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'''[[Target Books]]' ''[[Doctor Who]]'' output in [[1990 (releases)|1990]]''' saw a further decline in new novelisations. Only eight adaptations were published, the overwhelming majority of them [[Seventh Doctor]] stories.1990 Was The introduction of the New Look Reprints, Which Ended their range with a reissue of [[Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang (novelisation)]] in 1994.
'''[[Target Books]]' ''[[Doctor Who]]'' output in [[1990 (releases)|1990]]''' saw a further decline in new novelisations. Only eight adaptations were published, the overwhelming majority of them [[Seventh Doctor]] stories.1990 Was The introduction of the New Look Reprints, Which Ended their range with a reissue of [[Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang (novelisation)]] in 1994.


== Novelisation covers ==
== Stories ==
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
File:Planet_of_Giants_novel.jpg | [[Planet of Giants (novelisation)|Doctor Who – Planet of Giants]]
File:Happiness_patrol_novel.jpg| [[The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Happiness Patrol]]
File:Space_Pirates _novel.jpg | [[The Space Pirates (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Space Pirates]]
File:Remembrance of the daleks novel.jpg| [[Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Remembrance of the Daleks]]
File:Ghost_Light_novel.jpg | [[Ghost Light (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Ghost Light]]
File:Survival_novel.jpg | [[Survival (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Survival]]
File:Curse_of_Fenric_novel.jpg | [[The Curse of Fenric (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Curse of Fenric]]
</gallery>
 
== Reprints and other title covers ==
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
File:3WarGames.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the War Games]]
File:Doctor_Who_An_Unearthly_Child_novel_1990.jpg|[[Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child]]
File:3DaleksInvasion.jpg |[[Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth]]
File:2MindRobber.jpg |[[The Mind Robber (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Mind Robber]]
File:XMissionMagnus.jpg|[[Mission to Magnus (novelisation)|Doctor Who – Mission to Magnus]]
</gallery>
 
== Publishing history ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
!No. || Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring || Based on || Released
|-
|-
!Month!!Title!!Writer!!Cover Artist
|145
|''[[Planet of Giants (novelisation)|Planet of Giants]]''
|[[Terrance Dicks]]
|[[First Doctor|1st]]
|[[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]]
|''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]''
|[[18 January (releases)|18 January]] [[1990 (releases)|1990]]
|-
|-
|[[January]]||[[Planet of Giants (novelisation)|Planet of Giants]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Alister Pearson]]
|146
|''[[The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)|The Happiness Patrol]]''
|[[Graeme Curry]]
|[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]
|[[Ace]]
|''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]''
|[[15 February (releases)|15 February]] 1990
|-
|-
|[[February]]||Reissue: [[Doctor Who and the War Games]]||[[Malcolm Hulke]]||New cover: Alister Pearson
|147
|''[[The Space Pirates (novelisation)|The Space Pirates]]''
|Terrance Dicks
|[[Second Doctor|2nd]]
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]]
|''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]''
|[[15 March (releases)|15 March]] 1990
|-
|-
|February||Reissue: [[Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child]]||Terrance Dicks||New cover: Alister Pearson
|148
|''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''
|[[Ben Aaronovitch]]
|rowspan=5|7th
|Ace, [[Dalek]]s, [[Davros]]
|''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''
|[[21 June (releases)|21 June]] 1990
|-
|-
|February||[[The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)|The Happiness Patrol]]||[[Graeme Curry]]||Alister Pearson
|149
|''[[Ghost Light (novelisation)|Ghost Light]]''
|[[Marc Platt]]
|Ace
|''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]''
|[[20 September (releases)|20 September]] 1990
|-
|-
|[[March]]||[[The Space Pirates (novelisation)|The Space Pirates]]||Terrance Dicks||[[Tony Clark]]
|150
|''[[Survival (novelisation)|Survival]]''
|[[Rona Munro]]
|Ace, {{Ainley}}
|''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]''
|[[18 October (releases)|18 October]] 1990
|-
|-
|[[June]]||[[Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]||[[Ben Aaronovitch]]||Alister Pearson
|151
|-
|''[[The Curse of Fenric (novelisation)|The Curse of Fenric]]''
|[[July]]||Reissue: [[Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth]]||Terrance Dicks||New cover: Alister Pearson
|[[Ian Briggs]]
|Ace, [[Fenric]], [[Haemovore]]s
|''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]''
|[[15 December (releases)|15 December]] 1990
|}
 
== Novelisation covers ==
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
Planet_of_Giants_novel.jpg|''[[Planet of Giants (novelisation)|Planet of Giants]]''
Happiness_patrol_novel.jpg|''[[The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)|The Happiness Patrol]]''
Space_Pirates _novel.jpg|''[[The Space Pirates (novelisation)|The Space Pirates]]''
Remembrance of the daleks novel.jpg|''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''
Ghost_Light_novel.jpg|''[[Ghost Light (novelisation)|Ghost Light]]''
Survival_novel.jpg|''[[Survival (novelisation)|Survival]]''
Curse_of_Fenric_novel.jpg|''[[The Curse of Fenric (novelisation)|The Curse of Fenric]]''
</gallery>
 
== Stories ==
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring || Based on || Released
|-
|-
|July||Reissue: [[The Mind Robber (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Mind Robber]]||[[Peter Ling]]||New cover: Alister Pearson
|''[[Mission to Magnus (novelisation)|Mission to Magnus]]''
|-
|[[Philip Martin]]
|July||[[Mission to Magnus (novelisation)|Mission to Magnus]]||[[Philip Martin]]||Alister Pearson
|[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]
|-
|[[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Sil]], [[Ice Warrior]]s
|[[August]]||[[Ghost Light (novelisation)|Ghost Light]]||[[Marc Platt]]||Alister Pearson
|''[[Mission to Magnus (TV story)|Mission to Magnus]]''
|-
|[[19 July (releases)|19 July]] [[1990 (releases)|1990]]
|[[October]]||[[Survival (novelisation)|Survival]]||[[Rona Munro]]||Alister Pearson
|-
|[[November]]||[[The Curse of Fenric (novelisation)|The Curse of Fenric]]||[[Ian Briggs]]||Alister Pearson
|}
|}
== Reprints and other books covers ==
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
3WarGames.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the War Games (novelisation)|The War Games]]''
Doctor_Who_An_Unearthly_Child_novel_1990.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child (novelisation)|An Unearthly Child]]''
3DaleksInvasion.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth (novelisation)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''
2MindRobber.jpg|''[[The Mind Robber (novelisation)|The Mind Robber]]''
XMissionMagnus.jpg|''[[Mission to Magnus (novelisation)|Mission to Magnus]]''
</gallery>


== Publishing notes ==
== Publishing notes ==

Revision as of 17:55, 24 June 2022

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Target Books' Doctor Who output in 1990 saw a further decline in new novelisations. Only eight adaptations were published, the overwhelming majority of them Seventh Doctor stories.1990 Was The introduction of the New Look Reprints, Which Ended their range with a reissue of Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang (novelisation) in 1994.

Stories

No. Title Author Doctor Featuring Based on Released
145 Planet of Giants Terrance Dicks 1st Susan, Ian, Barbara Planet of Giants 18 January 1990
146 The Happiness Patrol Graeme Curry 7th Ace The Happiness Patrol 15 February 1990
147 The Space Pirates Terrance Dicks 2nd Jamie, Zoe The Space Pirates 15 March 1990
148 Remembrance of the Daleks Ben Aaronovitch 7th Ace, Daleks, Davros Remembrance of the Daleks 21 June 1990
149 Ghost Light Marc Platt Ace Ghost Light 20 September 1990
150 Survival Rona Munro Ace, the Tremas Master Survival 18 October 1990
151 The Curse of Fenric Ian Briggs Ace, Fenric, Haemovores The Curse of Fenric 15 December 1990

Novelisation covers

Stories

Title Author Doctor Featuring Based on Released
Mission to Magnus Philip Martin 6th Peri, Sil, Ice Warriors Mission to Magnus 19 July 1990

Reprints and other books covers

Publishing notes

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