John Peel (born 1954) is a British writer, best known for his TV series tie-in novels and novelisations.
During the 1980s, Peel wrote a licensed spin-off novel based on the popular 1960s TV series The Avengers, titled Too Many Targets.
He is also known for his various books based on Doctor Who, Star Trek and James Bond Jr. (written as "John Vincent").
He had been selected by editor Peter Darvill-Evans to launch the Virgin New Adventures range, to resume the story of the Doctor's travels from where the now-cancelled TV series had left off.
Also published in French by AdA Éditions, under the title Les mondes de la magie du Diadème.