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101 1985 Doctor Who - The Twin Dilemma
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #103
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The Doctor has regenerated, having sacrificed his fifth persona to save Peri's life. But things are not going well...

On this occasion the process of regeneration is by no means smooth, for the even-tempered, good-humoured fifth Doctor has given way to a rather disturbed and unsettled successor.

In a particularly irascible moment the new Doctor comes dangerously close to committing a shocking crime. Overwhelmed with guilt for his violent behaviour, the repentant Time Lord decides to become a hermit...
102 1985 Doctor Who - The Two Doctors
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #100
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Disturbed by the time travel experiments of the evil Dastari and Chessene, the Time Lords send the second Doctor and Jamie to investigate. Arriving on a station in deep space, they are attacked by a shock force of Sontarans and the Doctor is left for dead.

Across the gulfs of time and space, the sixth Doctor discovers that his former incarnation is very much alive. Together with Peri and Jamie he must rescue his other self before the plans of Dastari and Chessene reach their deadly and shocking conclusion...
103 1988 Doctor Who - The Ultimate Foe
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #131
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Snatched out of time and place and brought before the Time Lords of Gallifrey, the Doctor is on trial for his life. While the Doctor asserts that the evidence of the Matrix, the repository of all Time Lord knowledge, has been tampered with, the mysterious and vengeful prosecuting council, the Valeyard, is confident that the Doctor will be sentenced to death. In a dramatic intervention the Valeyard's true identity is revealed but he escapes from the Courtroom into the Matrix, and it is into this nightmare world that the Doctor must follow - to face his ultimate foe...
104 1988 Doctor Who - The Underwater Menace
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #129
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When the TARDIS lands on a deserted volcanic island the Doctor and his companions find themselves kidnapped by primitive sea-people. Taken into the bowels of the earth they discover they are in the lost kingdom of Atlantis. Offered as sacrifices to the fish-goddess, Amdo, the Doctor and his companions are rescued from the jaws of death by the famous scientist, Zaroff. But they are still not safe and nor are the people of Atlantis. For Zaroff has a plan, a plan that will make him the greatest scientist of all time - he will raise Atlantis above the waves - even if it means destroying the world...
105 1988 Doctor Who - The War Machines
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #136
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London, 1966 - when the TARDIS materialises outside the Post Office Tower the Doctor becomes aware of a powerful and evil force nearby, so he and the ever-curious Dodo set off to investigate.

Inside the tower they track down the source of power to Professor Brett and WOTAN, his revolutionary new computer.

Designed as a universal problem solver, WOTAN has suddenly begun to think for itself and has formulated a deadly plan. Using its phenomenal power it will programme humans to build mobile fighting computers, and with these indestructible war machines WOTAN will take over the world...
106 1988 Doctor Who - The Wheel in Space
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #130
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When the TARDIS rematerialises inside a rocket the Doctor and Jamie are alarmed by the presence of a hostile Servo-Robot. They discover that the rocket is drifting in the orbit of a giant space station - the Wheel in Space. Once inside this magnificent space ship they are bewildered by its complexity and sheer size. The technicians and programmers are highly trained, but who are they working for? Suspecting the worst, the Doctor is still horrified to find the deadly Cybermen in control. What evil plan are they plotting? Who or what are the Cybermats? Can the Doctor trust anyone on board to help him stop the Wheel as it spins relentlessly through space?
107 1987 Doctor Who - Time and the Rani
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #128
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Assailed by violent bolts of multi-coloured energy, the TARDIS is blasted off-course and forced to land on the barren planet of Lakertya. The turbulence brings about the Doctor's sixth regeneration. But that is the least of his worries. He has been hijacked by that ruthless renegade Time Lady, the Rani. Why has the Rani brought the Doctor to Lakertya? What are the hideous Tetrap guards? Who are the eleven geniuses she has imprisoned in her stronghold? What is the vital significance of the asteroid of Strange Matter? And can the Doctor stop the Rani's diabolical scheme before it affects the whole of creation throughout time and space?
108 1983 1984 Doctor Who - Time-Flight
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #74
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The Doctor and his companions arrive on Tegan's home planet at a moment of crisis: a Concorde aeroplane has inexplicably vanished while in flight.

The Doctor, Tegan and Nyssa, together with the TARDIS, join the crew of a second Concorde that sets out to simulate the fateful journey of the missing supersonic jet...

Coming back to Earth is not the return to normality that the rescue team might reasonably have expected. Seeing is believing, people say. The Doctor and his friends begin to realise that it just isn't as simple as that...
109 1985 Doctor Who - Timelash
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #105
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The inhabitants of the planet Karfel are suffering under the tyrannical rule of their leader, the Borad, who has brought his world to the brink of interplanetary war.

Those who dare to oppose the will of the Borad are mercilessly sacrificed to the Timelash, a fate considered by many to be worse than death.

When the Doctor arrives on Karfel he soon discovers the Borad's horrifying plan, a plan which will directly affect his young American assistant, Peri...
110Doctor Who - Tod Den Daleks!
Doctor Who - Novelizations (German) #4
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Die einzigartige britische Fernsehserie jetzt als Goldmann Taschenbuch!

Der phantastische Dr. WHO mit seinem unmöglichen Raum-schiff auf Abenteuersuche im Weltall!

Die Tardis strandet nach einem mysteriösen Triebwerksausfall auf dem nebelverhangenen Planeten Exxilon. Dort stößt der Doktor auf die Überlebenden einer gescheiterten Expedition von der Erde, die hier nach einem äußerst seltenen Metall suchen wollte, mit dem die Galaxie vor einer schrecklichen Raum-Seuche bewahrt werden könnte. Sarah entdeckt während dessen eine Riesenstadt und wird von den wilden Exxilons gefangengenommen. Aber damit nicht genug der Katastrophen - hinter allem stecken noch dazu die Todfiende des Doktors: die Daleks...
111 1988 Doctor Who - Vengeance on Varos
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #106
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The TARDIS has stalled in mid-flight, and it is only on the planet Varos that the Doctor can find the precious Zeiton-7 ore he needs to continue his travels through time and space. Arriving on the planet, he saves the rebel Jondar from execution, and incurs the wrath of Sil, the sadistic representative of the Galatron Mining Corporation on Varos. The hunt is on for the Doctor and his rebel friends. And as they are pursued through the corridors of the deadly Punishment Dome, the Doctor discovers that the people of Varos have some very disturbing ideas of entertainment...
112 1984 Doctor Who - Warriors of the Deep
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #87
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When the TARDIS materialises on Earth in the year 2084, the Doctor meets an old enemy - the Sea Devils. Once the masters of this planet, they are now forced to live in the murky depths of the sea. But their intention is to reclaim their position of domination... This will entail the infiltration of Earth's defense systems and the provocation of another World War, more terrible than any yet experienced, to bring about the complete annihilation of the human race. Not only is the first stage of the Sea Devils' attack successful, their associates in this dastardly plan are the sinister Silurians, also known to the Doctor of old.
113 1994 Doctor Who - Wladcy Czasu
Doctor Who - Novelizations (Polish) #2
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114 1994 Doctor Who - Zemsta Cyborgów
Doctor Who - Novelizations (Polish) #3
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115 1981 1983 Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #68
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A strange girl who knows far more than she should about the past - and the future...

Two worried teachers whose curiosity leads them to a deserted junk yard, an extraordinary police box and a mysterious traveller known only as the Doctor...

A fantastic journey through Space and Time ending in a terrifying adventure at the dawn of history...

DOCTOR WHO
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UNEARTHLY CHILD

THE BEGINNING OF A LEGEND
116 1974 1982 Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #1
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A single blow from the giant, hairy paw smashes the explorer to the ground. Terrified, he flees from the monster's glowing eyes and savage fangs...
Why are the peaceful Yeti now spreading death and destruction? And what is the secret behind the glowing cave on the mountain?

When DOCTOR WHO discovers that a long-dead friend is still alive, he knows why his visit to the lonely Himalayan monastery has led to a struggle to save the Earth!
117 1978 1982 Doctor Who and the Android Invasion
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #2
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The Doctor and Sarah arrive safely back on Earth - or do they?

Why does the mysterious soldier march straight over a cliff - and then reappear unharmed?

Why are they attacked by the sinister mechanics with built-in guns for hands?

Why is a picturesque country village at first deserted - then filled with mindless zombies?

And why are their best friends suddenly trying to kill them?

The Doctor has stumbled on a cunning alien plan to take over the Earth. Will he be in time to defeat the deadly Kraals and their terrifying android invasion?
118 1980 1984 Doctor Who and the Androids of Tara
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #3
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On a peaceful rural planet, where the colourful pageantry of old Ruritania mingles with ultra-modern Android technology, the Doctor becomes a king-maker in spite of himself.

In his search for another segment to the Key to Time, the Doctor matches wits and swords with the evil Count Grendel - aided, of course, by Romana and the invaluable K9.

THE ANDROIDS OF TARA is a novel in the Key to Time Sequence.  Read THE RIBOS OPERATION and THE STONES OF BLOOD available now.
119 1977 1983 Doctor Who and the Ark in Space
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #4
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At a time in the far-off future, Earth has become uninhabitable. A selection of Humanity is placed, deep-frozen, in a fully automated space station, to await the day of their return to Earth...

Thousands of years later, DOCTOR WHO arrives. He finds things going suspiciously wrong, and the station under attack from the giant WIRRN, deadly creatures who, in their lust for power, now threaten the future of the whole Human Race...
120 1980 1983 Doctor Who and the Armageddon Factor
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #5
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Some time ago, the White Guardian, one of the most powerful beings in the Cosmos, had set the Doctor an urgent task - to find and reassemble the six segments of the Key to Time.

The Doctor and Romana had successfully retrieved five of the segments and now they have reached the planet Atrios in the middle of an atomic war, to search for the last, most vital piece.

Sinister dangers await them in this final stage of their quest...

THE ARMAGEDDON FACTOR is a novel in the Ket to Time Sequence.  Also available THE RIBOS OPERATION, THE STONES OF BLOOD, THE ANDROIDS OF TARA and THE POWER OF KROLL.
121 1974 1983 Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #6
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In this, the first adventure of his third 'incarnation', DOCTOR WHO, Liz Shaw and the Brigadier grapple with the nightmarish invasion of the AUTONS - living, giant-sized, plastic-modelled 'humans' with no hair and sightless eyes; waxwork replicas and tailors' dummies whose murderous behaviour is directed by the NESTENE CONSCIOUSNESS - a malignant, squid-like monster of cosmic proportions and indescribably hideous appearance.
122 1977 1981 Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #7
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Why do so many spaceships crashland on Karn, a bleak, lonely and seemingly deserted planet?

Are they doomed by the mysterious powers of the strange black-robed Sisterhood, jealously guarding their secret of eternal life? Or does the mad Dr Solon, for some evil purpose of his own, need the bodies of the victims? And more especially, the body of DOCTOR WHO...
123 1977 1983 Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #8
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The Doctor and Jo land on a cargo ship crossing the Indian Ocean in the year 1926.
Or so they think.

Far away on a planet called Inter Minor, a travelling showman is setting up his live peepshow, watched by a eager audience of space officials...

On board ship, a giant hand suddenly appears, grasps the Tardis and withdraws. Without warning, a prehistoric monster rises from the sea to attack...

What is happening? Were are they? Only the Doctor realises, with horror, that they might be trapped...
124 1974 1983 Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #9
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All is not well at the Wenley Moor underground atomic research station: there are unaccountable losses of power-output; nervous breakdowns amongst the staff; and then - a death! UNIT is called in and the Brigadier is soon joined by DOCTOR WHO and Liz Shaw in a tense and exciting adventure with subterranean reptile men - SILURIANS - and a 40 ft. high Tyrannosaurus rex, the biggest, most savage mammal which ever trod the earth!
125 1977 1981 Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #10
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'Axos calling Earth, Axos calling Earth...' The creatures stood before them, beautiful golden humanoids, offering friendship and their priceless Axonite, in return for - what?

Only Doctor Who remains suspicious. What in the real reason for the Axons' sudden arrival on Earth? And why is the evil Master a passenger on their spaceship? He very soon finds out…
126 1981 Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #11
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The planet Chloris is very fertile, but metal is in short supply, and has therefore become extremely valuable. A huge creature, with most unusual physical properties, arrives from an alien planet which can provide Chloris with metal from its own unlimited supplies, in exchange for chlorophyll. However, the ruthless Lady Adrasta has been able to exploit the shortage of metal to her own advantage, and has no wish to see the situation change. The Doctor and Romana land on Chloris just as the creature's alien masters begin to lose patience over their ambassador's long absence. The action the aliens decide to take will have devastating consequences for Chloris, unless something is done to prevent it...
127 1965 1999 Doctor Who and the Crusaders
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #12
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Back on Earth again, Tardis lands DOCTOR WHO and his friends into the midst of the harsh, cruel world of the twelfth-century Crusades. Soon the adventurers are embroiled in the conflict between Richard the Lionheart and the Sultan Saladin, ruler of the warlike Saracens...

'They're well written books - adventure stories, but with some thought... the creation of the character of the Doctor has a touch of genius about it.'
Westminster Press

A TARGET ADVENTURE
128 1974 1983 Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #13
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Again, the terrifying cry rang out. The Doctor quickened his pace along the gloomy tunnels of the castle. Suddenly, from the darkness lumbered the mighty Aggedor, Royal Beast and Protector of the Kingdom of Peladon!

The Doctor fumbled in his pocket. Would the device work? As he trained the spinning mirror on the eyes of Aggedor, the terrible claws came closer and closer...

What is the secret behind the killings on the Planet of Peladon? Is Aggedor seeking revenge because the King of Peladon wants his kingdom to become a member of the Galactic Federation? Will the Doctor escape the claws of Aggedor and discover the truth?
129 1974 1982 Doctor Who and the Cybermen
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #14
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A mystery virus is wreaking havoc among the crew of the Earth's weather control station on the moon.

While investigations into the strange disease are in progress International Space Headquarters Earth puts the entire Moon base into strict quarantine - the Doctor and his companions included!

To make matters worse, Moon base personnel inexplicably vanish and vital weather control equipment is sabotaged.

Who is responsible?

The Director of the base suspects the time-travellers. The Doctor fears that the ruthlessly evil Cybermen are at work...
130 1974 1982 Doctor Who and the Daemons
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #15
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Doctor Who is strangely concerned about Professor Horner's plan to cut open an ancient barrow near the peaceful village of Devil's End.

Equally worried is Miss Hawthorne, the local white witch, who foretells a terrible disaster if he goes ahead.

The only person who wants the Professor to open the barrow is the new vicar (in truth THE MASTER) whose secret ceremonies are designed to conjure up from out of the barrow a horribly powerful being...
131 1977 1982 Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #17
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The TARDIS lands in a London of future times - a city of fear, devastation and holocaust... a city now ruled by DALEKS.

The Doctor and his companions meet a team of underground resistance workers, among the few survivors, but after an unsuccessful attack on the Dalek spaceship, they are all forced to flee the capital.

A perilous journey through England finally brings them to the secret centre of Dalek operations... and the mysterious reason for the Dalek invasion of Earth!
132 1964 1984 Doctor Who and the Daleks
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #16
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This is DOCTOR WHO's first exciting adventure - with the DALEKS! Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright travel with the mysterious DOCTOR WHO and his grand-daughter, Susan, to the planet of Skaro in the space-time machine, Tardis. There they strive to save the peace-loving Thals from the evil intentions of the hideous DALEKS. Can they succeed? And what is more important, will they ever again see their native Earth?
133 1974 1982 Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #18
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Mysterious humans from 22nd-century Earth 'time-jump' back into the 20th century so as to assassinate a high-ranking diplomat on whom the peace of the world depends. DOCTOR WHO, Jo Grant and the Brigadier are soon called in to investigate. Jo is accidentally transported forward to the 22nd century; the Doctor follows, eventually to be captured by his oldest and deadliest enemy - the DALEKS! Having submitted the Doctor to the fearful Mind Analysis Machine, the DALEKS plan a 'time-jump' attack on Earth in the 20th century!...
134 1977 1983 Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #19
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The Doctor is suddenly summoned to Gallifrey, the home of the Time Lords, where his ghastly hallucination of the President's assassination seems to turn into reality. When the Doctor is arrested for the murder, there is a hideous, dark, cowled figure gleefully watching in the shadows.

Faced with his old enemy, the Master, Doctor Who approaches defeat in a battle of minds in a nightmare world created by the Master's imagination. But the Master's evil intentions go much further - he has a Doomsday Plan. It is up to the Doctor to prevent him from destroying Gallifrey and taking over the Universe!

DOCTOR WHO scripts - awarded The Writers' Guild Award for the best British children's original drama script.
135 1979 1982 Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #21
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Landing in an apparently devastated planet, the Doctor and Romana make a horrifying discovery.

The planet is Skaro, home-world of the Daleks.

The Daleks are excavating in order to find and revive Davros, the mad, crippled, scientific genius who first created them. They hope that he will give them the scientific superiority to break the deadlock with their Movellan enemies.

Faced once more with the deadly and seemingly indestructible Daleks, the Doctor's wits and strength are stretched to their very limits...
136 1976 1982 Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #22
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The Doctor walked slowly forward into the cul-de-sac. The giant dinosaur turned its head to focus on the midget now approaching... the Doctor aimed his gun to fire... suddenly from behind came a great roar of anger. He spun round - blocking the exit from the narrow street towered a Tyrannosaurus rex, its savage jaws dripping with blood...

The Doctor and Sarah arrive back in the TARDIS to find London completely deserted - except for the dinosaurs. Has the return of these prehistoric creatures been deliberately planned and, if so, who can be behind it all?
137 1974 1982 Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #23
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The evil MASTER has stolen the Time Lords' file on the horrifying DOOMSDAY WEAPON with which, when he finds it, he can blast whole planets out of existence and make himself ruler of the Galaxy! The Time Lords direct DOCTOR WHO and Jo Grant in their TARDIS to a bleak planet in the year 2471 where they find colonists from Earth under threat from mysterious, savage, monster lizards with frightful claws! And hidden upon this planet is the DOOMSDAY WEAPON for which the MASTER is intently searching…

'DOCTOR WHO, the children's own programme which adults adore...'
Gerard Garrett, The Daily Sketch

A TARGET ADVENTURE
138 1981 1982 Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #24
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In the year 2030 only one man seems to know what action to take when the world is hit by a series of terrible natural disasters. Salamander's success in handling these monumental problems has brought him enormous power.

From the moment the Doctor, Jamie and Victoria land on an Australian beach, they are caught up in a struggle for world domination - a struggle in which the Doctor's startling resemblance to Salamander plays a vital role.
139 1978 1982 Doctor Who and the Face of Evil
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #25
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Setting the controls for Earth, the Doctor is surprised when the Tardis lands in a primeval forest. Has the Tracer gone wrong or has some impulse deep in his unconscious mind directed him to this alien planet? In investigating the forest, the Doctor meets and assists Leela, a warrior banished from her tribe, the Sevateem. Through Leela, it gradually becomes apparent that the constant war between the Sevateem and the Tesh has been instigated by the god they both worship, Xoanon.

Xoanon, an all-powerful computer, is possessed by a desperate madness - a madness that is directly related to Doctor Who, that causes Xoanon to assume the voice and form of the Doctor, a madness that is partly caused by the Doctor and that only the Doctor himself can rectify!

The Doctor must not only do battle with Xoanon, but also must escape from the savage practices of the Sevateem, and the technically mind - controlling destructive impulses of the Tesh.
140 1976 1982 Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #27
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DALEKS


Doctor Who is given the chance of his lifetime, the incredible chance to eliminate his most deadly enemy, the Daleks. Sent to Skaro, the home of their creation, at a point in time just before their existence, Doctor Who's sole mission is to prevent the Daleks' birth - or at the very least, alter their genetic development.

DALEKS


But the time Lords and Doctor Who has not anticipated the single-minded obsession of the brilliant scientist Davros - a man determined to give his invention, the Daleks, destructive powers and a ruthless intelligence, a man determined to destroy. And least of all did they expect the baby Daleks to turn on their inventor... on the entire city... and prematurely on Doctor Who.

DALEKS
141 1975 1984 Doctor Who and the Giant Robot
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #28
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'Look, Brigadier! It's growing!' screamed Sarah.

The Brigadier stared in amazement as the Robot began to grow... and grow... swelling to the size of a giant!

Slowly the metal colossus, casting its enormous shadow upon the surrounding trees and buildings, began to stride towards the Brigadier. A giant metal hand reached down to grasp him...

Can DOCTOR WHO defeat the evil forces controlling the Robot before they execute their plans to blackmail - or destroy - the world?

The first adventure of DOCTOR WHO's 4th incredible Incarnation!
142 1975 1982 Doctor Who and the Green Death
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #29
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The Green Death begins slowly. In a small Welsh mining village a man emerges from the disused colliery covered in green fungus. Minutes later he is dead.

Unit, Jo Grant and Doctor Who in tow, arrive on the scene to investigate, but strangely reluctant to assist their enquiries is Dr Stevens, director of the local refinery Panorama Chemicals.

Are they in time to destroy the mysterious power which threatens them all before the whole village, and even the world, is wiped out by a deadly swarm of green maggots?
143 1979 1984 Doctor Who and the Hand of Fear
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #30
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The Tardis lands in England, and Sarah, the Doctor's companion, looks forward to going home.

A freak accident in a quarry leaves the unconscious Sarah clutching an enormous stone Hand.

The Hand is the only surviving remnant of Eldrad, an alien super-being expelled from his planet, Kastria - and it has the power to control the human mind. Using Sarah as his instrument, the Hand goes in search of the atomic energy it needs to regenerate Eldrad's body.

Eldrad is determines to return to Kastria and punish his enemies. The Doctor and Sarah are caught up in the terrifying conclusion of a drama of betrayal and revenge that began millions of years ago.
144 1980 Doctor Who and the Horns of Nimon
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #31
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In the great maze of the Power Complex dwells the dreaded Nimon, a fearsome monster with immense scientific powers. The Nimon has promised to restore the Skonnan Empire to its former glory. But first it demands sacrifice - youths and maidens from the peaceful planet Aneth. The Tardis collides with the space ship delivering the victims, and the captured Romana is condemned to be sacrificed to the Nimon. Aided by the faithful K9, the Doctor goes to the rescue. In the heart of the maze he confronts the Nimon and uncovers a terrifying plot to enslave the galaxy.
145 1978 1983 Doctor Who and the Horror of Fang Rock
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #32
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On a remote rocky island a few miles off the Channel coast stands Fang Rock lighthouse. There have always been tales of the beast of Fang Rock, but when the Tardis lands here with Leela and the Doctor, the force they must deal with is more sinister and deadly than the mythical beast of the past.

It is the early 1900's, electricity is just coming into common usage, and the formless, gelatinous mass from the future must use the lighthouse generators to recharge its system. Nothing can stop this Rutan scout in its search and its experimentation on humans...
146 1976 1982 Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #33
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The world is held in the grip of a second Ice Age, and faces total destruction from the rapidly advancing glaciers.

DOCTOR WHO with Victoria and Jamie, lands at a top scientific base in England, where they have just unearthed an ancient ICE WARRIOR. Aliens from Mars, preserved in the ice for centuries and now revitalised, the Ice Warriors feel ready to take over...

Can the Doctor overcome these warlike Martians and halt the relentless approach of the ice glaciers...?
147 1979 1984 Doctor Who and the Image of the Fendahl
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #34
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'The Fendahl is death,' said the Doctor. 'How do you kill death itself?'

The ultra modern technology of the Time-Scanner combines with the ancient evil of Fetch Wood, and brings to life a terror that has lain hidden for twelve million years.

The Doctor and Leela fight to destroy the Fendahl, a recreated menace that threatens to devour all live in the galaxy.
148 1979 1982 Doctor Who and the Invasion of Time
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #35
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A traitor to the Time Lords?

Can the Doctor really be in league with the evil Vardans, spearheading a treacherous invasion of his home planet, Gallifrey?

Or is he playing a deadly double game, saving the Time Lords by appearing to betray them?

But the Vardans themselves are only pawns in the game, and the Doctor faces an old and deadly enemy, as he battles to foil the Invasion of Time.

'Terrance Dicks is a skilful professional story-teller...  He has deftly recaptured the programme's popular blend of heroic menace and humorous self-mockery.'
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149 1979 Doctor Who and the Invisible Enemy
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #36
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A mysterious cloud drifts menacingly through space... A sudden energy flash and the Doctor is infected with the Nucleus of a malignant Virus that threatens to destroy his mind. Meanwhile, on Titan, human slaves prepare the Hive from which the Virus will swarm out and infect the universe. In search of a cure, Leela takes the Doctor to the Foundation where they make an incredible journey into the Doctor's brain in an attempt to destroy the Nucleus. But can the Doctor free himself from the Nucleus in time to reach Titan and destroy the Hive? Luckily he has help - in the strangely dog-like shape of a mobile computer called K9...
150 1982 1984 Doctor Who and the Keeper of Traken
Doctor Who - Novelizations (UK) #37
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For ages past, the Union of Traken has lived in peace and harmony thanks to the power of the Source, controlled by generations of Keepers.

But the current Keeper, his power waning, senses some all-pervading evil about to invade his world. He summons the Doctor to his aid.

To save Traken the Doctor fights the terrifying Melkur - only to find that this new enemy conceals an older and even deadlier foe - one the Doctor has encountered before...






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