Target Books History
Frederick Muller
An Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (November 1964) David Whitaker
The Zarbi (September 1965) Bill Strutton
The Crusaders (February 1966) David Whitaker
Target
1973
The Daleks (2nd May) David Whitaker
The Zarbi (2nd May) Bill Strutton
The Crusaders (2nd May) David Whitaker
1974
The Auton Invasion (17th January) Terrance Dicks
The Cave Monsters (17th January) Malcolm Hulke
The Doomsday Weapon (1st April) Malcolm Hulke
Day of the Daleks (1st April) Terrance Dicks
The Daemons (17th October) Barry Letts
The Sea-Devils (17th October) Malcolm Hulke
The Abominable Snowmen (21st November) Terrance Dicks
1975
The Curse of Peladon (1st January) Brian Hayles
The Cybermen (20th February) Gerry Davis
The Giant Robot (13th March) Terrance Dicks
Terror of the Autons (15th May) Terrance Dicks
The Green Death (21st August) Malcolm Hulke
Planet of the Spiders (16th October) Terrance Dicks
The Three Doctors (20th November) Terrance Dicks
1976
The Loch Ness Monster (15th January) Terrance Dicks
The Dinosaur Invasion (19th February) Malcolm Hulke
The Tenth Planet (19th February) Gerry Davis
The Ice Warriors (18th March) Brian Hayles
Revenge of the Cybermen (20th May) Terrance Dicks
Genesis of the Daleks (22nd July) Terrance Dicks
The Web of Fear (19th August) Terrance Dicks
The Space War (23rd September) Malcolm Hulke
Planet of the Daleks (21st October) Terrance Dicks
Pyramids of Mars (16th December) Terrance Dicks
1977
Carnival of Monsters (20th January) Terrance Dicks
The Seeds of Doom (17th February) Philip Hinchcliffe
The Dalek Invasion of Earth (24th March) Terrance Dicks
The Claws of Axos (21st April) Terrance Dicks
The Ark in Space (10th May) Ian Marter
The Brain of Morbius (23rd June) Terrance Dicks
Planet of Evil (18th August) Terrance Dicks
The Mutants (29th September) Terrance Dicks
The Deadly Assassin (20th October) Terrance Dicks
The Talons of Weng-Chiang (15th November) Terrance Dicks
The Masque of Mandragora (8th December) Philip Hinchcliffe
1978
The Face of Evil (19th January) Terrance Dicks
Horror of Fang Rock (30th March) Terrance Dicks
Tomb of the Cybermen (18th May) Gerry Davis
The Time Warrior (29th June) Terrance Dicks
Death to the Daleks (20th July) Terrance Dicks
The Android Invasion (16th November) Terrance Dicks
The Sontaran Experiment (7th December) Ian Marter
1979
The Hand of Fear (18th January) Terrance Dicks
The Invisible Enemy (29th March) Terrance Dicks
The Robots of Death (24th May) Terrance Dicks
Image of the Fendahl (26th July) Terrance Dicks
The War Games (25th September) Malcolm Hulke
Destiny of the Daleks (20th November) Terrance Dicks
The Ribos Operation (11th December) Ian Marter
1980
Underworld (24th January) Terrance Dicks
The Invasion of Time (21st February) Terrance Dicks
The Stones of Blood (20th March) Terrance Dicks
The Androids of Tara (24th April) Terrance Dicks
The Power of Kroll (26th May) Terrance Dicks
The Armageddon Factor (26th June) Terrance Dicks
The Keys of Marinus (21st August) Philip Hinchcliffe
Nightmare of Eden (21st August) Terrance Dicks
The Horns of Nimon (16th October) Terrance Dicks
The Monster of Peladon (4th December) Terrance Dicks
1981
The Creature from the Pit (15th January) David Fisher
The Enemy of the World (17th April) Ian Marter
An Unearthly Child (15th October) Terrance Dicks
1982
State of Decay (14th January) Terrance Dicks
Warriors’ Gate (15th April) John Lydecker [aka Stephen Gallagher]
The Keeper of Traken (20th May) Terrance Dicks
The Leisure Hive (22nd July) David Fisher
The Visitation (19th August) Eric Saward
Full Circle (16th September) Andrew Smith
Logopolis (21st October) Christopher H Bidmead
The Sunmakers (18th November) Terrance Dicks
1983
Time-Flight (15th April) Peter Grimwade
Meglos (5th May) Terrance Dicks
Castrovalva (16th June) Christopher H. Bidmead
Four to Doomsday (21st July) Terrance Dicks
Earthshock (18th August) Ian Marter
Terminus (15th September) John Lydecker [aka Stephen Gallagher]
Arc of Infinity (20th October) Terrance Dicks
The Five Doctors (24th November) Terrance Dicks
1984
Mawdryn Undead (12th January) Peter Grimwade
Kinda (15th March) Terrance Dicks
Snakedance (3rd May) Terrance Dicks
Enlightenment (24th May) Barbara Clegg
The Dominators (19th July) Ian Marter
Warriors of the Deep (16th August) Terrance Dicks
The Aztecs (20th September) John Lucarotti
Inferno (18th October) Terrance Dicks
The Highlanders (15th November) Gerry Davis
Frontios (10th December) Christopher H Bidmead
1985
Planet of Fire (14th February) Peter Grimwade
The Caves of Androzani (14th March) Terrance Dicks
Marco Polo (11th April) John Lucarotti
The Awakening (13th June) Eric Pringle
The Mind of Evil (11th July) Terrance Dicks
The Myth Makers (12th September) Donald Cotton
The Invasion (10th October) Ian Marter
The Krotons (14th November) Terrance Dicks
The Two Doctors (5th December) Robert Holmes
1986
The Gunfighters (9th January) Donald Cotton
The Time Monster (13th February) Terrance Dicks
The Twin Dilemma (13th March) Eric Saward
Galaxy Four (10th April) William Emms
Timelash (15th May) Glen McCoy
Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma[1] (15th May) Tony Attwood
The Mark of the Rani (12th June) Pip and Jane Baker
The King’s Demons (10th July) Terence Dudley
Slipback[2] (21st August) Eric Saward
The Savages (11th September) Ian Stuart Black
Fury From the Deep (16th October) Victor Pemberton
Harry Sullivan’s War[3] (16th October) Ian Marter
The Celestial Toymaker (20th November) Gerry Davis & Alison Bingeman
The Seeds of Death (4th December) Terrance Dicks
1987
Black Orchid (19th February) Terence Dudley
The Ark (19th March) Paul Erickson
The Mind Robber (16th April) Peter Ling
The Faceless Ones (21st May) Terrance Dicks
The Space Museum (18th June) Glyn Jones
The Sensorites (16th July) Nigel Robinson
The Reign of Terror (20th August) Ian Marter
The Romans (19th September) Donald Cotton
The Ambassadors of Death (1st October) Terrance Dicks
K-9 and Company[4] (1st October) Terence Dudley
The Massacre (19th November) John Lucarotti
The Macra Terror (10th December) Ian Stuart Black
1988
The Rescue (21st January) Ian Marter
Terror of the Vervoids (18th February) Pip and Jane Baker
The Time Meddler (1st March) Nigel Robinson
The Mysterious Planet (21st April) Terrance Dicks
Time and the Rani (5th May) Pip and Jane Baker
Vengeance on Varos (16th June) Philip Martin
The Underwater Menace (21st July) Nigel Robinson
The Wheel in Space (18th August) Terrance Dicks
The Ultimate Foe (15th September) Pip and Jane Baker
The Edge of Destruction (20th October) Nigel Robinson
The Smugglers (17th November) Terrance Dicks
Paradise Towers (1st December) Stephen Wyatt
1989
Delta and the Bannermen (19th January) Malcolm Kohll
The War Machines (16th February) Ian Stuart Black
Dragonfire (16th March) Ian Briggs
Attack of the Cybermen (20th April) Eric Saward
The Nightmare Fair[5] (18th May) Graham Williams
Mindwarp (15th June) Philip Martin
The Chase (20th July) John Peel
The Ultimate Evil[6] (17th August) Wally K Daly
The Daleks’ Master Plan Part I: Mission to the Unknown (21st September) John Peel
The Daleks’ Master Plan Part II: The Mutation of Time (19th October) John Peel
Silver Nemesis (16th November) Kevin Clarke
The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (21st December) Stephen Wyatt
1990
Planet of Giants (18th January) Terrance Dicks
The Happiness Patrol (15th February) Graeme Curry
The Space Pirates (15th March) Terrance Dicks
Remembrance of the Daleks (21st June) Ben Aaronovitch
Mission to Magnus[7] (19th July) Philip Martin
Ghost Light (20th September) Marc Platt
Survival (18th October) Rona Munro
The Curse of Fenric (15th November) Ian Briggs
1991
Battlefield (18th July) Marc Platt
The Pescatons[8] (15th September) Victor Pemberton
Virgin
The Power of the Daleks (1st July 1993) John Peel
The Evil of the Daleks (1st August 1993) John Peel
The Paradise of Death[9] (April 1994) Barry Letts
The Ghosts of N-Space[10] (February 1995) Barry Letts
BBC
Doctor Who: The Novel of the Film (May 1996) Gary Russell
Scream of the Shalka[11] (February 2004) Paul Cornell
Notes
[1] Companions of Doctor Who original novel
[2] Adapted from radio play
[3] Companions of Doctor Who original novel
[4] Companions of Doctor Who adapted novel from spin-off
[5] Missing Episodes adaptation
[6] Missing Episodes adaptation
[7] Missing Episodes adaptation
[8] Adapted from LP record
[9] Adapted from radio play
[10] A Virgin Missing Adventure, adapted from radio play
[11] A BBC Past Doctor Adventure, Adapted from webcast play
An Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (November 1964) David Whitaker
The Zarbi (September 1965) Bill Strutton
The Crusaders (February 1966) David Whitaker
Target
1973
The Daleks (2nd May) David Whitaker
The Zarbi (2nd May) Bill Strutton
The Crusaders (2nd May) David Whitaker
1974
The Auton Invasion (17th January) Terrance Dicks
The Cave Monsters (17th January) Malcolm Hulke
The Doomsday Weapon (1st April) Malcolm Hulke
Day of the Daleks (1st April) Terrance Dicks
The Daemons (17th October) Barry Letts
The Sea-Devils (17th October) Malcolm Hulke
The Abominable Snowmen (21st November) Terrance Dicks
1975
The Curse of Peladon (1st January) Brian Hayles
The Cybermen (20th February) Gerry Davis
The Giant Robot (13th March) Terrance Dicks
Terror of the Autons (15th May) Terrance Dicks
The Green Death (21st August) Malcolm Hulke
Planet of the Spiders (16th October) Terrance Dicks
The Three Doctors (20th November) Terrance Dicks
1976
The Loch Ness Monster (15th January) Terrance Dicks
The Dinosaur Invasion (19th February) Malcolm Hulke
The Tenth Planet (19th February) Gerry Davis
The Ice Warriors (18th March) Brian Hayles
Revenge of the Cybermen (20th May) Terrance Dicks
Genesis of the Daleks (22nd July) Terrance Dicks
The Web of Fear (19th August) Terrance Dicks
The Space War (23rd September) Malcolm Hulke
Planet of the Daleks (21st October) Terrance Dicks
Pyramids of Mars (16th December) Terrance Dicks
1977
Carnival of Monsters (20th January) Terrance Dicks
The Seeds of Doom (17th February) Philip Hinchcliffe
The Dalek Invasion of Earth (24th March) Terrance Dicks
The Claws of Axos (21st April) Terrance Dicks
The Ark in Space (10th May) Ian Marter
The Brain of Morbius (23rd June) Terrance Dicks
Planet of Evil (18th August) Terrance Dicks
The Mutants (29th September) Terrance Dicks
The Deadly Assassin (20th October) Terrance Dicks
The Talons of Weng-Chiang (15th November) Terrance Dicks
The Masque of Mandragora (8th December) Philip Hinchcliffe
1978
The Face of Evil (19th January) Terrance Dicks
Horror of Fang Rock (30th March) Terrance Dicks
Tomb of the Cybermen (18th May) Gerry Davis
The Time Warrior (29th June) Terrance Dicks
Death to the Daleks (20th July) Terrance Dicks
The Android Invasion (16th November) Terrance Dicks
The Sontaran Experiment (7th December) Ian Marter
1979
The Hand of Fear (18th January) Terrance Dicks
The Invisible Enemy (29th March) Terrance Dicks
The Robots of Death (24th May) Terrance Dicks
Image of the Fendahl (26th July) Terrance Dicks
The War Games (25th September) Malcolm Hulke
Destiny of the Daleks (20th November) Terrance Dicks
The Ribos Operation (11th December) Ian Marter
1980
Underworld (24th January) Terrance Dicks
The Invasion of Time (21st February) Terrance Dicks
The Stones of Blood (20th March) Terrance Dicks
The Androids of Tara (24th April) Terrance Dicks
The Power of Kroll (26th May) Terrance Dicks
The Armageddon Factor (26th June) Terrance Dicks
The Keys of Marinus (21st August) Philip Hinchcliffe
Nightmare of Eden (21st August) Terrance Dicks
The Horns of Nimon (16th October) Terrance Dicks
The Monster of Peladon (4th December) Terrance Dicks
1981
The Creature from the Pit (15th January) David Fisher
The Enemy of the World (17th April) Ian Marter
An Unearthly Child (15th October) Terrance Dicks
1982
State of Decay (14th January) Terrance Dicks
Warriors’ Gate (15th April) John Lydecker [aka Stephen Gallagher]
The Keeper of Traken (20th May) Terrance Dicks
The Leisure Hive (22nd July) David Fisher
The Visitation (19th August) Eric Saward
Full Circle (16th September) Andrew Smith
Logopolis (21st October) Christopher H Bidmead
The Sunmakers (18th November) Terrance Dicks
1983
Time-Flight (15th April) Peter Grimwade
Meglos (5th May) Terrance Dicks
Castrovalva (16th June) Christopher H. Bidmead
Four to Doomsday (21st July) Terrance Dicks
Earthshock (18th August) Ian Marter
Terminus (15th September) John Lydecker [aka Stephen Gallagher]
Arc of Infinity (20th October) Terrance Dicks
The Five Doctors (24th November) Terrance Dicks
1984
Mawdryn Undead (12th January) Peter Grimwade
Kinda (15th March) Terrance Dicks
Snakedance (3rd May) Terrance Dicks
Enlightenment (24th May) Barbara Clegg
The Dominators (19th July) Ian Marter
Warriors of the Deep (16th August) Terrance Dicks
The Aztecs (20th September) John Lucarotti
Inferno (18th October) Terrance Dicks
The Highlanders (15th November) Gerry Davis
Frontios (10th December) Christopher H Bidmead
1985
Planet of Fire (14th February) Peter Grimwade
The Caves of Androzani (14th March) Terrance Dicks
Marco Polo (11th April) John Lucarotti
The Awakening (13th June) Eric Pringle
The Mind of Evil (11th July) Terrance Dicks
The Myth Makers (12th September) Donald Cotton
The Invasion (10th October) Ian Marter
The Krotons (14th November) Terrance Dicks
The Two Doctors (5th December) Robert Holmes
1986
The Gunfighters (9th January) Donald Cotton
The Time Monster (13th February) Terrance Dicks
The Twin Dilemma (13th March) Eric Saward
Galaxy Four (10th April) William Emms
Timelash (15th May) Glen McCoy
Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma[1] (15th May) Tony Attwood
The Mark of the Rani (12th June) Pip and Jane Baker
The King’s Demons (10th July) Terence Dudley
Slipback[2] (21st August) Eric Saward
The Savages (11th September) Ian Stuart Black
Fury From the Deep (16th October) Victor Pemberton
Harry Sullivan’s War[3] (16th October) Ian Marter
The Celestial Toymaker (20th November) Gerry Davis & Alison Bingeman
The Seeds of Death (4th December) Terrance Dicks
1987
Black Orchid (19th February) Terence Dudley
The Ark (19th March) Paul Erickson
The Mind Robber (16th April) Peter Ling
The Faceless Ones (21st May) Terrance Dicks
The Space Museum (18th June) Glyn Jones
The Sensorites (16th July) Nigel Robinson
The Reign of Terror (20th August) Ian Marter
The Romans (19th September) Donald Cotton
The Ambassadors of Death (1st October) Terrance Dicks
K-9 and Company[4] (1st October) Terence Dudley
The Massacre (19th November) John Lucarotti
The Macra Terror (10th December) Ian Stuart Black
1988
The Rescue (21st January) Ian Marter
Terror of the Vervoids (18th February) Pip and Jane Baker
The Time Meddler (1st March) Nigel Robinson
The Mysterious Planet (21st April) Terrance Dicks
Time and the Rani (5th May) Pip and Jane Baker
Vengeance on Varos (16th June) Philip Martin
The Underwater Menace (21st July) Nigel Robinson
The Wheel in Space (18th August) Terrance Dicks
The Ultimate Foe (15th September) Pip and Jane Baker
The Edge of Destruction (20th October) Nigel Robinson
The Smugglers (17th November) Terrance Dicks
Paradise Towers (1st December) Stephen Wyatt
1989
Delta and the Bannermen (19th January) Malcolm Kohll
The War Machines (16th February) Ian Stuart Black
Dragonfire (16th March) Ian Briggs
Attack of the Cybermen (20th April) Eric Saward
The Nightmare Fair[5] (18th May) Graham Williams
Mindwarp (15th June) Philip Martin
The Chase (20th July) John Peel
The Ultimate Evil[6] (17th August) Wally K Daly
The Daleks’ Master Plan Part I: Mission to the Unknown (21st September) John Peel
The Daleks’ Master Plan Part II: The Mutation of Time (19th October) John Peel
Silver Nemesis (16th November) Kevin Clarke
The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (21st December) Stephen Wyatt
1990
Planet of Giants (18th January) Terrance Dicks
The Happiness Patrol (15th February) Graeme Curry
The Space Pirates (15th March) Terrance Dicks
Remembrance of the Daleks (21st June) Ben Aaronovitch
Mission to Magnus[7] (19th July) Philip Martin
Ghost Light (20th September) Marc Platt
Survival (18th October) Rona Munro
The Curse of Fenric (15th November) Ian Briggs
1991
Battlefield (18th July) Marc Platt
The Pescatons[8] (15th September) Victor Pemberton
Virgin
The Power of the Daleks (1st July 1993) John Peel
The Evil of the Daleks (1st August 1993) John Peel
The Paradise of Death[9] (April 1994) Barry Letts
The Ghosts of N-Space[10] (February 1995) Barry Letts
BBC
Doctor Who: The Novel of the Film (May 1996) Gary Russell
Scream of the Shalka[11] (February 2004) Paul Cornell
Notes
[1] Companions of Doctor Who original novel
[2] Adapted from radio play
[3] Companions of Doctor Who original novel
[4] Companions of Doctor Who adapted novel from spin-off
[5] Missing Episodes adaptation
[6] Missing Episodes adaptation
[7] Missing Episodes adaptation
[8] Adapted from LP record
[9] Adapted from radio play
[10] A Virgin Missing Adventure, adapted from radio play
[11] A BBC Past Doctor Adventure, Adapted from webcast play