BBC Doctor Who novels

Beginning after the acquisition of the rights from Virgin Books in 1996, BBC Books published a number of original Doctor Who novels.
== Novels ==
=== Background ===
Since 1973, Target Books had been the sole publisher of novel-length Doctor Who fiction. Its line of Target novelisations adapted every television episode in the "Classic" run of Doctor Who; it also published several short-lived series based on Doctor Who, including the Missing Episodes, Companions of Doctor Who, and Doctor Who Discovers. In 1986, during the lengthy gap between Doctor Who seasons 22 and 23, Virgin Books began its aquisition of Target, and this completed in late 1987. Two years later, television Doctor Who was cancelled.
Whereas Virgin kept publishing novelisations of TV episodes under the Target imprint through 1994, in 1991 they began releasing original novels continuing the adventures of the Seventh Doctor and Ace. This monthly Virgin New Adventures series met success and spawned two spinoff series: the Missing Adventures, which depicted new adventures of earlier Doctors; and Decalog, a series of short story anthologies.
In 1996, taking note of Virgin's success and expecting the TV Movie to attract new fans, the BBC chose not to renew Virgin's license to publish Doctor Who fiction. Instead, the rights reverted to BBC Books. Although Virgin would continue its New Adventures and Decalog series without the license by focusing on the series' original characters, the last Virgin Doctor Who novel, Lungbarrow, was released in March 1997. While Virgin was concluding its series, BBC Books released a novelisation of the TV movie.
Title 	Author 	Doctor	Featuring	Published
The Novel of the Film	Gary Russell	8th 	 	16 May 1997
=== Initial run ===
For its first five years of output, BBC Books continued the precedent set by Virgin's New Adventures and Missing Adventures lines by releasing two novels each month, one continuing an ongoing Eighth Doctor storyline and the other concerning a more standalone adventure of a previous Doctor. These are often divided by fans into "Eighth Doctor Adventures" and "Past Doctor Adventures".
Title 	Author 	Doctor 	Featuring 	Published
The Eight Doctors 	Terrance Dicks 	8th 	Samantha Jones 	2 June 1997
The Devil Goblins from Neptune 	Martin Day and Keith Topping 	3rd 	Liz 	2 June 1997
Vampire Science 	Kate Orman and Jonathan Blum 	8th 	Sam 	7 July 1997
The Murder Game 	Steve Lyons 	2nd 	Ben, Polly 	7 July 1997
The Bodysnatchers 	Mark Morris 	8th 	Sam 	18 August 1997
The Ultimate Treasure 	Christopher Bulis 	5th 	Peri 	18 August 1997
Genocide 	Paul Leonard 	8th 	Sam, Jo Grant, Benton 	1 September 1997
Business Unusual 	Gary Russell 	6th 	Mel 	1 September 1997
War of the Daleks 	John Peel 	8th 	Sam 	6 October 1997
Illegal Alien 	Mike Tucker and Robert Perry 	7th 	Ace 	6 October 1997
Alien Bodies 	Lawrence Miles 	8th 	Sam 	24 November 1997
The Roundheads 	Mark Gatiss 	2nd 	Ben, Polly, Jamie 	24 November 1997
Kursaal 	Peter Anghelides 	8th 	Sam 	8 January 1998
The Face of the Enemy 	David A. McIntee 	 	Barbara, Ian 	8 January 1998
Option Lock 	Justin Richards 	8th 	Sam 	2 February 1998
Eye of Heaven 	Jim Mortimore 	4th 	Leela 	2 February 1998
Longest Day 	Michael Collier 	8th 	Sam 	2 March 1998
The Witch Hunters 	Steve Lyons 	1st 	Susan, Barbara, Ian 	2 March 1998
Legacy of the Daleks 	John Peel 	8th 	Susan Foreman 	6 April 1998
The Hollow Men 	Martin Day and Keith Topping 	7th 	Ace 	6 April 1998
Dreamstone Moon 	Paul Leonard 	8th 	Sam 	5 May 1998
Catastrophea 	Terrance Dicks 	3rd 	Jo 	5 May 1998
Seeing I 	Kate Orman and Jonathan Blum 	8th 	Sam 	8 June 1998
Mission: Impractical 	David A. McIntee 	6th 	Frobisher 	8 June 1998
Placebo Effect 	Gary Russell 	8th 	Sam, Stacy, Ssard 	6 July 1998
Zeta Major 	Simon Messingham 	5th 	Nyssa, Tegan 	6 July 1998
Vanderdeken's Children 	Christopher Bulis 	8th 	Sam 	3 August 1998
Dreams of Empire 	Justin Richards 	2nd 	Jamie, Victoria 	3 August 1998
The Scarlet Empress 	Paul Magrs 	8th 	Sam, Iris Wildthyme 	7 September 1998
Last Man Running 	Chris Boucher 	4th 	Leela 	7 September 1998
The Janus Conjunction 	Trevor Baxendale 	8th 	Sam 	5 October 1998
Matrix 	Mike Tucker and Robert Perry 	7th 	Ace 	5 October 1998
Beltempest 	Jim Mortimore 	8th 	Sam 	16 November 1998
The Infinity Doctors 	Lance Parkin 	The Doctor	Larna 	16 November 1998
The Face-Eater 	Simon Messingham 	8th 	Sam 	4 January 1999
Salvation 	Steve Lyons 	1st 	Steven, Dodo 	4 January 1999
The Taint 	Michael Collier 	8th 	Sam, Fitz 	1 February 1999
The Wages of Sin 	David A. McIntee 	3rd 	Jo, Liz 	1 February 1999
Demontage 	Justin Richards 	8th 	Sam, Fitz 	1 March 1999
Deep Blue 	Mark Morris 	5th 	Tegan, Turlough 	1 March 1999
Revolution Man 	Paul Leonard 	8th 	Sam, Fitz 	6 April 1999
Players 	Terrance Dicks 	6th 	Peri 	6 April 1999
Dominion 	Nick Walters 	8th 	Sam, Fitz 	10 May 1999
Millennium Shock 	Justin Richards 	4th 	none 	10 May 1999
Unnatural History 	Kate Orman and Jonathan Blum 	8th 	Sam, Fitz 	7 June 1999
Storm Harvest 	Mike Tucker and Robert Perry 	7th 	Ace 	7 June 1999
Autumn Mist 	David A. McIntee 	8th 	Sam, Fitz 	5 July 1999
The Final Sanction 	Steve Lyons 	2nd 	Jamie, Zoe 	5 July 1999
InterferenceBook One: Shock Tactic 	Lawrence Miles 	8th, 3rd 	Sam, Fitz, Compassion,Sarah Jane Smith 	2 August 1999
InterferenceBook Two: The Hour of the Geek	Lawrence Miles 	8th, 3rd 	Sam, Fitz, Compassion,Sarah Jane Smith 	2 August 1999
The Blue Angel 	Paul Magrs and Jeremy Hoad 	8th 	Fitz, Compassion 	6 September 1999
City at World's End 	Christopher Bulis 	1st 	Susan, Barbara, Ian 	6 September 1999
The Taking ofPlanet 5 	Simon Bucher-Jones and Mark Clapham	8th 	Fitz, Compassion 	4 October 1999
Divided Loyalties 	Gary Russell 	5th 	Adric, Nyssa, Tegan 	4 October 1999
Frontier Worlds 	Peter Anghelides 	8th 	Fitz, Compassion 	29 November 1999
Corpse Marker 	Chris Boucher 	4th 	Leela 	29 November 1999
Parallel 59 	Stephen Cole and Natalie Dallaire 	8th 	Fitz, Compassion 	4 January 2000
Last of the Gaderene 	Mark Gatiss 	3rd 	Jo 	4 January 2000
The Shadows of Avalon 	Paul Cornell 	8th 	Fitz, Compassionthe Brigadier, Romana III	7 February 2000
Tomb of Valdemar 	Simon Messingham 	4th 	Romana 	7 February 2000
The Fall of Yquatine 	Nick Walters 	8th 	Fitz, Compassion 	6 March 2000
Coldheart 	Trevor Baxendale 	8th 	Fitz , Compassion 	3 April 2000
Verdigris 	Paul Magrs 	3rd 	Jo 	3 April 2000
The Space Age 	Steve Lyons 	8th 	Fitz, Compassion 	1 May 2000
Grave Matter 	Justin Richards 	6th 	Peri 	1 May 2000
The Banquo Legacy 	Andy Lane and Justin Richards 	8th 	Fitz, Compassion 	5 June 2000
Heart of TARDIS 	Dave Stone 	2nd, 4th 	Jamie, Victoria, Romana 	5 June 2000
The Ancestor Cell 	Peter Anghelides and Stephen Cole 	8th 	Fitz, Compassion, Romana III 	3 July 2000
Prime Time 	Mike Tucker 	7th 	Ace 	3 July 2000
The Burning 	Justin Richards 	8th 	none 	7 August 2000
Imperial Moon 	Christopher Bulis 	5th 	Turlough, Kamelion 	7 August 2000
Casualties of War 	Steve Emmerson 	8th 	none 	4 September 2000
Festival of Death 	Jonathan Morris 	4th 	Romana, K9 	4 September 2000
The Turing Test 	Paul Leonard 	8th 	Alan Turing 	2 October 2000
Independence Day 	Peter Darvill-Evans 	7th 	Ace 	2 October 2000
Endgame 	Terrance Dicks 	8th 	none 	6 November 2000
The King of Terror 	Keith Topping 	5th 	Tegan, Turlough 	6 November 2000
Father Time 	Lance Parkin 	8th 	Miranda 	8 January 2001
The Quantum Archangel 	Craig Hinton 	6th 	Mel 	8 January 2001
Escape Velocity 	Colin Brake 	8th 	Fitz, Anji Kapoor 	5 February 2001
Bunker Soldiers 	Martin Day 	1st 	Steven, Dodo 	5 February 2001
EarthWorld 	Jacqueline Rayner 	8th 	Fitz, Anji Kapoor 	5 March 2001
Rags 	Mick Lewis 	3rd 	Jo 	5 March 2001
Vanishing Point 	Stephen Cole 	8th 	Fitz, Anji Kapoor 	2 April 2001
The Shadow in the Glass 	Justin Richards and Stephen Cole 	6th 	none 	2 April 2001
Eater of Wasps 	Trevor Baxendale 	8th 	Fitz, Anji Kapoor 	7 May 2001
Asylum 	Peter Darvill-Evans 	4th 	Nyssa 	7 May 2001
The Year of Intelligent Tigers 	Kate Orman 	8th 	Fitz, Anji Kapoor 	4 June 2001
Superior Beings 	Nick Walters 	5th 	Peri 	4 June 2001
The Slow Empire 	Dave Stone 	8th 	Fitz, Anji Kapoor 	2 July 2001
Byzantium! 	Keith Topping 	1st 	Barbara, Ian, Vicki 	2 July 2001
Dark Progeny 	Steve Emmerson 	8th 	Fitz, Anji Kapoor 	6 August 2001
Bullet Time 	David A. McIntee 	7th 	none 	6 August 2001
The City of the Dead 	Lloyd Rose 	8th 	Fitz, Anji Kapoor 	3 September 2001
Psi-ence Fiction 	Chris Boucher 	4th 	Leela 	3 September 2001
Grimm Reality 	Simon Bucher-Jones and Kelly Hale 	8th 	Fitz, Anji Kapoor 	1 October 2001
Dying in the Sun 	Jon de Burgh Miller 	2nd 	Ben, Polly 	1 October 2001
The Adventuress of Henrietta Street 	Lawrence Miles 	8th 	Scarlette, Fitz, Anji Kapoor 	5 November 2001
Instruments of Darkness 	Gary Russell 	6th 	Mel 	5 November 2001
Mad Dogs and Englishmen 	Paul Magrs 	8th 	Fitz, Anji Kapoor 	7 January 2002
Relative Dementias 	Mark Michalowski 	7th 	Ace 	7 January 2002
Hope 	Mark Clapham 	8th 	Fitz, Anji Kapoor 	4 February 2002
Drift 	Simon A. Forward 	4th 	Leela 	4 February 2002
Anachrophobia 	Jonathan Morris 	8th 	Fitz, Anji Kapoor 	4 March 2002
Palace of the Red Sun 	Christopher Bulis 	6th 	Peri 	4 March 2002
Trading Futures 	Lance Parkin 	8th 	Fitz, Anji Kapoor 	8 April 2002
Amorality Tale 	David Bishop 	3rd 	Sarah 	8 April 2002
The Book of the Still 	Paul Ebbs 	8th 	Fitz, Anji Kapoor 	6 May 2002
Warmonger 	Terrance Dicks 	5th 	Peri 	6 May 2002
The Crooked World 	Steve Lyons 	8th 	Fitz, Anji Kapoor 	3 June 2002
Ten Little Aliens 	Stephen Cole 	1st 	Ben, Polly 	3 June 2002
History 101 	Mags L. Halliday 	8th 	Fitz, Anji Kapoor 	1 July 2002
Combat Rock 	Mick Lewis 	2nd 	Jamie, Victoria 	1 July 2002
Camera Obscura 	Lloyd Rose 	8th 	Fitz, Anji Kapoor 	5 August 2002
The Suns of Caresh 	Paul Saint 	3rd 	Jo 	5 August 2002
=== Halving the output ===
Beginning in September 2002, instead of releasing two novels each month, BBC Books began publishing one a month. The books alternated between releases in the ongoing Eighth Doctor storyline and standalone stories about past Doctors, with the notable exception of Scream of the Shalka, which featured a Ninth Doctor and was published between an Eighth Doctor novel and a Fifth Doctor novel.
Title 	Author 	Doctor 	Featuring 	Published
Time Zero 	Justin Richards 	8th 	Fitz, Anji Kapoor, Trix	2 September 2002
Heritage 	Dale Smith 	7th 	Ace 	7 October 2002
The Infinity Race 	Simon Messingham 	8th 	Fitz, Anji Kapoor 	4 November 2002
Fear of the Dark 	Trevor Baxendale 	5th 	Nyssa, Tegan 	6 January 2003
The Domino Effect 	David Bishop 	8th 	Fitz, Anji Kapoor 	3 February 2003
Blue Box 	Kate Orman 	6th 	Peri 	3 March 2003
Reckless Engineering 	Nick Walters 	8th 	Fitz, Anji Kapoor 	7 April 2003
Loving the Alien 	Mike Tucker and Robert Perry 	7th 	Ace 	5 May 2003
The Last Resort 	Paul Leonard 	8th 	Fitz, Anji Kapoor, Trix	2 June 2003
The Colony of Lies 	Colin Brake 	2nd 	Jamie, Zoe 	7 July
Timeless 	Stephen Cole 	8th 	Fitz, Anji Kapoor, Trix	4 August 2003
Wolfsbane 	Jacqueline Rayner 	4th, 8th	Sarah, Harry 	1 September 2003
Emotional Chemistry 	Simon A. Forward 	8th 	Fitz, Trix 	6 October 2003
Deadly Reunion 	Terrance Dicks and Barry Letts	3rd 	Jo 	3 November 2003
Sometime Never... 	Justin Richards 	8th 	Fitz, Trix, Miranda 	5 January 2004
Scream of the Shalka 	Paul Cornell 	9th 	Alison, The Master 	2 February 2004
Empire of Death 	David Bishop 	5th 	Nyssa 	1 March 2004
Halflife 	Mark Michalowski 	8th 	Fitz, Trix 	5 April 2004
The Eleventh Tiger 	David A. McIntee 	1st 	Barbara, Ian, Vicki 	3 May 2004
The Tomorrow Windows 	Jonathan Morris 	8th 	Fitz, Trix 	7 June 2004
Synthespians™ 	Craig Hinton 	6th 	Peri 	19 July 2004
The Sleep of Reason 	Martin Day 	8th 	Fitz, Trix 	2 August 2004
The Algebra of Ice 	Lloyd Rose 	7th 	Ace 	6 September 2004
The Deadstone Memorial	Trevor Baxendale 	8th 	Fitz, Trix 	4 October 2004
The Indestructible Man	Simon Messingham 	2nd 	Jamie, Zoe 	1 November 2004
Match of the Day 	Chris Boucher 	4th 	Leela 	3 January 2005
To the Slaughter 	Stephen Cole 	8th 	Fitz, Trix 	7 February 2005
The series took a break from March to June 2005 while series 1 was airing; in May, the first three of the BBC New Series Adventures featuring Christopher Eccleston's Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler were released. Following this, the monthly series returned without the alternating Eighth Doctor novel pattern, as the Eighth Doctor was now a "past Doctor". The series concluded with BBC Books' first December release.
Title 	Author 	Doctor	Featuring 	Published
The Gallifrey Chronicles	Lance Parkin 	8th 	Fitz, Trix 	2 June 2005
Island of Death 	Barry Letts 	3rd 	Sarah 	7 July 2005
Spiral Scratch 	Gary Russell 	6th 	Mel 	4 August 2005
Fear Itself 	Nick Wallace 	8th 	Fitz, Anji 	8 September 2005
World Game 	Terrance Dicks	2nd 	Serena 	6 October 2005
The Time Travellers 	Simon Guerrier	1st 	Susan, Barbara, Ian	10 November 2005
Atom Bomb Blues 	Andrew Cartmel	7th 	Ace 	25 December 2005
=== The new series ===
With the return of Doctor Who to television in 2005, BBC Books began a new format for releases. These new books were oriented toward a younger audience and published in sets of three, a pattern that BBC Books would later reuse for the Torchwood novels. The series eventually settled into a spring-fall-winter release schedule of nine books a year.
Title 	Author 	Doctor	Featuring 	Published
The Clockwise Man 	Justin Richards 	9th 	Rose 	19 May 2005
The Monsters Inside 	Stephen Cole 	9th 	Rose 	19 May 2005
Winner Takes All 	Jacqueline Rayner 	9th 	Rose 	19 May 2005
The Deviant Strain 	Justin Richards 	9th 	Rose, Jack 	8 September 2005
Only Human 	Gareth Roberts 	9th 	Rose, Jack 	8 September 2005
The Stealers of Dreams 	Steve Lyons 	9th 	Rose, Jack 	8 September 2005
The Stone Rose 	Jacqueline Rayner 	10th 	Rose, Mickey, Jackie 	13 April 2006
The Feast of the Drowned 	Stephen Cole 	10th 	Rose, Mickey, Jackie 	13 April 2006
The Resurrection Casket 	Justin Richards 	10th 	Rose 	13 April 2006
The Nightmare of Black Island	Mike Tucker 	10th 	Rose 	21 September 2006
The Art of Destruction 	Stephen Cole 	10th 	Rose 	21 September 2006
The Price of Paradise 	Colin Brake 	10th 	Rose 	21 September 2006
Sting of the Zygons 	Stephen Cole 	10th 	Martha 	19 April 2007
The Last Dodo 	Jacqueline Rayner 	10th 	Martha 	19 April 2007
Wooden Heart 	Martin Day 	10th 	Martha 	19 April 2007
Forever Autumn 	Mark Morris 	10th 	Martha 	6 September 2007
Sick Building 	Paul Magrs 	10th 	Martha 	6 September 2007
Wetworld 	Mark Michalowski 	10th 	Martha 	6 September 2007
Wishing Well 	Trevor Baxendale 	10th 	Martha 	26 December 2007
The Pirate Loop 	Simon Guerrier 	10th 	Martha 	26 December 2007
Peacemaker 	James Swallow 	10th 	Martha 	26 December 2007
Martha in the Mirror 	Justin Richards 	10th 	Martha 	10 April 2008
Snowglobe 7 	Mike Tucker 	10th 	Martha 	10 April 2008
The Many Hands 	Dale Smith 	10th 	Martha 	10 April 2008
Ghosts of India 	Mark Morris 	10th 	Donna 	4 September 2008
The Doctor Trap 	Simon Messingham 	10th 	Donna 	4 September 2008
Shining Darkness 	Mark Michalowski 	10th 	Donna 	4 September 2008
The Story of Martha 	Various 	none 	Martha, 	26 December 2008
Beautiful Chaos 	Gary Russell 	10th 	Donna, Wilf, Sylvia 	26 December 2008
The Eyeless 	Lance Parkin 	10th 	none 	26 December 2008
Judgement of the Judoon 	Colin Brake 	10th 	Judoon 	16 April 2009
The Slitheen Excursion 	Simon Guerrier 	10th 	Slitheen 	16 April 2009
Prisoner of the Daleks 	Trevor Baxendale 	10th 	Daleks 	16 April 2009
The Taking of Chelsea 426 	David Llewellyn 	10th 	Sontaran, Rutan Host 	3 September 2009
Autonomy 	Daniel Blythe 	10th 	Autons, Nestene Consciousness	3 September 2009
The Krillitane Storm 	Christopher Cooper	10th 	Krillitane 	3 September 2009
The novel release schedule took a six-month break during the showrunner transition from Russell T Davies to Steven Moffat.
Title 	Author 	Doctor	Featuring 	Published
Apollo 23 	Justin Richards 	11th 	Amy 	22 April 2010
Night of the Humans 	David Llewellyn 	11th 	Amy 	22 April 2010
The Forgotten Army 	Brian Minchin 	11th 	Amy 	22 April 2010
Nuclear Time 	Oli Smith 	11th 	Amy, Rory 	8 July 2010
The King's Dragon 	Una McCormack 	11th 	Amy, Rory 	8 July 2010
The Glamour Chase 	Gary Russell 	11th 	Amy, Rory 	8 July 2010
The Coming of the Terraphiles	Michael Moorcock 	11th 	Amy 	14 October 2010
Dead of Winter 	James Goss 	11th 	Amy, Rory 	28 April 2011
The Way Through the Woods 	Una McCormack 	11th 	Amy, Rory 	28 April 2011
Hunter's Moon 	Paul Finch 	11th 	Amy, Rory 	28 April 2011
Touched by an Angel 	Jonathan Morris 	11th 	Amy, Rory, Weeping Angels	23 June 2011
Paradox Lost 	George Mann 	11th 	Amy, Rory 	23 June 2011
Borrowed Time 	Naomi A. Alderman	11th 	Amy, Rory 	23 June 2011
The Silent Stars Go By 	Dan Abnett 	11th 	Amy, Rory, Ice Warriors 	29 September 2011
Dark Horizons 	J. T. Colgan 	11th 	 	5 July 2012
Plague of the Cybermen 	Justin Richards 	11th 	Cybermen 	8 April 2013
The Dalek Generation 	Nicholas Briggs 	11th 	Daleks 	8 April 2013
Shroud of Sorrow 	Tommy Donbavand 	11th 	Clara 	8 April 2013
The Blood Cell 	James Goss 	12th 	Clara 	11 September 2014
Silhouette 	Justin Richards 	12th 	Clara, Paternoster Gang 	11 September 2014
The Crawling Terror 	Mike Tucker 	12th 	Clara 	11 September 2014
Royal Blood 	Una McCormack 	12th 	Clara 	10 September 2015
Big Bang Generation 	Gary Russell 	12th 	Benny, Peter, Ruth, Jack 	10 September 2015
Deep Time 	Trevor Baxendale 	12th 	Clara 	10 September 2015
The Shining Man 	Cavan Scott 	12th 	Bill 	20 April 2017
Diamond Dogs 	Mike Tucker 	12th 	Bill 	20 April 2017
Plague City 	Jonathan Morris 	12th 	Bill, Nardole 	20 April 2017
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