Adventures of the 3rd Doctor is a 45-book series with 45 released primary works first released in 1974 with contributions by Terrance Dicks, Andrew Smith, Malcolm Hulke, James Swallow, Simon Guerrier, James Goss, Christopher Bulis, Nigel Fairs, Gary Russell, Marc Platt, Barry Letts, Alastair Reynolds, Brian Hayles, Paul Magrs, Mick Lewis, Paul Cornell, Paul Saint, Tom Arden, Katy Manning, and David Bishop.