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{{target years}}'''[[Target Books]]' ''[[Doctor Who]]'' output in [[1977]]''' was [[Fourth Doctor]]-centric. It contained mostly adaptations of stories from the programme's [[season 13|13th]] and [[season 14|14th seasons]]. It was the first year since [[1973]] in which no [[Second Doctor]] stories were adapted. Finally, the year saw the launch of a whole new range of educational books under the [[Doctor Who Discovers]] banner.  
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== Novelisation Covers ==
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'''[[Target Books]]' ''[[Doctor Who]]'' output in [[1977 (releases)|1977]]''' was [[Fourth Doctor]]-centric. It contained mostly adaptations of stories from the programme's [[season 13 (Doctor Who 1963)|13th]] and [[season 14 (Doctor Who 1963)|14th seasons]]. It was the first year since 1973 in which no [[Second Doctor]] stories were adapted. Finally, the year saw the launch of a whole new range of educational books under the [[Doctor Who Discovers]] banner.
file:Carnival_of_Monsters_novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters]]
file:Seeds_of_Doom_novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom]]
file:1DaleksInvasion.jpg | [[Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth]]
file:Claws_of_Axos_novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos]]
file:Ark_in_Space_novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Ark in Space]]
file:Brain_of_Morbius_novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius]]
file:Planet_of_Evil_novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Planet of Evil]]
file:Mutants _novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Mutants]]
file:Deadly_Assassin _novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin]]
file:Talons_of_Weng-Chiang_novel.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang]]
file:Masque_of_Mandragora_novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora]]
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== Reprints and Other Title Covers ==
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file:DWDEarlyMan.jpg|[[Doctor Who Discovers: Early Man]]
file:DWDPrehistoricAnimals.jpg|[[Doctor Who Discovers: Prehistoric Animals]]
file:DWDSpaceTravel.jpg|[[Doctor Who Discovers: Space Travel]]
file:Second_Doctor_Who_Monster_Book_PB.jpg|[[The Second Doctor Who Monster Book]]
</gallery>


== Publishing History ==
== Stories ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
!No. || Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring || Based on || Released
|-
|-
!Month!!Title!!Writer / Editor!!Cover Artist
|008
|''[[Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters]]''
|[[Terrance Dicks]]
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]]
|[[Jo Grant|Jo]]
|''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]''
|[[20 January (releases)|20 January]] [[1977 (releases)|1977]]
|-
|-
|[[January]]||[[Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Chris Achilleos]]
|055
|''[[Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom]]''
|[[Philip Hinchcliffe]]
|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
|[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]], [[Krynoid]]s
|''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]''
|[[17 February (releases)|17 February]] 1977
|-
|-
|[[February]]||[[Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom]]||[[Philip Hinchcliffe]]||[[Chris Achilleos]]
|017
|''[[Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''
|rowspan=2|Terrance Dicks
|[[First Doctor|1st]]
|[[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Dalek]]s
|''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''
|[[24 March (releases)|24 March]] 1977
|-
|-
|February||[[Doctor Who Discovers: Early Man]]||Editor: [[Fred Newman]]||[[Jeff Cummins]]
|010
|''[[Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos]]''
|3rd
|Jo, [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]], [[Mike Yates|Yates]], [[John Benton|Benton]], {{Delgado}}, [[Axon]]s
|''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]''
|[[21 April (releases)|21 April]] 1977
|-
|-
|[[March]]||[[Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth]]||Terrance Dicks||Chris Achilleos
|004
|''[[Doctor Who and the Ark in Space (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Ark in Space]]''
|[[Ian Marter]]
|rowspan=3|4th
|Sarah, [[Harry Sullivan|Harry]], [[Wirrn]]
|''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]''
|[[10 May (releases)|10 May]] 1977
|-
|-
|[[April]]||[[Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos]]||Terrance Dicks||Chris Achilleos
|007
|''[[Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius]]''
|rowspan=5|Terrance Dicks
|Sarah, [[Morbius]], [[Sisterhood of Karn]]
|''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]''
|[[23 June (releases)|23 June]] 1977
|-
|-
|[[May]]||[[Doctor Who and the Ark in Space]]||[[Ian Marter]]||Chris Achilleos
|047
|''[[Doctor Who and the Planet of Evil (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Planet of Evil]]''
|Sarah
|''[[Planet of Evil (TV story)|Planet of Evil]]''
|[[18 August (releases)|18 August]] 1977
|-
|-
|[[June]]||[[Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius]]||Terrance Dicks||[[Mike Little]]
|044
|''[[Doctor Who and the Mutants (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Mutants]]''
|3rd
|Jo
|''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]''
|[[29 September (releases)|29 September]] 1977
|-
|-
|[[August]]||[[Doctor Who and the Planet of Evil]]||Terrance Dicks||Mike Little
|019
|''[[Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin]]''
|rowspan=5|4th
|[[Borusa]], The Master
|''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]''
|[[20 October (releases)|20 October]] 1977
|-
|-
|[[September]]||[[Doctor Who and the Mutants]]||Terrance Dicks||Jeff Cummins
|061
|''[[Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''
|[[Leela]], [[Henry Gordon Jago|Jago]], [[George Litefoot|Litefoot]], [[Mr Sin]], [[Li H'sen Chang]], [[Magnus Greel|Weng-Chiang]]
|''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''
|[[15 November (releases)|15 November]] 1977
|-
|-
|[[October]]||[[Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin]]||Terrance Dicks||Mike Little
|042
|''[[Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora]]''
|Philip Hinchcliffe
|Sarah, [[Mandragora Helix]]
|''[[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|The Masque of Mandragora]]''
|[[8 December (releases)|8 December]] 1977
|}
 
== Novelisation covers ==
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
File:Carnival_of_Monsters_novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters]]''
File:Seeds_of_Doom_novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom]]''
File:Dalek_Invasion_of_Earth_novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''
File:Claws_of_Axos_novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos]]''
File:Ark_in_Space_novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Ark in Space (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Ark in Space]]''
File:Brain_of_Morbius_novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius]]''
File:Planet_of_Evil_novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Planet of Evil (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Planet of Evil]]''
File:Mutants _novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Mutants (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Mutants]]''
File:Deadly_Assassin _novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin]]''
File:Talons_of_Weng-Chiang_novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''
File:Masque_of_Mandragora_novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora]]''
</gallery>
 
== Other Books ==
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Author || Released
|-
|-
|October||[[The Second Doctor Who Monster Book]]||Terrance Dicks||Chris Achilleos
|''[[The Second Doctor Who Monster Book]]''
|[[Terrance Dicks]]
|[[20 October (releases)|20 October]] [[1977 (releases)|1977]]
|-
|-
|[[November]]||[[Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang]]||Terrance Dicks||Jeff Cummins
|''[[Doctor Who Discovers Early Man (novel)|Doctor Who Discovers Early Man]]''
|rowspan=3|[[Fred Newman]]
|rowspan=3|[[17 November (releases)|17 November]] 1977
|-
|-
|November||[[Doctor Who Discovers: Prehistoric Animals]]||Editor: Fred Newman||Jeff Cummins
|''[[Doctor Who Discovers Prehistoric Animals (novel)|Doctor Who Discovers Prehistoric Animals]]''
|-
|-
|November||[[Doctor Who Discovers: Space Travel]]||Editor: Fred Newman||Jeff Cummins
|''[[Doctor Who Discovers Space Travel (novel)|Doctor Who Discovers Space Travel]]''
|-
|[[December]]||[[Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora]]||Philip Hinchcliffe||Mike Little
|}
|}


== Publishing Notes ==
== Other Books covers ==
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
Second_Doctor_Who_Monster_Book_PB.jpg|''[[The Second Doctor Who Monster Book]]''
DWDEarlyMan.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Discovers Early Man (novel)|Doctor Who Discovers Early Man]]''
DWDPrehistoricAnimals.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Discovers Prehistoric Animals (novel)|Doctor Who Discovers Prehistoric Animals]]''
DWDSpaceTravel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who Discovers Space Travel (novel)|Doctor Who Discovers Space Travel]]''
</gallery>
 
== Publishing notes ==
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[[Category:Target Books by year| Target Books (1977)]]
[[Category:Target Books by year]]

Latest revision as of 19:43, 22 April 2024

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Target Books' Doctor Who output in 1977 was Fourth Doctor-centric. It contained mostly adaptations of stories from the programme's 13th and 14th seasons. It was the first year since 1973 in which no Second Doctor stories were adapted. Finally, the year saw the launch of a whole new range of educational books under the Doctor Who Discovers banner.

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

No. Title Author Doctor Featuring Based on Released
008 Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters Terrance Dicks 3rd Jo Carnival of Monsters 20 January 1977
055 Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom Philip Hinchcliffe 4th Sarah, Krynoids The Seeds of Doom 17 February 1977
017 Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth Terrance Dicks 1st Susan, Ian, Barbara, Daleks The Dalek Invasion of Earth 24 March 1977
010 Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos 3rd Jo, the Brigadier, Yates, Benton, the Master, Axons The Claws of Axos 21 April 1977
004 Doctor Who and the Ark in Space Ian Marter 4th Sarah, Harry, Wirrn The Ark in Space 10 May 1977
007 Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius Terrance Dicks Sarah, Morbius, Sisterhood of Karn The Brain of Morbius 23 June 1977
047 Doctor Who and the Planet of Evil Sarah Planet of Evil 18 August 1977
044 Doctor Who and the Mutants 3rd Jo The Mutants 29 September 1977
019 Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin 4th Borusa, The Master The Deadly Assassin 20 October 1977
061 Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang Leela, Jago, Litefoot, Mr Sin, Li H'sen Chang, Weng-Chiang The Talons of Weng-Chiang 15 November 1977
042 Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora Philip Hinchcliffe Sarah, Mandragora Helix The Masque of Mandragora 8 December 1977

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

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

Title Author Released
The Second Doctor Who Monster Book Terrance Dicks 20 October 1977
Doctor Who Discovers Early Man Fred Newman 17 November 1977
Doctor Who Discovers Prehistoric Animals
Doctor Who Discovers Space Travel

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

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

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