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Note: This reprint is identical to the first edition but with a grey dustjacket. Dated 1965 inside but it was released in mid-December 1964. Subsequently reprinted again in September 1965. Cover blurb:
DOCTOR WHO AND THE ZARBI The Zarbi, huge ant-like creatures with metallic bodies and pincer claws, are waiting for Tardis when its police-box shape materialises on the cold and craggy planet Vortis. They capture Doctor Who, Ian and Vicki and take them to their weird headquarters, a city of web-like organic matter. But the Zarbi are not the only beings on Vortis. Barbara has fallen into the hands of the butterfly-like creatures with soft voices and iridescent wings, whose civilisation has been destroyed by the Zarbi. She learns that her captors are only the advance party of Menoptera in exile who plan to win back their planet by an invasion from outer space. For the Zarbi “have brought the dark age to Vortis”. In the final thrilling chapters, Doctor Who and the crew of Tardis encounter the power which controls both the Zarbi and the living Web City. How can they defeat this strange bladder of blazing light which draws in and absorbs all who come into its presence?
The Tardis returns to earth — but not to the world Ian and Barbara know. The little blue telephone box has moved back in time to the struggle between Richard the Lionheart and Saladin — Crusader v. Saracen. When Barbara is captured by the Saracens, and later kidnapped by the monstrous El Akir, Ian appeals to Richard for help, but the English king is too involved in his own troubles and cannot assist him. In a dramatic climax Ian finds himself fighting for his life, in the harsh, cruel world of the twelfth century. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: One of only two paperback novelisations published in the UK before the Target range began in 1973. (The other was the 1967 Dragon edition of Doctor Who and the Crusaders) Cover blurb: It is a thrilling story, and we know this book will be one of the most popular published in the Armada series. Can you wait any longer? Start reading! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: This was the only foreign-language Doctor Who book published during the 1960s. It also uses a different translation than the later Dutch paperback edition. Cover blurb: Help wanted! Do you own this item? Please help make this site more complete by emailing me details of the back cover blurb. Thanks! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cover blurb: THE DALEKS HAVE ARRIVED “Free...free... He thought when he woke in the strange machine that had whisked him away from despair on Earth. But the flight through space had ended and he and the hollow-eyed girl he found by his side were strangling in the poisoned air they swallowed with every breath. And around them lay a world in ashes controlled by a hidden city of monstrous machines." To sleep on Earth.. and awaken to interplanetary horror! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cover blurb: 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? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: ISBN 0-426-11287-3 also appears on some reprints around this time. Cover blurb: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: This uses a different translation than the earlier Dutch hardback edition. One of 8 Dutch paperback novelisations, all published in 1974 — the others were: The Auton Invasion, The Cave-Monsters, The Crusaders, The Daemons, The Day of the Daleks, The Doomsday Weapon and The Zarbi. Cover blurb: In zijn ruimteschip Tardis doorbreekt hij de dimensies van de Tijd en de Ruimte en samen met Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright en zijn kleindochter Susan landt hij op de planeet Skaros. Ze binden daar de strijd aan met de laaghartige DALEKS die bezield zijn van het duivelse voornemen om de vredelievende Thals te vernietigen. Zullen zij de DALEKS overwinnen? Maar wat belangrijker is, zullen Ian en Barbara ooit weer terugkeren op hun eigen planeet, de Aarde? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: One of 6 Turkish novelisations, all published in 1975 — the others were: The Abominable Snowmen, The Cybermen, The Auton Invasion, The Doomsday Weapon and The Day of the Daleks. Cover blurb: İngiltere’nin televizyonunda yayımlanan bu bilim-kurgu dizisi, çocuklarin ve gençlerin hatta daha çok büyüklerin ilgisini çekmistir. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Yes, that really is Tom Baker on the cover! White Lion reprinted the 3 original Doctor Who novels in 1975 (the others were The Zarbi and The Crusaders) but chose to use a cover illustration of the then-current Doctor to boost their appeal — although the original internal illustrations (featuring the First Doctor) still remain. Of the three, this book alone appears to exist as two variants, both with the same ISBN: One similar to the other White Lion reprints (full-size hardback with dustjacket) but also a smaller-sized hardback edition with a laminated cover. The smaller size of the laminated hardback meant that David Whitaker’s name was cropped from the front cover. Cover blurb: More adventure stories for young readers from White Lion Publishers Dorothy Clewes THE PURPLE MOUNTAIN Bertram Edwards John Kennett | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Same ISBN as 2nd UK paperback edition. Cover blurb: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: The Japanese title roughly translates to “The Big Bloody Space-Time Battle!” One of 5 Japanese novelisations, all published in 1980 — the others were: The Auton Invasion, The Cave-Monsters, The Doomsday Weapon and The Day of the Daleks. Cover blurb: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: One of 10 Portuguese novelisations, all published in 1983 — the others were: The Auton Invasion, The Cave-Monsters, The Daemons, The Doomsday Weapon, The Sea-Devils, The Day of the Daleks, The Crusaders, The Abominable Snowmen and The Zarbi. Cover blurb: Dr. Who viaja no seu veículo espácial Tardis para o planeta Skaro, onde so desenrola uma luta para salvar os pacificos Thals so domino dos Daleks. Conseguirá o Doutor Who os seus intenios? Ou, o que e mais importante, conseguirá elo regressar ao seu planeta nativo, a Terra? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: One of 8 French novelisations, all published in 1987 — the others were: An Unearthly Child, The Dalek Invasion of Earth, The Crusaders, The Masque of Mandragora, The Brain of Morbius, The Abominable Snowmen and Meglos. Cover blurb: Seigneur du Temps, héros de l’Éternité, le Docteur Who connaît aujourd’hui une fantastique popularité. Le succès inégalé de la série télévisée qui lui a donné naissance, la fascination qu’il exerce sur un immense public à travers plus de cent pays contribuent à faire de ce personnage un véritable mythe pour la premiere fois révélé en France. En débarquent sur la planète Skaro, le docteur Who s’allie aux pacifiques Thals pour combattre le plan diabolique des hideux Daleks. N’est-il déjà pas trop tard? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: The German title obviously translates to “Invasion of the Daleks” — not to be confused with The Dalek Invasion of Earth, which was titled “Conspiracy of the Daleks” in German. Cover blurb: Help wanted! Do you own this item? Please help make this site more complete by emailing me details of the back cover blurb. Thanks! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Same ISBN as 2nd UK paperback edition. Cover blurb: The Doctor and Susan, along with Ian and Barbara, land on the planet Skaro, where they must attempt to save the peace-loving Thals from destruction at the hands of a new and unfamiliar threat — the hideous Daleks. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: One of a batch of six reprints by Random House/BBC Books as part of a new “Doctor Who Classics” range, released in both paperback and e-book form. The other reprints in this batch were: The Abominable Snowmen, The Auton Invasion, The Cave-Monsters, The Crusaders and The Cybermen. Cover blurb: The mysterious Doctor and his granddaughter Susan are joined by unwilling adventurers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright in an epic struggle for survival on an alien planet. In a vast metal city they discover the survivors of a terrible nuclear war — the Daleks. Held captive in the deepest levels of the city, can the Doctor and his new companions stop the Daleks’ plan to totally exterminate their mortal enemies, the peace-loving Thals? More importantly, even if they can escape from the Daleks, will Ian and Barbara ever see their home planet Earth again? THIS NOVEL IS BASED ON THE SECOND DOCTOR WHO STORY WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY BROADCAST FROM 21 DECEMBER 1963 — 1 FEBRUARY 1964. THIS WAS THE FIRST EVER DOCTOR WHO NOVEL, ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 1964. Featuring the First Doctor as played by William Hartnell, and his companions Susan, Ian and Barbara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: One of a trio of “retro” hardback reprints of the first three Doctor Who novelisations, replicating the original design of the first 1960s editions. The other two were Doctor Who and the Crusaders and Doctor and the Zarbi. Cover blurb: Help wanted! Do you own this item? Please help make this site more complete by emailing me details of the back cover blurb. Thanks! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Illustrated edition, featuring all-new art by Robert Hack and an introduction by Neil Gaiman. An illustrated edition of Rose followed in 2023. Cover blurb:
The mysterious Doctor and his granddaughter Susan are joined by unwilling adventurers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright in an epic struggle for survival on an alien planet. In a vast metal city they discover the survivors of a terrible nuclear war — the Daleks. Held captive in the deepest levels of the city, can the Doctor and his new companions stop the Daleks’ plan to totally exterminate their mortal enemies, the peace-loving Thals? Even if they can escape from the Daleks, will Ian and Barbara ever see their home planet Earth again?
This was the first ever Doctor Who novel, originally published in 1964. This beautifully illustrated new edition brings the story to life as it has never been seen before. Featuring the First Doctor as played by WILLIAM HARTNELL, and his companions Susan, Ian and Barbara.
ROBERT HACK has been drawing Doctor Who art since he was 5 years old and professionally since 2008, when he began creating cover art for Doctor Who comics. Robert is also the artist of the hit horror comic Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and painted the opening titles for the Netflix adaptation of the same name. His modern pulp aesthetic has been applied to Archie Comics, Star Wars, X-Files, Army of Darkness, Elvira, James Bond, Dirk Gently, Mars Attacks, Sherlock, Goosebumps, Blade Runner, Stranger Things and more. NEIL GAIMAN is the author of the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novel American Gods, as well as Neverwhere, Stardust and Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett). He wrote the Doctor Who episode ‘The Doctor’s Wife’ and the TV series Good Omens. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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