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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 [[1979 (releases)|1979]]''' was entirely of [[Fourth Doctor]] adaptations, save for the seminal [[Doctor Who and the War Games (novelisation)|novelisation of ''The War Games'']]. It was thus the first year that the [[Third Doctor]] had been ignored by Target since 1973. Target also made its first attempt at novelisations specifically aimed at younger readers, with the book ''[[Junior Doctor Who and the Giant Robot (novelisation)|Junior Doctor Who and the Giant Robot]]''.


== [[Target Books (1978)|Previous: Target Books (1978)]] <br>[[Target Books (1980)|Next: Target Books (1980)]]==
== Stories ==
{| {{prettytable}}
!No. || Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring || Based on || Released
|-
|030
|''[[Doctor Who and the Hand of Fear (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Hand of Fear]]''
|rowspan=4|[[Terrance Dicks]]
|rowspan=4|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
|[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]]
|''[[The Hand of Fear (TV story)|The Hand of Fear]]''
|[[18 January (releases)|18 January]] [[1979 (releases)|1979]]
|-
|036
|''[[Doctor Who and the Invisible Enemy (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Invisible Enemy]]''
|[[Leela]], [[K9 Mark I]]
|''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]''
|[[29 March (releases)|29 March]] 1979
|-
|053
|''[[Doctor Who and the Robots of Death (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Robots of Death]]''
|Leela, [[Sandminer robot]]s
|''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]''
|[[24 May (releases)|24 May]] 1979
|-
|034
|''[[Doctor Who and the Image of the Fendahl (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Image of the Fendahl]]''
|Leela, [[K9 Mark I]], [[Fendahl]]
|''[[Image of the Fendahl (TV story)|Image of the Fendahl]]''
|[[26 July (releases)|26 July]] 1979
|-
|070
|''[[Doctor Who and the War Games (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the War Games]]''
|[[Malcolm Hulke]]
|[[Second Doctor|2nd]]
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]], [[the War Chief]]
|''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''
|[[25 September (releases)|25 September]] 1979
|-
|021
|''[[Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks]]''
|Terrance Dicks
|rowspan=2|4th
|[[Romana II]], [[Movellan]]s, [[Dalek]]s, [[Davros]]
|''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]''
|[[20 November (releases)|20 November]] 1979
|-
|052
|''[[Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation]]''
|[[Ian Marter]]
|[[Romana I]], [[K9 Mark II]], [[White Guardian]]
|''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]''
|[[11 December (releases)|11 December]] 1979
|}


==Novelisation Covers==
== Novelisation covers ==
<gallery>
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
Image:Hand_of_Fear_novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Hand of Fear]]
Hand_of_Fear_novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Hand of Fear (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Hand of Fear]]''
Image:Invisible_Enemy_novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Invisible Enemy]]
Invisible_Enemy_novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Invisible Enemy (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Invisible Enemy]]''
Image:Robots_of_Death_novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Robots of Death ]]
Robots_of_Death_novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Robots of Death (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Robots of Death]]''
Image:Image_of_The_Fendahl_novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Image of the Fendahl]]
Image_of_The_Fendahl_novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Image of the Fendahl (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Image of the Fendahl]]''
Image:War_Games_novel.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the War Games]]
War_games_novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the War Games (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the War Games]]''
Image:Destiny_of_The_Daleks_novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks]]  
Destiny_of_The_Daleks_novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks]]''
Image:Ribos_Operation_novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation]]
Ribos_Operation_novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation]]''
</gallery>


== Reprints and other book covers ==
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
Terror_of_the_Autons _novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons]]''
Green_death_novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Green Death (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Green Death]]''
Sea_Devils _novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils]]''
Giant_Robot_novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Giant Robot (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Giant Robot]]''
ClawsAxos2.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos]]''
Doomsday_Weapon _novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]]''
JDWRobot1.jpg|''[[Junior Doctor Who and the Giant Robot (novelisation)|Junior Doctor Who and the Giant Robot]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>
== Reprints and Other Title Covers ==
<gallery>
Image:Terror_of_the_Autons _novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons]]
Image:Green_Death_novel.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Green Death]]
Image:Sea_Devils _novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Sea Devils]]
Image:Giant_Robot_novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Giant Robot ]]
Image:2Claws_of_Axos_novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos]]
Image:Doomsday_Weapon _novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]]
Image:T.jpg|[[Junior Doctor Who and the Giant Robot]]
</gallery>
==Publishing History==
*[[Junior Doctor Who and the Giant Robot]] Writer:[[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[Harry Hants]] Illustrator: [[Peter Edwards]]
: REISSUE: [[Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons]] (Issued with a new cover by [[Alun Hood]])
'''January'''
*[[Doctor Who and the Hand of Fear]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[Roy Knipe]]<br>
'''March'''
*[[Doctor Who and the Invisible Enemy]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[Roy Knipe]]
: REISSUE: [[Doctor Who and the Green Death]] (Issued with a new cover by [[Alun Hood]])<br>
'''April'''
: REISSUE: [[Doctor Who and the Sea Devils]] (Issued with a new cover by [[John Geary]])
: REISSUE: [[Doctor Who and the Giant Robot ]] (Issued with a new cover by [[Jeff Cummins]])<br>
'''May'''
*[[Doctor Who and the Robots of Death]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[John Geary]]<br>
'''June'''
: REISSUE: [[Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos]] (Issued with a new cover by [[John Geary]])<br>
'''July'''
*[[Doctor Who and the Image of the Fendahl]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[John Geary]]<br>
'''August'''
: REISSUE: [[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]] (Issued with a new cover by [[Jeff Cummins]])<br>
'''October'''
*[[Doctor Who and the War Games]] Writer: [[Malcolm Hulke]] Cover Artist: [[John Geary]]<br>
'''November'''
*[[Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[Andrew Skilleter]]<br>
'''December'''
*[[Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation]] Writer: [[Ian Marter]] Cover Artist: [[John Geary]]
==Publishing Notes==
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==External Links==
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Latest revision as of 15:17, 22 July 2022

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Target Books' Doctor Who output in 1979 was entirely of Fourth Doctor adaptations, save for the seminal novelisation of The War Games. It was thus the first year that the Third Doctor had been ignored by Target since 1973. Target also made its first attempt at novelisations specifically aimed at younger readers, with the book Junior Doctor Who and the Giant Robot.

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

No. Title Author Doctor Featuring Based on Released
030 Doctor Who and the Hand of Fear Terrance Dicks 4th Sarah The Hand of Fear 18 January 1979
036 Doctor Who and the Invisible Enemy Leela, K9 Mark I The Invisible Enemy 29 March 1979
053 Doctor Who and the Robots of Death Leela, Sandminer robots The Robots of Death 24 May 1979
034 Doctor Who and the Image of the Fendahl Leela, K9 Mark I, Fendahl Image of the Fendahl 26 July 1979
070 Doctor Who and the War Games Malcolm Hulke 2nd Jamie, Zoe, the War Chief The War Games 25 September 1979
021 Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks Terrance Dicks 4th Romana II, Movellans, Daleks, Davros Destiny of the Daleks 20 November 1979
052 Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation Ian Marter Romana I, K9 Mark II, White Guardian The Ribos Operation 11 December 1979

Novelisation covers[[edit] | [edit source]]

Reprints and other book covers[[edit] | [edit source]]

Publishing notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • to be added
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