Target Books' Doctor Who output in 1982 saw the number of new novelisations rise to levels that had been broadly typical in the late 1970s. The Fifth Doctor debuted, although with The Visitation instead of Castrovalva. The other seven novels went to the Fourth Doctor, making 1982 the first year in which none of the first three Doctors were novelised.
1982 was also a year in which no new non-fiction books were published, but one new quiz and puzzle book was published, The Second Doctor Who Quiz Book.
Stories[]
| No. | Title | Author | Doctor | Featuring | Based on | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 058 | Doctor Who and the State of Decay | Terrance Dicks | 4th | Romana II, Adric, K9 Mark II, Vampires | State of Decay | 14 January 1982 |
| 071 | Doctor Who and Warriors' Gate | John Lydecker | Romana II, Adric, K9 Mark II | Warriors' Gate | 15 April 1982 | |
| 037 | Doctor Who and the Keeper of Traken | Terrance Dicks | Adric, Nyssa, The Master | The Keeper of Traken | 20 May 1982 | |
| 039 | Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive | David Fisher | Romana II, K9 Mark II | The Leisure Hive | 22 July 1982 | |
| 069 | Doctor Who and the Visitation | Eric Saward | 5th | Adric, Nyssa, Tegan | The Visitation | 19 August 1982 |
| 026 | Full Circle | Andrew Smith | 4th | Romana II, Adric, K9 Mark II | Full Circle | 16 September 1982 |
| 041 | Logopolis | Christopher H. Bidmead | Adric, Nyssa, Tegan, The Master | Logopolis | 21 October 1982 | |
| 060 | Doctor Who and the Sunmakers | Terrance Dicks | Leela, K9 Mark I | The Sun Makers | 18 November 1982 |
Novelisation covers[]
Other Books[]
| Title | Author | Released |
|---|---|---|
| The Second Doctor Who Quiz Book | Nigel Robinson | 8 December 1982 |
Reprints and other books covers[]
Publishing notes[]
- After a tentative start the previous year, the notion of commissioning the original teleplay writers to pen novelisations entered full force this year (ironically, beginning with Target stalwart Terrance Dicks, this time adapting one of his own scripts, State of Decay).
- An agreement regarding the use of artistic renderings of Peter Davison for cover art could not be reached, resulting in the decision to resort to using photographic covers for the Fifth Doctor novelisations, which begin publishing this year.