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'''The Adventures of K9''' was a series of four illustrated paperback storybooks for children written by [[David Martin]] and published by [[Sparrow Books]] in [[1980]]. The four books feature [[K-9]], the character Martin co-created.  
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'''''The Adventures of K9''''' was a series of four illustrated paperback storybooks for children written by [[Dave Martin|David Martin]] and published by [[Sparrow Books]] together on [[20 October (releases)|20 October]] [[1980 (releases)|1980]]. The four books feature [[K9]], the character Martin co-created. The books were written in conjunction with a planned but unmade ''K9'' animated series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nzdwfc.tetrap.com/archive/tsv41/affirmativemaster.html|title=Affirmative, Master: All you ever wanted to know about K9|accessdate=19 June 2012|author=Preddle, Jon|year of source=1994|month of source=October|website name=Time-Space Visualiser|publisher= New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club}}</ref>
Specifically, the stories feature what is most likely to be [[K9 Mark I]] and seemingly take place sometime after the events of ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'' when the Doctor left K9 on [[Gallifrey]].


Specifically, the stories (according to the Discontinuity Guide website) feature [[K-9 Mark I]] and are supposed to take place sometime after the events of [[DW]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'' when the Doctor left K-9 on [[Gallifrey]].[http://www.whoniverse.org/discontinuity/K9_1.php]
The books include prefaces that indicate that K9 is working on behalf of the [[Time Lord]]s. They also suggest that the Doctor's real name might be the [[Theta Sigma]] nickname heard in ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'' and ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]''.


The books include prefaces that indicate that K-9 is working on behalf of the [[Time Lord]]s (which opens the possibility that this could also be [[K-9 Mark II]], depicted in many spin-off media as eventually returning to Gallifrey with [[Romana II|Romana]] who becomes Lord President.
In [[2013 (releases)|2013]], [[The Adventures of K9 (audio anthology)|an audio anthology]] was released collecting all four stories.


A total of four books were published:
== Stories ==
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Author || Featuring || Released on
|-
|''[[K9 and the Time Trap (novel)|K9 and the Time Trap]]''
|rowspan=4|[[Dave Martin]]
|[[Omega|Omegon]]
|rowspan=4|[[20 October (releases)|20 October]] [[1980 (releases)|1980]]
|-
|''[[K9 and the Beasts of Vega (novel)|K9 and the Beasts of Vega]]''
|
|-
|''[[K9 and the Zeta Rescue (novel)|K9 and the Zeta Rescue]]''
|[[Time Lord]]s
|-
|''[[K9 and the Missing Planet (novel)|K9 and the Missing Planet]]''
|
|}


# ''[[K9 and the Time Trap]]''
== Cover gallery ==
# ''[[K9 and the Beasts of Vega]]''
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" caption="">
# ''[[K9 and the Zeta Rescue]]''
K9TimeTrap.jpg|''[[K9 and the Time Trap (novel)|K9 and the Time Trap]]''
# ''[[K9 and the Missing Planet]]''
K9BeastsVega.jpg|''[[K9 and the Beasts of Vega (novel)|K9 and the Beasts of Vega]]''
K9ZetaRescue.jpg|''[[K9 and the Zeta Rescue (novel)|K9 and the Zeta Rescue]]''
K9MissingPlanet.jpg|''[[K9 and the Missing Planet (novel)|K9 and the Missing Planet]]''
The Adventures of K9 Audio.jpg|''[[The Adventures of K9 (audio anthology)|The Adventures of K9]]'' audio anthology
</gallery>


Although the general spelling used for the name K-9 is hyphenated, these books consistently use the unhyphenated form, K9. They also suggest that the Doctor's real name might be the [[Theta Sigma]] nickname heard in ''The Invasion of Time'' and [[DW]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol]]''.
== Footnotes ==
[[Category:Tie-in books|Adventures]]
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Latest revision as of 17:24, 21 October 2024

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The Adventures of K9 was a series of four illustrated paperback storybooks for children written by David Martin and published by Sparrow Books together on 20 October 1980. The four books feature K9, the character Martin co-created. The books were written in conjunction with a planned but unmade K9 animated series.[1] Specifically, the stories feature what is most likely to be K9 Mark I and seemingly take place sometime after the events of The Invasion of Time when the Doctor left K9 on Gallifrey.

The books include prefaces that indicate that K9 is working on behalf of the Time Lords. They also suggest that the Doctor's real name might be the Theta Sigma nickname heard in The Armageddon Factor and The Happiness Patrol.

In 2013, an audio anthology was released collecting all four stories.

Stories[[edit]]

Title Author Featuring Released on
K9 and the Time Trap Dave Martin Omegon 20 October 1980
K9 and the Beasts of Vega
K9 and the Zeta Rescue Time Lords
K9 and the Missing Planet

Cover gallery[[edit]]

Footnotes[[edit]]

  1. Preddle, Jon (October 1994). Affirmative, Master: All you ever wanted to know about K9. Time-Space Visualiser. New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club. Retrieved on 19 June 2012.