Target Books/1988

Target Books' Doctor Who output in 1988 for the first time offered a new novelisation each month. As had become usual over the last few years, the stories featured a wide range of Doctors. After a year's absence, the Sixth Doctor returned to the range. Most of The Trial of a Time Lord was published, with the exception of Mindwarp.
Meanwhile the then-current Doctor made his Target debut, alongside releases featuring the First, Second, Third and Fifth Doctors. Midway through the year, Target changed its cover design to give a unified "look" to their line. Accordingly, they switched to the Seventh Doctor's televised logo and gave the tops of the covers black framing elements.
== Stories ==
No.	Title 	Author 	Doctor	Featuring 	Based on 	Released
124	The Rescue 	Ian Marter 	1st 	Ian, Barbara, Vicki 	The Rescue 	21 January 1988
125	Terror of the Vervoids 	Pip and Jane Baker	6th 	Mel, the Valeyard 	Terror of the Vervoids 	18 February 1988
126	The Time Meddler 	Nigel Robinson 	1st 	Vicki, Steven, the Monk 	The Time Meddler 	17 March 1988
127	The Mysterious Planet 	Terrance Dicks 	6th 	Peri, Glitz, the Valeyard 	The Mysterious Planet 	21 April 1988
128	Time and the Rani 	Pip and Jane Baker	7th 	Mel, 	Time and the Rani 	5 May 1988
106	Vengeance on Varos 	Philip Martin 	6th 	Peri, Sil 	Vengeance on Varos 	16 June 1988
129	The Underwater Menace 	Nigel Robinson 	2nd 	Ben, Polly, Jamie 	The Underwater Menace 	21 July 1988
130	The Wheel in Space 	Terrance Dicks 	2nd 	Jamie, Zoe, Cybermen 	The Wheel in Space 	18 August 1988
131	The Ultimate Foe 	Pip and Jane Baker	6th 	Mel, Glitz, , the Valeyard	The Ultimate Foe 	15 September 1988
132	The Edge of Destruction	Nigel Robinson 	1st 	Susan, Ian, Barbara 	The Edge of Destruction	20 October 1988
133	The Smugglers 	Terrance Dicks 	1st 	Ben, Polly 	The Smugglers 	17 November 1988
134	Paradise Towers 	Stephen Wyatt 	7th 	Mel 	Paradise Towers 	1 December 1988
== Novelisation covers ==
Rescue_novel.jpg|The Rescue
Terror_of_the_Vervoids_TOATL_novel.jpg|Terror of the Vervoids
Time_Meddler_novel.jpg|The Time Meddler
Mysterious_Planet_TOATL _novel.jpg|The Mysterious Planet
Time_and_the_Rani_novel.jpg|Time and the Rani
Edge_of_Destruction_novel.jpg|The Edge of Destruction
Vengeance_on_Varos _novel.jpg|Vengeance on Varos
Underwater_Menace_novel.jpg|The Underwater Menace
Wheel_in_Space_novel.jpg|The Wheel in Space
Ultimate_Foe_TOATL _novel.jpg|The Ultimate Foe
Smugglers _novel.jpg|The Smugglers
Paradise_Towers _novel.jpg|Paradise Towers
== Publishing notes ==
* to be added
Category:Target Books by year