Doctor Who And The Doomsday Weapon

Hulke always adds something new and different to he’s novels, most noticeably a new introduction to companion Jo Grant in this Six part series from 1971. As this was the first story from that year to be novelised it makes sense for her to be introduced this way, mainly because this was The Third Doct......more

This is an adaptation of the fourth serial of the eighth season of Doctor Who, which was broadcast in April and May of 1971 and starred the third version of the title character. The title used on the televised version was Colony in Space, and Malcolm Hulke adapted his own teleplay for this book. It......more

If you're an American fan of a certain age, you may recall the reprinted Target novels released under the Pinnacle banner and masthead. New covers with an odd logo that never once featured on-screen and an introduction by Harlan Ellison, listing the merits of Doctor Who over every other sci-fi serie......more

Screenwriter Malcolm Hulke adapts his own screenplay, from the Jon Pertwee Doctor Who adventure Colony in Space, into this gritty novel that is an improvement on the TV version. There's plenty to like about this 1974 story & many of Hulke's opinions about corporation greed still hold true today. Many......more

Takes a fairly forgettable and padded Pertwee six-parter and turns it into something special. Malcolm Hulke embellishes some things, fudges some continuity and delivers a story that works better as a novelization than it does on-screen.......more