Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion

"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 began its first attempt to invade Earth using killer Autons and Deadly window shop 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?

(yes, I know it's not the exact cover for the ebook edition. But it's as close as I could get)

Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion (better known as the TV story Spearhead from Space) is a special book to me. It's one of the first Doctor Who books I ever brought (along with Warriors of the Deep. Yep, you can't get two more different stories can you?) aside from being the novelisation of what (in my opinion) is the best Pertwee story (it was also the first novelisation written by Terrance Dicks and also the first one published by W.H. Allen/Target Books when they took over the range). In typical Dicks' fashion it's a faithful retelling of the story, with a few embellishments. Maybe not as good as I remember it, but still good.