The first print adaptation of a Doctor Who television story (The Daleks by David Whitaker) was released in 1964 by Frederick Muller Publishing. In 1973, Target Books, a division of the W.H. Allen publishing house, secured rights to reprint this and two other 60s novels, and thereafter started commissioning and publishing new Who novelisations, beginning a successful range that would continue for over 20 years and see more than 8 million books sold worldwide.
In the late 80s, Target/W.H. Allen were taken over by Virgin Publishing, but the release of new novelisations (and reprinting of old ones) continued until the supply of available "classic series" stories finally ran dry in 1994. Only 5 classic series stories were never novelised: The Pirate Planet, City Of Death, Shada, Resurrection of the Daleks and Revelation of the Daleks — and none of the new TV episodes have been novelised to date.
The following is a list of all 156 classic series novelisations, numbered as per their order in the "Doctor Who Library" (a numbering scheme devised in the 80s). Many of the books have been reprinted several times over the years, and therefore exist in a variety of different editions, cover designs, and even languages (some being released as far afield as Brazil, Turkey and Japan). An excellent resource containing additional details of each book's different guises is Tim Neal's On Target site.
Please note: Several of the early novelisations have different titles from the TV story they're based on — for example, Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion is an adaptation of Spearhead From Space. For cases like this, the original TV title is noted in brackets.
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| No: | Title: | By: | Dr: | Edition: | Date: | Publisher: | ISBN: | Rating: | Reviews: | Buy: |
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|  | 2 | The Android Invasion | Terrance Dicks | 4th | US paperback | Jan 1980 | Pinnacle | 0 523 40641 X |   4.1 | None | 
 |  | | | | | US 2nd paperback | Jan 1981 | Pinnacle | 0 523 41619 9 | | |
| | | | | | US 3rd paperback | Jan 1983 | Pinnacle | 0 523 42506 6 | | |
| | | | | | US hardback | Jun 1984 | Aeonian | 0 84880 150 4 | | |
|  | | | | | US 4th paperback | Nov 1989 | Pinnacle | 1 55817 287 4 | | |
|  | 16 | The Daleks | David Whitaker | 1st | US paperback | Jul 1967 | Avon | None | 8.5 | |
|  | 18 | The Day of the Daleks | Terrance Dicks | 3rd | US paperback | Apr 1979 | Pinnacle | 0 523 40565 0 | 8.7 | |
| | | | | | US 2nd paperback | Jan 1981 | Pinnacle | 0 523 41986 4 | | |
| | | | | | US 3rd paperback | Jan 1983 | Pinnacle | 0 523 42496 5 | | |
| | | | | | US hardback | Jun 1985 | Aeonian | 0 84880 151 2 | | |
| | | | | | US 4th paperback | Jan 1989 | Pinnacle | 1 55817 188 6 | | |
|  | 22 | The Dinosaur Invasion (Invasion of the Dinosaurs) | Malcolm Hulke | 3rd | US paperback | May 1979 | Pinnacle | 0 523 40606 1 | 6.8 | None |
| | | | | | US 2nd paperback | Jan 1981 | Pinnacle | 0 523 41613 X | | |
| | | | | | US 3rd paperback | Jan 1983 | Pinnacle | 0 523 42498 1 | | |
|  | | | | | US 4th paperback | Jan 1989 | Pinnacle | 1 55817 190 8 | | |
|  | 23 | The Doomsday Weapon (Colony in Space) | Malcolm Hulke | 3rd | US paperback | Apr 1979 | Pinnacle | 0 523 40566 9 | 8.5 | None |
| | | | | | US 2nd paperback | Jan 1981 | Pinnacle | 0 523 42005 6 | | |
| | | | | | US 3rd paperback | Jan 1983 | Pinnacle | 0 523 42497 3 | | |
|  | | | | | US 4th paperback | Jan 1989 | Pinnacle | 1 55817 189 4 | | |
|  | 27 | Genesis of the Daleks | Terrance Dicks | 4th | US paperback | May 1979 | Pinnacle | 0 523 40608 8 | 4.5 | |
| | | | | | US 2nd paperback | Jan 1981 | Pinnacle | 0 523 41973 2 | | |
| | | | | | US 3rd paperback | Jan 1983 | Pinnacle | 0 523 42361 6 | | |
|  | | | | | US 4th paperback | Jan 1989 | Pinnacle | 1 55817 191 6 | | |
| | 28 | The Giant Robot (Robot) | Terrance Dicks | 4th | US hardback | Jun 1980 | Aeonian | 0 84880 153 9 | 5.7 | None |
|  | 40 | The Loch Ness Monster (Terror of the Zygons) | Terrance Dicks | 4th | US paperback | Jun 1979 | Pinnacle | 0 523 40609 6 | 5.7 | None |
|  | | | | | US 2nd paperback | Jan 1981 | Pinnacle | 0 523 41791 8 | | |
| | | | | | US 3rd paperback | Apr 1983 | Pinnacle | 0 523 42502 3 | | |
| | | | | | US hardback | Jun 1986 | Aeonian | 0 84880 155 5 | | |
|  | | | | | US 4th paperback | Jan 1989 | Pinnacle | 1 55817 193 2 | | |
|  | 42 | The Masque of Mandragora | Philip Hinchcliffe | 4th | US paperback | Nov 1979 | Pinnacle | 0 523 40640 1 | 5 | |
| | | | | | US 2nd paperback | Jan 1981 | Pinnacle | 0 523 41975 9 | | |
| | | | | | US 3rd paperback | Jan 1983 | Pinnacle | 0 523 42505 8 | | |
| | | | | | US 4th paperback | Jun 1989 | Pinnacle | 1 55817 224 6 | | |
|  | 51 | Revenge of the Cybermen | Terrance Dicks | 4th | US paperback | Jun 1979 | Pinnacle | 0 523 40611 8 | 5.3 | None |
|  | | | | | US 2nd paperback | Jan 1981 | Pinnacle | 0 523 41615 6 | | |
| | | | | | US 3rd paperback | Jan 1983 | Pinnacle | 0 523 42501 5 | | |
| | | | | | US hardback | Jan 1986 | Aeonian | 0 84880 156 3 | | |
|  | | | | | US 4th paperback | Jan 1989 | Pinnacle | 1 55817 192 4 | | |
|  | 55 | The Seeds of Doom | Philip Hinchcliffe | 4th | US paperback | Mar 1980 | Pinnacle | 0 523 40639 8 | 4.2 | None |
| | | | | | US 2nd paperback | Feb 1981 | Pinnacle | 0 523 41620 2 | | |
| | | | | | US 3rd paperback | Jan 1983 | Pinnacle | 0 523 42507 4 | | |
| | | | | | US 4th paperback | Dec 1989 | Pinnacle | 1 55817 297 1 | | |
|  | 61 | The Talons of Weng-Chiang | Terrance Dicks | 4th | US paperback | Sep 1979 | Pinnacle | 0 523 40638 X | 6.1 | None |
|  | | | | | US 2nd paperback | Jan 1981 | Pinnacle | 0 523 41974 0 | | |
| | | | | | US 3rd paperback | Jan 1983 | Pinnacle | 0 523 42503 1 | | |
|  | | | | | US 4th paperback | Apr 1989 | Pinnacle | 1 55817 209 2 | | |
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