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{{target years}}'''[[Target Books]]' ''[[Doctor Who]]'' output in [[1983]]''' was almost exclusively [[Fifth Doctor]]-relaed. | {{target years}}'''[[Target Books]]' ''[[Doctor Who]]'' output in [[1983]]''' was almost exclusively [[Fifth Doctor]]-relaed. Of the eight new novelisations printed, only one belonged to another Doctor. As with the previous year, the first three Doctors were ignored by Target's writers, except to the extent that they appeared in [[The Five Doctors (novelisation)|''The Five Doctors'']]. That noveisation was peculiarly important to the Target line, in that it was the first novelisation to be available in the UK prior to the transmission of the [[serial]] it adapted. | ||
The year was the first one in which the novelisations were released with a so-called "library number". | The year was the first one in which the novelisations were released with a so-called "library number". [[Terminus (novelisation)|''Terminus'']] went out as #79, with each subsequent release adding on to that number. | ||
==Novelisation Covers== | == Novelisation Covers == | ||
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file: Time-Flight_novel.jpg |[[Time-Flight (novelisation) | Doctor Who - | file: Time-Flight_novel.jpg | [[Time-Flight (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Time-Flight]] | ||
file:Meglos_novel.jpg |[[Meglos (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Meglos]] | file:Meglos_novel.jpg |[[Meglos (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Meglos]] | ||
file:Castrovalva_novel.jpg |[[Castrovalva (novelisation) | Doctor Who - | file:Castrovalva_novel.jpg | [[Castrovalva (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Castrovalva]] | ||
file:Four_to_Doomsday_novel.jpg |[[Four to Doomsday (novelisation) | Doctor Who - Four to Doomsday]] | file:Four_to_Doomsday_novel.jpg | [[Four to Doomsday (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Four to Doomsday]] | ||
file:Earthshock_novel.jpg |[[Earthshock (novelisation) | Doctor Who | file:Earthshock_novel.jpg | [[Earthshock (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Earthshock]] | ||
file:Terminus_novel.jpg|[[Terminus (novelisation) | Doctor Who - Terminus]] | file:Terminus_novel.jpg| [[Terminus (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Terminus]] | ||
file:Arc_of_Infinity_novel.jpg |[[Arc of Infinity (novelisation) | Doctor Who | file:Arc_of_Infinity_novel.jpg | [[Arc of Infinity (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Arc of Infinity]] | ||
file:Five_Doctors_novel.jpg |[[The Five Doctors (novelisation) | Doctor Who - The Five Doctors]] | file:Five_Doctors_novel.jpg | [[The Five Doctors (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Five Doctors]] | ||
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file:3Abominable.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen]] | file:3Abominable.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen]] | ||
file:3WebFear.jpg |[[ | file:3WebFear.jpg | [[Doctor Who and the Web of Fear]] | ||
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==Publishing History== | == Publishing History == | ||
: REISSUE: [[Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen]] (Issued with a new cover by [[Andrew Skilleter]]) | : REISSUE: [[Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen]] (Issued with a new cover by [[Andrew Skilleter]]) | ||
: REISSUE: [[ | : REISSUE: [[Doctor Who and the Web of Fear]] (Issued with a new cover by [[Andrew Skilleter]])<br /> | ||
'''April''' | '''April''' | ||
*[[Time-Flight (novelisation)|Time-Flight]] Writer: [[Peter Grimwade]] Cover: Photographic<br> | * [[Time-Flight (novelisation)|Time-Flight]] Writer: [[Peter Grimwade]] Cover: Photographic<br /> | ||
'''May''' | '''May''' | ||
*[[Meglos (novelisation)|Meglos]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[Andrew Skilleter]]<br> | * [[Meglos (novelisation)|Meglos]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[Andrew Skilleter]]<br /> | ||
'''June''' | '''June''' | ||
*[[Castrovalva (novelisation)|Castrovalva]] Writer: [[Christopher H. Bidmead]] Cover: Photographic<br> | * [[Castrovalva (novelisation)|Castrovalva]] Writer: [[Christopher H. Bidmead]] Cover: Photographic<br /> | ||
'''July''' | '''July''' | ||
*[[Four to Doomsday (novelisation)|Four to Doomsday]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover: Photographic<br> | * [[Four to Doomsday (novelisation)|Four to Doomsday]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover: Photographic<br /> | ||
'''August''' | '''August''' | ||
*[[Earthshock (novelisation)|Earthshock]] Writer: [[Ian Marter]] Cover: Photographic<br> | * [[Earthshock (novelisation)|Earthshock]] Writer: [[Ian Marter]] Cover: Photographic<br /> | ||
'''September''' | '''September''' | ||
*[[Terminus (novelisation)|Terminus]] Writer: [[John Lydecker]] Cover: Photographic<br> | * [[Terminus (novelisation)|Terminus]] Writer: [[John Lydecker]] Cover: Photographic<br /> | ||
'''October''' | '''October''' | ||
*[[Arc of Infinity (novelisation)|Arc of Infinity]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover: Photographic<br> | * [[Arc of Infinity (novelisation)|Arc of Infinity]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover: Photographic<br /> | ||
'''November''' | '''November''' | ||
*[[The Five Doctors (novelisation)|The Five Doctors]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[Andrew Skilleter]] | * [[The Five Doctors (novelisation)|The Five Doctors]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[Andrew Skilleter]] | ||
==Publishing Notes== | == Publishing Notes == | ||
===Target Library Numbering=== | === Target Library Numbering === | ||
[[ | [[Doctor Who and the Visitation]] was the first title to be given a (working) reference number as part of the Doctor Who library, (Number 74). The idea behind the numbering was to try and capitalise on collectors and regular readers of the range to complete their 'set' or read all the books.<br /> | ||
However, for a range that didn't flow in a chronicological order, it was met with various reactions, and was generally criticised by fans, who after collecting some seventy odd titles, were faced with a 'new look' for their collection (a factor that the BBC DVD mechandising team seem to be acutely aware of). <br> | However, for a range that didn't flow in a chronicological order, it was met with various reactions, and was generally criticised by fans, who after collecting some seventy odd titles, were faced with a 'new look' for their collection (a factor that the BBC DVD mechandising team seem to be acutely aware of). <br /> | ||
The implementaion of the numbering system was not always to plan.<br> Examples of inconsistencies include;<br> | The implementaion of the numbering system was not always to plan.<br /> Examples of inconsistencies include;<br /> | ||
: Number 77 [[Four to Doomsday (novelisation)|Four to Doomsday]] numbered on the inside only <br> | : Number 77 [[Four to Doomsday (novelisation)|Four to Doomsday]] numbered on the inside only <br /> | ||
: Number 78 [[Earthshock (novelisation)|Earthshock]] numbered on the inside only <br> | : Number 78 [[Earthshock (novelisation)|Earthshock]] numbered on the inside only <br /> | ||
: Number 79 [[Terminus (novelisation)|Terminus]] numbered inside and on the cover <br> | : Number 79 [[Terminus (novelisation)|Terminus]] numbered inside and on the cover <br /> | ||
: Number 80 [[Arc of Infinity (novelisation)|Arc of Infinity]] not numbered <br> | : Number 80 [[Arc of Infinity (novelisation)|Arc of Infinity]] not numbered <br /> | ||
: Number 81 [[The Five Doctors (novelisation)|The Five Doctors]] numbered.<br> | : Number 81 [[The Five Doctors (novelisation)|The Five Doctors]] numbered.<br /> | ||
: Number 106 [[Vengeance on Varos (novelisation)|Vengeance on Varos]] arriving between Numbers 128 and 129 (some two years later)<br> | : Number 106 [[Vengeance on Varos (novelisation)|Vengeance on Varos]] arriving between Numbers 128 and 129 (some two years later)<br /> | ||
: Number 153 was given to [[The Pescatons (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Pescatons]] which was based on a record release and so technically not a televised novelisation. | : Number 153 was given to [[The Pescatons (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Pescatons]] which was based on a record release and so technically not a televised novelisation. | ||
Books 1 to 74 in the range were retrospectively numbered, in alphabetical order. These numbers appeared on the covers with the reprint schedule from 1983. The exceptions being [[Time-Flight (novelisation)| Time-Flight]], [[Meglos (novelisation)|Meglos]] and [[Castrovalva (novelisation)|Castrovalva]]. | Books 1 to 74 in the range were retrospectively numbered, in alphabetical order. These numbers appeared on the covers with the reprint schedule from 1983. The exceptions being [[Time-Flight (novelisation)|Time-Flight]], [[Meglos (novelisation)|Meglos]] and [[Castrovalva (novelisation)|Castrovalva]]. | ||
[[Category:Target Books by year| Target Books (1983)]] | [[Category:Target Books by year| Target Books (1983)]] |
Revision as of 15:00, 5 November 2011
Target Books' Doctor Who output in 1983 was almost exclusively Fifth Doctor-relaed. Of the eight new novelisations printed, only one belonged to another Doctor. As with the previous year, the first three Doctors were ignored by Target's writers, except to the extent that they appeared in The Five Doctors. That noveisation was peculiarly important to the Target line, in that it was the first novelisation to be available in the UK prior to the transmission of the serial it adapted.
The year was the first one in which the novelisations were released with a so-called "library number". Terminus went out as #79, with each subsequent release adding on to that number.
Novelisation Covers
Reprints and Other Title Covers
- 3Abominable.jpg
- 3WebFear.jpg
Publishing History
- REISSUE: Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen (Issued with a new cover by Andrew Skilleter)
- REISSUE: Doctor Who and the Web of Fear (Issued with a new cover by Andrew Skilleter)
April
- Time-Flight Writer: Peter Grimwade Cover: Photographic
May
- Meglos Writer: Terrance Dicks Cover Artist: Andrew Skilleter
June
- Castrovalva Writer: Christopher H. Bidmead Cover: Photographic
July
- Four to Doomsday Writer: Terrance Dicks Cover: Photographic
August
- Earthshock Writer: Ian Marter Cover: Photographic
September
- Terminus Writer: John Lydecker Cover: Photographic
October
- Arc of Infinity Writer: Terrance Dicks Cover: Photographic
November
- The Five Doctors Writer: Terrance Dicks Cover Artist: Andrew Skilleter
Publishing Notes
Target Library Numbering
Doctor Who and the Visitation was the first title to be given a (working) reference number as part of the Doctor Who library, (Number 74). The idea behind the numbering was to try and capitalise on collectors and regular readers of the range to complete their 'set' or read all the books.
However, for a range that didn't flow in a chronicological order, it was met with various reactions, and was generally criticised by fans, who after collecting some seventy odd titles, were faced with a 'new look' for their collection (a factor that the BBC DVD mechandising team seem to be acutely aware of).
The implementaion of the numbering system was not always to plan.
Examples of inconsistencies include;
- Number 77 Four to Doomsday numbered on the inside only
- Number 78 Earthshock numbered on the inside only
- Number 79 Terminus numbered inside and on the cover
- Number 80 Arc of Infinity not numbered
- Number 81 The Five Doctors numbered.
- Number 106 Vengeance on Varos arriving between Numbers 128 and 129 (some two years later)
- Number 153 was given to Doctor Who - The Pescatons which was based on a record release and so technically not a televised novelisation.
Books 1 to 74 in the range were retrospectively numbered, in alphabetical order. These numbers appeared on the covers with the reprint schedule from 1983. The exceptions being Time-Flight, Meglos and Castrovalva.