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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 [[1976 (releases)|1976]]''' was its most varied to date. Each of the first four Doctors had at least one novelisation that year, with the bulk split evenly between the [[Third Doctor|Third]] and [[Fourth Doctor]]s. Target continued to focus on novelising [[serial]]s with [[missing episode]]s from the [[First Doctor|First]] and [[Second Doctor]]s' eras. 1976 also marked Target's first foray into the "educational" market with ''[[The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book]]''.


== [[Target Books (1975)|Previous: Target Books (1975)]] <br>[[Target Books (1977)|Next: Target Books (1977)]]==
== Stories ==
{| {{prettytable}}
!No. || Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring || Based on || Released
|-
|040
|''[[Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster]]''
|[[Terrance Dicks]]
|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
|Sarah, [[Harry Sullivan|Harry]], [[Alastair Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]], [[John Benton|Benton]], [[Zygon]]s
|''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]''
|[[15 January (releases)|15 January]] [[1976 (releases)|1976]]
|-
|022
|''[[Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion]]''
|[[Malcolm Hulke]]
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]]
|Sarah, the Brigadier, [[Mike Yates|Yates]], Benton
|''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]''
|rowspan=2|[[19 February (releases)|19 February]] 1976
|-
|062
|''[[Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet]]''
|[[Gerry Davis]]
|[[First Doctor|1st]]
|[[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]], [[Second Doctor]]
|''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]''
|-
|033
|''[[Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors]]''
|[[Brian Hayles]]
|2nd
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]], [[Ice Warrior]]s
|''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]''
|[[18 March (releases)|18 March]] 1976
|-
|051
|''[[Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen]]''
|rowspan=3|Terrance Dicks
|rowspan=2|4th
|Sarah, Harry, Cybermen
|''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]''
|[[20 May (releases)|20 May]] 1976
|-
|027
|''[[Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks]]''
|Sarah, Harry, [[Dalek]]s, [[Davros]]
|''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]''
|[[22 July (releases)|22 July]] 1976
|-
|072
|''[[Doctor Who and the Web of Fear (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Web of Fear]]''
|2nd
|Jamie, Victoria, Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart, [[Great Intelligence]], [[Robot Yeti]]
|''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]''
|[[19 August (releases)|19 August]] 1976
|-
|057
|''[[Doctor Who and the Space War (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Space War]]''
|Malcolm Hulke
|rowspan=2|3rd
|[[Jo Grant|Jo]], [[Draconian]]s, [[Ogron]]s, {{Delgado}}, Daleks
|''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]''
|[[23 September (releases)|23 September]] 1976
|-
|046
|''[[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks]]''
|rowspan=2|Terrance Dicks
|Jo, Daleks
|''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]''
|[[21 October (releases)|21 October]] 1976
|-
|050
|''[[Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars]]''
|4th
|Sarah, [[Sutekh]]
|''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]''
|[[16 December (releases)|16 December]] 1976
|}


==Novelisation Covers==
== Novelisation covers ==
<gallery>
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
Image:1LochNessMonster.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster]]
Loch Ness Monster novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster]]''
Image:1DinosaurInvasion.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion]]
Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion]]''
Image:Tenth_Planet_novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet ]]
Tenth Planet novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet]]''
Image:1IceWarriors.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors]]
Ice Warriors novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors]]''
Image:Revenge_of_the_Cybermen _novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen]]
Revenge of the Cybermen novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen]]''
Image:Genesis_of_The_Daleks_novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks]]
Genesis of The Daleks novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks]]''
Image:1WebFear.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Web of Fear| Doctor Who and the Web of Fear]]
Web of Fear novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Web of Fear (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Web of Fear]]''
Image:1SpaceWar.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Space War]]
Space War novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Space War (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Space War]]''
Image:Planet_of_The_Daleks_novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks]]
Planet of The Daleks novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks]]''
Image:Pyramids_of_Mars_novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars]]
Pyramids of Mars novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


== Reprints and Other Title Covers ==
== Other Books ==
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Author || Released
|-
|''[[The Making of Doctor Who]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Terrance Dicks]]
|rowspan=2|[[16 December (releases)|16 December]] [[1976 (releases)|1976]]
|-
|''[[The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book (novel)|The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book]]''
|}


<gallery>
== Other Books covers ==
Image:The_Making_of_Doctor_Who_2_PB.jpg|[[Making of Doctor Who|The Making of Doctor Who]]
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
Image:The_Doctor_Who_Monster_Book.jpg|[[Doctor Who Monster Book]]
MakingDoctorWho2.jpg|''[[The Making of Doctor Who]]''
The Doctor Who Monster Book.jpg|''[[The Doctor Who Monster Book]]''
DWDDinosaurs.jpg|''[[The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book (novel)|The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Publishing History==
{{DWN}}
'''January'''
*[[Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[Chris Archilleos]]<br>
'''February'''
*[[Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion]] Writer: [[Malcolm Hulke]] Cover Artist: [[Chris Archilleos]]<br>
*[[Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet]] Writer: [[Gerry Davis]] Cover Artist: [[Chris Archilleos]]<br>
'''March'''
*[[Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors]] Writer: [[Brian Hayles]] Cover Artist: [[Chris Archilleos]]<br>
'''May'''
*[[Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[Chris Archilleos]]<br>
'''July'''
*[[Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[Chris Archilleos]]<br>
'''August'''
*[[Doctor Who and the Web of Fear]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[Chris Archilleos]]<br>
'''September'''
*[[Doctor Who and the Space War]] Writer: [[Malcolm Hulke]] Cover Artist: [[Chris Archilleos]]<br>
'''October'''
*[[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[Chris Archilleos]]<br>
'''December'''
*[[Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[Chris Archilleos]]
*[[Making of Doctor Who]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] and [[Malcolm Hulke]] Cover Artist: [[Chris Archilleos]]<br>
'''December'''
*[[The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[George Underwood]]
==Publishing Notes==
* to be added


==External Links==
[[Category:Target Books by year]]
* [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 1976 was its most varied to date. Each of the first four Doctors had at least one novelisation that year, with the bulk split evenly between the Third and Fourth Doctors. Target continued to focus on novelising serials with missing episodes from the First and Second Doctors' eras. 1976 also marked Target's first foray into the "educational" market with The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book.

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

No. Title Author Doctor Featuring Based on Released
040 Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster Terrance Dicks 4th Sarah, Harry, the Brigadier, Benton, Zygons Terror of the Zygons 15 January 1976
022 Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion Malcolm Hulke 3rd Sarah, the Brigadier, Yates, Benton Invasion of the Dinosaurs 19 February 1976
062 Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet Gerry Davis 1st Ben, Polly, Cybermen, Second Doctor The Tenth Planet
033 Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors Brian Hayles 2nd Jamie, Victoria, Ice Warriors The Ice Warriors 18 March 1976
051 Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen Terrance Dicks 4th Sarah, Harry, Cybermen Revenge of the Cybermen 20 May 1976
027 Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks Sarah, Harry, Daleks, Davros Genesis of the Daleks 22 July 1976
072 Doctor Who and the Web of Fear 2nd Jamie, Victoria, Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart, Great Intelligence, Robot Yeti The Web of Fear 19 August 1976
057 Doctor Who and the Space War Malcolm Hulke 3rd Jo, Draconians, Ogrons, the Master, Daleks Frontier in Space 23 September 1976
046 Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks Terrance Dicks Jo, Daleks Planet of the Daleks 21 October 1976
050 Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars 4th Sarah, Sutekh Pyramids of Mars 16 December 1976

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

Other Books[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Author Released
The Making of Doctor Who Terrance Dicks 16 December 1976
The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book

Other Books covers[[edit] | [edit source]]

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