Fifth Doctor novels

The Fifth Doctor has featured in many novels since his debut in 1981.

Target novelisations
In 1974, Target Books began a range of novel-length adaptations of Doctor Who television stories. This range continued until 1994.

Virgin Missing Adventures
In 1994, Virgin Books began a series of novels featuring past Doctors, called the Missing Adventures. Five of these featured the Fifth Doctor and his companions.

BBC Books
After taking the license for Doctor Who novels from Virgin Books in 1996, BBC Books began to publish a series of Doctor Who novels. Ten of these focused exclusively on the Fifth Doctor, and one featured him alongside other incarnations.