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'''John Peel''' is the author of ''Doctor Who'' books and comic strips. Notably, he wrote the first original ''Doctor Who'' novel, ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys]]'', to launch the [[Virgin New Adventures]] line. In the early 1990s he was commissioned by [[Target Books]] to write novelisations of several key [[Terry Nation]] [[Dalek]] stories of the 1960s after the rights were finally worked out. He later wrote several more original Dalek novels, as well as ''[[The Official Doctor Who & the Daleks Book]]'' which included his own Dalek timeline and other additional information on the Daleks.
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'''John Peel''' is the author of ''Doctor Who'' books and comic strips. Notably, he wrote the novel ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)|Timewyrm: Genesys]]'' to launch the [[Virgin New Adventures]] line. In the early 1990s he was commissioned by [[Target Books]] to write novelisations of several key [[Terry Nation]] [[Dalek]] stories of the 1960s after the rights were finally worked out. He later wrote several more original Dalek novels, as well as ''[[The Official Doctor Who & the Daleks Book]]'' which included his own Dalek timeline and other additional information on the Daleks.


He has the distinction of being one of only three authors credited on a Target novelisation who had not either written a story for the TV series or been a part of the production team (the others were [[Nigel Robinson]] and [[Alison Bingeman]]).
He has the distinction of being one of only three authors credited on a Target novelisation who had not either written a story for the TV series or been a part of the production team (the others were [[Nigel Robinson]] and [[Alison Bingeman]]).


Outside of ''Doctor Who'', Peel has also written novels for the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise. Under the pseudonym "John Vincent", he wrote novelisations based upon episodes of the 1990s TV series ''[[James Bond]] Jr.''.
Outside of ''Doctor Who'', Peel has also written novels for the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise. Under the pseudonym "John Vincent", he wrote novelisations of episodes of the 1990s TV series ''[[James Bond]] Jr.''.


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
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==== Lethbridge-Stewart ====
==== Lethbridge-Stewart ====
* ''[[The Grandfather Infestation (novel)|The Grandfather Infestation]]''
* ''[[The Grandfather Infestation (novel)|The Grandfather Infestation]]''
* [[The Life of Evans (novel)|''The Life of Evans'']]
* ''[[On His Majesty's National Service (novel)|On His Majesty's National Service]]''
* ''[[It Came from the Isle of Man (novel)|It Came from the Isle of Man]]''
 
==== The Lucy Wilson Mysteries ====
* ''[[The Midnight People (novel)|The Midnight People]]''
* ''[[The Invisible Women (Lucy Wilson novel)|The Invisible Women]]''
 
=== Novellas ===
==== Lethbridge-Stewart ====
* ''[[The Life of Evans (novel)|The Life of Evans]]''
 
=== Short Stories ===
==== The Official Doctor Who & the Daleks Book ====
* ''[[The History of the Daleks (short story)|The History of the Daleks]]'' (with [[Terry Nation]])


=== Short stories ===
==== The Gallifrey Chronicles ====
==== The Gallifrey Chronicles ====
* ''[[The Scrolls of Rassilon (short story)|The Scrolls of Rassilon]]''
* ''[[The Scrolls of Rassilon (short story)|The Scrolls of Rassilon]]''


==== Lethbridge-Stewart ====
==== Lethbridge-Stewart ====
* ''[[Exodus from Venus (short story)|Exodus from Venus]]''
* ''[[Exodus from Venus (short story)|Exodus from Venus]]'' (in ''[[The HAVOC Files 2]]'')
* ''[[And the Crowd Goes Wild (short story)|And the Crowd Goes Wild]]'' (in ''[[The HAVOC Files: The Laughing Gnome]]'')
* ''[[Tall Tales (short story)|Tall Tales]]'' (in ''[[The HAVOC Files: Loose Ends]]'')
 
==== The Lucy Wilson Mysteries ====
* ''[[Get Lost in a Good Book (short story)|Get Lost in a Good Book]]'' (in ''[[Lockdown (anthology)|Lockdown]]'')
 
==== UNIT ====
* ''[[Car Wars (short story)|Car Wars]]'' (in ''[[The Benton Files (anthology)|The Benton Files]]'')
* ''[[Here We Go Again (short story)|Here We Go Again]]'' (in ''[[Operation Wildcat and Other Stories]]'')
 
==== P.R.O.B.E ====
* ''[[How To Appear Human In Several Uneasy Lessons (short story)|How To Appear Human In Several Uneasy Lessons]]'' (in ''[[Out of the Shadows (anthology)|Out of the Shadows]]'')
 
====''Build High for Happiness''====
* ''[[Social Climber (short story)|Trank Tank]]''


=== Reference books ===
=== Reference books ===
* ''[[The Official Doctor Who & the Daleks Book]]'' (with [[Terry Nation]])
* ''[[The Official Doctor Who & the Daleks Book]]'' (with [[Terry Nation]])
* ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (illustrated guide)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]''
* ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (reference book)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]''
* ''I Am the Doctor: The Unauthorised Diaries of a Timelord''
* ''[[I Am the Doctor: The Unauthorised Diaries of a Timelord ]]''
 
=== Audio ===
==== ''The Brigadier Adventures'' ====
* ''[[Memories of Tomorrow (audio story)|Memories of Tomorrow]]''
 
==== ''Cyberon'' ====
* ''[[The Weapon and the Warrior (audio story)|The Weapon and the Warrior]]''


== External links ==
== External links ==
{{official website|www.john-peel.com/index.html}}
{{facebook|JohnPeelAuthor}}
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* [http://www.sorddin.com/broadsword-old/issue11/interview11h.html Interview with John Peel, in issue 11 of ''Broadsword'']
* [http://www.followingthenerd.com/ftn_news/interview-ftn-interviews-tv-show-novelist-extraordinaire-john-peel/ INTERVIEW: FTN interviews TV show novelist extraordinaire John Peel]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170505014543/https://regenerationwho.com/2016/02/25/five-questions-with-john-peel/ Five Questions with: John Peel]
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John Peel is the author of Doctor Who books and comic strips. Notably, he wrote the novel Timewyrm: Genesys to launch the Virgin New Adventures line. In the early 1990s he was commissioned by Target Books to write novelisations of several key Terry Nation Dalek stories of the 1960s after the rights were finally worked out. He later wrote several more original Dalek novels, as well as The Official Doctor Who & the Daleks Book which included his own Dalek timeline and other additional information on the Daleks.

He has the distinction of being one of only three authors credited on a Target novelisation who had not either written a story for the TV series or been a part of the production team (the others were Nigel Robinson and Alison Bingeman).

Outside of Doctor Who, Peel has also written novels for the Star Trek franchise. Under the pseudonym "John Vincent", he wrote novelisations of episodes of the 1990s TV series James Bond Jr..

Bibliography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Comics[[edit] | [edit source]]

DWM backup comics[[edit] | [edit source]]

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

Target novelisations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Virgin New Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

Virgin Missing Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

Lethbridge-Stewart[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Lucy Wilson Mysteries[[edit] | [edit source]]

Novellas[[edit] | [edit source]]

Lethbridge-Stewart[[edit] | [edit source]]

Short Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Official Doctor Who & the Daleks Book[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Gallifrey Chronicles[[edit] | [edit source]]

Lethbridge-Stewart[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Lucy Wilson Mysteries[[edit] | [edit source]]

UNIT[[edit] | [edit source]]

P.R.O.B.E[[edit] | [edit source]]

Build High for Happiness[[edit] | [edit source]]

Reference books[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Brigadier Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

Cyberon[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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