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'''Star Books''' was an imprint of [[W.H. Allen & Co]], the then-parent of [[Target Books]]. Just before Allen ceded control of [[Target Books]] to [[Virgin Books]], they used their Star Books division to help them burn off the stocks of [[Target novelisation]]s they still had in their warehouses. Star never actually published anything with respect to ''Doctor Who'', but instead just repackaged already-existing copies of Target Books' original print runs into a sort of "pseudo-[[omnibus]]". Star marketed these literally repackaged books under the name, ''[[Doctor Who Classics (Star Books)|Doctor Who Classics]]''. These "double books" were released in [[1988]] and [[1989]]. The series contained stories from each of the first four [[Doctor]]s.
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|founding date = [[1982 (production)|1982]]
|ranges        = ''[[Doctor Who Classics (Star Books)|Doctor Who Classics]]''
}}
'''Star Books''' was an imprint of [[W.H. Allen & Co]], the then-parent of [[Target Books]]. Just before Allen ceded control of [[Target Books]] to [[Virgin Books]], they used their Star Books division to help them burn off the stocks of [[Target novelisation]]s they still had in their warehouses. Star never actually published anything with respect to ''Doctor Who'', but instead just repackaged already-existing copies of Target Books' original print runs into a sort of "pseudo-[[omnibus]]". Star marketed these literally repackaged books under the name, ''[[Doctor Who Classics (Star Books)|Doctor Who Classics]]''. These "double books" were released in [[1988 (releases)|1988]] and [[1989 (releases)|1989]]. The series contained stories from each of the first four [[Doctor]]s.
 
== Doctor Who Classics ==
{| {{Prettytable}}
|-
!Title!!Author!!Release Date
|-
|''[[The Myth Makers (novelisation)|The Myth Makers]] and [[The Gunfighters (novelisation)|The Gunfighters]]''
|[[Donald Cotton]]
|[[1988 (releases)|1988]]
|-
|''[[Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth (novelisation)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]] and [[Doctor Who and the Crusaders (novelisation)|The Crusaders]]''
|[[Terrance Dicks]] and [[David Whitaker]]
|1988
|-
|''[[The Dominators (novelisation)|The Dominators]] and [[The Krotons (novelisation)|The Krotons]]''
|[[Terrance Dicks]]
|1988
|-
|''[[The Mind of Evil (novelisation)|The Mind of Evil]] and [[Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos (novelisation)|The Claws of Axos]]''
|Terrance Dicks
|[[1989 (releases)|1989]]
|-
|''[[Doctor Who and the Dæmons (novelisation)|The Daemons]] and [[The Time Monster (novelisation)|The Time Monster]]''
|[[Barry Letts]] and [[Terrance Dicks]]
|1989
|-
|''[[Doctor Who and the Face of Evil (novelisation)|The Face of Evil]] and [[Doctor Who and the Sunmakers (novelisation)|The Sunmakers]]''
|[[Terrance Dicks]]
|1989
|-
|''[[Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom (novelisation)|The Seeds of Doom]] and [[Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin (novelisation)|The Deadly Assassin]]''
|[[Philip Hinchcliffe]] and [[Terrance Dicks]]
|1989
|}
 
== Cover gallery ==
Covers by [[Andrew Skilleter]]
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
StarBooksMythMakers&Gunfighters.jpg|''The Myth Makers and The Gunfighters''
StarBooksDalekInvasionofEarth&Crusaders.jpg|''The Dalek Invasion of Earth and The Crusaders''
StarBooksDominators&Krotons.jpg|''The Dominators and The Krotons''
StarBooksMindOfEvil&ClawsOfAxos.jpg|''The Mind of Evil and The Claws of Axos''
StarBooksDaemons&TimeMonster.jpg|''The Daemons and The Time Monster''
StarBooksFaceOfEvil&Sunmakers.jpg|''The Face of Evil and The Sunmakers''
StarBooksSeedsOfDoom&DeadlyAssassin.jpg|''The Seeds of Doom and The Deadly Assassin''
</gallery>
 


[[Category:Book publishers]]
[[Category:Book publishers]]

Latest revision as of 18:02, 9 March 2023

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Star Books was an imprint of W.H. Allen & Co, the then-parent of Target Books. Just before Allen ceded control of Target Books to Virgin Books, they used their Star Books division to help them burn off the stocks of Target novelisations they still had in their warehouses. Star never actually published anything with respect to Doctor Who, but instead just repackaged already-existing copies of Target Books' original print runs into a sort of "pseudo-omnibus". Star marketed these literally repackaged books under the name, Doctor Who Classics. These "double books" were released in 1988 and 1989. The series contained stories from each of the first four Doctors.

Doctor Who Classics[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Author Release Date
The Myth Makers and The Gunfighters Donald Cotton 1988
The Dalek Invasion of Earth and The Crusaders Terrance Dicks and David Whitaker 1988
The Dominators and The Krotons Terrance Dicks 1988
The Mind of Evil and The Claws of Axos Terrance Dicks 1989
The Daemons and The Time Monster Barry Letts and Terrance Dicks 1989
The Face of Evil and The Sunmakers Terrance Dicks 1989
The Seeds of Doom and The Deadly Assassin Philip Hinchcliffe and Terrance Dicks 1989

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

Covers by Andrew Skilleter

  • The Myth Makers and The Gunfighters

    The Myth Makers and The Gunfighters

  • The Dalek Invasion of Earth and The Crusaders

    The Dalek Invasion of Earth and The Crusaders

  • The Dominators and The Krotons

    The Dominators and The Krotons

  • The Mind of Evil and The Claws of Axos

    The Mind of Evil and The Claws of Axos

  • The Daemons and The Time Monster

    The Daemons and The Time Monster

  • The Face of Evil and The Sunmakers

    The Face of Evil and The Sunmakers

  • The Seeds of Doom and The Deadly Assassin

    The Seeds of Doom and The Deadly Assassin

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