Ready for some extremely exciting news? It appears that Doctor Who serials from the 2005- present era of the show will be novelized in a similar fashion to the classic Target books!
It’s a day many of us never thought would come, but Penguin Books has revealed that four “NuWho” stories – plus City of Death, starring the Fourth Doctor and Romana II – will be released in early 2018. The stories being adapted are Rose; The Christmas Invasion; The Day of the Doctor; and Twice Upon A Time, as well as City of Death, one of the only Classic Who tales to have never been included in the original Target library.
Target books were novelisations, available in hardback but perhaps more widely in paperback, of Doctor Who serials, adding new depths to stories and, for many years, being the only way fans could relive episodes before the days of VHS and DVDs.
This news comes via Penguin’s Australian website which further teases that Rose will be adapted from the original script by Russell T. Davies; The Christmas Invasion by Jenny Colgan; and The Day of the Doctor and Twice Upon A Time by Steven Moffat. We expect City of Death to be a reprinted version of James Goss’ 2015 book.
Matthew Davidson
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