath.jpg|[[The Paradise of Death (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The Paradise of Death]]
</gallery>


== Publishing history (Beyond 1994) ==
== Publishing history (1994–2010) ==
By the end of the 1990s, all Target Books releases were considered out of print.
By the end of the 1990s, all Target Books releases were considered out of print.


In 2007, [[BBC Audio]] began a series of complete and unabridged releases of the Target novelisations giving new life to these old favourites. (see [[Target Books (BBC Audio releases)]]).
In 2007, [[BBC Audio]] began [[Audiobooks of novelisations|a series of complete and unabridged releases]] of the Target novelisations giving new life to these old favourites.


In the summer of 2008, an issue of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' came packaged with one of 27 Target Books releases; these were not reprinted copies, but left-over stock.
In the summer of 2008, an issue of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' came packaged with one of 27 Target Books releases; these were not reprinted copies, but left-over stock.


== BBC Books reprints ==
== BBC Books reprints (2011–2016) ==
=== 2011 ===
In 2011, [[BBC Books]] reprinted [[Target Books#BBC Books reprints|six Target novelisations]] with original cover art by [[Chris Achilleos]] and new introductions.
In 2011, [[BBC Books]] reprinted [[Target Books#BBC Books reprints|six Target novelisations]] with original cover art by [[Chris Achilleos]] and new introductions.


<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
{| {{prettytable}}
File:Bbcbook-cs-thedaleks.jpg|[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks|Doctor Who and the Daleks]]
|-
File:Bbcbook-cs-thecrusaders.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]
!Title!!Writer!!Cover Artist!!Introduction
File:Bbcbook-cs-thecybermen.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Cybermen]]
|-
File:Bbcbook-cs-theabominablesnowmen.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen]]
|[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Daleks]]||[[David Whitaker]]|| rowspan="6" |[[Chris Achilleos]]||[[Neil Gaiman]]
File:Bbcbook-cs-theautoninvasion.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion]]
|-
File:Bbcbook-cs-thecavemonsters.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters]]
|[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]||David Whitaker||[[Charlie Higson]]
</gallery>
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Cybermen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Cybermen]]||[[Gerry Davis]]||[[Gareth Roberts]]
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Stephen Baxter]]
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion]]||Terrance Dicks||[[Russell T Davies]]
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters]]||[[Malcolm Hulke]]||Terrance Dicks
|}
 
Six more reprints followed in 2012:
 
{| {{prettytable}}
|-
!Title!!Writer!!Cover Artist!!Introduction
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]|| rowspan="6" |[[Chris Achilleos]]||[[Gary Russell]]
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Ark in Space (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Ark in Space]]||[[Ian Marter]]||[[Steven Moffat]]
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster]]||Terrance Dicks||[[Michael Moorcock]]
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet]]||[[Gerry Davis]]||[[Tom MacRae]]
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors]]||[[Brian Hayles]]||[[Mark Gatiss]]
|-
|[[The Three Doctors (novelisation)|Doctor Who: The Three Doctors]]||Terrance Dicks||[[Alastair Reynolds]]
|}
 
Seven more reprints followed in 2016:


{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Author
!Cover artist
|-
|-
!Title!!Writer!!New Cover Artist!!Introduction
|''[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Zarbi]]''
|[[Bill Strutton]]
| rowspan="7" |[[Chris Achilleos]]
|-
|-
|[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks|Doctor Who and the Daleks]]||[[David Whitaker]]||Chris Achilleos||[[Neil Gaiman]]
|''[[Doctor Who and the Web of Fear (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Web of Fear]]''
|[[Terrance Dicks]]
|-
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]||David Whitaker||Chris Achilleos||[[Charlie Higson]]
|''[[Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion]]''
|[[Malcolm Hulke]]
|-
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Cybermen]]||[[Gerry Davis]]||Chris Achilleos||[[Gareth Roberts]]
|''[[Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks]]''
|Terrance Dicks
|-
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||Chris Achilleos||[[Stephen Baxter]]
|''[[Doctor Who and the Visitation (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Visitation]]''
|[[Eric Saward]]
|-
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion]]||Terrance Dicks||Chris Achilleos||[[Russell T Davies]]
|''[[Vengeance on Varos (novelisation)|Vengeance on Varos]]''
|[[Philip Martin]]
|-
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters]]||[[Malcolm Hulke]]||Chris Achilleos||Terrance Dicks
|''[[Battlefield (novelisation)|Battlefield]]''
|[[Marc Platt]]
|}
|}
=== 2012 ===
Six more reprints followed in 2012.


=== Cover gallery ===
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
File:Bbcbook-cs-dayofthedaleks.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks]]
Bbcbook-cs-thedaleks.jpg|[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Daleks]]
File:Bbcbook-cs-thearkinspace.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Ark in Space]]
Bbcbook-cs-thecrusaders.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]
File:Bbcbook-cs-thelochnessmonster.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster]]
Bbcbook-cs-thecybermen.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Cybermen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Cybermen]]
File:Bbcbook-cs-thetenthplanet.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet]]
Bbcbook-cs-theabominablesnowmen.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen]]
File:Bbcbook-cs-theicewarriors.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors]]
Bbcbook-cs-theautoninvasion.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion]]
File:Bbcbook-cs-thethreedoctors.jpg|[[The Three Doctors (novelisation)|Doctor Who: The Three Doctors]]
Bbcbook-cs-thecavemonsters.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters]]
Bbcbook-cs-dayofthedaleks.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks]]
Bbcbook-cs-thearkinspace.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Ark in Space (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Ark in Space]]
Bbcbook-cs-thelochnessmonster.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster]]
Bbcbook-cs-thetenthplanet.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet]]
Bbcbook-cs-theicewarriors.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors]]
Bbcbook-cs-thethreedoctors.jpg|[[The Three Doctors (novelisation)|Doctor Who: The Three Doctors]]
Doctor Who and the Zarbi 2016.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Zarbi]]''
BBCBooksWebOfFear.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Web of Fear]]''
BBCDinosaurInvasion.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion]]''
Genesis Daleks 2016.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks]]''
AchilleosVisitation.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Visitation (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Visitation]]''
Vengeance Varos 2016.jpg|''[[Vengeance on Varos (novelisation)|Vengeance on Varos]]''
Battlefield-bbcbooks.jpg|''[[Battlefield (novelisation)|Battlefield]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>
== Publishing history (2018–present) ==
In 2018, [[BBC Books]] released the first novelisations for the [[BBC Wales]] era of the programme. Abridged versions of some [[BBC Books novelisation]]s were released with Target-style covers. Some direct-to-audio novelisations by [[AudioGO]] were printed in the Target format for the first time. New cover art was made by [[Anthony Dry]].


{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
!No. || Title || Author
!Cover artist|| Doctor || Featuring || Based on || Released
|-
|157
|''[[City of Death (novelisation)|City of Death]]''
|[[James Goss]]
| rowspan="24" |[[Anthony Dry]]
|4th
|Romana II, K9 Mark II
|''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]''
| rowspan="5" |[[5 April (releases)|5 April]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]]
|-
|158
|''[[Rose (novelisation)|Rose]]''
|[[Russell T Davies]]
|[[Ninth Doctor|9th]]
|[[Rose Tyler|Rose]], [[Mickey Smith|Mickey]], [[Auton]]s, [[Nestene Consciousness]]
|''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]''
|-
|159
|''[[The Christmas Invasion (novelisation)|The Christmas Invasion]]''
|[[Jenny Colgan|Jenny T Colgan]]
|[[Tenth Doctor|10th]]
|Rose, Mickey, [[Harriet Jones]], [[Sycorax]]
|''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]''
|-
|160
|''[[The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)|The Day of the Doctor]]''
|[[Steven Moffat]]
|[[Eleventh Doctor|11th]]
|[[Clara Oswald|Clara]], Tenth Doctor, [[War Doctor]], [[Kate Stewart]], [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]], Daleks, Zygons
|''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]''
|-
|-
!Title!!Writer!!New Cover Artist!!Introduction
|161
|''[[Twice Upon a Time (novelisation)|Twice Upon a Time]]''
|[[Paul Cornell]]
|[[Twelfth Doctor|12th]]
|First Doctor, [[Bill Potts|Bill]], [[Archibald Hamish Lethbridge-Stewart|the Captain]], Ben, Polly, [[Nardole]], Cybermen
|''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]''
|-
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Chris Achilleos]]||[[Gary Russell]]
|162
|''[[Dalek (novelisation)|Dalek]]''
|[[Robert Shearman]]
|9th
|Rose, [[Adam Mitchell|Adam]], [[Metaltron|"Metaltron"]]
|''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]''
| rowspan="7" |[[11 March (releases)|11 March]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]]
|-
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Ark in Space]]||[[Ian Marter]]||Chris Achilleos||[[Steven Moffat]]
|163
|''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (novelisation)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]''
|Eric Saward
|5th
|Tegan, Turlough, Lytton, Daleks, Davros
|''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]''
|-
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster]]||Terrance Dicks||Chris Achilleos||[[Michael Moorcock]]
|164
|''[[The TV Movie (novelisation)|The TV Movie]]''
|[[Gary Russell]]
|[[Eighth Doctor|8th]]
|[[Grace Holloway|Grace]], The Master, Seventh Doctor
|''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]''
|-
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet]]||[[Gerry Davis]]||Chris Achilleos||[[Tom MacRae]]
|165
|''[[Doctor Who and the Pirate Planet (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Pirate Planet]]''
|James Goss
|4th
|Romana I, K9 Mark II
|''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]''
|-
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors]]||[[Brian Hayles]]||Chris Achilleos||[[Mark Gatiss]]
|166
|''[[Revelation of the Daleks (novelisation)|Revelation of the Daleks]]''
|Eric Saward
|6th
|Peri, Daleks, Davros
|''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]''
|-
|-
|[[The Three Doctors (novelisation)|Doctor Who: The Three Doctors]]||Terrance Dicks||Chris Achilleos||[[Alastair Reynolds]]
|167
|''[[The Witchfinders (novelisation)|The Witchfinders]]''
|[[Joy Wilkinson]]
|[[Thirteenth Doctor|13th]]
|[[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]], [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]], [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]], [[James I|King James]]
|''[[The Witchfinders (TV story)|The Witchfinders]]''
|-
|168
|''[[The Crimson Horror (novelisation)|The Crimson Horror]]''
|Mark Gatiss
|11th
|Clara, [[Vastra]], [[Jenny Flint|Jenny]], [[Strax]]
|''[[The Crimson Horror (TV story)|The Crimson Horror]]''
|-
|169
|''[[The Fires of Pompeii (novelisation)|The Fires of Pompeii]]''
|[[James Moran]]
|10th
|[[Donna Noble|Donna]]
|''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]''
| rowspan="4" |[[14 July (releases)|14 July]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]]
|-
|170
|''[[The Androids of Tara (audio story)|The Androids of Tara]]''
|David Fisher
|4th
|Romana I, K9 Mark II
|''[[The Androids of Tara (TV story)|The Androids of Tara]]''
|-
|171
|''[[The Eaters of Light (novelisation)|The Eaters of Light]]''
|Rona Munro
|12th
|Bill, [[Nardole]]
|''[[The Eaters of Light (TV story)|The Eaters of Light]]''
|-
|172
|''[[The Stones of Blood (audio story)|The Stones of Blood]]''
|David Fisher
|4th
|Romana I, K9 Mark II
|''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]''
|-
|173
|''[[Warriors' Gate and Beyond (anthology)|Warriors' Gate and Beyond]]''
|Stephen Gallagher
|4th
|Romana II, K9 Mark II, Adric
|''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warriors Gate]]
| rowspan="5" |[[13 July (releases)|13 July]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]
|-
|174
|''[[Planet of the Ood (novelisation)|Planet of the Ood]]''
|Keith Temple
|10th
|Donna, The Ood
|''[[Planet of the Ood (TV story)|Planet of the Ood]]''
|-
|175
|''[[The Waters of Mars (novelisation)|Waters of Mars]]''
|Phil Ford
|10th
|
|''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|Waters of Mars]]''
|-
|176
|''[[The Zygon Invasion (novelisation)|The Zygon Invasion]]''
|Peter Harness
|12th
|Clara, Osgood, Zygons
|''[[The Zygon Invasion (TV story)|The Zygon Invasion]]''
|-
|177
|''[[Kerblam! (novelisation)|Kerblam!]]
|Pete McTighe
|13th
|Yaz, Graham, Ryan
|''[[Kerblam! (TV story)|Kerblam!]]
|-
|178
|''[[The Star Beast (novelisation)|The Star Beast]]''
|Gary Russell
|14th
|Donna, The Meep
|''[[The Star Beast (TV story)|The Star Beast]]''
|rowspan="3" |[[11 January (releases)|11 January]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]]
|-
|179
|''[[Wild Blue Yonder (novelisation)|Wild Blue Yonder]]''
|Mark Morris
|14th
|Donna
|''[[Wild Blue Yonder (TV story)|Wild Blue Yonder]]''
|-
|180
|''[[The Giggle (novelisation)|The Giggle]]''
|James Goss
|14th
|Donna, Mel, The Toymaker
|''[[The Giggle (TV story)|The Giggle]]''
|}
|}
=== Cover gallery ===
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
City of Death (Target Books).jpg|''[[City of Death (novelisation)|City of Death]]''
Rose-paperback-book.jpg|''[[Rose (novelisation)|Rose]]''
The-Christmas-Invasion-paperback-book.jpg|''[[The Christmas Invasion (novelisation)|The Christmas Invasion]]''
The-Day-of-the-Doctor-paperback-book.jpg|''[[The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)|The Day of the Doctor]]''
Twice-Upon-a-Time-paperback-book.jpg|''[[Twice Upon a Time (novelisation)|Twice Upon a Time]]''
Dalek (novelisation).jpg|''[[Dalek (novelisation)|Dalek]]''
Resurrection of the Daleks Target cover.jpg|''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (novelisation)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]
The TV Movie Target cover.jpg|''[[The TV Movie (novelisation)|The TV Movie]]''
The Pirate Planet Target cover.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Pirate Planet (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Pirate Planet]]''
Revelation of the Daleks Target cover.jpg|''[[Revelation of the Daleks (novelisation)|Revelation of the Daleks]]''
The Witchfinders Novelisation.jpg|''[[The Witchfinders (novelisation)|The Witchfinders]]''
The Crimson Horror (novelisation).jpg|''[[The Crimson Horror (novelisation)|The Crimson Horror]]''
The Fires of Pompaii Novelisation.jpg|''[[The Fires of Pompeii (novelisation)|The Fires of Pompeii]]''
The Androids of Tara Novelisation.jpg|''[[The Androids of Tara (audio story)|The Androids of Tara]]''
The Eaters of Light Novelisation.jpg|''[[The Eaters of Light (novelisation)|The Eaters of Light]]''
The Stones of Blood Novelisation.jpg|''[[The Stones of Blood (audio story)|The Stones of Blood]]''
Warriors' Gate and Beyond.jpg|''[[Warriors' Gate and Beyond (anthology)|Warriors' Gate and Beyond]]''
File:Planet of the Ood Novelisation.jpg|''[[Planet of the Ood (novelisation)|Planet of the Ood]]''
The Waters of Mars Novelisation.jpg|''[[The Waters of Mars (novelisation)|Waters of Mars]]''
The Zygon Invasion Novelisation.jpg|''[[The Zygon Invasion (novelisation)|The Zygon Invasion]]''
Kerblam! Novelisation.jpg|''[[Kerblam! (novelisation)|Kerblam!]]
The Star Beast novelisation cover.jpg|''[[The Star Beast (novelisation)|The Star Beast]]''
Wild Blue Yonder novelisation cover.jpg|''[[Wild Blue Yonder (novelisation)|Wild Blue Yonder]]''
The Giggle novelisation cover.jpg|''[[The Giggle (novelisation)|The Giggle]]''
</gallery>
[[Category:Target Books by year]]
[[Category:Target Books by year]]

Latest revision as of 16:58, 28 March 2024

RealWorld.png

Target Books' Doctor Who output in 1994 was limited to the adaptation of a radio play featuring the Third Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith. Though it is considered "the last of the Target novelisations", it stands apart from all its predecessors in that it doesn't novelise a television script.

After 1994, stocks of Target novelisations were allowed to run out and the line ceased to exist as the catalogue eventually went entirely out of print. Interest in the novelisations would be rekindled by the onset of the BBC Wales version of Doctor Who. Although only a few have been brought back into print by BBC Books, many of the novelisations have been turned into a series of audio readings by key actors from the 1963 version of the programme.

Publishing history (1994)[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Paradise of Death, based upon a 1993 radio play, was the final release under the Target Books banner. The book is often mistaken for a release in the Virgin Missing Adventures line as it had a similar format to those books. After its release, Target was retired and future novelisations by Virgin Publishing would be issued either under the MA or New Adventures banners, although none of these would be based upon original-series episodes. Two more novelisations, based upon the 1996 TV movie and the webcast Scream of the Shalka, would be later published by BBC Books. Regular television-episode novelisations would not occur again until 2007 when Penguin Character Books began releasing novelisations based upon The Sarah Jane Adventures.

Month Title Writer Cover Artist
February Reissue: Doctor Who and the Robots of Death Terrance Dicks New cover: Alister Pearson
March Reissue: Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang Terrance Dicks New cover: Alister Pearson
April The Paradise of Death Barry Letts Alister Pearson

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

Publishing history (1994–2010)[[edit] | [edit source]]

By the end of the 1990s, all Target Books releases were considered out of print.

In 2007, BBC Audio began a series of complete and unabridged releases of the Target novelisations giving new life to these old favourites.

In the summer of 2008, an issue of Doctor Who Magazine came packaged with one of 27 Target Books releases; these were not reprinted copies, but left-over stock.

BBC Books reprints (2011–2016)[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 2011, BBC Books reprinted six Target novelisations with original cover art by Chris Achilleos and new introductions.

Title Writer Cover Artist Introduction
Doctor Who and the Daleks David Whitaker Chris Achilleos Neil Gaiman
Doctor Who and the Crusaders David Whitaker Charlie Higson
Doctor Who and the Cybermen Gerry Davis Gareth Roberts
Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen Terrance Dicks Stephen Baxter
Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion Terrance Dicks Russell T Davies
Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters Malcolm Hulke Terrance Dicks

Six more reprints followed in 2012:

Title Writer Cover Artist Introduction
Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks Terrance Dicks Chris Achilleos Gary Russell
Doctor Who and the Ark in Space Ian Marter Steven Moffat
Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster Terrance Dicks Michael Moorcock
Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet Gerry Davis Tom MacRae
Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors Brian Hayles Mark Gatiss
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors Terrance Dicks Alastair Reynolds

Seven more reprints followed in 2016:

Title Author Cover artist
Doctor Who and the Zarbi Bill Strutton Chris Achilleos
Doctor Who and the Web of Fear Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion Malcolm Hulke
Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Visitation Eric Saward
Vengeance on Varos Philip Martin
Battlefield Marc Platt

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

Publishing history (2018–present)[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 2018, BBC Books released the first novelisations for the BBC Wales era of the programme. Abridged versions of some BBC Books novelisations were released with Target-style covers. Some direct-to-audio novelisations by AudioGO were printed in the Target format for the first time. New cover art was made by Anthony Dry.

No. Title Author Cover artist Doctor Featuring Based on Released
157 City of Death James Goss Anthony Dry 4th Romana II, K9 Mark II City of Death 5 April 2018
158 Rose Russell T Davies 9th Rose, Mickey, Autons, Nestene Consciousness Rose
159 The Christmas Invasion Jenny T Colgan 10th Rose, Mickey, Harriet Jones, Sycorax The Christmas Invasion
160 The Day of the Doctor Steven Moffat 11th Clara, Tenth Doctor, War Doctor, Kate Stewart, Osgood, Daleks, Zygons The Day of the Doctor
161 Twice Upon a Time Paul Cornell 12th First Doctor, Bill, the Captain, Ben, Polly, Nardole, Cybermen Twice Upon a Time
162 Dalek Robert Shearman 9th Rose, Adam, "Metaltron" Dalek 11 March 2021
163 Resurrection of the Daleks Eric Saward 5th Tegan, Turlough, Lytton, Daleks, Davros Resurrection of the Daleks
164 The TV Movie Gary Russell 8th Grace, The Master, Seventh Doctor Doctor Who
165 Doctor Who and the Pirate Planet James Goss 4th Romana I, K9 Mark II The Pirate Planet
166 Revelation of the Daleks Eric Saward 6th Peri, Daleks, Davros Revelation of the Daleks
167 The Witchfinders Joy Wilkinson 13th Yaz, Ryan, Graham, King James The Witchfinders
168 The Crimson Horror Mark Gatiss 11th Clara, Vastra, Jenny, Strax The Crimson Horror
169 The Fires of Pompeii James Moran 10th Donna The Fires of Pompeii 14 July 2022
170 The Androids of Tara David Fisher 4th Romana I, K9 Mark II The Androids of Tara
171 The Eaters of Light Rona Munro 12th Bill, Nardole The Eaters of Light
172 The Stones of Blood David Fisher 4th Romana I, K9 Mark II The Stones of Blood
173 Warriors' Gate and Beyond Stephen Gallagher 4th Romana II, K9 Mark II, Adric Warriors Gate 13 July 2023
174 Planet of the Ood Keith Temple 10th Donna, The Ood Planet of the Ood
175 Waters of Mars Phil Ford 10th Waters of Mars
176 The Zygon Invasion Peter Harness 12th Clara, Osgood, Zygons The Zygon Invasion
177 Kerblam! Pete McTighe 13th Yaz, Graham, Ryan Kerblam!
178 The Star Beast Gary Russell 14th Donna, The Meep The Star Beast 11 January 2024
179 Wild Blue Yonder Mark Morris 14th Donna Wild Blue Yonder
180 The Giggle James Goss 14th Donna, Mel, The Toymaker The Giggle

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