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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 [[1992 (releases)|1992]]''' was limited exclusively to reprints. Twenty-two novelisations were reprinted — Target's largest number in a single year. It was the first time since Target had acquired the license to print novelisations in 1973 that they opted not to publish anything new.


== [[Target Books (1991)|Previous: Target Books (1991)]] <br>[[Target Books (1993)|Next: Target Books (1993)]]==
== Stories ==
{| {{prettytable}}
|-
!Month!!Title!!Writer!!Cover Artist
|-
|[[January]]||Reissue: [[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Daleks]]||[[David Whitaker]]||New Cover: [[Alister Pearson]]
|-
|[[January]]|| Reissue: [[The Nightmare Fair (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The Nightmare Fair]]||[[Graham Williams]]||Original Cover Art
|-
|[[February]]||Reissue: [[Doctor Who and the Visitation]]||[[Eric Saward]]||New Cover: Alister Pearson
|-
|February||Reissue: [[Kinda (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Kinda]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||New Cover: Alister Pearson
|-
|[[March]]||Reissue: [[Arc of Infinity (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Arc of Infinity]]||Terrance Dicks||New Cover: Alister Pearson
|-
|March||Reissue: [[Mawdryn Undead (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Mawdryn Undead]]||[[Peter Grimwade]]||New Cover: Alister Pearson
|-
|[[April]]||Reissue: [[Earthshock (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Earthshock]]||[[Ian Marter]]||New Cover: Alister Pearson
|-
|April||Reissue: [[The Awakening (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Awakening]]||[[Eric Pringle]]||New Cover: Alister Pearson
|-
|[[May]]||Reissue: [[Doctor Who and the Giant Robot]]||Terrance Dicks||New Cover: Alister Pearson
|-
|May||Reissue: [[The Caves of Androzani (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Caves of Androzani]]||Terrance Dicks||New Cover:[[Andrew Skilleter]]
|-
|[[May]]|| Reissue: [[The Time Meddler (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The Time Meddler]]||[[Nigel Robinson]]||Original Cover Art
|-
|[[June]]||Reissue: [[Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon]]||[[Brian Hayles]]||New Cover: Alister Pearson
|-
|June||Reissue: [[Doctor Who and the Monster of Peladon]]||Terrance Dicks||New Cover: Alister Pearson
|-
|[[July]]||Reissue: [[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks]]||Terrance Dicks||New Cover: Alister Pearson
|-
|July||Reissue: [[Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks]]||Terrance Dicks||New Cover: Alister Pearson
|-
|[[August]]||Reissue: [[Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters]]||[[Malcolm Hulke]]||New Cover: Alister Pearson
|-
|[[September]]||Reissue: [[Warriors of the Deep (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Warriors of the Deep]]||Terrance Dicks||New Cover: Alister Pearson
|-
|September||Reissue: [[The Aztecs (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Aztecs]]||[[John Lucarotti (writer)|John Lucarotti]]||New Cover:Andrew Skilleter
|-
|[[October]]||Reissue: [[Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen]]||[[Gerry Davis]]||New Cover: Alister Pearson
|-
|October||Reissue: [[The Massacre (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The Massacre]]||John Lucarotti||New Cover: Alister Pearson
|-
|October||Reissue: [[Attack of the Cybermen (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Attack of the Cybermen]]||Eric Saward||New Cover: Alister Pearson
|-
|[[November]]||Reissue: [[The Savages (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The Savages]]||[[Ian Stuart Black]]||New Cover: Alister Pearson
|-
|[[November]]||Reissue: [[The War Machines (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The War Machines]]||[[Ian Stuart Black]]||Original Cover Art
|-
|[[December]]||Reissue: [[The Celestial Toymaker (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The Celestial Toymaker]]||Gerry Davis and [[Alison Bingeman]]||New Cover: Alister Pearson
|-
|December||Reissue: [[The Ark (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The Ark]]||[[Paul Erickson]]||New Cover: Alister Pearson
|}


==Novelisation Covers==
== Cover gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
 
File:4Daleks.jpg|[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Daleks]]
</gallery>
File: Nightmare_fair_1992.jpg | [[The Nightmare Fair (novelisation)|The Nightmare Fair]]
== Reprints and Other Title Covers ==
File:2Kinda.jpg| [[Kinda (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Kinda]]
<gallery>
File:2Visitation.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Visitation]]
Image:4Daleks.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Daleks]]
File:2ArcInfinity.jpg | [[Arc of Infinity (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Arc of Infinity]]
Image:2Kinda.jpg|[[Kinda (novelisation) | Doctor Who - Kinda]]
File:2MawdrynUndead.jpg | [[Mawdryn Undead (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Mawdryn Undead]]
Image:2Visitation.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Visitation]]
File:2Earthshock.jpg | [[Earthshock (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Earthshock]]
Image:2ArcInfinity.jpg |[[Arc of Infinity (novelisation) | Doctor Who - Arc of Infinity]]
File:2Awakening.jpg | [[The Awakening (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Awakening]]
Image:2MawdrynUndead.jpg |[[Mawdryn Undead (novelisation) | Doctor Who - Mawdryn Undead]]
File: Time_meddler_1992_target.jpg | [[The Time Meddler (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Time Meddler]]
Image:2Earthshock.jpg |[[Earthshock (novelisation) | Doctor Who - Earthshock]]
File:3GiantRobot.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Giant Robot]]
Image:2Awakening.jpg |[[The Awakening (novelisation) | Doctor Who - The Awakening]]
File:2CavesAndrozani.jpg | [[The Caves of Androzani (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Caves of Androzani]]
Image:3GiantRobot.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Giant Robot ]]
File:4CursePeladon.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon]]
Image:2CavesAndrozani.jpg |[[The Caves of Androzani (novelisation) | Doctor Who - The Caves of Androzani]]
File:2MonsterPeladon.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Monster of Peladon]]
Image:4CursePeladon.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon]]
File:3PlanetDaleks.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks]]
Image:2MonsterPeladon.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Monster of Peladon]]
File:Destiny_of_the_Daleks_novel_1990.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks]]
Image:3PlanetDaleks.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks]]
File:4CaveMonsters.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters]]
Image:2DestinyDaleks.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks]]  
File:2WarriorsDeep.jpg | [[Warriors of the Deep (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Warriors of the Deep]]
Image:4CaveMonsters.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters]]
File:2Aztecs.jpg|[[The Aztecs (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Aztecs]]
Image:2WarriorsDeep.jpg |[[Warriors of the Deep (novelisation) | Doctor Who - Warriors of the Deep]]
File:2TombCybermen.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen]]
Image:2Aztecs.jpg|[[The Aztecs (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Aztecs]]
File:2Massacre.jpg | [[The Massacre (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The Massacre]]
Image:2TombCybermen.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen]]
File:2AttackCybermen.jpg | [[Attack of the Cybermen (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Attack of the Cybermen]]
Image:2Massacre.jpg |[[The Massacre (novelisation) | Doctor Who – The Massacre]]
File:2Savages.jpg | [[The Savages (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The Savages]]
Image:2AttackCybermen.jpg |[[Attack of the Cybermen (novelisation) | Doctor Who - Attack of the Cybermen]]
File: The_War_Machines_1992.jpg | [[The War Machines (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The War Machines]]
Image:2Savages.jpg |[[The Savages (novelisation) | Doctor Who – The Savages ]]
File:2Celestial Toymaker novel.jpg | [[The Celestial Toymaker (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The Celestial Toymaker]]
Image:2CelestialToymaker.jpg |[[The Celestial Toymaker (novelisation) | Doctor Who – The Celestial Toymaker]]
File:2Ark.jpg | [[The Ark (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The Ark]]
Image:2Ark.jpg |[[The Ark (novelisation) | Doctor Who – The Ark ]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Publishing History==
[[Category:Target Books by year]]
'''January'''
: REISSUE:  [[Doctor Who and the Daleks]] (Issued with a new cover by [[Alistair Pearson]])<br>
'''February'''
: REISSUE: [[Doctor Who and the Visitation]] (Issued with a new cover by [[Alistair Pearson]])
: REISSUE: [[Kinda (novelisation) | Doctor Who - Kinda]]  (Issued with a new cover by [[Alistair Pearson]])<br>
'''March'''
: REISSUE: [[Arc of Infinity (novelisation) | Doctor Who  - Arc of Infinity]] (Issued with a new cover by [[Alistair Pearson]])
: REISSUE: [[Mawdryn Undead (novelisation) | Doctor Who - Mawdryn Undead]] (Issued with a new cover by [[Alistair Pearson]])<br>
'''April'''
: REISSUE: [[Earthshock (novelisation) | Doctor Who  - Earthshock]]  (Issued with a new cover by [[Alistair Pearson]])
: REISSUE: [[The Awakening (novelisation) | Doctor Who - The Awakening]] (Issued with a new cover by [[Alistair Pearson]])<br>
'''May'''
: REISSUE: [[Doctor Who and the Giant Robot ]] (Issued with a new cover by [[Alistair Pearson]])
: REISSUE: [[The Caves of Androzani (novelisation) | Doctor Who - The Caves of Androzani]] (Issued with a new cover by [[Alistair Pearson]])<br>
'''June'''
: REISSUE: [[Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon]] (Issued with a new cover by [[Alistair Pearson]])
: REISSUE: [[Doctor Who and the Monster of Peladon]] (Issued with a new cover by [[Alistair Pearson]])<br>
'''July'''
: REISSUE: [[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks]] (Issued with a new cover by [[Alistair Pearson]])
: REISSUE: [[Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks]] (Issued with a new cover by [[Alistair Pearson]])<br>
'''August'''
: REISSUE: [[Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters]] (Issued with a new cover by [[Alistair Pearson]])
'''September'''
: REISSUE: [[Warriors of the Deep (novelisation) | Doctor Who - Warriors of the Deep]] (Issued with a new cover by [[Alistair Pearson]])<br>
: REISSUE: [[The Aztecs (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Aztecs]] (Issued with a new cover by [[Alistair Pearson]])<br>
'''October'''
: REISSUE: [[Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen]] (Issued with a new cover by [[Alistair Pearson]])
: REISSUE: [[The Massacre (novelisation) | Doctor Who – The Massacre]] (Issued with a new cover by [[Alistair Pearson]])
: REISSUE: [[Attack of the Cybermen (novelisation) | Doctor Who - Attack of the Cybermen]] (Issued with a new cover by [[Alistair Pearson]])<br>
'''November'''
: REISSUE: [[The Savages (novelisation) | Doctor Who – The Savages ]] (Issued with a new cover by [[Alistair Pearson]])<br>
'''December'''
: REISSUE: [[The Celestial Toymaker (novelisation) | Doctor Who – The Celestial Toymaker]] (Issued with a new cover by [[Alistair Pearson]])
: REISSUE: [[The Ark (novelisation) | Doctor Who – The Ark ]] (Issued with a new cover by [[Alistair Pearson]])
==Publishing Notes==
* to be added
 
==External Links==
* [http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/ontarget/ On Target] A comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations. Site created and maintained by Tim Neal.
* [http://www.tonystrading.co.uk/galleries/tvscifibooks/drwho-all-1.htm Dr Who Gallery] This gallery only site shows all TV Novelisations (Armada, Dragon, Target, Virgin and BBC) in order of publication date.
 
 
 
==Other Reference Sources==
* [[Doctor Who Magazine]]<br>
: Including a series of in depth articles by [[David Howe]]) (see [[DWM Issue 291|Issue 291]], [[DWM Issue 293|Issue 293]], [[DWM Issue 295|Issue 295]], [[DWM Issue 297|Issue 297]], [[DWM Issue 299|Issue 299]] and [[DWM Issue 301|Issue 301]])
* [[Howe’s Celestial Toybox]]
: Collectors guides
*[[The Target Book]] by [[David Howe]] release date 2007
 
 
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Target Books' Doctor Who output in 1992 was limited exclusively to reprints. Twenty-two novelisations were reprinted — Target's largest number in a single year. It was the first time since Target had acquired the license to print novelisations in 1973 that they opted not to publish anything new.

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Month Title Writer Cover Artist
January Reissue: Doctor Who and the Daleks David Whitaker New Cover: Alister Pearson
January Reissue: Doctor Who – The Nightmare Fair Graham Williams Original Cover Art
February Reissue: Doctor Who and the Visitation Eric Saward New Cover: Alister Pearson
February Reissue: Doctor Who - Kinda Terrance Dicks New Cover: Alister Pearson
March Reissue: Doctor Who - Arc of Infinity Terrance Dicks New Cover: Alister Pearson
March Reissue: Doctor Who - Mawdryn Undead Peter Grimwade New Cover: Alister Pearson
April Reissue: Doctor Who - Earthshock Ian Marter New Cover: Alister Pearson
April Reissue: Doctor Who - The Awakening Eric Pringle New Cover: Alister Pearson
May Reissue: Doctor Who and the Giant Robot Terrance Dicks New Cover: Alister Pearson
May Reissue: Doctor Who - The Caves of Androzani Terrance Dicks New Cover:Andrew Skilleter
May Reissue: Doctor Who – The Time Meddler Nigel Robinson Original Cover Art
June Reissue: Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon Brian Hayles New Cover: Alister Pearson
June Reissue: Doctor Who and the Monster of Peladon Terrance Dicks New Cover: Alister Pearson
July Reissue: Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks Terrance Dicks New Cover: Alister Pearson
July Reissue: Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks Terrance Dicks New Cover: Alister Pearson
August Reissue: Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters Malcolm Hulke New Cover: Alister Pearson
September Reissue: Doctor Who - Warriors of the Deep Terrance Dicks New Cover: Alister Pearson
September Reissue: Doctor Who - The Aztecs John Lucarotti New Cover:Andrew Skilleter
October Reissue: Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen Gerry Davis New Cover: Alister Pearson
October Reissue: Doctor Who – The Massacre John Lucarotti New Cover: Alister Pearson
October Reissue: Doctor Who - Attack of the Cybermen Eric Saward New Cover: Alister Pearson
November Reissue: Doctor Who – The Savages Ian Stuart Black New Cover: Alister Pearson
November Reissue: Doctor Who – The War Machines Ian Stuart Black Original Cover Art
December Reissue: Doctor Who – The Celestial Toymaker Gerry Davis and Alison Bingeman New Cover: Alister Pearson
December Reissue: Doctor Who – The Ark Paul Erickson New Cover: Alister Pearson

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