Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion (Terrance Dicks) Target/Universal-Tandem Publishing Co. Ltd


17/01/1974 Target/Universal-Tandem Publishing Co. Ltd UK
Cover and illustrations by Chris Achilleos. Block logo. Brown spine. Colour decal.
Product description -
In this, the first adventure of his third 'incarnation', DOCTOR WHO, Liz Shaw and the Brigadier grapple with the nightmarish invasion of the AUTONS — living, giant-sized, plastic-modelled 'humans' with no hair and sightless eyes; waxwork replicas and tailors' dummies whose murderous behavior is directed by the NESTENE CONSCIOUSNESS — a malignant, squid-like monster of cosmic proportins and indescribably hideous appearance.
'This DOCTOR WHO adventure (televised as Spearhead from Space) wins my vote as the best in the lifetime of the series so far.'
Matthew Coady, The Daily Mirror
'DOCTOR WHO, the children's own programme which adults adore...'
Gerard Garrett, The Daily Sketch
OP: 25p p/b
NM: £5


17/01/1974 Allan Wingate (Publishers) Ltd UK
Cover and illustrations by Chris Achilleos. Novelisation of Spearhead from Space.
REF: ISBN 85523-035-5OP: £1.75 h/b
NM: £200 N/M


10/1974 Target/Universal-Tandem Publishing Co. Ltd UK
Cover and illustrations by Chris Achilleos. Block logo. Brown spine.
REF: ISBN 0-426-10313-0OP: 30p p/b
NM: £4


11/1974 Unieboek B V - Bussum Belgium
Cover description -
In het eerste avontuur van zijn derde 'incarnatie' bindt DOCTOR WHO samen met Liz Shaw en de brigadegeneraal de strijd aan met de AUTONEN - levende, reusachtige, van plastic gemaakte 'mensen' zonder haar en met nietsziende ogen: kopieen van mensen in een wassenbeeldenmuseum en etalagepoppen waarvan het moorddadige optreden wordt bestuurd door het NESTEENSE BREIN - een kwaadaardig inktvisachtig monster van kolossale afmetingen.
REF: ISBN 90-269-8105-8OP: f 3,95/ Bfr.66 p/b
NM: £35


1975 Target/Universal-Tandem Publishing Co. Ltd UK
Cover and illustrations by Chris Achilleos. Block logo. Brown spine.
REF: ISBN 0-426-11295-4OP: 40p p/b
NM: £4


1975 Remzi Kitbevi Turkey
Cover by Chris Achilleos (from Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion). Translated by Reha Pinar
REF: No ISBNOP: 10 Lira p/b


01/1976 Target/Universal-Tandem Publishing Co. Ltd UK
Cover and illustrations by Chris Achilleos. Block logo. Brown spine.
REF: ISBN 0-426-11295-4OP: 40p p/b
NM: £4


17/08/1978 Target/W H Allen & Co Ltd UK
Cover and illustrations by Chris Achilleos. Green curve logo. White spine. Print run: 10,000
REF: ISBN 0-426-11295-4OP: 60p p/b
NM: £3.50


21/02/1980 Target/W H Allen & Co Ltd UK
Print run: 12,000
REF: ISBN 0-426-11295-4OP: 75p p/b
NM: £4


30/04/1980 Hayakawa Publishing Inc Japan
Cover by Michiaki Sato. Translated by Yukio Sekiguchi.
REF: SF 388OP: Y 300 p/b
NM: £100


19/11/1981 W. H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
Cover by Andrew Skilleter. Print run: 3,000
REF: ISBN 0-491-02895-4OP: £4.25 h/b
NM: £10


1982 Target/W. H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
Cover and illustrations by Chris Achilleos. Green curve logo. Colour decal.
REF: ISBN 0-426-11295-4OP: £1.50 p/b
NM: £4


1982 Target/W. H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
Cover by Andrew Skilleter. Blue neon logo. Blue spine.
Product description -
A mysterious shower of meteorites lands in Essex, and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart of UNIT has reason to believe that they have been deliberately aimed at the Earth's surface.
The Doctor joins forces with the Brigadier and Liz Shaw in a desperate bid to prevent the nightmarish invasion of the sinister Autons. Living models of human beings — their murderous behavior is controlled and directed by the Nestene Consciousness, a malignant, squid-like monster of cosmic proportions and indescribably hideous appearance.
REF: ISBN 0-426-11295-4OP: p/b
NM: £3.50


1982 Editorial Presenca Portugal
Cover by Rui Ligeiro. Illustrations by Chris Achilleos. Translated by Eduardo Nogueira and Conceicao Jardim.
REF: No ISBNOP: p/b


08/12/1983 Target/W. H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
Cover by Andrew Skilleter. Illustrated by Chris Achilleos. Blue neon logo. Blue spine. Colour decal. Print run: 20,000
REF: ISBN 0-426-11295-4OP: £1.50 p/b
NM: £3.50


1984 Target/W. H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
Cover by Andrew Skilleter. Illustrated by Chris Achilleos. Blue neon logo. Blue spine. Colour decal. Interior ISBN: 0-426-10313-0
REF: ISBN 0-426-11295-4OP: £1.50 p/b
NM: £3.50


21/03/1991 Target/Virgin Publishing Ltd UK
Cover by Alistair Pearson. Blue spine. Print run: 8,000.
REF: ISBN 0-426-11295-4OP: £2.50 p/b
NM: £5


07/07/2011 BBC Books UK
New edition. Cover by Chris Achilleos. Introduction by Russell T Davies.
Product description -
'Here at UNIT we deal with the odd - the unexplained. We're prepared to tackle anything on Earth. Or even from beyond the Earth, if necessary.'
Put on trial by the Time Lords. and found guilty of interfering in the affairs of other worlds, the Doctor is exiled to Earth in the 20th century, his appearance once again changed. His arrival coincides with a meteorite shower. But these are no ordinary meteorites.
The Nestene Consciousness has begun its first attempt to invade Earth using killer Autons and deadly shop window dummies. Only the Doctor and UNIT can stop the attack. But the Doctor is recovering in hospital, and his old friend the Brigadier doesn't even recognise him. Can the Doctor recover and win UNIT's trust before the invasion begins?
THIS NOVEL IS BASED ON 'SPEARHEAD FROM SPACE', A DOCTOR WHO STORY WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY BROADCAST FROM 3 JANUARY - 24 JANUARY 1970.
Featuring the Third Doctor as played by Jon Pertwee, his companion Liz Shaw and the UNIT organisation commanded by Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.
REF: ISBN: 978-1-849-90193-2OP: £4.99


2014 BBC Books UK
Identical to the release of 07/07/2011, except that the gold foil logo on the front cover has been replaced by a standard printed logo.
Although probably published in 2014, the copyright page still says 2011.
REF: ISBN: 978-1-849-90193-2OP: £4.99