Doctor Who and the War Games (novelisation)

Novelisation

 * This novelisation is based on the original television serial generally referred to as DW:  The War Games  which was shown from 19th April 1969 and written by Malcolm Hulke and Terrance Dicks
 * The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of John Geary. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).

Publisher's Cover Blurb
Mud, barbed wire, the smell of death…The year is 1917 and the TARDIS had materialised on the Western Front during the First World War. Or had it? For very soon the Doctor found himself pursued by the soldiers of Ancient Rome; and then he and his companions were reliving the American Civil War of 1863. And was this really Earth, or just a mock-up created by the War Lords? As Doctor Who solves the mystery, he has to admit he is faced with an evil of such magnitude that he cannot combat it on his own-he has to call for the help of his own people, the Time Lords. So, for the first time, it is revealed who is Doctor Who - a maverick Time Lord who `borrowed’ the TARDIS without permission. By appealing to the Time Lords he gives away his position in Time and Space. Thus comes about the Trial of Doctor Who…

Book Chapters
01 - Sentence of Death 02 - Escape 03 - The Time Mist 04 - Back to the Chateau 05 - The War Room 06 - The Process 07 - The Security Chief 08 - Battle for the Chateau 09 - The Trap 10 - Fall of the War Chief 11 - The Trial of Doctor Who

Illustrations

 * Contains no illustrated pages

Deviations from the Televised Story
The crude space-time machines have a name: SIDRAT's.

Author, Writing and Publishing Notes

 * To be added

Publishing History (UK)
To be added

First Publication:
 * Hardback
 * W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK


 * Paperback
 * Target

Re-issues:
 * 1990 Virgin Publishing with a new cover by Alistair Pearson priced £2.99 (UK)

International Editions
To be added

External Sources

 * The Target Book by David J Howe (Telos Publishing 2007)
 * On Target a comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations by Tim Neal