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 Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:15 am
A'ight. So, my mum has welcomed my current raging obsession with Doctor Who, and since we always go junk-store shopping and to Goodwill and places like that, she wants me to compile a list of the authors of the books so we can look out for 'um. If anyone has a list or any name of some authors it'd be much appreciated! ^^;
1st Doctor Authors:
2nd Doctor Authors:
3rd Doctor Authors:
4th Doctor Authors:
5th Doctor Authors:
6th Doctor Authors:
7th Doctor Authors:
8th Doctor Authors:
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 2:00 pm
I'm your man for this sort of question, but I'm not entirely sure what you're looking for, as most of the regular authors have written for a lot of the Doctors.
Would you like a list of who I think does each Doctor 'best'?
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 2:51 pm
Here we go with as full a list as I can get (Titles and authors, with companions in brackets)...
First Doctor:
The Telos Novellas #1 [story, Time And Relative by Kim Newman] (Susan)
The Telos Novellas #11 [story, Frayed by Tara Samms] (Susan]
The Missing Adventures
Venusian Lullaby by Paul Leonard (Ian and Barbara)
The Sorceror's Apprentice by Christopher Bulis (Ian, Barbara and Susan)
The Empire Of Glass by Andy Lane (Steven and Vicki)
The Man In The Velvet Mask by Daniel O'Mahony (Dodo)
The Plotters by Gareth Roberts (Ian, Barbara and Vicki)
Past Doctor Adventures
The Witch Hunters by Steve Lyons (Ian, Barbara and Susan)
Salvation by Steve Lyons (Steven and Dodo)
City At World's End by Christopher Bulis (Ian, Barbara and Susan)
Bunker Soldiers by Martin Day (Steven and Dodo)
Byzantium! by Keith Topping (Ian, Barbara and Vicki)
Ten Little Aliens by Stephen Cole (Ben and Polly)
Second Doctor:
Telos Novellas #5 [story, Foreign Devils by Andrew Cartmel] (Jamie and Zoe)
Missing Adventures
The Menagerie by Martin Day (Jamie and Zoe)
Invasion of the Cat-People by Gary Russell (Ben and Polly)
Twilight of the Gods by Christopher Bulis (Jamie and Victoria)
The Dark Path by David A. McIntee (Jamie and Victoria)
Past Doctor Adventures
The Murder Game by Steve Lyons (Ben and Polly)
The Roundheads by Mark Gatiss (Ben, Polly and Jamie)
Dreams of Empire by Justin Richards (Jamie and Victoria)
The Final Sanction by Steve Lyons (Jamie and Zoe)
Heart of TARDIS by Dave Stone (Jamie and Zoe [also features the Fourth Doctor and Romana I])
Dying in the Sun by Jon De Burgh Miller (Ben and Polly)
Combat Rock by Mick Lewis (Jamie and Victoria)
The Colony of Lies by Colin Brake (Jamie and Zoe)
The Indestructible Man by Simon Messingham (Jamie and Zoe)
Third Doctor:
Telos Novellas #3 [story, Nightdreamers by Tom Arden] (Jo)
Missing Adventures
The Ghosts of N-Space by Barry Letts (Sarah Jane and the Brigadier)
Dancing the Code by Paul Leonard (Jo and UNIT)
The Eye of the Giant by Christopher Bulis (Liz and UNIT)
The Scales of Injustice by Gary Russell (Liz and UNIT)
Speed of Flight by Paul Leonard (Jo and Mike)
Past Doctor Adventures
The Devil Goblins From Neptune by Martin Day and Keith Topping (Liz and UNIT)
Catastrophea by Terrance Dicks (Jo)
The Wages of Sin by David A. McIntee (Jo and Liz)
Last of the Gaderene by Mark Gatiss (Jo and UNIT)
Verdigris by Paul Magrs (Jo and Iris Wildthyme)
Rags by Mick Lewis (Jo and UNIT)
Amorality Tale by David Bishop (Sarah Jane)
The Suns of Caresh by Paul Saint (Jo)
Deadly Reunion by Terrance Dicks and Barry Letts (Jo and UNIT)
Fourth Doctor:
Telos Novellas #4 [story, Ghost Ship by Keith Topping] (no companion)
Missing Adventures
Evolution by John Peel (Sarah Jane)
The Romance of Crime by Gareth Roberts (Romana II and K-9)
System Shock by Justin Richards (Sarah Jane and Harry)
Managra by Stephen Marley (Sarah Jane)
The English Way of Death by Gareth Roberts (Romana II and K-9)
The Shadow of Weng Chiang by David A. McIntee (Romana I and K-9)
A Device of Death by Christopher Bulis (Harry and Sarah Jane)
The Well-Mannered War by Gareth Roberts (Romana II and K-9)
Past Doctor Adventures
Eye of Heaven by Jim Mortimore (Leela)
Last Man Running by Chris Boucher (Leela)
Millennium Shock by Justin Richards (Harry)
Corpse Marker by Chris Boucher (Leela)
Tomb of Valdemar by Simon Messingham (Romana I)
Festival of Death by Jonathan Morris (Romana II and K-9)
Asylum by Peter Darvill-Evans (Nyssa)
Psi-ence Fiction by Chris Boucher (Leela)
Drift by Simon A. Forward (Leela)
Wolfsbane by Jacqueline Rayner (Sarah Jane and Harry [also features the Eighth Doctor])
Match of the Day by Chris Boucher (Leela)
Fifth Doctor:
Telos Novellas #14 [story, Blood and Hope by Iain McLaughlin] (Peri and Erimem)
Missing Adventures
Goth Opera by Paul Cornell (Tegan and Nyssa)
The Crystal Bucephalus by Craig Hinton (Tegan, Turlough and Kamelion)
Lords of the Storm by David A. McIntee (Turlough)
The Sands of Time by Justin Richards (Tegan and Nyssa)
Cold Fusion by Lance Parkin (Adric, Nyssa and Tegan [also features the Seventh Doctor, Roz, Chris and Bernice])
Past Doctor Adventures
The Ultimate Treasure by Christopher Bulis (Peri)
Zeta Major by Simon Messingham (Tegan and Nyssa)
Deep Blue by Mark Morris (Tegan, Turlough and UNIT)
Divided Loyalties by Gary Russell (Adric, Nyssa and Tegan)
Imperial Moon by Christopher Bulis (Turlough and Kamelion)
The King of Terror by Keith Topping (Tegan and Turlough)
Superior Beings by Nick Walters (Peri)
Warmonger by Terrance Dicks (Peri)
Fear of the Dark by Trevor Baxendale (Tegan and Nyssa)
Sixth Doctor:
Telos Novellas #8 [story, Shell Shock by Simon A. Forward] (Peri)
Missing Adventures
State of Change by Christopher Bulis (Peri)
Time of Your Life by Steve Lyons (Grant Markham)
Millennial Rites by Craig Hinton (Melanie)
Killing Ground by Steve Lyons (Grant Markham)
Burning Heart by Dave Stone (Peri)
Past Doctor Adventures
Business Unusual by Gary Russell (Melanie)
Mission: Impractical by David A. McIntee (Frobisher)
Players by Terrance Dicks (Peri)
Grave Matter by Justin Richards (Peri)
The Quantum Archangel by Craig Hinton (Melanie)
The Shadow in the Glass by Justin Richards and Stephen Cole (The Brigadier)
Instruments of Darkness by Gary Russell (Melanie and Evelyn Smythe)
Palace of the Red Sun by Christopher Bulis (Peri)
Blue Box by Kate Orman (Peri)
SynthespiansTM by Craig Hinton (Peri)
Seventh Doctor:
Telos Novellas #2 [story, Citadel of Dreams by Dave Stone] (Ace)
Telos Novellas #13 [story, Companion Piece by Mike Tucker and Robert Perry] (Catherine)
Past Doctor Adventures
Illegal Alien by Mike Tucker and Robert Perry (Ace)
The Hollow Men by Martin Day and Keith Topping (Ace)
Matrix by Mike Tucker and Robert Perry (Ace)
Storm Harvest by Mike Tucker and Robert Perry (Ace)
Prime Time by Mike Tucker (Ace)
Independence Day by Peter Darvill-Evans (Ace)
Bullet Time by David A. McIntee (Sarah Jane)
Relative Dementias by Mark Michalowski (Ace)
Heritage by Dale Smith (Ace)
Loving the Alien by Mike Tucker and Robert Perry (Ace)
The Algebra of Ice by Lloyd Rose (Ace)
New Adventures
Timewyrm: Genesys by John Peel (Ace)
Timewyrm: Exodus by Terrance Dicks (Ace)
Timewyrm: Apocalypse by Nigel Robinson (Ace)
Timewyrm: Revelation by Paul Cornell (Ace)
Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible by Marc Platt (Ace)
Cat's Cradle: Warhead by Andrew Cartmel (Ace)
Cat"s Cradle: Witch Mark by Andrew Hunt (Ace)
Nightshade by Mark Gatiss (Ace)
Love And War by Paul Cornell (Ace and Bernice Summerfield)
Transit by Ben Aaronovitch (Bernice Summerfield)
The Highest Science by Gareth Roberts (Bernice Summerfield)
The Pit by Neil Penswick (Bernice Summerfield)
Deceit by Peter Darvill-Evans (Ace and Bernice Summerfield)
Lucifer Rising by Jim Mortimore and Andy Lane (Ace and Bernice Summerfield)
White Darkness by David A. McIntee (Ace and Bernice Summerfield)
Shadowmind by Christopher Bulis (Ace and Bernice Summerfield)
Birthright by Nigel Robinson (Ace and Bernice Summerfield)
Iceberg by David Banks (Ace and Bernice Summerfield)
Blood Heat by Jim Mortimore (Ace and Bernice Summerfield)
The Dimension Riders by Daniel Blythe (Ace and Bernice Summerfield)
The Left-Handed Hummingbird by Kate Orman (Ace and Bernice Summerfield)
Conundrum by Steve Lyons (Ace and Bernice Summerfield)
No Future by Paul Cornell (Ace and Bernice Summerfield)
Tragedy Day by Gareth Roberts (Ace and Bernice Summerfield)
Legacy by Gary Russell (Ace and Bernice Summerfield)
Theatre of War by Justin Richards (Ace and Bernice Summerfield)
All-Consuming Fire by Andy Lane (Ace and Bernice Summerfield)
Blood Harvest by Terrance Dicks (Ace and Bernice Summerfield)
Strange England by Simon Messingham (Ace and Bernice Summerfield)
First Frontier by David A. McIntee (Ace and Bernice Summerfield)
St Anthony's Fire by Mark Gatiss (Ace and Bernice Summerfield)
Falls the Shadow by Daniel O'Mahony (Ace and Bernice Summerfield)
Parasite by Jim Mortimore (Ace and Bernice Summerfield)
Warlock by Andrew Cartmel (Ace and Bernice Summerfield)
Set Piece by Kate Orman (Ace and Bernice Summerfield)
Infinite Requiem by Daniel Blythe (Bernice Summerfield)
Sanctuary by David A. McIntee (Bernice Summerfield)
Human Nature by Paul Cornell (Bernice Summerfield)
Original Sin by Andy Lane (Bernice Summerfield, Christopher Rodonante Cwej and Roslyn (Roz) Forrester)
Sky Pirates! by Dave Stone (Bernice Summerfield, Christopher Cwej and Roz Forrester)
Zamper by Gareth Roberts (Bernice Summerfield, Christopher Cwej and Roz Forrester)
Toy Soldiers by Paul Leonard (Bernice Summerfield, Christopher Cwej and Roz Forrester)
Head Games by Steve Lyons (Bernice Summerfield, Christopher Cwej, Roz Forrester and Melanie)
The Also People by Ben Aaronovitch (Bernice Summerfield, Christopher Cwej and Roz Forrester)
Shakedown by Terrance Dicks (Bernice Summerfield, Christopher Cwej and Roz Forrester)
Just War by Lance Parkin (Bernice Summerfield, Christopher Cwej and Roz Forrester)
Warchild by Kate Orman (Bernice Summerfield, Christopher Cwej and Roz Forrester)
SLEEPY by Kate Orman (Bernice Summerfield, Christopher Cwej and Roz Forrester)
Death and Diplomacy by Dave Stone (Bernice Summerfield, Christopher Cwej and Roz Forrester)
Happy Endings by Paul Cornell (Bernice Summerfield, Christopher Cwej and Roz Forrester)
GodEngine by Craig Hinton (Christopher Cwej and Roz Forrester)
Christmas on a Rational Planet by Lawrence Miles Christopher Cwej and Roz Forrester)
Return of the Living Dad by Kate Orman (Christopher Cwej, Roz Forrester and Bernice Summerfield)
The Death of Art by Simon Bucher-Jones (Christopher Cwej, Roz Forrester and Ace)
Damaged Goods by Russell T. Davies (Christopher Cwej and Roz Forrester)
So Vile a Sin by Ben Aaronovitch and Kate Orman (Christopher Cwej, Roz Forrester, Bernice Summerfield and Jason Kane)
Bad Therapy by Matthew Jones (Christopher Cwej and Peri)
Eternity Weeps by Jim Mortimore (Christopher Cwej, Bernice Summerfield, Jason Kane and Liz)
The Room With No Doors by Kate Orman (Christopher Cwej [also features the Sixth Doctor)
Lungbarrow by Marc Platt (Christopher Cwej, Romana, Ace, Leela, K-9 and Susan)
I'll put the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Doctor books in a separate post, cos this one is very long already!
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:34 pm
OK, here's the rest of them...
Eighth Doctor:
Telos Novellas #6 [story, Rip Tide by Louise Cooper]
Telos Novellas #7 [story, Wonderland by Mark Chadborn]
Telos Novellas #10 [story, Fallen Gods by Kate Orman and Jonathan Blum]
New Adventures
The Dying Days by Lance Parkin (Bernice Summerfield and the Brigadier)
Eighth Doctor Adventures
The Eight Doctors by Terrance Dicks (Sam Jones)
Vampire Science by Kate Orman and Jonathan Blum (Sam Jones)
The Bodysnatchers by Mark Morris (Sam Jones)
Genocide by Paul Leonard (Sam Jones and Jo)
War of the Daleks by John Peel (Sam Jones)
Alien Bodies by Lawrence Miles (Sam Jones)
Kursaal by Peter Anghelides (Sam Jones)
Option Lock by Justin Richards (Sam Jones)
Longest Day by Mike Collier (Sam Jones)
Legacy of the Daleks by John Peel
Dreamstone Moon by Paul Leonard (Sam Jones)
Seeing I by Kate Orman and Jonathan Blum (Sam Jones)
Placebo Effect by Gary Russell (Sam Jones)
Vanderdeken's Children by Christopher Bulis (Sam Jones)
The Scarlet Empress by Paul Magrs (Sam Jones)
The Janus Conjunction by Trevor Baxendale (Sam Jones)
Beltempest by Jim Mortimore (Sam Jones)
The Face-Eater by Simon Messingham (Sam Jones)
Doctor Who and The Taint by Mike Collier (Sam Jones and Fitz Kreiner)
Demontage by Justin Richards (Sam Jones and Fitz Kreiner)
Revolution Man by Paul Leonard (Sam Jones and Fitz Kreiner)
Dominion by Nick Walters (Sam Jones and Fitz Kreiner)
Unnatural History by Kate Orman and Jonathan Blum (Sam Jones and Fitz Kreiner)
Autumn Mist by David A. McIntee (Sam Jones and Fitz Kreiner)
Interference: Book One by Lawrence Miles (Sam Jones, Fitz Kreiner and Compassion [also features the Third Doctor and Sarah Jane])
Interference: Book Two by Lawrence Miles (Sam Jones, Fitz Kreiner and Compassion [also features the Third Doctor and Sarah Jane])
The Blue Angel by Paul Magrs and Jeremy Hoad (Fitz Kreiner and Compassion)
The Taking of Planet Five by Simon Bucher-Jones and Mark Clapham (Fitz Kreiner and Compassion)
Frontier Worlds by Peter Anghelides (Fitz Kreiner and Compassion)
Parallel 59 by Stephen Cole and Natalie Dallaire (Fitz Kreiner and Compassion)
The Shadows of Avalon by Paul Cornell (Fitz Kreiner and Compassion)
The Fall of Yquatine by Nick Walters (Fitz Kreiner and Compassion)
Coldheart by Trevor Baxendale (Fitz Kreiner and Compassion)
The Space Age by Steve Lyons (Fitz Kreiner and Compassion)
The Banquo Legacy by Andy Lane and Justin Richards (Fitz Kreiner and Compassion)
The Ancestor Cell by Stephen Cole and Peter Anghelides (Fitz Kreiner and Compassion)
The Burning by Justin Richards
Casualties of War by Steve Emmerson
The Turing Test by Paul Leonard
Endgame by Terrance Dicks
Father Time by Lance Parkin
Escape Velocity by Colin Brake (Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor)
EarthWorld by Jacqueline Rayner (Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor)
Vanishing Point by Stephen Cole (Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor)
Eater of Wasps by Trevor Baxendale (Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor)
The Year of Intelligent Tigers by Kate Orman (Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor)
The Slow Empire by Dave Stone (Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor)
Dark Progeny by Steve Emmerson (Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor)
The City of the Dead by Lloyd Rose (Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor)
Grimm Reality by Simon Bucher-Jones and Kelly Hale (Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor)
The Adventuress of Henrietta Street by Lawrence Miles (Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor)
Mad Dogs and Englishmen by Paul Magrs (Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor)
Hope by Mark Clapham (Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor)
Anachrophobia by Jonathan Morris (Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor)
Trading Futures by Lance Parkin (Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor)
The Book of the Still by Paul Ebbs (Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor)
The Crooked World by Steve Lyons (Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor)
History 101 by Mags L. Halliday (Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor)
Camera Obscura by Lloyd Rose (Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor)
Time Zero by Justin Richards (Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor)
The Infinity Race by Simon Messingham (Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor)
The Domino Effect by David Bishop (Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor)
Reckless Engineering by Nick Walters (Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor)
The Last Resort by Paul Leonard (Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor)
Timeless by Stephen Cole (Fitz Kreiner, Anji Kapoor and Beatrix 'Trix' MacMillan)
Emotional Chemistry by Simon A. Forward (Fitz Kreiner and Beatrix 'Trix' MacMillan)
Sometime Never by Justin Richards (Fitz Kreiner and Beatrix 'Trix' MacMillan)
Halflife by Mark Michalowski (Fitz Kreiner and Beatrix 'Trix' MacMillan)
The Tomorrow Windows by Jonathan Morris (Fitz Kreiner and Beatrix 'Trix' MacMillan)
The Sleep of Reason by Martin Day (Fitz Kreiner and Beatrix 'Trix' MacMillan)
The Deadstone Memorial by Trevor Baxendale (Fitz Kreiner and Beatrix 'Trix' MacMillan)
To The Slaughter by Stephen Cole (Fitz Kreiner and Beatrix 'Trix' MacMillan)
The Gallifrey Chronicles by Lance Parkin (Fitz Kreiner and Beatrix 'Trix' MacMillan)
And New Series in another post!
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:47 pm
OK, and here we go with the New Series books. This shouldn't be quite as long...
Ninth Doctor:
The Clockwise Man by Justin Richards (Rose)
Winner Takes All by Jacqueline Rayner (Rose)
The Monsters Inside by Stephen Cole (Rose)
The Deviant Strain by Justin Richards (Rose and Captain Jack)
Only Human by Gareth Roberts (Rose and Captain Jack)
The Stealers of Dreams by Steve Lyons (Rose and Captain Jack)
Tenth Doctor:
The Resurrection Casket by Justin Richards (Rose)
The Stone Rose by Jacqueline Rayner (Rose)
The Feast of the Drowned by Stephen Cole (Rose)
I Am A Dalek by Gareth Roberts (Rose)
The Nightmare of Black Island by Mike Tucker (Rose)
The Art of Destruction by Stephen Cole (Rose)
The Price of Paradise by Colin Brake (Rose)
Made Of Steel by Terrance Dicks (Martha)
Sting Of The Zygons by Stephen Cole (Martha)
The Last Dodo by Jacqueline Rayner (Martha)
Wooden Heart by Martin Day (Martha)
Wetworld by Mark Michalowski (Martha)
Sick Building by Paul Magrs (Martha)
Forever Autumn by Mark Morris (Martha)
Those are all the ones that are released at the moment, but these ones are coming on December 27 2007...
The Pirate Loop by Simon Guerrier (Martha)
Wishing Well by Trevor Baxendale (Martha)
Peacemaker by James Swallow (Martha)
And in Spring 2008...
Revenge of the Judoon by Terrance Dicks (Martha)
Martha in the Mirror by Justin Richards (Martha)
Snowglobe 7 by Mike Tucker (Martha)
The Many Hands by Dale Smith (Martha)
Obviously, there are also loads of Target novelisations of the classic series episodes...
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:56 pm
Richard_Swift I'm your man for this sort of question, but I'm not entirely sure what you're looking for, as most of the regular authors have written for a lot of the Doctors. Would you like a list of who I think does each Doctor 'best'?
@tennantsbutterfly: eek <3
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:58 pm
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:02 pm
Probably at how many there are.
The thing to remember is that during the nineties, when they were coming out at a rate of two or three a month, these novels were the ongoing series. smile
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:24 pm
Well, I didn't realise how many there were either, actually! And like I said, I didn't include Target novelisations, or the book of the TV Movie, or the book of Scream Of The Shalka (which I discovered while doing this!).
I like to be thorough... biggrin
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:28 pm
Right then, a quick list of authors who do each Doctor especially well.
This isn't a list of books that are best, as most of my favourites aren't on this list. It's also not a list of books that are most important to the continuity. It's just a list of those that do a particularly noteworthy job of characterising thier Doctor.
BillDoc:
The Plotters by Gareth Roberts perfectly captures the charm of the old 'comedy historical' stories like The Romans. For more straight-faced, but equally effective, Hartnell your best bet is The Witch-Hunters. That's got a great Susan in it too, as has Kim Newman's Time and Relative.
PatDoc:
Has proved a really difficult Doctor to capture in print. I think The Roundheads by Mark Gatiss is one of the few that's managed it.
JonDoc:
I'm not a big Pertwee fan, so might not be the best person to call this. I love Verdigris, but that's more for Iris and general literary hijinks than for the Doctor himself. People who are huge Pertwee fans always seem to go for The Last of the Gadarene by Mark Gatiss, but I've already nominated him once.
Oh, and Topping and Day do a great job on the whole UNIT cast in Devil Goblins from Neptune.
TomDoc
It's the Four/RomanaII/K-9 team that's really come alive in the books, especially in the trilogy by Gareth Roberts (The Romance of Crime/The English Way of Death/The Well-Mannered War) and the Festival of Death by Jonathan Morris which is easily the best ever novel for a Doctor who wasn't the 'current' one at the time of publication.
Jim Mortimore's Eye of Heaven is great for the earlier, harder, less-whimsical Fourth Doctor.
PeteDoc
Lance Parkin's Cold Fusion really captures him, all the more so by having the Seventh Doctor guest-staring for contrast.
ColDoc
Stick to the audios and the comics. That's where the real Sixth Doctor is.
SylvDoc
You're spoiled for choice as the New Adventures range which carried on where seasons 25&26 left off without dropping the beat were the golden age of ongoing Doctor Who prose. Anything by Paul Cornell, Kate Orman or Ben Aronovitch needs snapping up at once though.
PaulDoc
The Lance Parkin novels that begin and end his adventures (The Dying Days and The Gallfrey Chronicles) are great bookends, and in terms of Eighth Doctor characterisation then the novels co-written by Kate orman and Jon Blum are essential.
ChrisDoc & DaveDoc
Just stick to the show. The books are very much for a juvenile audience now and grossly unsatisfying for anyone over the age of ten. The Paul Magrs book is a little better than the others though, since as he's a proper Children's Author in one of his three other careers he knows what he's doing.
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:32 pm
tennantsbutterfly Well, I didn't realise how many there were either, actually! And like I said, I didn't include Target novelisations, or the book of the TV Movie, or the book of Scream Of The Shalka (which I discovered while doing this!). I like to be thorough... biggrin Evidently. smile I feel a bit silly for posting a "What exactly do you mean...?" quibble while you're coming though with post after post of hard fact. While I was contributing to her guide to the audios (hidden away in the classic series subform) Roobarb has sort-of challenged me to do a guide to the different novel series for the guild, which I might put together at some point.
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:33 pm
Ya, mostly shocked at all the books. xD -never knew there were that many-
Thanks Richard_Swift! 8D -goes to go print the lists out-
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:52 pm
La Fantome de le opera Ya, mostly shocked at all the books. xD -never knew there were that many-
It was a big moment when the number of novels surpased the number of television serials. I think 'inclusionists' now have roughly 800 Doctor Who stories in thier canons. smile You're welcome to the list and I hope you enjoy any of the books you get your hands on.
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 5:07 pm
Richard_Swift La Fantome de le opera Ya, mostly shocked at all the books. xD -never knew there were that many-
It was a big moment when the number of novels surpased the number of television serials. I think 'inclusionists' now have roughly 800 Doctor Who stories in thier canons. smile You're welcome to the list and I hope you enjoy any of the books you get your hands on.
I will. ^^
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:00 pm
Not quite. 800's the rough figure for the TV series, novels, audio plays and comic arcs all considered together. smile Though it does seem to take a lot of shelves to hold my collection. sweatdrop
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