Miscellaneous

Author

TERRANCE DICKS

Illustrations

All of the Target editions include a set of eleven illustrations by Chris Achilleos.

Countries

Netherlands

In het eerste avontuur van zijn derde 'incarnatie' bindt DOCTOR WHO samen met Liz Shaw en de brigade-general de strijd aan met de AUTONEN - levende, reusachtige, van plastic gemaakte 'mensen' zonder haar en met nietsziende ogen; kopieën van mensen in een wassenbeeldenmuseum en etalagepoppen waarven het moorddadige optreden wordt bestuurd door het NESTEENSE BREIN - een kwaadaardig inktvisachtig monster van kolossale afmetingen.
In the Netherlands, the novel was translated by J.J.v.d.Hulst-Brander and became Doctor Who en de Invasie van de Autonen, published by Unieboek B. V. Bussum in 1974. It had ISBN 90 269 8105 8 and cost f 3,95. It was the first in a run of five Third Doctor translations, following on from the three First Doctor books. It did not include the illustrations.

Cover artist: Chris Achilleos
1974 Unieboek B.V. Bussum edition

Turkey

The novel was also published in Turkey as Doktor Kim Ve Otonlar. The translation was by Reha Pinar for publishers Remzi Kitabevi. Terrance Dicks and Robert Holmes are credited internally as the originators. It was published in June 1975, one of seven released in Turkey (all based on Targets released between 1973 and early 1975). None of the Turkish editions included the internal illustrations.

Cover artist: Chris Achilleos
1974 Remzi Kitabevi edition


Finland

"Tohtori KUKA, nuorten oma ohjelma, jota aikuiset rakastavat."
Gerard Garrett

The book was released in Finland as Tohtori Kuka Ja Autonien Hyökkäys (ISBN 951 35 1313 0). It was published as a hardback by Weilin + Göös in 1976 with a unique cover by Adam Korpak. It was one of only two editions translated into Finnish, the other being The Cave-Monsters.

Cover artist: Adam Korpak
1976 Weilin + Göös edition

Japan

On the 30th of April 1980, the book was published in Japanese by Hayakawa Bunko Publishing as the second in their Dokutaa Huu Shiriizu - number SF388. It was translated by Yukio Sekiguchi. A transliteration of the title is Oh-ton gundan no shuurai, which literally means Auton Army Invasion, i.e. The Auton Invasion.
The books are smaller than standard paperbacks, being approximately 10.5 cm wide by 15 cm tall. The covers are loose dustjackets. This book cost 300 yen and, by English conventions, reads from back to front. The full range was made up of translations of The Daleks, The Auton Invasion, The Cave-Monsters, The Doomsday Weapon and The Day of the Daleks.

Cover artist: Michiaki Sato
1980 Hayakawa Japenese edition

Portugal

Editorial Presença published the book in Portugal in 1982 as Doctor Who e a Invãsao dos Autones, translated by Eduardo Nogueira and Conceiçã Jardim. It was number one in their series of 10 translations. The cover-art by Rui Ligeiro wrapped around the whole cover and the book contained the Achilleos illustrations. The next book to be translated in the series was The Cave-Monsters.

Cover Artist: Rui Ligeiro
1986 Editorial Presença edition