{"id":10316,"date":"2022-01-24T17:19:15","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T16:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1570808"},"modified":"2022-01-24T17:34:16","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T16:34:16","slug":"doctor-who-confirms-new-target-novels-coming-in-summer-2022","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-confirms-new-target-novels-coming-in-summer-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who confirms new Target novels coming in summer 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Patrick Cremona\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 24 January 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>BBC Books has announced that five new Doctor Who Target novelisations will be coming to the collection this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The new additions include two penned by the late David Fisher, who served as a scriptwriter on the sci-fi show in the late \u201970s, with both <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-guide\/the-stones-of-blood\/&quot;\">The Stones of Blood<\/a> and <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-guide\/the-androids-of-tara\/&quot;\">The Androids of Tara<\/a> joining the range.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the first Twelfth Doctor novelisations are also included, in the form of <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-guide\/the-eaters-of-light-doctor-who\/&quot;\">The Eaters of Light<\/a> by Rona Munro and <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-guide\/the-zygon-invasion-the-zygon-inversion\/&quot;\">The Zygon Invasion<\/a> by Peter Harness, while the final new addition is <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-guide\/the-fires-of-pompeii\/&quot;\">The Fires of Pompeii<\/a> by James Moran.<\/p>\n<p>All five novels will be published on Thursday 14th July 2022 and will feature newly commissioned cover artwork by Anthony Dry, which has not yet been revealed. They are already available to pre-order on Amazon, each at a cost of \u00a37.03, or \u00a35.99 for the Kindle Edition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;page&quot;\" title=\"&quot;Page\">\n<div class=\"&quot;layoutArea&quot;\">\n<div class=\"&quot;column&quot;\">\n<p>Speaking about the news, James Moran said, \u201cI\u2019ve been watching <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-2022-specials-release\/&quot;\">Doctor Who<\/a> and reading the Target books for as long as I can remember. The books were an essential part of my childhood, examining the amazing cover art, and \u201cseeing\u201d stories that aired before I was born. I loved learning new words from them, like \u2018capacious\u2019, and am beyond thrilled to become part of this publishing legend!\u2019<\/p> <p>Meanwhile, Rona Munro added, \u201cIt\u2019s wonderful to have another chance to revisit the ideas of my last Doctor Who story, Eaters of Light, they are ideas that have been with me for a very long time and Doctor Who, as always, proved to be the largest and most exciting world in which to realise them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And Peter Harness said, \u201cLike many, many others, I learnt to read and to love books by reading Target novelisations. The Saturday afternoon journey to Garland\u2019s bookshop in Bridlington to see if any new Doctor Who stories had materialised on their shelves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cScouring markets and second-hand shops in hope of finding an old copy of Doctor Who and the Sea Devils. Desperately pestering my poor cousin until he finally lent me his copy of Doctor Who and The Doomsday Weapon. Making my Grandad read me The Enemy of the World when he would\u2019ve much preferred to fall asleep with the newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a sense of magic and excitement about Target books which has stayed with me my whole life. And I can\u2019t begin to tell you how wonderful it feels to be writing my own Target book of one of my own Doctor Who stories.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/the-zygon-invasion-46857d8.jpeg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/the-zygon-invasion-46857d8.jpeg?quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/the-zygon-invasion-46857d8.jpeg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" 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class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"&quot;page&quot;\" title=\"&quot;Page\">\n<div class=\"&quot;layoutArea&quot;\">\n<div class=\"&quot;column&quot;\">\n<p>A brief synopsis for each of the five new additions to the range is provided below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"&quot;section&quot;\">\n<div class=\"&quot;layoutArea&quot;\">\n<div class=\"&quot;column&quot;\">\n<p><strong>The Stones of Blood by David Fisher<\/strong>: An ancient stone circle becomes a battleground as the Fourth Doctor must outwit the deadliest alien criminal this side of hyperspace. Pre-order on <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Doctor-Who-Stones-Target-Collection\/dp\/178594794X\/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=doctor+who+target&amp;qid=1643039111&amp;sr=8-6&amp;tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Androids of Tara by David Fisher<\/strong>: The Fourth Doctor and Romana\u2019s search for the fourth segment of the all-powerful Key to Time leads them to the planet Tara. Pre-order on <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Doctor-Who-Androids-Target-Collection\/dp\/1785947923\/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=doctor+who+target&amp;qid=1643039111&amp;sr=8-5&amp;tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Fires of Pompeii by James Moran<\/strong>: It is AD 79, and the Tenth Doctor and Donna arrive in Pompeii on the eve of the town\u2019s destruction. Mount Vesuvius is ready to erupt and bury its surroundings in molten lava, just as history dictates. Or is it? Pre-order on <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Doctor-Who-Pompeii-Target-Collection\/dp\/1785947796\/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=doctor+who+target&amp;qid=1643039111&amp;sr=8-4&amp;tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Eaters of Light by Rona Munro<\/strong>: The Twelfth Doctor takes Bill and Nardole back to 2nd century Scotland to learn the fate of the \u2018lost\u2019 Ninth Legion of the Imperial Roman Army. 5,000 soldiers vanished without explanation \u2013 how? Pre-order on <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Doctor-Who-Eaters-Target-Collection\/dp\/1785947931\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1YXLVZX5OJXM7&amp;keywords=doctor+who+target+eaters+of+light&amp;qid=1643039178&amp;sprefix=doctor+who+target+eaters+of+ligh%2Caps%2C148&amp;sr=8-1&amp;tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Zygon Invasion by Peter Harness:<\/strong> It took three Doctors to broker a fragile peace between Zygons and Humans. Now the Twelfth Doctor must face the fallout alone. With his allies compromised and his companion believed dead, can he stop the world from plunging into war? Pre-order on <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Doctor-Who-Invasion-Target-Collection\/dp\/1785947915\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OHQOT7EWVCQH&amp;keywords=doctor+who+target+zygon+invasion&amp;qid=1643039187&amp;sprefix=doctor+who+target+zygon+invasion%2Caps%2C249&amp;sr=8-1&amp;tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Target collection, which was first introduced in the \u201970s, is made up of novelisations of classic Doctor Who serials and episodes, and BBC Book has been steadily reissuing and expanding the range since 2012.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more: <\/strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/mark-gatiss-crimson-horror-target-big-rt-interivew\/&quot;\">Mark Gatiss on revisiting Doctor Who\u2019s The Crimson Horror<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Pre-order <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Doctor-Who-Stones-Target-Collection\/dp\/178594794X\/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=doctor+who+target&amp;qid=1643039111&amp;sr=8-6&amp;tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Stones of Blood<\/a>, <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Doctor-Who-Androids-Target-Collection\/dp\/1785947923\/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=doctor+who+target&amp;qid=1643039111&amp;sr=8-5&amp;tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Androids of Tara<\/a>, <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Doctor-Who-Pompeii-Target-Collection\/dp\/1785947796\/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=doctor+who+target&amp;qid=1643039111&amp;sr=8-4&amp;tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Fires of Pompeii<\/a>, <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Doctor-Who-Eaters-Target-Collection\/dp\/1785947931\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1YXLVZX5OJXM7&amp;keywords=doctor+who+target+eaters+of+light&amp;qid=1643039178&amp;sprefix=doctor+who+target+eaters+of+ligh%2Caps%2C148&amp;sr=8-1&amp;tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Eaters of Light<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Doctor-Who-Invasion-Target-Collection\/dp\/1785947915\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OHQOT7EWVCQH&amp;keywords=doctor+who+target+zygon+invasion&amp;qid=1643039187&amp;sprefix=doctor+who+target+zygon+invasion%2Caps%2C249&amp;sr=8-1&amp;tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Zygon Invasion<\/a> now on Amazon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;column&quot;\">\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>. Visit our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\">Sci-Fi<\/a> hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Patrick Cremona Published: Monday, 24 January 2022 at 12:00 am BBC Books has announced that five new Doctor Who Target novelisations will be coming to the collection this summer. 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