Target Books/1988

Target Books' Doctor Who output in 1988 for the first time offered a new novelisation each month. As had become usual over the last few years, the stories featured a wide range of Doctors. After a year's absence, the Sixth Doctor returned to the range. Most of The Trial of a Time Lord was published, with the exception of Mindwarp.

Meanwhile the then-current Doctor made his Target debut, alongside releases featuring the First, Second, Third and Fifth Doctors. Midway through the year, Target changed its cover design to give a unified "look" to their line. Accordingly, they switched to the Seventh Doctor's televised logo and gave the tops of the covers black framing elements.

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

No.	Title	Author	Doctor	Featuring	Based on	Released
124	The Rescue	Ian Marter	1st	Ian, Barbara, Vicki	The Rescue	21 January 1988
125	Terror of the Vervoids	Pip and Jane Baker	6th	Mel, the Valeyard	Terror of the Vervoids	18 February 1988
126	The Time Meddler	Nigel Robinson	1st	Vicki, Steven, the Monk	The Time Meddler	17 March 1988
127	The Mysterious Planet	Terrance Dicks	6th	Peri, Glitz, the Valeyard	The Mysterious Planet	21 April 1988
128	Time and the Rani	Pip and Jane Baker	7th	Mel, The Rani	Time and the Rani	5 May 1988
106	Vengeance on Varos	Philip Martin	6th	Peri, Sil	Vengeance on Varos	16 June 1988
129	The Underwater Menace	Nigel Robinson	2nd	Ben, Polly, Jamie	The Underwater Menace	21 July 1988
130	The Wheel in Space	Terrance Dicks	2nd	Jamie, Zoe, Cybermen	The Wheel in Space	18 August 1988
131	The Ultimate Foe	Pip and Jane Baker	6th	Mel, Glitz, the Tremas Master, the Valeyard	The Ultimate Foe	15 September 1988
132	The Edge of Destruction	Nigel Robinson	1st	Susan, Ian, Barbara	The Edge of Destruction	20 October 1988
133	The Smugglers	Terrance Dicks	1st	Ben, Polly	The Smugglers	17 November 1988
134	Paradise Towers	Stephen Wyatt	7th	Mel	Paradise Towers	1 December 1988

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

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

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