Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters (Doctor Who)
Malcolm Hulkewas a prolific and respected television writer from the 1950s until the 1970s. His writing credits included the early science fictionPathfindersseries, as well asThe Avengers. Hulke was first approached to write forDoctor Whowhen the series first started, but his idea forThe Hidden Planetwas not pursued.  In 1967 he wroteThe Faceless Ones(with David Ellis) for the Second Doctor.By 1969, Hulke's friend and occasional writing partner Terrance Dicks was Script Editor forDoctor Whoand needed a ten part story to replace other scripts and write out Patrick Troughton's Doctor.  Together, they wroteThe War Games, which for the first time explained the Doctor's origins and introduced his people, the Time Lords. Hulke continued to write forDoctor Who, providing a story for each of the Third Doctor's series. Malcolm Hulke died in 1979, soon after completing his novelisation ofThe War Games.--This text refers to theMass Market Paperbackedition.