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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 [[1975 (releases)|1975]]''' continued to be [[Third Doctor]]-heavy, but it also introduced the [[Fourth Doctor]] with a novelisation of [[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|his predecessor's finale]] and [[Robot (TV story)|his debut]]. Target also published ''[[The Doctor Who Monster Book]]'', their first non-fictional ''Doctor Who'' book, in 1975.


== [[Target Books (1974)|Previous: Target Books (1974)]] <br>[[Target Books (1976)|Next: Target Books (1976)]]==
== Stories ==
{| {{prettytable}}
!No. || Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring || Based on || Released
|-
|013
|''[[Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon]]''
|[[Brian Hayles]]
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]]
|[[Jo Grant|Jo]], [[Alpha Centauri (The Curse of Peladon)|Alpha Centauri]], [[Ice Warrior]]s
|''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]''
|[[16 January (releases)|16 January]] [[1975 (releases)|1975]]
|-
|014
|''[[Doctor Who and the Cybermen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Cybermen]]''
|[[Gerry Davis]]
|[[Second Doctor|2nd]]
|[[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]]
|''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]''
|[[19 February (releases)|19 February]] 1975
|-
|028
|''[[Doctor Who and the Giant Robot (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Giant Robot]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Terrance Dicks]]
|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
|[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]], [[Harry Sullivan|Harry]], [[Alastair Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]], [[John Benton|Benton]]
|''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]''
|[[13 March (releases)|13 March]] 1975
|-
|063
|''[[Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons]]''
|rowspan=4|3rd
|Jo, the Brigadier, [[Mike Yates|Yates]], Benton, {{Delgado}}, [[Auton]]s, [[Nestene Consciousness]]
|''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]''
|[[15 May (releases)|15 May]] 1975
|-
|029
|''[[Doctor Who and the Green Death (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Green Death]]''
|[[Malcolm Hulke]]
|Jo, the Brigadier, Yates, Benton
|''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]''
|[[21 August (releases)|21 August]] 1975
|-
|048
|''[[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders]]''
|rowspan=2|Terrance Dicks
|Sarah, the Brigadier, Yates, Benton, Fourth Doctor
|''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]''
|[[16 October (releases)|16 October]] 1975
|-
|064
|''[[The Three Doctors (novelisation)|The Three Doctors]]''
|Jo, the Brigadier, [[First Doctor]], Second Doctor, Benton, [[Omega]]
|''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]''
|[[20 November (releases)|20 November]] 1975
|}


==Novelisation Covers==
== Cover gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
Image:Curse_of_Peladon_novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon]]
Curse of Peladon novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon]]''
Image:1Cybermen.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Cybermen]]
Cybermen novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Cybermen]]''
Image:1GiantRobot.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Giant Robot]]  
DoctorWhoandtheGiantRobot.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Giant Robot]]''
Image:1TerrorAutons.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons]]
Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons]]''
Image:1GreenDeath.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Green Death]]
Doctor Who and the Green Death.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Green Death]]''
Image:Planet_of_the_Spiders_novel.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders]]
Planet of the Spiders novel.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders]]''
Image:1ThreeDoctors.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Three Doctors]]
Doctor Who The Three Doctors.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Three Doctors]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


== Reprints and Other Title Covers ==
== Other Books ==
<gallery>
{| {{prettytable}}
Image:The_Doctor_Who_Monster_Book.jpg|[[Doctor Who Monster Book|The Doctor Who Monster Book]]
! Title || Author || Released
|-
|''[[The Doctor Who Monster Book]]''
|[[Terrance Dicks]]
|[[20 November (releases)|20 November]] [[1975 (releases)|1975]]
|}
 
== Other Books covers ==
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
The Doctor Who Monster Book.jpg|''[[The Doctor Who Monster Book]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Publishing History==
{{DWN}}
'''January'''
*[[Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon]]  Writer: [[Brian Hayles]] Cover Artist: [[Chris Archilleos]]<br>
'''February'''
*[[Doctor Who and the Cybermen]]  Writer: [[Gerry Davis]] Cover Artist: [[Chris Archilleos]] <br>
'''March'''
*[[Doctor Who and the Giant Robot]]  Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[Peter Brookes]] <br>
'''May'''
*[[Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons]] Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[Peter Brookes]] <br>
'''August'''
*[[Doctor Who and the Green Death]]  Writer: [[Malcolm Hulke]] Cover Artist: [[Peter Brookes]] <br>
'''October'''
*[[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders]]  Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[Peter Brookes]] <br>
'''November'''
*[[Doctor Who and the Three Doctors]]  Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[Chris Archilleos]] <br>
'''November'''
*[[The Doctor Who Monster Book]]  Writer: [[Terrance Dicks]] Cover Artist: [[Chris Archilleos]]
 
==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 Transcendental Toybox]]
:: Collectors guides
*[[The Target Book]] by [[David Howe]] release date 2007
 


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Target Books' Doctor Who output in 1975 continued to be Third Doctor-heavy, but it also introduced the Fourth Doctor with a novelisation of his predecessor's finale and his debut. Target also published The Doctor Who Monster Book, their first non-fictional Doctor Who book, in 1975.

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

No. Title Author Doctor Featuring Based on Released
013 Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon Brian Hayles 3rd Jo, Alpha Centauri, Ice Warriors The Curse of Peladon 16 January 1975
014 Doctor Who and the Cybermen Gerry Davis 2nd Ben, Polly, Jamie, Cybermen The Moonbase 19 February 1975
028 Doctor Who and the Giant Robot Terrance Dicks 4th Sarah, Harry, the Brigadier, Benton Robot 13 March 1975
063 Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons 3rd Jo, the Brigadier, Yates, Benton, the Master, Autons, Nestene Consciousness Terror of the Autons 15 May 1975
029 Doctor Who and the Green Death Malcolm Hulke Jo, the Brigadier, Yates, Benton The Green Death 21 August 1975
048 Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders Terrance Dicks Sarah, the Brigadier, Yates, Benton, Fourth Doctor Planet of the Spiders 16 October 1975
064 The Three Doctors Jo, the Brigadier, First Doctor, Second Doctor, Benton, Omega The Three Doctors 20 November 1975

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

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

Title Author Released
The Doctor Who Monster Book Terrance Dicks 20 November 1975

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