First Doctor novels

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The First Doctor has featured in many novels since his first appearance in 1963.

Frederick Muller novelisations[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 1964 and 1965, the Frederick Muller publishing house published three novelisations of Doctor Who television serials. These were later reprinted by Target Books in 1973, as part of their own line of novelisations.

Title Author Featuring Published
Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks David Whitaker Susan, Ian, Barbara, Daleks 12 November 1964
Doctor Who and the Zarbi Bill Strutton Ian, Barbara, Vicki, Zarbi, Menoptera, The Animus 16 September 1965
Doctor Who and the Crusaders David Whitaker Ian, Barbara, Vicki 17 February 1966

World Distributors, Ltd[[edit] | [edit source]]

World Distributors, Ltd published the Doctor Who annuals from 1966 to 1986. In 1966, they released an original novella featuring William Hartnell's Dr. Who. This was the first officially-published original long-form text story to feature the Doctor, and it remained the only such story until Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma in 1986.

Title Author Featuring Published
Doctor Who and the Invasion from Space J. L. Morrissey George, Helen, Alan, Ida 1966

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 but resumed again from 2018.

Title Author Featuring Published
The Three Doctors Terrance Dicks Second Doctor, Third Doctor, Jo, The Brigadier, Benton, Omega 20 November 1975
Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet Gerry Davis Ben, Polly, Cybermen 19 February 1976
Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth Terrance Dicks Susan, Ian, Barbara, Daleks 24 March 1977
Doctor Who and the Keys of Marinus Philip Hinchcliffe Susan, Ian, Barbara 21 August 1980
Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child Terrance Dicks 15 October 1981
The Five Doctors Second Doctor, Third Doctor, Fourth Doctor, Fifth Doctor, Susan, The Brigadier, Sarah, Romana II, Tegan, Turlough, Daleks, Yeti, Cybermen, The Tremas Master 24 November 1983
The Aztecs John Lucarotti Susan, Ian, Barbara 20 September 1984
Marco Polo 11 April 1985
The Myth Makers Donald Cotton Vicki, Steven, Katarina 12 September 1985
The Gunfighters Steven, Dodo 9 January 1986
Galaxy Four William Emms Vicki, Steven 10 April 1986
The Savages Ian Stuart Black Steven, Dodo 11 September 1986
The Celestial Toymaker Gerry Davis and Alison Bingeman Steven, Dodo, The Toymaker 20 November 1986
The Ark Paul Erickson Steven, Dodo 19 March 1987
The Space Museum Glyn Jones Ian, Barbara, Vicki 18 June 1987
The Sensorites Nigel Robinson Susan, Ian, Barbara 16 July 1987
The Reign of Terror Ian Marter 20 August 1987
The Romans Donald Cotton Ian, Barbara, Vicki 17 September 1987
The Massacre John Lucarotti Steven 19 November 1987
The Rescue Ian Marter Ian, Barbara, Vicki 21 January 1988
The Time Meddler Nigel Robinson Vicki, Steven, First Monk 17 March 1988
The Edge of Destruction Susan, Ian, Barbara 20 October 1988
The Smugglers Terrance Dicks Ben, Polly 17 November 1988
The War Machines Ian Stuart Black Dodo, Ben, Polly 16 February 1989
The Chase John Peel Ian, Barbara, Vicki, Steven, Daleks 20 July 1989
Mission to the Unknown Steven, Katarina, Sara, Mavic Chen, Daleks 21 September 1989
The Mutation of Time Steven, Sara, Mavic Chen, The Monk, Daleks 19 October 1989
Planet of Giants Terrance Dicks Susan, Ian, Barbara 18 January 1990
Twice Upon a Time Paul Cornell Twelfth Doctor, Bill, The Captain, Ben, Polly, Nardole, Cybermen 5 April 2018

Virgin New Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

The First Doctor appeared in some short scenes in three of Virgin Books' New Adventures novels.

Title Author Featuring Published
Nightshade Mark Gatiss Seventh Doctor, Ace 20 August 1992
All-Consuming Fire Andy Lane Seventh Doctor, Ace, Benny, Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson 16 June 1994
Lungbarrow Marc Platt Seventh Doctor, Chris Cwej 20 March 1997

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

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

Title Author Featuring Published
Venusian Lullaby Paul Leonard Ian, Barbara 20 October 1994
The Sorcerer's Apprentice Christopher Bulis Susan, Ian, Barbara 20 July 1995
The Empire of Glass Andy Lane Vicki, Steven, Brax 16 November 1995
The Man in the Velvet Mask Daniel O'Mahony Dodo 15 February 1996
The Plotters Gareth Roberts Ian, Barbara, Vicki 21 November 1996

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. Eight of these focused exclusively on the First Doctor, and one featured him alongside other incarnations.

Title Author Featuring Published
The Eight Doctors Terrance Dicks Second Doctor, Third Doctor, Fourth Doctor, Fifth Doctor, Sixth Doctor, Seventh Doctor, Eighth Doctor, Susan, Ian, Barbara 2 June 1997
The Witch Hunters Steve Lyons Susan, Ian, Barbara 2 March 1998
Salvation Steven, Dodo 4 January 1999
City at World's End Christopher Bulis Susan, Ian, Barbara 6 September 1999
Bunker Soldiers Martin Day Steven, Dodo 5 February 2001
Byzantium! Keith Topping Ian, Barbara, Vicki 2 July 2001
Ten Little Aliens Stephen Cole Ben, Polly 3 June 2002
The Eleventh Tiger David A. McIntee Ian, Barbara, Vicki 3 May 2004
The Time Travellers Simon Guerrier Susan, Ian, Barbara 10 November 2005

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

Main article: Telos Doctor Who novella
Title Author Featuring Published
Time and Relative Kim Newman Susan 23 November 2001
Frayed Tara Samms 20 November 2003

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

Main article: Dr. Men (series)
Title Author Featuring Published
Dr. First Adam Hargreaves Susan, Cybermen 25 April 2017