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Like Star Trek, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and many other series past and present, Doctor Who has produced a lot of original tie-in novels. In fact, there are been six series of Doctor Who novels, so this "post" will probably be a series of posts. The first series of Doctor Who books were published by Target (the paperback division of the UK publishing house WH Allen). These were NOT original stories but novelisations of the episodes/stories themselves. Most of the novelisations read like children's books - but if you didn't have access to the show (for example, it didn't air in your area) or for episodes that are now lost, the Target books were useful. Because listing these would simply be listing the episodes, I'm not going to re-produce that list, but the Target Novelisations are books that Who fans should be aware of. (Yes, these were licensed by the BBC).
The second set of books to be released were the New Adventures and the Missing Adventures, both published by Virgin Publishing, under license from the BBC. The New Adventures were a continuing series of books starring the Seventh Doctor. The Missing Adventures starred Doctors 1-6. These books came out immediately after the show was placed on hiatus following the story, "Survival", in 1989. A number of writers for the new (2005-) series have written for this series of books.
The third set of books were actually published by BBC Books. These were my personal favorites! These books are: The BBC Past Doctor Adventures (Doctors 1-7) and the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures. These books were published after the 1996 Eighth Doctor TV Movie starring Paul McGann. The 8th Doctor Books were a continuing series and had to be read in order, though there were specific arcs within the overall continuing series. The Past Doctor Adventures could, generally, be read in any order. However, there was a mini-series of Seventh Doctor and Ace books that make a lot more sense if read in publication order (trust me on this - I think the first one I read was the third one, I had to go back and re-read them in sequence). Like the New Adventures and Missing Adventures, many of the writers of the BBC Books went on to write for the new series (2005-).
The BBC is currently publishing a series of books based on the new (2005-) series of Doctor Who. I only have the first six, and with the collapse of Outpost Gallifrey, I have no idea where to download a list of the entire series so far. If anyone out there knows, a link would be appreciated. Without further ado, here we go!
Like Star Trek, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and many other series past and present, Doctor Who has produced a lot of original tie-in novels. In fact, there are been six series of Doctor Who novels, so this "post" will probably be a series of posts. The first series of Doctor Who books were published by Target (the paperback division of the UK publishing house WH Allen). These were NOT original stories but novelisations of the episodes/stories themselves. Most of the novelisations read like children's books - but if you didn't have access to the show (for example, it didn't air in your area) or for episodes that are now lost, the Target books were useful. Because listing these would simply be listing the episodes, I'm not going to re-produce that list, but the Target Novelisations are books that Who fans should be aware of. (Yes, these were licensed by the BBC).
The second set of books to be released were the New Adventures and the Missing Adventures, both published by Virgin Publishing, under license from the BBC. The New Adventures were a continuing series of books starring the Seventh Doctor. The Missing Adventures starred Doctors 1-6. These books came out immediately after the show was placed on hiatus following the story, "Survival", in 1989. A number of writers for the new (2005-) series have written for this series of books.
The third set of books were actually published by BBC Books. These were my personal favorites! These books are: The BBC Past Doctor Adventures (Doctors 1-7) and the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures. These books were published after the 1996 Eighth Doctor TV Movie starring Paul McGann. The 8th Doctor Books were a continuing series and had to be read in order, though there were specific arcs within the overall continuing series. The Past Doctor Adventures could, generally, be read in any order. However, there was a mini-series of Seventh Doctor and Ace books that make a lot more sense if read in publication order (trust me on this - I think the first one I read was the third one, I had to go back and re-read them in sequence). Like the New Adventures and Missing Adventures, many of the writers of the BBC Books went on to write for the new series (2005-).
The BBC is currently publishing a series of books based on the new (2005-) series of Doctor Who. I only have the first six, and with the collapse of Outpost Gallifrey, I have no idea where to download a list of the entire series so far. If anyone out there knows, a link would be appreciated. Without further ado, here we go!
| Virgin Books, Missing Doctors Series | |||
| Bk # | Title | Author(s) | Main Cast |
| 1 | Goth Opera | Paul Cornell | 5th Doctor, Tegan, Nyssa |
| 2 | Evolution | John Peel | 4th Doctor, Sarah |
| 3 | Venusian Lullaby | Paul Leonard | 1st Doctor, Ian, Barbara |
| 4 | The Crystal Bucephalus | Craig Hinton | 5th Doctor, Tegan, Turlough, Kamelion |
| 5 | State of Change | Christopher Bulis | 6th Doctor, Peri |
| 6 | The Romance of Crime | Gareth Roberts | 4th Doctor, Romana II, K-9 |
| 7 | The Ghosts of N-Space | Barry Letts | 3rd Doctor, Sarah, Brigadier |
| 8 | Time of Your Life | Steve Lyons | 6th Doctor |
| 9 | Dancing the Code | Paul Leonard | 3rd Doctor, Jo, UNIT |
| 10 | The Menagerie | Martin Day | 2nd Doctor, Jamie, Zoë |
| 11 | System Shock | Justin Richards | 4th Doctor, Sarah, Harry |
| 12 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Christopher Bulis | 1st Doctor, Ian, Barbara, Susan |
| 13 | Invasion of the Cat-People | Gary Russell | 2nd Doctor, Ben, Polly |
| 14 | Managra | Stephen Marley | 4th Doctor, Sarah |
| 15 | Millennial Rites | Craig Hinton | 6th Doctor, Melanie |
| 16 | The Empire of Glass | Andy Lane | 1st Doctor, Steven, Vicki |
| 17 | Lords of the Storm | David A McIntee | 5th Doctor, Turlough |
| 18 | Downtime | Marc Platt | Brigadier, Sarah, Victoria |
| 19 | The Man in the Velvet Mask | Daniel O'Mahony | 1st Doctor, Dodo |
| 20 | The English Way of Death | Gareth Roberts | 4th Doctor, Romana II, K-9 |
| 21 | The Eye of the Giant | Christopher Bulis | 3rd Doctor, Liz, UNIT |
| 22 | The Sands of Time | Justin Richards | 5th Doctor, Tegan, Nyssa |
| 23 | Killing Ground | Steve Lyons | 6th Doctor, Grant |
| 24 | The Scales of Injustice | Gary Russell | 3rd Doctor, Liz, UNIT |
| 25 | The Shadow of Weng Chiang | David A. McIntee | 4th Doctor, Romana I, K-9 |
| 26 | Twilight of the Gods | Christopher Bulis | 2nd Doctor, Jamie, Victoria |
| 27 | Speed of Flight | Paul Leonard | 3rd Doctor, Jo, Mike Yates |
| 28 | The Plotters | Gareth Roberts | 1st Doctor, Ian, Barbara, Vicki |
| 29 | Cold Fusion | Lance Parkin | 5th Dr, Adric, Nyssa, Tegan, 7th Dr & Roz, Chris, Bernice |
| 30 | Burning Heart | Dave Stone | 6th Doctor, Peri |
| 31 | A Device of Death | Christopher Bulis | 4th Doctor, Harry, Sarah |
| 32 | The Dark Path | David A. McIntee | 2nd Doctor, Jamie, Victoria |
| 33 | The Well-Mannered War | Gareth Roberts | 4th Doctor, Romana II, K-9 |
| Other Docter Who Fiction | |||
| Decalog | short stories | (Virgin Publishing) | |
| Decalog 2: Lost Properties | short stories | (Virgin Publishing) | |
| Decalog 3: Consequences | short stories | (Virgin Publishing) | |
| Decalog 4: Re-Generations | short stories | (Virgin Publishing) | |
| Decalog 5: Wonders | short stories | (Virgin Publishing) | |
| DW: Who Killed Kennedy | James Stevens & David Bishop | (Virgin Publishing) | |
