LEGION OF IMPOSSIBILITIES

First Doctor Novels

Between 1995 and 2002, Virgin and the BBC published 13 novels featuring the First Doctor and his companions. There was no order to the publications. Here's what I think is the reading order if you want to tackle the novels chronologically alongside the tv episodes:

1. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (VMA 12) - Between "Marco Polo" and "The Keys of Marinus"
2. The Witch Hunters (BBC PD 9) - After "The Reign of Terror" and "Planet of the Giants"
3. City at World's End (BBC PD 24) - Between "Reign of Terror" and "Planet of the Giants"
4. The Time Travellers (BBC PD 73) - Immediately after "Planet of the Giants"
   
5. Venusian Lullaby (VMA 3; Ian & Barbara) - Immediately after "The Dalek Invasion of Earth"
6. Byzantium! (BBC PD 43; Ian, Barbara & Vicki) - After "The Rescue"(?)
7. The Plotters (VMA 28; Ian, Barbara & Vicki) - Between "The Space Museum" and "The Chase"
8. The Eleventh Tiger (BBC PD 64; Ian, Barbara & Vicki) - Between "The Web Planet" and "The Crusade"
9. The Empire of Glass (VMA 16; Stephen & Vicki) - Between "The Time Meddler" and "Galaxy 4"
10. Salvation (BBC PD 17; Sephen & Dodo) - After "The Massacre"
11. Bunker Soldiers (BBC PD 38; Stephen & Dodo) - After "The Massacre"
12. The Man in the Velvet Mask (VMA 19; Dodo) - between "The Savages" and "The War Machines"
13. Ten Little Aliens (BBC PD 53; Ben & Polly) - Between "The Smugglers" and "The Tenth Planet"