The Library
The Society Library (also known as the Black Scrolls of Rassilon) is kept in a random and increasing number of small boxes. It began life as a (reasonably extensive) collection of Target novelisations of televised Doctor Who stories, which were immensely popular in the era before VHS and DVD releases. Freed of the constraints of a BBC budget and special effects limitations, some of them are even regarded by characters as a better interpretation of the stories than the televised versions.
More recently, the library has been given a considerable number of original novels and short stories from the the "Wilderness Years", as well as some tie-in novels of the recent series. There are also non-fiction titles and a couple of audio adventures and DVDs.
A full catalogue of the society holdings is found below, sorted by Doctor and alphabetically, and a version can be downloaded as a spreadsheet with filters here.
Any member of the society is free to borrow any of the books below, either when it makes an appearance at a meeting, or to request one from the Keeper of the Scrolls, should the book in question be available. Loans are typically for a term, but can be renewed by contacting the Keeper. If you would like to borrow a book, please email the society or ask a member of the committee to put you in touch.
First Doctor
Novelisations
- Doctor Who and the Crusaders
- - David Whitaker
- The Empire of Glass
- - Andy Lane (VMA)
- Galaxy Four
- - William Emms
- The Massacre
- - John Lucarotti
- The Plotters
- - Gareth Roberts (VMA)
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice
- - Christoper Bulis (VMA)
- Ten Little Aliens
- - Stephen Cole (PDA, 50th Anniversary re-issue)
- Venusian Lullaby
- - Paul Leonard (VMA)
Audio
- Mission to the Unknown
- - audio recording of missing episode with linking narration
Second Doctor
- Doctor Who and the Cybermen
- - Gerry Davis
- The Dominators
- - Ian Marter
- Dreams of Empire
- - Justin Richards (PDA)
- Invasion of the Cat-People
- - Gary Russell (VMA)
- The Menagerie
- - Martin Day (VMA)
- The Roundheads
- - Mark Gatiss (PDA)
- Twilight of the Gods
- - Christopher Bulis (VMA)
Third Doctor
Novelisations
- Dancing the Code
- - Paul Leonard (VMA)
- Death to the Daleks
- - Terrance Dicks
- Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion
- - Terrance Dicks (based on 'Spearhead from Space')
- Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters
- - Terrance Dicks
- Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters
- - Malcolm Hulke (based on 'Doctor Who and the Silurians')
- Doctor Who and the Daemons
- - Barry Letts
- Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon
- - Malcolm Hulke
- Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks
- - Terrance Dicks
- Doctor Who and the Mutants
- - Terrance Dicks
- Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders
- - Terrance Dicks
- Doctor Who and the Space War
- - Malcolm Hulke (based on 'Frontier in Space')
- Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons
- - Terrance Dicks
- The Eye of the Giant
- - Christopher Bulis (VMA)
- The Ghosts of N-Space
- - Barry Letts (VMA)
- Last of the Gaderene
- - Mark Gatiss (PDA)
- The Mind of Evil
- Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos
- - Terrance Dicks (two in one volume)
- Rags
- - Mick Lewis (PDA)
- The Scales of Injustice
- - Gary Russell (VMA)
- Speed of Flight
- - Paul Leonard (VMA)
- The Three Doctors
- - Terrance Dicks
Audio stories
- Destiny of the Doctor 3: Vengeance of the Stones
- - Andrew Smith (Big Finish)
Fourth Doctor
Novelisations
- A Device of Death
- - Christopher Bulis (VMA)
- Corpse Marker
- - Chris Boucher (BBC Books)
- Doctor Who and the Ark in Space
- - Ian Marter
- Doctor Who and the Armageddon Factor
- - Terrance Dicks
- Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius
- - Terrance Dicks
- Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit
- - David Fisher
- Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin
- - Terrance Dicks
- Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks
- - Terrance Dicks
- Doctor Who and the Face of Evil
- - Terrance Dicks
- Doctor Who and the Giant Robot
- - Terrance Dicks (based on 'Robot')
- Doctor Who and the Hand of Fear
- - Terrance Dicks
- Doctor Who and the Horns of Nimon
- - Terrance Dicks
- Doctor Who and the Invasion of Time
- - Terrance Dicks
- Doctor Who and the Keeper of Traken
- - Terrance Dicks
- Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive
- - David Fisher
- Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster
- - Terrance Dicks (based on 'Terror of the Zygons')
- Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora
- - Philip Hinchcliffe
- Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars
- - Terrance Dicks
- Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen
- - Terrance Dicks
- Doctor Who and the Robots of Death
- - Terrance Dicks
- Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood
- - Terrance Dicks
- Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom
- - Philip Hinchcliffe
- Doctor Who and the Sunmakers
- - Terrance Dicks
- Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang
- - Terrance Dicks
- Doctor Who and the Time Warrior
- - Terrance Dicks
- Doctor Who and the Underworld
- - Terrance Dicks
- The English Way of Death
- - Gareth Roberts (VMA)
- Evolution
- - John Peel (VMA)
- Festival of Death
- - Jonathan Morris (PDA, 50th Anniversary re-issue)
- Logopolis
- - Christopher H. Bidmead
- The Romance of Crime
- - Gareth Roberts (VMA)
- The Shadow of Weng-Chiang
- - David. A. McIntee (VMA)
- System Shock
- - Justin Richards (VMA)
- The Well-Mannered War
- - Gareth Roberts (VMA)
Audio stories
- Demon Quest 1: The Relics of Time
- - Paul Magrs (BBC Audio)
- Demon Quest 2: The Demon of Paris
- - Paul Magrs (BBC Audio)
- Demon Quest 3: A Shard of Ice
- - Paul Magrs (BBC Audio)
- Demon Quest 4: Starfall
- - Paul Magrs (BBC Audio)
- Demon Quest 5: Sepulchre
- - Paul Magrs (BBC Audio)
- Hornet’s Nest 1: The Stuff of Nightmares
- - Paul Magrs (BBC Audio)
- Hornet’s Nest 2: The Dead Shoes
- - Paul Magrs (BBC Audio)
- Hornet’s Nest 3: The Circus of Doom
- - Paul Magrs (BBC Audio)
- Hornet’s Nest 4: A Sting in the Tale
- - Paul Magrs (BBC Audio)
- Hornet’s Nest 5: Hive of Horror
- - Paul Magrs (BBC Audio)
- Serpent Crest 1: Tsar Wars
- - Paul Magrs (BBC Audio)
- Serpent Crest 2: The Broken Crown
- - Paul Magrs (BBC Audio)
- Serpent Crest 3: Aladdin Time
- - Paul Magrs (BBC Audio)
- Serpent Crest 4: The Hexford Invasion
- - Paul Magrs (BBC Audio)
- Serpent Crest 5: Survivors in Space
- - Paul Magrs (BBC Audio)
DVDs
- The Ark in Space - Special Edition
- – Robert Holmes (BBC DVD)
- Genesis of the Daleks
- - Terry Nation (BBC DVD)
- Robot
- - Terrance Dicks (BBC DVD)
- The Sontaran Experiment
- - Bob Baker & Dave Martin (BBC DVD)
Fifth Doctor
- Castrovalva
- - Christopher H. Bidmead
- The Crystal Bucephalus
- - Craig Hinton (VMA)
- Enlightenment
- - Barbara Clegg
- Fear of the Dark
- - Trevor Baxendale (PDA)
- The Five Doctors
- - Terrance Dicks
- Goth Opera
- - Paul Cornell (VMA, 2 copies)
- Kinda
- - Terrance Dicks
- Lords of the Storm
- - David McIntee (VMA)
- Planet of Fire
- - Peter Grimwade
- The Sands of Time
- - Justin Richards (VMA)
- Snakedance
- - Terrance Dicks
Sixth Doctor
- Burning Heart
- - Dave Stone (VMA)
- Killing Ground
- - Steve Lyons (VMA)
- Mission to Magnus
- - Philip Martin (based on the missing story which would have aired in Season 23 had the hiatus not occurred)
- Players
- - Terrance Dicks (PDA)
- The Shadow in the Glass
- - Justin Richards and Stephen Cole (PDA)
- State of Change
- - Christopher Bulis (VMA)
- Timelash
- - Glen McCoy
- Time of Your Life
- - Steve Lyons (VMA)
Seventh Doctor
- The Curse of Fenric
- - Ian Briggs
- Dragonfire
- - Ian Briggs
- Ghost Light
- - Marc Platt
- Love and War
- - Paul Cornell (VNA)
- No Future
- - Paul Cornell (VNA)
- Remembrance of the Daleks
- - Ben Aaronovitch
- Timewyrm: Apocalypse
- - Nigel Robinson (VNA, third book in the Timewyrm arc)
- Timewyrm: Exodus
- - Terrance Dicks (VNA, second book in the Timewyrm arc)
- Timewyrm: Genesys
- - John Peel (VNA, first book in the Timewyrm arc)
Eighth Doctor
- Doctor Who
- - Gary Russell (BBC Books, novelisation of the TV movie)
- EarthWorld
- - Jacqueline Rayner (BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures)
Ninth Doctor
Novelisations
- The Clockwise Man
- - Justin Richards (NSA)
- The Deviant Strain
- - Justin Richards (NSA)
- The Monsters Inside
- - Stephen Cole (NSA)
- Only Human
- - Gareth Roberts (NSA)
- The Stealers of Dreams
- - Steve Lyons (NSA)
- Winner Takes All
- - Jacqueline Rayner (NSA)
DVDs
- Doctor Who: The Complete First Series
- - five-disc boxset (BBC DVD)
Tenth Doctor
Novelisations
- The Art of Destruction
- - Stephen Cole (NSA)
- Beautiful Chaos
- - Gary Russell (NSA)
- The Feast of the Drowned
- - Stephen Cole (NSA)
- Forever Autumn
- - Mark Morris (NSA)
- The Last Dodo
- - Jacqueline Rayner (NSA)
- The Nightmare of Black Island
- - Mike Tucker (NSA)
- The Pirate Loop
- - Simon Guerrier (NSA)
- The Price of Paradise
- - Colin Brake (NSA, 2 copies)
- The Resurrection Casket
- - Justin Richards (NSA)
- Sick Building
- - Paul Magrs (NSA)
- Sting of the Zygons
- - Stephen Cole (NSA)
- The Stone Rose
- - Jacqueline Rayner (NSA, available in both novel and audio format)
Audio stories
- Pest Control
- - Peter Anghelides (BBC Audio, read by David Tennant) - packaged with The Runaway Train
- The Resurrection Casket
- - Justin Richards (BBC Audio, read by David Tennant)
DVDs
- Doctor Who: The Complete Third Series
- - box set (BBC DVD)
Eleventh Doctor
Novelisations
- Dead of Winter
- - James Goss (NSA)
- The Glamour Chase
- - Gary Russell (NSA)
- The King's Dragon
- - Una McCormack (NSA)
- Paradox Lost
- - George Mann (NSA)
- The Silent Stars Go By
- - Dan Abnett (NSA)
- The Way Through the Woods
- - Una McCormack (NSA)
Audio stories
- The Hounds of Artemis
- - James Goss (BBC Audio, read by Matt Smith)
- The Ring of Steel
- - Stephen Cole (BBC Audio, read by Arthur Darvill)
- The Runaway Train
- - Oli Smith (BBC Audio, read by Matt Smith) - packaged with Pest Control
UNIT
- Downtime
- - Marc Platt (VMA)
Torchwood
- Pack Animals
- - Peter Anghelides (BBC Books)
Doctor Who Unbound
(non-canonical "what if" scenarios in audio format)
- He Jests at Scars...
- - Gary Russell (Big Finish)
Decalog
(collection of linked short stories)
- Decalog
- - edited by Mark Stammers and Stephen James Walker (Virgin)
- Decalog 2: Lost Property
- - edited by Mark Stammers and Stephen James Walker (Virgin)
- Decalog 3: Consequences
- - edited by Justin Richards and Andy Lane (Virgin)
- Decalog 4: Re:Generations
- - edited by Justin Richards and Andy Lane (Virgin)
- Decalog 5:Wonders
- - edited by Paul Leonard and Jim Mortimore (Virgin)
Miscellaneous
- The Brilliant Book 2011
- - BBC Books
- The Brilliant Book 2012
- - BBC Books
- Doctor Who Big Finish Promo
- - previews, trailers, and interviews (Big Finish, 2007)
- Doctor Who: Aliens and Enemies
- - Justin Richards (BBC Books)
- Doctor Who: Companion Compendium
- - Justin Richards (Penguin Books)
- Doctor Who: Companions and Allies
- - Steve Tribe (BBC Books)
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- Doctor Who: Creatures and Demons
- - Justin Richards (BBC Books)
- Doctor Who: The Secret Lives of Monsters
- - Justin Richards (BBC Books)
- Doctor Who: Starships and Spacestations
- - Justin Richards (BBC Books)
- Doctor Who: The Time Traveller's Almanac
- - Steve Tribe (BBC Books)
- Doctor Who Magazine #487
- - edited by Tom Spilsbury (Panini Comics)
- Doctor Who Magazine #528
- - edited by Marcus Hearn (Panini Comics, includes a feature on IDW comics by society member, Will Shaw!)
- Doctor Who The Official Annual 2008
- - BBC Children's Books
- Doctor Who The Official Annual 2009
- - BBC Children's Books
- Doctor Who The Official Annual 2010
- - BBC Children's Books
- Doctor Who The Official Annual 2011
- - BBC Children's Books
- The Official Doctor Who Annual 2013
- - BBC Children's Books
- Doctor Who: Origami
- - Mark Bolitho (BBC Books, folding patterns)
- Professor Howe and the Plastic Peril
- - Jamie Hailstone (Long Scarf Books, unofficial parody for BBC Children in Need 2018)
- Professor Howe and the Shanghaied Scientist
- - Jamie Hailstone (Long Scarf Books, unofficial parody for BBC Children in Need 2019)
- Time Lord
- - Ian Marsh & Peter Darvill-Evans (role-playing resource)
- Top Trumps Series 4
- - Moray Laing (BBC Books, guide to the card game)
Non-Fiction
- The Black Archive #14 – The Ultimate Foe
- - James Cooray Smith (Obverse Books)
- The Black Archive #24 – The Time Warrior
- - Matthew Kilburn (Obverse Books, signed by author)
- The Classic Doctor Who DVD Compendium
- - edited by Paul Smith (Wonderful Books)
- Doctor Who Memorabilia: An Unofficial Guide to Doctor Who Collectables
- - Paul Berry (Amberley Publishing)
- Doctor Who - New Dawn: Essays on the Jodie Whittaker era
- - edited by Brigid Cherry, Matt Hills and Andrew O'Day (Manchester University Press)
- Doctor Who - The Scripts: Tom Baker 1974/5
- - Various with additional text by Justin Richards and Andrew Pixley (BBC Books)
- Doctor Who - Twelfth Night: Adventures in Time and Space with Peter Capaldi
- - edited by Andrew O'Day (Tauris)
- The Eleventh Hour: A Critical Celebration of the Matt SMith and Steven Moffat Era
- - edited by Andrew O'Day (Tauris)
- Licence Denied
- - edited by Paul Cornell (on fanzines)
- New Dimensions of Doctor Who: Adventures in Space, Time, and Television
- - edited by Matt Hills (Tauris)
- The Official Doctor Who Fan Club
- - Keith Miller (Pegimount Press)
- Running Through Corridors Volume 1: The 60s
- - Toby Hadoke & Robert Shearman (Mad Norwegian Press, signed by Rob!)
- Running Through Corridors Volume 2: The 70s
- - Toby Hadoke & Robert Shearman (Mad Norwegian Press, signed by Rob!)
- The Science of Doctor Who
- - Paul Parsons
- Talkin' Bout My Regeneration - The Making of The Sirens of Time
- - Doctor Who Magazine audio documentary
- Terry Nation
- - Jonathan Bignell and Andrew O'Day (Manchester University Press)
- Who’s There? The Life and Career of William Hartnell
- - Jessica Carney (Fantom Films Limited, biography)
- Key
- - VMA = Virgin Missing Adventures
- - VNA = Virgin New Adventures
- - PDA = Past Doctor Adventures (BBC Books)
- - NSA = New Series Adventures
- - All other fiction titles are Target Novelisations unless otherwise specified
