Target Books/1994 and beyond

Target Books' Doctor Who output in 1994 was limited to the adaptation of a radio play featuring the Third Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith. Though it is considered "the last of the Target novelisations", it stands apart from all its predecessors in that it doesn't novelise a television script.
After 1994, stocks of Target novelisations were allowed to run out and the line ceased to exist as the catalogue eventually went entirely out of print. Interest in the novelisations would be rekindled by the onset of the BBC Wales version of Doctor Who. Although only a few have been brought back into print by BBC Books, many of the novelisations have been turned into a series of audio readings by key actors from the 1963 version of the programme.
== Publishing history (1994) ==
The Paradise of Death, based upon a 1993 radio play, was the final release under the Target Books banner. The book is often mistaken for a release in the Virgin Missing Adventures line as it had a similar format to those books. After its release, Target was retired and future novelisations by Virgin Publishing would be issued either under the MA or New Adventures banners, although none of these would be based upon original-series episodes. Two more novelisations, based upon the 1996 TV movie and the webcast Scream of the Shalka, would be later published by BBC Books. Regular television-episode novelisations would not occur again until 2007 when Penguin Character Books began releasing novelisations based upon The Sarah Jane Adventures.
Month 	Title 	Writer 	Cover Artist
February	Reissue: Doctor Who and the Robots of Death 	Terrance Dicks	New cover: Alister Pearson
March 	Reissue: Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang	Terrance Dicks	New cover: Alister Pearson
April 	The Paradise of Death 	Barry Letts 	Alister Pearson
=== Cover gallery ===
Robots_of_Death.jpg |Doctor Who and the Robots of Death (reprint)
2TalonWengChiang.jpg|Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang (reprint)
XParadiseDeath.jpg|Doctor Who – The Paradise of Death
== Publishing history (1994–2010) ==
By the end of the 1990s, all Target Books releases were considered out of print.
In 2007, BBC Audio began a series of complete and unabridged releases of the Target novelisations giving new life to these old favourites.
In the summer of 2008, an issue of Doctor Who Magazine came packaged with one of 27 Target Books releases; these were not reprinted copies, but left-over stock.
== BBC Books reprints (2011–2016) ==
In 2011, BBC Books reprinted six Target novelisations with original cover art by Chris Achilleos and new introductions.
Title 	Writer 	Cover Artist 	Introduction
Doctor Who and the Daleks 	David Whitaker	Chris Achilleos	Neil Gaiman
Doctor Who and the Crusaders 	David Whitaker	Chris Achilleos	Charlie Higson
Doctor Who and the Cybermen 	Gerry Davis 	Chris Achilleos	Gareth Roberts
Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen	Terrance Dicks	Chris Achilleos	Stephen Baxter
Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion 	Terrance Dicks	Chris Achilleos	Russell T Davies
Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters 	Malcolm Hulke 	Chris Achilleos	Terrance Dicks
Six more reprints followed in 2012:
Title 	Writer 	Cover Artist 	Introduction
Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks	Terrance Dicks	Chris Achilleos	Gary Russell
Doctor Who and the Ark in Space 	Ian Marter 	Chris Achilleos	Steven Moffat
Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster	Terrance Dicks	Chris Achilleos	Michael Moorcock
Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet 	Gerry Davis 	Chris Achilleos	Tom MacRae
Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors 	Brian Hayles 	Chris Achilleos	Mark Gatiss
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors 	Terrance Dicks	Chris Achilleos	Alastair Reynolds
Seven more reprints followed in 2016:
Title 	Author 	Cover artist
Doctor Who and the Zarbi 	Bill Strutton 	Chris Achilleos
Doctor Who and the Web of Fear 	Terrance Dicks	Chris Achilleos
Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion 	Malcolm Hulke 	Chris Achilleos
Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks	Terrance Dicks	Chris Achilleos
Doctor Who and the Visitation 	Eric Saward 	Chris Achilleos
Vengeance on Varos 	Philip Martin 	Chris Achilleos
Battlefield 	Marc Platt 	Chris Achilleos
=== Cover gallery ===
Bbcbook-cs-thedaleks.jpg|Doctor Who and the Daleks
Bbcbook-cs-thecrusaders.jpg|Doctor Who and the Crusaders
Bbcbook-cs-thecybermen.jpg|Doctor Who and the Cybermen
Bbcbook-cs-theabominablesnowmen.jpg|Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen
Bbcbook-cs-theautoninvasion.jpg|Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion
Bbcbook-cs-thecavemonsters.jpg|Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters
Bbcbook-cs-dayofthedaleks.jpg|Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks
Bbcbook-cs-thearkinspace.jpg|Doctor Who and the Ark in Space
Bbcbook-cs-thelochnessmonster.jpg|Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster
Bbcbook-cs-thetenthplanet.jpg|Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet
Bbcbook-cs-theicewarriors.jpg|Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors
Bbcbook-cs-thethreedoctors.jpg|Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
Doctor Who and the Zarbi 2016.jpg|Doctor Who and the Zarbi
BBCBooksWebOfFear.jpg|Doctor Who and the Web of Fear
BBCDinosaurInvasion.jpg|Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion
Genesis Daleks 2016.jpg|Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks
AchilleosVisitation.jpg|Doctor Who and the Visitation
Vengeance Varos 2016.jpg|Vengeance on Varos
Battlefield-bbcbooks.jpg|Battlefield
== Publishing history (2018–present) ==
In 2018, BBC Books released the first novelisations for the BBC Wales era of the programme. Abridged versions of some BBC Books novelisations were released with Target-style covers. Some direct-to-audio novelisations by AudioGO were printed in the Target format for the first time. New cover art was made by Anthony Dry.
No.	Title 	Author 	Cover artist	Doctor	Featuring 	Based on 	Released
157	City of Death 	James Goss 	Anthony Dry 	4th 	Romana II, K9 Mark II 	City of Death 	5 April 2018
158	Rose 	Russell T Davies	Anthony Dry 	9th 	Rose, Mickey, Autons, Nestene Consciousness 	Rose 	5 April 2018
159	The Christmas Invasion 	Jenny T Colgan 	Anthony Dry 	10th 	Rose, Mickey, Harriet Jones, Sycorax 	The Christmas Invasion 	5 April 2018
160	The Day of the Doctor 	Steven Moffat 	Anthony Dry 	11th 	Clara, Tenth Doctor, War Doctor, Kate Stewart, Osgood, Daleks, Zygons	The Day of the Doctor 	5 April 2018
161	Twice Upon a Time 	Paul Cornell 	Anthony Dry 	12th 	First Doctor, Bill, the Captain, Ben, Polly, Nardole, Cybermen 	Twice Upon a Time 	5 April 2018
162	Dalek 	Robert Shearman 	Anthony Dry 	9th 	Rose, Adam, "Metaltron" 	Dalek 	11 March 2021
163	Resurrection of the Daleks 	Eric Saward 	Anthony Dry 	5th 	Tegan, Turlough, Lytton, Daleks, Davros 	Resurrection of the Daleks	11 March 2021
164	The TV Movie 	Gary Russell 	Anthony Dry 	8th 	Grace, The Master, Seventh Doctor 	Doctor Who 	11 March 2021
165	Doctor Who and the Pirate Planet	James Goss 	Anthony Dry 	4th 	Romana I, K9 Mark II 	The Pirate Planet 	11 March 2021
166	Revelation of the Daleks 	Eric Saward 	Anthony Dry 	6th 	Peri, Daleks, Davros 	Revelation of the Daleks 	11 March 2021
167	The Witchfinders 	Joy Wilkinson 	Anthony Dry 	13th 	Yaz, Ryan, Graham, King James 	The Witchfinders 	11 March 2021
168	The Crimson Horror 	Mark Gatiss 	Anthony Dry 	11th 	Clara, Vastra, Jenny, Strax 	The Crimson Horror 	11 March 2021
169	The Fires of Pompeii 	James Moran 	Anthony Dry 	10th 	Donna 	The Fires of Pompeii 	14 July 2022
170	The Androids of Tara 	David Fisher 	Anthony Dry 	4th 	Romana I, K9 Mark II 	The Androids of Tara 	14 July 2022
171	The Eaters of Light 	Rona Munro 	Anthony Dry 	12th 	Bill, Nardole 	The Eaters of Light 	14 July 2022
172	The Stones of Blood 	David Fisher 	Anthony Dry 	4th 	Romana I, K9 Mark II 	The Stones of Blood 	14 July 2022
=== Cover gallery ===
City of Death (Target Books).jpg|City of Death
Rose-paperback-book.jpg|Rose
The-Christmas-Invasion-paperback-book.jpg|The Christmas Invasion
The-Day-of-the-Doctor-paperback-book.jpg|The Day of the Doctor
Twice-Upon-a-Time-paperback-book.jpg|Twice Upon a Time
Dalek (novelisation).jpg|Dalek
Resurrection of the Daleks Target cover.jpg|Resurrection of the Daleks
The TV Movie Target cover.jpg|The TV Movie
The Pirate Planet Target cover.jpg|Doctor Who and the Pirate Planet
Revelation of the Daleks Target cover.jpg|Revelation of the Daleks
The Witchfinders Novelisation.jpg|The Witchfinders
The Crimson Horror (novelisation).jpg|The Crimson Horror
The Fires of Pompaii Novelisation.jpg|The Fires of Pompeii
The Androids of Tara Novelisation.jpg|The Androids of Tara
The Eaters of Light Novelisation.jpg|The Eaters of Light
The Stones of Blood Novelisation.jpg|The Stones of Blood
Category:Target Books by year