Stories Book Target Collection Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion 1 image Overview Characters How to Read Reviews 1 Statistics Related Stories Quotes 1 Overview Released Thursday, January 17, 1974 Written by Terrance Dicks Pages 152 Story Type Clean break, New Companion Introduction, New Doctor Introduction Time Travel Present Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Stranded on Earth Story Arc (Potential Spoilers!) Exile on Earth, Working for UNIT Inventory (Potential Spoilers!) TARDIS magnet Location (Potential Spoilers!) Ashbridge Cottage Hospital, Earth, England, London, Oxley Woods, UNIT HQ Synopsis 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 tailor's dummies whose murderous behaviour is directed by the NESTENE CONSCIOUSNESS — a malignant, squid-like monster of cosmic proportions and indescribably hideous appearance. Read Read Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Characters Third Doctor UNIT Autons The Nestene Consciousness Liz Shaw The Brigadier Show All Characters (6) How to read Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion: Books Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Newest First Oldest First Most Likes Highest Rating Lowest Rating Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 1 review 24 November 2024 · 42 words Review by Rock_Angel 1 Loved the start of this book I’d say the only place which is where it fails in comparison to the tv story is the ending unfortunately but still the start is amazing little war games prologue and Liz pov lived that Like Liked 1 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating26 members 3.85 / 5 GoodReads AVG. Rating793 votes 3.86 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. Rating1 votes 4.00 / 5 Member Statistics Read 42 Favourited 1 Reviewed 1 Saved 0 Skipped 4 Owned 5 Related Stories Other adaptations of this story: We define an adaptation as a recreation of a similar story but on a different medium or with different characters. Classic Who S7 • Serial 1 · (4 episodes) Spearhead from Space Rating: 4.19 Story Skipped Television Reviews(7) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Doctor Who (1963-1996) Set of Stories: Third Doctor Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite The trouble with the scientific approach, thought the Brigadier, was that it left you at the mercy of your scientists. — The Brigadier, Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion
