# | Year | 1st Read | Title | Author(s) | My Rating | |
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201 | 1987 | | Doctor Who - The Time-Traveller's Guide Doctor Who - Miscellaneous | Peter Haining | | |
202 | 1985 | | Doctor Who - The Twin Dilemma Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #103 Cover Blurb | Eric Saward | | |
| The Doctor has regenerated, having sacrificed his fifth persona to save Peri's life. But things are not going well...
On this occasion the process of regeneration is by no means smooth, for the even-tempered, good-humoured fifth Doctor has given way to a rather disturbed and unsettled successor.
In a particularly irascible moment the new Doctor comes dangerously close to committing a shocking crime. Overwhelmed with guilt for his violent behaviour, the repentant Time Lord decides to become a hermit... | |
203 | 1985 | | Doctor Who - The Two Doctors Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #100 Cover Blurb | Robert Holmes | | |
| Disturbed by the time travel experiments of the evil Dastari and Chessene, the Time Lords send the second Doctor and Jamie to investigate. Arriving on a station in deep space, they are attacked by a shock force of Sontarans and the Doctor is left for dead.
Across the gulfs of time and space, the sixth Doctor discovers that his former incarnation is very much alive. Together with Peri and Jamie he must rescue his other self before the plans of Dastari and Chessene reach their deadly and shocking conclusion... | |
204 | 1988 | | Doctor Who - The Ultimate Foe Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #131 Cover Blurb | Jane Baker Pip Baker | | |
| Snatched out of time and place and brought before the Time Lords of Gallifrey, the Doctor is on trial for his life. While the Doctor asserts that the evidence of the Matrix, the repository of all Time Lord knowledge, has been tampered with, the mysterious and vengeful prosecuting council, the Valeyard, is confident that the Doctor will be sentenced to death. In a dramatic intervention the Valeyard's true identity is revealed but he escapes from the Courtroom into the Matrix, and it is into this nightmare world that the Doctor must follow - to face his ultimate foe... | |
205 | 1988 | | Doctor Who - The Underwater Menace Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #129 Cover Blurb | Nigel Robinson | | |
| When the TARDIS lands on a deserted volcanic island the Doctor and his companions find themselves kidnapped by primitive sea-people. Taken into the bowels of the earth they discover they are in the lost kingdom of Atlantis. Offered as sacrifices to the fish-goddess, Amdo, the Doctor and his companions are rescued from the jaws of death by the famous scientist, Zaroff. But they are still not safe and nor are the people of Atlantis. For Zaroff has a plan, a plan that will make him the greatest scientist of all time - he will raise Atlantis above the waves - even if it means destroying the world... | |
206 | 1992 | | Doctor Who - The Universal Databank Doctor Who - Miscellaneous | Jean-Marc Lofficier | | |
207 | 1988 | | Doctor Who - The War Machines Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #136 Cover Blurb | Ian Stuart Black | | |
| London, 1966 - when the TARDIS materialises outside the Post Office Tower the Doctor becomes aware of a powerful and evil force nearby, so he and the ever-curious Dodo set off to investigate.
Inside the tower they track down the source of power to Professor Brett and WOTAN, his revolutionary new computer.
Designed as a universal problem solver, WOTAN has suddenly begun to think for itself and has formulated a deadly plan. Using its phenomenal power it will programme humans to build mobile fighting computers, and with these indestructible war machines WOTAN will take over the world... | |
208 | 1988 | | Doctor Who - The Wheel in Space Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #130 Cover Blurb | Terrance Dicks | | |
| When the TARDIS rematerialises inside a rocket the Doctor and Jamie are alarmed by the presence of a hostile Servo-Robot. They discover that the rocket is drifting in the orbit of a giant space station - the Wheel in Space. Once inside this magnificent space ship they are bewildered by its complexity and sheer size. The technicians and programmers are highly trained, but who are they working for? Suspecting the worst, the Doctor is still horrified to find the deadly Cybermen in control. What evil plan are they plotting? Who or what are the Cybermats? Can the Doctor trust anyone on board to help him stop the Wheel as it spins relentlessly through space? | |
209 | 1987 | | Doctor Who - Time and the Rani Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #128 Cover Blurb | Jane Baker Pip Baker | | |
| Assailed by violent bolts of multi-coloured energy, the TARDIS is blasted off-course and forced to land on the barren planet of Lakertya. The turbulence brings about the Doctor's sixth regeneration. But that is the least of his worries. He has been hijacked by that ruthless renegade Time Lady, the Rani. Why has the Rani brought the Doctor to Lakertya? What are the hideous Tetrap guards? Who are the eleven geniuses she has imprisoned in her stronghold? What is the vital significance of the asteroid of Strange Matter? And can the Doctor stop the Rani's diabolical scheme before it affects the whole of creation throughout time and space? | |
210 | 1983 | 1984 | Doctor Who - Time-Flight Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #74 Cover Blurb | Peter Grimwade | | |
| The Doctor and his companions arrive on Tegan's home planet at a moment of crisis: a Concorde aeroplane has inexplicably vanished while in flight.
The Doctor, Tegan and Nyssa, together with the TARDIS, join the crew of a second Concorde that sets out to simulate the fateful journey of the missing supersonic jet...
Coming back to Earth is not the return to normality that the rescue team might reasonably have expected. Seeing is believing, people say. The Doctor and his friends begin to realise that it just isn't as simple as that... | |
211 | 1985 | | Doctor Who - Timelash Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #105 Cover Blurb | Glen McCoy | | |
| The inhabitants of the planet Karfel are suffering under the tyrannical rule of their leader, the Borad, who has brought his world to the brink of interplanetary war.
Those who dare to oppose the will of the Borad are mercilessly sacrificed to the Timelash, a fate considered by many to be worse than death.
When the Doctor arrives on Karfel he soon discovers the Borad's horrifying plan, a plan which will directly affect his young American assistant, Peri... | |
212 | | | Doctor Who - Tod Den Daleks! Doctor Who - Novelizations (German) #4 Cover Blurb | | | |
| Die einzigartige britische Fernsehserie jetzt als Goldmann Taschenbuch!
Der phantastische Dr. WHO mit seinem unmöglichen Raum-schiff auf Abenteuersuche im Weltall!
Die Tardis strandet nach einem mysteriösen Triebwerksausfall auf dem nebelverhangenen Planeten Exxilon. Dort stößt der Doktor auf die Überlebenden einer gescheiterten Expedition von der Erde, die hier nach einem äußerst seltenen Metall suchen wollte, mit dem die Galaxie vor einer schrecklichen Raum-Seuche bewahrt werden könnte. Sarah entdeckt während dessen eine Riesenstadt und wird von den wilden Exxilons gefangengenommen. Aber damit nicht genug der Katastrophen - hinter allem stecken noch dazu die Todfiende des Doktors: die Daleks... | |
213 | 1986 | | Doctor Who - Travel Without the TARDIS Doctor Who - Miscellaneous Cover Blurb | Jean Airey Laurie Haldeman | | |
| Do you know where the fourth Doctor was tied to a post waiting for the Kraal's bomb to explode in 'The Android Invasion'? Or where the BBC went to film the Zygons' spacecraft rise from the waters of Loch Ness? Or where the village of Devil's End from 'The Daemons' can be found?
Jean Airey and Laurie Haldeman have scoured the length and breadth of Great Britain in search of the film locations of many of the Doctor's extraordinary adventures through space and time. In doing so they have unearthed a wealth of fascinating information about the filming of the world's longest-running science fiction TV show.
So if you've ever wondered where the planet Telos really is, or what race of aliens lived in the caves at Wookey Hole, then TRAVEL WITHOUT THE TARDIS will prove to be an indispensable guidebook. | |
214 | 1988 | | Doctor Who - Vengeance on Varos Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #106 Cover Blurb | Philip Martin | | |
| The TARDIS has stalled in mid-flight, and it is only on the planet Varos that the Doctor can find the precious Zeiton-7 ore he needs to continue his travels through time and space. Arriving on the planet, he saves the rebel Jondar from execution, and incurs the wrath of Sil, the sadistic representative of the Galatron Mining Corporation on Varos. The hunt is on for the Doctor and his rebel friends. And as they are pursued through the corridors of the deadly Punishment Dome, the Doctor discovers that the people of Varos have some very disturbing ideas of entertainment... | |
215 | 1984 | | Doctor Who - Warriors of the Deep Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #87 Cover Blurb | Terrance Dicks | | |
| When the TARDIS materialises on Earth in the year 2084, the Doctor meets an old enemy - the Sea Devils. Once the masters of this planet, they are now forced to live in the murky depths of the sea. But their intention is to reclaim their position of domination... This will entail the infiltration of Earth's defense systems and the provocation of another World War, more terrible than any yet experienced, to bring about the complete annihilation of the human race. Not only is the first stage of the Sea Devils' attack successful, their associates in this dastardly plan are the sinister Silurians, also known to the Doctor of old. | |
216 | 1994 | | Doctor Who - Wladcy Czasu Doctor Who - Novelizations (Polish) #2 | Terrance Dicks | | |
217 | 1994 | | Doctor Who - Zemsta Cyborgów Doctor Who - Novelizations (Polish) #3 | Terrance Dicks | | |
218 | 1981 | 1983 | Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #68 Cover Blurb | Terrance Dicks | | |
| A strange girl who knows far more than she should about the past - and the future...
Two worried teachers whose curiosity leads them to a deserted junk yard, an extraordinary police box and a mysterious traveller known only as the Doctor...
A fantastic journey through Space and Time ending in a terrifying adventure at the dawn of history...
DOCTOR WHO AND AN UNEARTHLY CHILD
THE BEGINNING OF A LEGEND | |
219 | 1989 | | Doctor Who and Shada Doctor Who - Missing Targets #3 Cover Blurb | Paul Scoones | | |
| THE LEGENDARY 'LOST' DOCTOR WHO ADVENTURE
The Doctor and Romana visit Professor Chronotis, a retired Time Lord living at Cambridge University. The Professor wants to return an ancient and very powerful book to Gallifrey - but the book has gone missing.
Skagra, an evil scientist, steals the book and the Professor's mind - and also takes Romana and the TARDIS.
In order to stop Skagra, the Doctor must discover the secrets of a notorious Time Lord criminal, and a long forgotten prison called Shada… | |
220 | 1974 | 1982 | Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #1 Cover Blurb | Terrance Dicks | | |
| A single blow from the giant, hairy paw smashes the explorer to the ground. Terrified, he flees from the monster's glowing eyes and savage fangs... Why are the peaceful Yeti now spreading death and destruction? And what is the secret behind the glowing cave on the mountain?
When DOCTOR WHO discovers that a long-dead friend is still alive, he knows why his visit to the lonely Himalayan monastery has led to a struggle to save the Earth! | |
221 | 1978 | 1982 | Doctor Who and the Android Invasion Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #2 Cover Blurb | Terrance Dicks | | |
| The Doctor and Sarah arrive safely back on Earth - or do they?
Why does the mysterious soldier march straight over a cliff - and then reappear unharmed?
Why are they attacked by the sinister mechanics with built-in guns for hands?
Why is a picturesque country village at first deserted - then filled with mindless zombies?
And why are their best friends suddenly trying to kill them?
The Doctor has stumbled on a cunning alien plan to take over the Earth. Will he be in time to defeat the deadly Kraals and their terrifying android invasion? | |
222 | 1980 | 1984 | Doctor Who and the Androids of Tara Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #3 Cover Blurb | Terrance Dicks | | |
| On a peaceful rural planet, where the colourful pageantry of old Ruritania mingles with ultra-modern Android technology, the Doctor becomes a king-maker in spite of himself.
In his search for another segment to the Key to Time, the Doctor matches wits and swords with the evil Count Grendel - aided, of course, by Romana and the invaluable K9.
THE ANDROIDS OF TARA is a novel in the Key to Time Sequence. Read THE RIBOS OPERATION and THE STONES OF BLOOD available now. | |
223 | 1977 | 1983 | Doctor Who and the Ark in Space Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #4 Cover Blurb | Ian Marter | | |
| At a time in the far-off future, Earth has become uninhabitable. A selection of Humanity is placed, deep-frozen, in a fully automated space station, to await the day of their return to Earth...
Thousands of years later, DOCTOR WHO arrives. He finds things going suspiciously wrong, and the station under attack from the giant WIRRN, deadly creatures who, in their lust for power, now threaten the future of the whole Human Race... | |
224 | 1980 | 1983 | Doctor Who and the Armageddon Factor Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #5 Cover Blurb | Terrance Dicks | | |
| Some time ago, the White Guardian, one of the most powerful beings in the Cosmos, had set the Doctor an urgent task - to find and reassemble the six segments of the Key to Time.
The Doctor and Romana had successfully retrieved five of the segments and now they have reached the planet Atrios in the middle of an atomic war, to search for the last, most vital piece.
Sinister dangers await them in this final stage of their quest...
THE ARMAGEDDON FACTOR is a novel in the Ket to Time Sequence. Also available THE RIBOS OPERATION, THE STONES OF BLOOD, THE ANDROIDS OF TARA and THE POWER OF KROLL. | |
225 | 1974 | 1983 | Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #6 Cover Blurb | Terrance Dicks | | |
| In this, the first adventure of his third 'incarnation', DOCTOR WHO, Liz Shaw and the Brigadier grapple with the nightmarish invasion of the AUTONS - living, giant-sized, plastic-modelled 'humans' with no hair and sightless eyes; waxwork replicas and tailors' dummies whose murderous behaviour is directed by the NESTENE CONSCIOUSNESS - a malignant, squid-like monster of cosmic proportions and indescribably hideous appearance. | |
226 | 1977 | 1981 | Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #7 Cover Blurb | Terrance Dicks | | |
| Why do so many spaceships crashland on Karn, a bleak, lonely and seemingly deserted planet?
Are they doomed by the mysterious powers of the strange black-robed Sisterhood, jealously guarding their secret of eternal life? Or does the mad Dr Solon, for some evil purpose of his own, need the bodies of the victims? And more especially, the body of DOCTOR WHO... | |
227 | 1977 | 1983 | Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #8 Cover Blurb | Terrance Dicks | | |
| The Doctor and Jo land on a cargo ship crossing the Indian Ocean in the year 1926. Or so they think.
Far away on a planet called Inter Minor, a travelling showman is setting up his live peepshow, watched by a eager audience of space officials...
On board ship, a giant hand suddenly appears, grasps the Tardis and withdraws. Without warning, a prehistoric monster rises from the sea to attack...
What is happening? Were are they? Only the Doctor realises, with horror, that they might be trapped... | |
228 | 1974 | 1983 | Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #9 Cover Blurb | Malcolm Hulke | | |
| All is not well at the Wenley Moor underground atomic research station: there are unaccountable losses of power-output; nervous breakdowns amongst the staff; and then - a death! UNIT is called in and the Brigadier is soon joined by DOCTOR WHO and Liz Shaw in a tense and exciting adventure with subterranean reptile men - SILURIANS - and a 40 ft. high Tyrannosaurus rex, the biggest, most savage mammal which ever trod the earth! | |
229 | 2002 | | Doctor Who and the City of Death Doctor Who - Missing Targets #2 Cover Blurb | David Lawrence | | |
| When the Doctor and Romana take a break from their travels in Paris 1979, a holiday is far from what they get.
Strange things are happening: lost art treasures are turning up, secret experiments are causing distortions in time, and the greatest art fraud in history is about to reach its fruition.
When the time travellers team up with Duggan, a British detective, they learn that everything points to Count Carlos Scarlioni, a wealthy and famous art collector who is somehow much, much more than he seems…
If Scarlioni is allowed to succeed, his plans will result in all life on Earth ceasing to have ever existed… | |
230 | 1977 | 1981 | Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #10 Cover Blurb | Terrance Dicks | | |
| 'Axos calling Earth, Axos calling Earth...' The creatures stood before them, beautiful golden humanoids, offering friendship and their priceless Axonite, in return for - what?
Only Doctor Who remains suspicious. What in the real reason for the Axons' sudden arrival on Earth? And why is the evil Master a passenger on their spaceship? He very soon finds out… | |
231 | 1981 | | Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #11 Cover Blurb | David Fisher | | |
| The planet Chloris is very fertile, but metal is in short supply, and has therefore become extremely valuable. A huge creature, with most unusual physical properties, arrives from an alien planet which can provide Chloris with metal from its own unlimited supplies, in exchange for chlorophyll. However, the ruthless Lady Adrasta has been able to exploit the shortage of metal to her own advantage, and has no wish to see the situation change. The Doctor and Romana land on Chloris just as the creature's alien masters begin to lose patience over their ambassador's long absence. The action the aliens decide to take will have devastating consequences for Chloris, unless something is done to prevent it... | |
232 | 1965 | 1999 | Doctor Who and the Crusaders Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #12 Cover Blurb | David Whitaker | | |
| Back on Earth again, Tardis lands DOCTOR WHO and his friends into the midst of the harsh, cruel world of the twelfth-century Crusades. Soon the adventurers are embroiled in the conflict between Richard the Lionheart and the Sultan Saladin, ruler of the warlike Saracens...
'They're well written books - adventure stories, but with some thought... the creation of the character of the Doctor has a touch of genius about it.' Westminster Press
A TARGET ADVENTURE | |
233 | 1974 | 1983 | Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #13 Cover Blurb | Brian Hayles | | |
| Again, the terrifying cry rang out. The Doctor quickened his pace along the gloomy tunnels of the castle. Suddenly, from the darkness lumbered the mighty Aggedor, Royal Beast and Protector of the Kingdom of Peladon!
The Doctor fumbled in his pocket. Would the device work? As he trained the spinning mirror on the eyes of Aggedor, the terrible claws came closer and closer...
What is the secret behind the killings on the Planet of Peladon? Is Aggedor seeking revenge because the King of Peladon wants his kingdom to become a member of the Galactic Federation? Will the Doctor escape the claws of Aggedor and discover the truth? | |
234 | 1974 | 1982 | Doctor Who and the Cybermen Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #14 Cover Blurb | Gerry Davis | | |
| A mystery virus is wreaking havoc among the crew of the Earth's weather control station on the moon.
While investigations into the strange disease are in progress International Space Headquarters Earth puts the entire Moon base into strict quarantine - the Doctor and his companions included!
To make matters worse, Moon base personnel inexplicably vanish and vital weather control equipment is sabotaged.
Who is responsible?
The Director of the base suspects the time-travellers. The Doctor fears that the ruthlessly evil Cybermen are at work... | |
235 | 1974 | 1982 | Doctor Who and the Daemons Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #15 Cover Blurb | Barry Letts | | |
| Doctor Who is strangely concerned about Professor Horner's plan to cut open an ancient barrow near the peaceful village of Devil's End.
Equally worried is Miss Hawthorne, the local white witch, who foretells a terrible disaster if he goes ahead.
The only person who wants the Professor to open the barrow is the new vicar (in truth THE MASTER) whose secret ceremonies are designed to conjure up from out of the barrow a horribly powerful being... | |
236 | 1977 | 1982 | Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #17 Cover Blurb | Terrance Dicks | | |
| The TARDIS lands in a London of future times - a city of fear, devastation and holocaust... a city now ruled by DALEKS.
The Doctor and his companions meet a team of underground resistance workers, among the few survivors, but after an unsuccessful attack on the Dalek spaceship, they are all forced to flee the capital.
A perilous journey through England finally brings them to the secret centre of Dalek operations... and the mysterious reason for the Dalek invasion of Earth! | |
237 | 1964 | 1984 | Doctor Who and the Daleks Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #16 Cover Blurb | David Whitaker | | |
| This is DOCTOR WHO's first exciting adventure - with the DALEKS! Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright travel with the mysterious DOCTOR WHO and his grand-daughter, Susan, to the planet of Skaro in the space-time machine, Tardis. There they strive to save the peace-loving Thals from the evil intentions of the hideous DALEKS. Can they succeed? And what is more important, will they ever again see their native Earth? | |
238 | 1976 | | Doctor Who and the Daleks Omnibus Doctor Who - Miscellaneous | Terry Nation | | |
239 | 1974 | 1982 | Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #18 Cover Blurb | Terrance Dicks | | |
| Mysterious humans from 22nd-century Earth 'time-jump' back into the 20th century so as to assassinate a high-ranking diplomat on whom the peace of the world depends. DOCTOR WHO, Jo Grant and the Brigadier are soon called in to investigate. Jo is accidentally transported forward to the 22nd century; the Doctor follows, eventually to be captured by his oldest and deadliest enemy - the DALEKS! Having submitted the Doctor to the fearful Mind Analysis Machine, the DALEKS plan a 'time-jump' attack on Earth in the 20th century!... | |
240 | 1977 | 1983 | Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #19 Cover Blurb | Terrance Dicks | | |
| The Doctor is suddenly summoned to Gallifrey, the home of the Time Lords, where his ghastly hallucination of the President's assassination seems to turn into reality. When the Doctor is arrested for the murder, there is a hideous, dark, cowled figure gleefully watching in the shadows.
Faced with his old enemy, the Master, Doctor Who approaches defeat in a battle of minds in a nightmare world created by the Master's imagination. But the Master's evil intentions go much further - he has a Doomsday Plan. It is up to the Doctor to prevent him from destroying Gallifrey and taking over the Universe!
DOCTOR WHO scripts - awarded The Writers' Guild Award for the best British children's original drama script. | |
241 | 1979 | 1982 | Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #21 Cover Blurb | Terrance Dicks | | |
| Landing in an apparently devastated planet, the Doctor and Romana make a horrifying discovery.
The planet is Skaro, home-world of the Daleks.
The Daleks are excavating in order to find and revive Davros, the mad, crippled, scientific genius who first created them. They hope that he will give them the scientific superiority to break the deadlock with their Movellan enemies.
Faced once more with the deadly and seemingly indestructible Daleks, the Doctor's wits and strength are stretched to their very limits... | |
242 | 1976 | 1982 | Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #22 Cover Blurb | Malcolm Hulke | | |
| The Doctor walked slowly forward into the cul-de-sac. The giant dinosaur turned its head to focus on the midget now approaching... the Doctor aimed his gun to fire... suddenly from behind came a great roar of anger. He spun round - blocking the exit from the narrow street towered a Tyrannosaurus rex, its savage jaws dripping with blood...
The Doctor and Sarah arrive back in the TARDIS to find London completely deserted - except for the dinosaurs. Has the return of these prehistoric creatures been deliberately planned and, if so, who can be behind it all? | |
243 | 1974 | 1982 | Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #23 Cover Blurb | Malcolm Hulke | | |
| The evil MASTER has stolen the Time Lords' file on the horrifying DOOMSDAY WEAPON with which, when he finds it, he can blast whole planets out of existence and make himself ruler of the Galaxy! The Time Lords direct DOCTOR WHO and Jo Grant in their TARDIS to a bleak planet in the year 2471 where they find colonists from Earth under threat from mysterious, savage, monster lizards with frightful claws! And hidden upon this planet is the DOOMSDAY WEAPON for which the MASTER is intently searching…
'DOCTOR WHO, the children's own programme which adults adore...' Gerard Garrett, The Daily Sketch
A TARGET ADVENTURE | |
244 | 1981 | 1982 | Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #24 Cover Blurb | Ian Marter | | |
| In the year 2030 only one man seems to know what action to take when the world is hit by a series of terrible natural disasters. Salamander's success in handling these monumental problems has brought him enormous power.
From the moment the Doctor, Jamie and Victoria land on an Australian beach, they are caught up in a struggle for world domination - a struggle in which the Doctor's startling resemblance to Salamander plays a vital role. | |
245 | 1978 | 1982 | Doctor Who and the Face of Evil Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #25 Cover Blurb | Terrance Dicks | | |
| Setting the controls for Earth, the Doctor is surprised when the Tardis lands in a primeval forest. Has the Tracer gone wrong or has some impulse deep in his unconscious mind directed him to this alien planet? In investigating the forest, the Doctor meets and assists Leela, a warrior banished from her tribe, the Sevateem. Through Leela, it gradually becomes apparent that the constant war between the Sevateem and the Tesh has been instigated by the god they both worship, Xoanon.
Xoanon, an all-powerful computer, is possessed by a desperate madness - a madness that is directly related to Doctor Who, that causes Xoanon to assume the voice and form of the Doctor, a madness that is partly caused by the Doctor and that only the Doctor himself can rectify!
The Doctor must not only do battle with Xoanon, but also must escape from the savage practices of the Sevateem, and the technically mind - controlling destructive impulses of the Tesh. | |
246 | 1976 | 1982 | Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #27 Cover Blurb | Terrance Dicks | | |
| DALEKS
Doctor Who is given the chance of his lifetime, the incredible chance to eliminate his most deadly enemy, the Daleks. Sent to Skaro, the home of their creation, at a point in time just before their existence, Doctor Who's sole mission is to prevent the Daleks' birth - or at the very least, alter their genetic development.
DALEKS
But the time Lords and Doctor Who has not anticipated the single-minded obsession of the brilliant scientist Davros - a man determined to give his invention, the Daleks, destructive powers and a ruthless intelligence, a man determined to destroy. And least of all did they expect the baby Daleks to turn on their inventor... on the entire city... and prematurely on Doctor Who.
DALEKS | |
247 | 1975 | 1984 | Doctor Who and the Giant Robot Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #28 Cover Blurb | Terrance Dicks | | |
| 'Look, Brigadier! It's growing!' screamed Sarah.
The Brigadier stared in amazement as the Robot began to grow... and grow... swelling to the size of a giant!
Slowly the metal colossus, casting its enormous shadow upon the surrounding trees and buildings, began to stride towards the Brigadier. A giant metal hand reached down to grasp him...
Can DOCTOR WHO defeat the evil forces controlling the Robot before they execute their plans to blackmail - or destroy - the world?
The first adventure of DOCTOR WHO's 4th incredible Incarnation! | |
248 | 1975 | 1982 | Doctor Who and the Green Death Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #29 Cover Blurb | Malcolm Hulke | | |
| The Green Death begins slowly. In a small Welsh mining village a man emerges from the disused colliery covered in green fungus. Minutes later he is dead.
Unit, Jo Grant and Doctor Who in tow, arrive on the scene to investigate, but strangely reluctant to assist their enquiries is Dr Stevens, director of the local refinery Panorama Chemicals.
Are they in time to destroy the mysterious power which threatens them all before the whole village, and even the world, is wiped out by a deadly swarm of green maggots? | |
249 | 1979 | 1984 | Doctor Who and the Hand of Fear Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #30 Cover Blurb | Terrance Dicks | | |
| The Tardis lands in England, and Sarah, the Doctor's companion, looks forward to going home.
A freak accident in a quarry leaves the unconscious Sarah clutching an enormous stone Hand.
The Hand is the only surviving remnant of Eldrad, an alien super-being expelled from his planet, Kastria - and it has the power to control the human mind. Using Sarah as his instrument, the Hand goes in search of the atomic energy it needs to regenerate Eldrad's body.
Eldrad is determines to return to Kastria and punish his enemies. The Doctor and Sarah are caught up in the terrifying conclusion of a drama of betrayal and revenge that began millions of years ago. | |
250 | 1980 | | Doctor Who and the Horns of Nimon Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #31 Cover Blurb | Terrance Dicks | | |
| In the great maze of the Power Complex dwells the dreaded Nimon, a fearsome monster with immense scientific powers. The Nimon has promised to restore the Skonnan Empire to its former glory. But first it demands sacrifice - youths and maidens from the peaceful planet Aneth. The Tardis collides with the space ship delivering the victims, and the captured Romana is condemned to be sacrificed to the Nimon. Aided by the faithful K9, the Doctor goes to the rescue. In the heart of the maze he confronts the Nimon and uncovers a terrifying plot to enslave the galaxy. | |