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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 [[1974 (releases)|1974]]''' almost exclusively featured the [[Third Doctor]]. The year introduced readers to the prose talents of [[Terrance Dicks]] and [[Malcolm Hulke]], Target's two most prolific writers. It also marked the first appearance of the [[Second Doctor]] in the range.


==Novelisation Covers==
Script writers were encouraged to fill out their scripts with more detail, giving a larger word count than some of the later novels.
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Image:Auton_Invasion _novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion]]
Image:1CaveMonsters.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters]]
Image:1DayDaleks.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks]]
Image:1Doomsday.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]]
Image:Daemons _novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Daemons]]
Image:1SeaDevils.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Sea Devils]]
Image:Abominable_Snowmen_novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen]]
</gallery>


== Reprints and Other Title Covers ==
These early books continued with the "Frederick Muller" tradition of including black and white illustrations.
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==Publishing History==
== Stories ==
'''January'''
{| {{prettytable}}
*[[Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[Chris Archilleos]]
!No. || Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring || Based on || Released
*[[Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters]] Writer: [[Malcolm Hulke]] Cover Artist: [[Chris Archilleos]]<br>
|-
'''April'''
|006
*[[Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[Chris Archilleos]]
|''[[Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion]]''
*[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]] Writer: [[Malcolm Hulke]] Cover Artist: [[Chris Archilleos]]<br>
|[[Terrance Dicks]]
'''October'''
|rowspan=6|[[Third Doctor|3rd]]
*[[Doctor Who and the Dæmons]] Writer: [[Barry Letts]] Cover Artist: [[Chris Archilleos]]
|[[Liz Shaw|Liz]], [[Alastair Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]], [[Second Doctor]], [[Auton]]s, [[Nestene Consciousness]]
*[[Doctor Who and the Sea Devils]] Writer: [[Malcolm Hulke]] Cover Artist: [[Chris Archilleos]]<br>
|''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]''
'''November'''
|rowspan=2|[[17 January (releases)|17 January]] [[1974 (releases)|1974]]
*[[Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[Chris Archilleos]]
|-
==Publishing Notes==
|009
* [[1974]] saw the first wave of new Doctor Who novelisations. Predominantly featuring the Third (new) Doctor in recently televised adventures.
|''[[Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters]]''
* Script writers were encouraged to fill out their scripts with more detail, giving a larger word count than some of the later novels.
|rowspan=2|[[Malcolm Hulke]]
* These early books continued with the '''Frederick Muller''' tradition of including black and white illustrations.
|Liz, the Brigadier, [[Silurian]]s
|''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]''
|-
|023
|''[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]]''
|[[Jo Grant|Jo]], {{Delgado}}
|''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]''
|rowspan=2|[[27 March (releases)|27 March]] 1974
|-
|018
|''[[Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks]]''
|Terrance Dicks
|Jo, the Brigadier, [[Mike Yates|Yates]], [[John Benton|Benton]], [[Dalek]]s, [[Ogron]]s
|''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]''
|-
|015
|''[[Doctor Who and the Dæmons (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Dæmons]]''
|[[Barry Letts]]
|Jo, the Brigadier, Yates, Benton, [[Tom Osgood|Osgood]], the Master
|''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]''
|rowspan=2|[[17 October (releases)|17 October]] 1974
|-
|054
|''[[Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils]]''
|Malcolm Hulke
|Jo, [[Sea Devil]]s, the Master
|''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]''
|-
|001
|''[[Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen]]''
|Terrance Dicks
|[[Second Doctor|2nd]]
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]], [[Great Intelligence]], [[Robot Yeti]]
|''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]''
|[[21 November (releases)|21 November]] 1974
|}


==External Links==
== Cover gallery ==
* [http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/ontarget/ On Target] A comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations. Site created and maintained by Tim Neal.
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* [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.
Auton Invasion novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion]]''
 
Cave-Monsters novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters]]''
==Other Reference Sources==
The Day of the Daleks (novelisation) altcover.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks]]''
* [[Doctor Who Magazine]]<br>
1DoomsdayWeapon.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]]''
: 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]])
Daemons novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Dæmons (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Dæmons]]''
* [[Howe's Transcendental Toybox]]
Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils]]''
:: Collectors guides
Abominable Snowmen novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen]]''
*[[The Target Book]] by [[David Howe]] release date 2007
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Latest revision as of 20:35, 30 July 2024

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Target Books' Doctor Who output in 1974 almost exclusively featured the Third Doctor. The year introduced readers to the prose talents of Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke, Target's two most prolific writers. It also marked the first appearance of the Second Doctor in the range.

Script writers were encouraged to fill out their scripts with more detail, giving a larger word count than some of the later novels.

These early books continued with the "Frederick Muller" tradition of including black and white illustrations.

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

No. Title Author Doctor Featuring Based on Released
006 Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion Terrance Dicks 3rd Liz, the Brigadier, Second Doctor, Autons, Nestene Consciousness Spearhead from Space 17 January 1974
009 Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters Malcolm Hulke Liz, the Brigadier, Silurians Doctor Who and the Silurians
023 Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon Jo, the Master Colony in Space 27 March 1974
018 Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks Terrance Dicks Jo, the Brigadier, Yates, Benton, Daleks, Ogrons Day of the Daleks
015 Doctor Who and the Dæmons Barry Letts Jo, the Brigadier, Yates, Benton, Osgood, the Master The Dæmons 17 October 1974
054 Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils Malcolm Hulke Jo, Sea Devils, the Master The Sea Devils
001 Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen Terrance Dicks 2nd Jamie, Victoria, Great Intelligence, Robot Yeti The Abominable Snowmen 21 November 1974

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