Fourth Doctor novels

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The Fourth Doctor has featured in many novels since his first appearance in 1974.

Target novelisations[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 1974, Target Books began a range of novel-length adaptations of Doctor Who television stories. This range continued until 1994.

Title Author Featuring Published
Doctor Who and the Giant Robot Terrance Dicks Sarah, Harry, The Brigadier, Benton 13 March 1975
Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster Sarah, Harry, The Brigadier, Benton, Zygons 15 January 1976
Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen Sarah, Harry, Cybermen 20 May 1976
Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks Sarah, Harry, Daleks, Davros 22 July 1976
Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars Sarah, Sutekh 16 December 1976
Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom Philip Hinchcliffe Sarah, Krynoids 17 February 1977
Doctor Who and the Ark in Space Ian Marter Sarah, Harry, Wirrn 10 May 1977
Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius Terrance Dicks Sarah, Sisterhood of Karn, Morbius 23 June 1977
Doctor Who and the Planet of Evil Sarah 18 August 1977
Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin the Decayed Master 20 October 1977
Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang Leela, Jago, Litefoot, Mr Sin, Li H'sen Chang 15 November 1977
Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora Philip Hinchcliffe Sarah, Mandragora Helix 8 December 1977
Doctor Who and the Face of Evil Terrance Dicks Leela 19 January 1978
Doctor Who and the Horror of Fang Rock Leela, Rutan Host 30 March 1978
Doctor Who and the Android Invasion Sarah, Harry, Benton, Kraals 16 November 1978
Doctor Who and the Sontaran Experiment Ian Marter Sarah, Harry, Sontarans 7 December 1978
Doctor Who and the Hand of Fear Terrance Dicks Sarah 18 January 1979
Doctor Who and the Invisible Enemy Leela, K9 Mark I 29 March 1979
Doctor Who and the Robots of Death Leela, Sandminer robots 24 May 1979
Doctor Who and the Image of the Fendahl Leela, K9 Mark I, Fendahl 26 July 1979
Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks Romana II, Movellans, Daleks, Davros 20 November 1979
Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation Ian Marter Romana I, K9 Mark II, White Guardian 11 December 1979
Doctor Who and the Underworld Terrance Dicks Leela, K9 Mark I 24 January 1980
Doctor Who and the Invasion of Time Leela, K9 Mark I, Vardans, Sontarans 21 February 1980
Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood Romana I, K9 Mark II 20 March 1980
Doctor Who and the Androids of Tara 24 April 1980
Doctor Who and the Power of Kroll Romana I 26 May 1980
Doctor Who and the Armageddon Factor Romana I, K9 Mark II, Black Guardian 26 June 1980
Doctor Who and the Nightmare of Eden Romana II, K9 Mark II 21 August 1980
Doctor Who and the Horns of Nimon Romana II, K9 Mark II, Nimon 16 October 1980
Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit David Fisher Romana II, K9 Mark II 15 January 1981
Doctor Who and the State of Decay Terrance Dicks Romana II, Adric, K9 Mark II, Vampires 14 January 1982
Doctor Who and Warriors' Gate John Lydecker Romana II, Adric, K9 Mark II 15 April 1982
Doctor Who and the Keeper of Traken Terrance Dicks Adric, Nyssa, The Master 20 May 1982
Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive David Fisher Romana II, K9 Mark II 22 July 1982
Full Circle Andrew Smith Romana II, Adric, K9 Mark II 16 September 1982
Logopolis Christopher H. Bidmead Adric, Nyssa, Tegan, the Tremas Master 21 October 1982
Doctor Who and the Sunmakers Terrance Dicks Leela, K9 Mark I 18 November 1982
Meglos Romana II, K9 Mark II 5 May 1983
The Five Doctors First Doctor, Second Doctor, Third Doctor, Fifth Doctor, Susan, The Brigadier, Sarah, Romana II, Tegan, Turlough, Daleks, Yeti, Cybermen, The Master 24 November 1983
The Pescatons Victor Pemberton Sarah 15 September 1991
City of Death James Goss Romana II, K9 Mark II 5 April 2018
The Pirate Planet Romana I, K9 Mark II 11 March 2021

Virgin Missing Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 1994, Virgin Books began a series of novels featuring past Doctors, called the Missing Adventures. Eight of these featured the Fourth Doctor and his companions.

Title Author Featuring Published
Evolution John Peel Sarah 15 September 1994
The Romance of Crime Gareth Roberts Romana II, K9 Mark II, Ogrons 19 January 1995
System Shock Justin Richards Sarah, Harry 15 June 1995
Managra Stephen Marley Sarah 21 September 1995
The English Way of Death Gareth Roberts Romana II, K9 Mark II 21 March 1996
The Shadow of Weng-Chiang David A. McIntee Romana I, K9 Mark II, Mr Sin 15 August 1996
A Device of Death Christopher Bulis Sarah, Harry 20 February 1997
The Well-Mannered War Gareth Roberts Romana II, K9 Mark II, Black Guardian 17 April 1997

BBC Books[[edit] | [edit source]]

After taking the license for Doctor Who novels from Virgin Books in 1996, BBC Books began to publish a series of Doctor Who novels. Ten of these focused exclusively on the Fourth Doctor, and three featured him alongside other incarnations.

Title Author Featuring Published
The Eight Doctors Terrance Dicks First Doctor, Second Doctor, Third Doctor, Fifth Doctor, Sixth Doctor, Seventh Doctor, Eighth Doctor, Romana II, Vampires 2 June 1997
Eye of Heaven Jim Mortimore Leela 2 February 1998
Last Man Running Chris Boucher 7 September 1998
Millennium Shock Justin Richards Harry 10 May 1999
Corpse Marker Chris Boucher Leela, Kaldor androids, Carnell, Uvanov, Toos, Rull, Landerchild 29 November 1999
Tomb of Valdemar Simon Messingham Romana I 7 February 2000
Heart of TARDIS Dave Stone Second Doctor, Romana I, K9 Mark II, The Brig, Benton 5 June 2000
Festival of Death Jonathan Morris Romana II, K9 Mark II 4 September 2000
Asylum Peter Darvill-Evans Nyssa 7 May 2001
Psi-ence Fiction Chris Boucher Leela 3 September 2001
Drift Simon A. Forward 4 February 2002
Wolfsbane Jacqueline Rayner Eighth Doctor, Sarah, Harry 1 September 2003
Match of the Day Chris Boucher Leela 3 January 2005
The Drosten's Curse A. L. Kennedy 16 July 2015

BBC Books novelisations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: BBC Books novelisation
Title Author Featuring Published
Shada Gareth Roberts Romana II, K9 Mark II 15 March 2012
City of Death James Goss 5 April 2015
The Pirate Planet Romana I, K9 Mark II 5 January 2017
Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen Romana II, K9 Mark II 18 January 2018
Scratchman Tom Baker, James Goss Sarah, Harry 24 January 2019

BBC Children's Books[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: BBC Children's Books
Title Author Featuring Published
The Return of Robin Hood Paul Magrs Sarah, Harry, Robin Hood, Richard I of England 22 July 2022

The Decades Collection[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: The Decades Collection
Title Author Featuring Published
The Self-Made Man Mark Griffiths Romana II, Cybermen 26 October 2023

Telos novellas[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Telos Doctor Who novella
Title Author Featuring Published
Ghost Ship Keith Topping 22 August 2002

Dr Men[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Dr. Men (series)
Title Author Featuring Published
Dr. Fourth Adam Hargreaves Sarah, Daleks 25 April 2017