Target Books' Doctor Who output in 1988 for the first time offered a new novelisation each month. As had become usual over the last few years, the stories featured a wide range of Doctors. After a year's absence, the Sixth Doctor returned to the range. Most of The Trial of a Time Lord was published, with the exception of Mindwarp.
Meanwhile the then-current Doctor made his Target debut, alongside releases featuring the First, Second, Third and Fifth Doctors. Midway through the year, Target changed its cover design to give a unified "look" to their line. Accordingly, they switched to the Seventh Doctor's televised logo and gave the tops of the covers black framing elements.
Novelisation covers 
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Publishing history Edit
| Month | Title | Writer | Cover Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | The Rescue | Ian Marter | Tony Clark |
| February | Terror of the Vervoids | Pip and Jane Baker | Tony Masero |
| March | The Time Meddler | Nigel Robinson | Tony Masero |
| April | The Mysterious Planet | Terrance Dicks | Tony Masero |
| May | Time and the Rani | Pip and Jane Baker | Photographic Cover |
| May | The Edge of Destruction | Nigel Robinson | Alister Pearson |
| June | Vengeance on Varos | Philip Martin | David McAllister |
| July | The Underwater Menace | Nigel Robinson | Alister Pearson |
| August | The Wheel in Space | Terrance Dicks | Ian Burgess |
| September | The Ultimate Foe | Pip and Jane Baker | Alister Pearson |
| November | The Smugglers | Terrance Dicks | Alister Pearson |
| December | Paradise Towers | Stephen Wyatt | Alister Pearson |
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