In Print
A novelisation of this serial, written by Terrance Dicks, was published by Target Books in January 1974, entitled Doctor Who and The Auton Invasion. This was the first novelisation commissioned by Target following the successful republishing of three books originally published in the mid-1960s; the Target Books novelisation series would run for the next twenty years and see all but a half-dozen Doctor Who serials adapted. This book was translated into Finnish, in the seventies, as Tohtori KUKA ja autonien hyökkäys, although Doctor Who never appeared on Finnish television until the 2005 revival series was sold to the country. There were also Dutch, Turkish, Japanese and Portuguese editions.
An unabridged reading of the novelisation by actor Caroline John was released as 4 CD's in June 2008 by BBC Audiobooks. The original Target books artwork by Chris Achilleos is featured on the cover.
| Doctor Who book | |
|---|---|
| Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion | |
| Series | Target novelisations |
| Release number | 6 |
| Writer | Terrance Dicks |
| Publisher | Target Books |
| Cover artist | Chris Achilleos |
| ISBN | 0-426-10313-0 |
| Release date | 17 January 1974 |
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