Alex Scarrow used to be a rock guitarist, then he became a graphic artist, then he decided to be a computer games designer. Finally, he grew up and became an author. He has written a number of successful thrillers and several screenplays, but it's YA fiction that has allowed him to really have fun with the ideas and concepts he was playing around with designing games. Alex lives in Norwich.

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Malorie Blackman

Holly Black

Neil Gaiman

Derek Landy

Charlie Higson

Richelle Mead

Patrick Ness

Philip Reeve

Marcus Sedgwick

Michael Scott

Eoin Colfer

Following on from the success of the 50th anniversary anthology, 11 Doctors 11 Stories, this highly-acclaimed collection of short Doctor Who stories contains all of the original eleven adventures plus an exciting new Twelfth Doctor story. 
 
Authors featured in this incredible collection are Eoin Colfer, Michael Scott, Marcus Sedgwick, Philip Reeve, Patrick Ness, Richelle Mead, Malorie Blackman, Alex Scarrow, Charlie Higson, Derek Landy, Neil Gaiman and Holly Black.

Doctor Who: 12 Doctors 12 Stories

Doctor Who

Fifteen wonderful tales of adventure, science, magic, monsters and time travel &ndash; featuring all fifteen Doctors &ndash; are waiting for you in this very special Doctor Who volume. 
 
Includes a bonus story starring the Fourteenth Doctor (and a very familiar foe), and a brand-new, very exciting and very exclusive, new tale that will feature the Fifteenth Doctor - written by bestselling author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 
 
Other authors featured include: Eoin Colfer, Michael Scott, Marcus Sedgwick, Philip Reeve, Patrick Ness, Richelle Mead, Malorie Blackman, Alex Scarrow, Charlie Higson, Derek Landy, Neil Gaiman, Holly Black, Naomi Alderman and Steve Cole.

Doctor Who: Fifteen Doctors 15 Stories

Naomi Alderman

A new version of this much-loved anthology, with a brand-new story featuring the brand-new Thirteenth Doctor from literary sensation Naomi Alderman! 
 
Twelve wonderful tales of adventure, science, magic, monsters and time travel - featuring all twelve Doctors - are waiting for you in this very special Doctor Who book. 
 
And now they're joined by a very exciting, and very exclusive, new tale - written by Naomi Alderman, author of The Power - that will star the Thirteenth Doctor, as she battles to save the universe with her three close and trusted friends. 
 
Other authors featured are: Eoin Colfer, Michael Scott, Marcus Sedgwick, Philip Reeve, Patrick Ness, Richelle Mead, Malorie Blackman, Alex Scarrow, Charlie Higson, Derek Landy, Neil Gaiman, and Holly Black.

Doctor Who: Thirteen Doctors 13 Stories

Alex Kingston

Alex Kingston has always played River Song. Now, in this immersive, multi-strand adventure she invites YOU to become the beloved character yourself! 
 
Professor River Song, imprisoned in the Stormcage Containment Facility, welcomes the excitement of aliens storming her prison. They’re here to spring a creature wanted for terrible crimes. Their assault rips through reality to create the ultimate escape route: a Fate Nexus. A gateway to multiple exit points in time, space and beyond. 
 
In this book YOU are River, tasked with stopping the criminals and saving reality. Only YOU can choose the path through these pages. You'll steer River through past, present and future on all kinds of audacious adventures. You’ll meet old enemies, familiar friends and, of course, the Doctor. Will you hunt down a happy ending or find disaster and death? The chances are yours to take!

Doctor Who: Stormcage

A River Song Adventure

It's a big universe and there are some truly terrifying monsters out there! Here are the 100 scariest monsters the Doctor has ever encountered so far, from the devious Daleks and cunning Cybermen, to the terrifying Weeping Angels. With facts and stats on all the most fearsome scary monsters, this book will have you cowering behind the sofa!

Doctor Who: 100 Scariest Monsters

Richard Dungworth

Jacqueline Rayner

Exciting action-packed new original fiction for younger Doctor Who fans, starring the Eleventh Doctor with his companions Amy Pond and Rory Williams. Step Back in Time contains two fast-paced, fun-filled adventures! 
 
The Doctor, Rory and Amy take a trip to the 1966 World Cup in Extra Time. Rory ends up playing a crucial part in this historic football match, while the Doctor and Amy discover that the Doctor isn't the only alien visiting Wembley... 
The Water Thief sees the Doctor, Amy and Rory visiting an archaeological site in ancient Egypt. They soon realise there's something unearthly being dug up and it wants all the water it can find...!

Doctor Who: Book 6: Step Back in Time

Action-packed original fiction for younger Doctor Who fans, starring the Eleventh Doctor with his companions Amy Pond and Rory Williams. Double-fronted books each contain two fast-paced, fun-filled Doctor Who adventures! Essential reading for any young fan, combining two adventures in one book ensures fans are hooked and only too happy to read on... 
 
The Good, the Bad and the Alien/System Wipe 
 
Aliens have crash-landed in the Wild West and they're ready for a showdown in The Good, the Bad and the Alien! Can the Doctor, Rory and Amy work out which are the good guys and which are the bad? 
 
 The Doctor finds himself trapped in a virtual world in System Wipe. As he tries to save the characters of the virtual world from being destroyed by a deadly virus, Amy and Rory must fight to keep the Doctor's body in the real world safe from the mysterious entity known as Legacy... 
 
 Also available: Heart of Stone/Death Riders

Book 2 - Doctor Who: The Good, the Bad and the Alien/System Wipe

David Solomons

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"David Solomons's zany, inimitable wit makes for a series of capers that are thrilling and satisfying."- The Guardian 
 
A sinister school where graduation means death . . . 
A monstrous mystery lurking below a quiet London street . . . 
A desperate plea for help delivered by . . . hang on. A potted plant? 
 
The Doctor has been summoned. The galaxy is in terrible danger, and only a Time Lord can save it. But to do so, she must break in to an ancient vault on a remote and frozen world - from which nobody has ever returned alive . . . 
 
Can the Doctor and her friends Yaz, Ryan and Graham uncover the shocking secret in Vault 13? 
 
A thrilling, hilarious and scary adventure for the Thirteenth Doctor, as portrayed by Jodie Whittaker. 
 
Perfect for younger readers, this will be a must-have for fans, and an ideal introduction to Doctor Who and the brilliant new series airing in autumn 2018.

Doctor Who: The Secret in Vault 13

Richard Dinnick

Mike Tucker

Exciting action-packed original fiction for younger Doctor Who fans, each containing two fast-paced fun-filled adventures. 
 
On the planet Xirrinda, terrible tiny creatures swarm down from the sky in Rain of Terror. Can the Doctor, Amy and Rory help the colonists escape from the alien infestation? 
 
The Doctor, Amy and Rory join an undersea exploration ship on the planet Hos in The Underwater War. When a virus infects the crew, they discover the ship is hiding a dangerous secret...

Doctor Who Book 3: Alien Adventures

Susan Calman

Jenny T. Colgan

Dorothy Koomson

A companion: explores time and space with the Doctor, gets into trouble with the Doctor, fights enemies with the Doctor . . . And - more often than not - has to save his life. 
 
Here are four fantastic new adventures with the Doctor, starring Rose, Sarah-Jane, Clara and Bill. Publishing on International Women's Day in March 2018, it will also be the perfect way to prepare for Jodie Whittaker's first ever female Doctor. 
 
Written by Jenny Colgan, Jacqueline Rayner, Dorothy Koomson and Susan Calman, these stories are a celebration of the Doctor's fantastic female friends, for fans of all ages.

Doctor Who: The Day She Saved the Doctor

Four Stories from the TARDIS

Gary Russell

The Doctor is dead!...Or is he? Sarah Jane and the gang head to a UNIT base under Mount Snowdon to investigate. Strange alien undertakers, the Shansheeth, are guarding the body, and the shifty Colonel Karim seems to be up to no good. Find out what's really going on in this exclusive new adventure, featuring the Eleventh Doctor! 
 
The second of two exciting new novelisations based on a story from The Sarah Jane Adventures, starring Elisabeth Sladen and airing on BBC One this Autumn - featuring some very special guest stars! 
 
Perfect for reluctant readers.

Sarah Jane Adventures: Death of the Doctor

Exciting action-packed new original fiction for younger Doctor Who fans, starring the Eleventh Doctor with his companions Amy Pond and Rory Williams. Monstrous Missions contains two fast-paced, fun-filled adventures! 
 
The Doctor and his friends join a group of explorers on a Victorian tramp steamer in Terrible Lizards. The explorers are searching for the Fountain of Youth, but neither they nor the treasure they seek are quite what they seem! 
 
People are mysteriously disappearing on Moonbase Laika. They return with strange bite marks and no idea where they have been. Can the Doctor and his friends get to the bottom of what's going on in Snakes on a Base!

Doctor Who: Book 5: Monstrous Missions

Paul Magrs

A vampire is on the loose! 
 
On what they hope is going to be a holiday, the Doctor and his companions arrive in a quiet, unassuming seaside town called Whitby. 
 
The terrible significance of the place evades them, until they happen upon a theatre production that captivates their attention . . . 
 
Dracula! 
 
Suddenly, murders are occurring left, right and centre, each victim with trademark puncture wounds on their neck. Ian is soon missing, and a town shrouded in myth and legend is beginning to live up to its name. 
 
Clearly there is a Dracula at large. But the TARDIS team quickly realise: you can never trust a vampire . . .

Doctor Who: Dracula!

Action-packed original fiction for younger Doctor Who fans, starring the Eleventh Doctor with his companions Amy Pond and Rory Williams. Double-fronted books each contain two fast-paced, fun-filled adventures! 
 
Heart of Stone/Death Riders 
 
A monster made from moon rock is attacking an Earth farm in Heart of Stone. Everything it touches turns to stone - even people. Can the Doctor, Amy and Rory find out what the creature wants before it's too late? 
 
In Death Riders the Galactic Fair has arrived on the mining planet of Stanalan and the Death Ride roller coaster is really drawing in the crowds. But there's something sinister going on behind all the fun of the fair. Join the Doctor, Amy and Rory as they investigate...

Book 1 - Doctor Who: Heart of Stone / Death Riders

Justin Richards

Travel through time and space with the Twelfth Doctor in these six brand new adventures, set in a host of locations across the US and eras from throughout US history. 
 
 An invisible spacecraft turns up at the Battle of New Orleans, an alien presence is detected at the 1944 D-Day landings, and ghosts take over New York's subway tunnels as they're being dug in the early 1900s... 
 
 Filled with mystery, excitement and the Doctor's trademark wit, these timey-wimey stories will delight any Doctor Who fan.

Doctor Who: The American Adventures

Scott Handcock

Craig Donaghy

A new spine-chilling collection of twelve short illustrated adventures packed with terrifying Doctor Who monsters and villains, just in time for Halloween! 
 
The six authors featured are Jacqueline Rayner, Mike Tucker, Paul Magrs, Richard Dungworth, Scott Handcock and Craig Donaghy. The illustrator is Rohan Eason. Each short story will feature a frightening nemesis for the Doctor to outwit, and each will star one incarnation of the Doctor with additional appearances from favourite friends and companions such as Sarah Jane, Jo and Ace.

Doctor Who: Tales of Terror

When one choice can lead to triumph or failure, life or death, glory or destruction - what will you choose? 
 
 In this brand new adventure, Terror Moon, the Twelfth Doctor travels to a far-off moon base, only to discover a monstrous, flesh-eating horror lying in wait . . . 
 
 With Choose the Future, YOU decide how, when, where and with whom the Doctor will fight to save the world! The fate of the universe is in your hands . . .

Doctor Who: Choose the Future: Terror Moon

Embark on a strange and enchanting adventure with old friends and familiar foes in this glorious crossover of Doctor Who and Alice in Wonderland. 
 
The Doctor and his companions visit the dreaming spires of peaceful Oxford, hoping for a brief respite from their travels. 
 
But when Lewis Carroll appears at a garden party and their fellow guests transform into animals, they realise that everything is not as it seems . . . 
 
An unknown cosmic foe has trapped them in a twisted version of Alice&rsquo;s Wonderland. Separated from the Tardis and from each other, their only hope of escape lies in cryptic clues teased by fan-favourite characters from Carroll&rsquo;s classic tale.

Doctor Who: In Wonderland

Joseph Lidster

Luke is scared about going to university...but something much more terrifying is threatening his very existence! A creepy Nightmare Man haunts his dreams and begins to take over his waking life, too - but he can't tell anyone. Will Sarah Jane and his friends figure out what's happening and make sure Luke doesn't disappear forever? 
 
Book one of two exciting new novelisations based on a story from The Sarah Jane Adventures, starring Elisabeth Sladen and airing on BBC One this Autumn. 
 
Perfect for reluctant readers,

Sarah Jane Adventures: The Nightmare Man

David Bailey

Steve Lyons

Exciting action-packed original fiction for younger Doctor Who fans, each containing two fast-paced, fun-filled adventures. 
 
A distress signal calls the TARDIS to the Black Horizon, a spaceship that is being attacked by scavengers. But the scavengers aren't the only thing the Doctor needs to worry about, there's something out there creating a Web in Space! 
 
In Terminal of Despair, the TARDIS crew find themselves trapped in a quarantined spaceport where the waiting passengers have lost all hope of ever getting home. Can the Doctor save them?

Doctor Who: Book 4: Sightseeing in Space

When Jamie McCrimmon brings the Second Doctor a  mysterious book, little does he realise the danger contained within its pages.  The book transports the TARDIS to a terrifying glass city on a distant world,  where the Archons are intent on getting revenge on the Time Lord for an  ancient grudge...

Doctor Who: The Nameless City

Second Doctor

If there's one thing the Doctor ought to remember, it's this: he should never travel alone. 
 
And to help make sure he always has someone suitably brilliant by his side, Clara has compiled this comprehensive guide to travelling with the Doctor. Packed full of hints and tips on topics such as introducing the Doctor to your family, packing for life on the TARDIS and practising alien first aid, this guide will fully prepare you for life as a companion!

Doctor Who: The Companion's Companion

Have you ever wondered what the Doctor is actually talking about? Are you burning to find out what the Blinovitch Limitation Effect is? Or what regeneration really is? In this book, the Doctor takes you through all those tricky Time Lord words and phrases to teach you everything you need to know for travelling through time and space in the TARDIS with him.

Doctor Who: Doctionary

Jack Heath

He tidied his hair, smoothed down his vest, and extended a hand. ‘Perhaps we can begin anew,’ he said. ‘Dr V. Frankenstein, at your service.’ 
 
When an unsettling folk tale leads the Ninth Doctor and Rose to a remote village in Wales, they get more than they bargained for. 
 
A scientist has taken it upon himself to create new life – imitating Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a book that has sent shock waves around the country. 
 
But, much like his fictional counterpart, this doctor is playing god, and with forces beyond his understanding. As the Doctor and Rose attempt to put the brakes on the experiment before it gets out of control, a sinister supernatural presence reveals itself . . .

Doctor Who: Frankenstein and the Patchwork Man

The second official Annual of a brand-new era of Doctor Who is the must-have companion book to the latest adventures of Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor. 
 
From the latest terrifying monsters to the friends helping to save the day, this book is packed with facts, quizzes and games. 
 
So, jump on board the TARDIS, and step into a whole new Whoniverse!

Doctor Who: Annual 2026

Discover what happened before . . . 
 
What did Osgood do the morning of the Day of the Doctor? 
 
What happened to Tegan before Arc of Infinity, and why does it involve strange sentient lights in the Australia outback? 
 
What was the Tenth Doctor doing in a hall of mirrors, right before Planet of the Dead? 
 
Answers to all these questions lie in an incredible collection of new Doctor Who short stories that give a glimpse into the moments just before we saw the Doctor step on screen. 
 
From Skaro to Apalapucia, from a shop front drained of colour to Rassilon&rsquo;s tomb, join a host of incredible adventures across the universe with Doctors, companions, friends and foes.

Doctor Who: The Adventures Before

Colin Brake

A beautifully illustrated collection of new Doctor Who stories, each featuring one of the twelve Doctors on a festive adventure in theTARDIS. 
 
Written by six authors and with a full-page colour illustration for each story, these tales are full of magic, mystery, wonder, excitement - and everything else that fans love about a Doctor Who Christmas special.

Doctor Who: Twelve Doctors of Christmas

Roland Hall

Join your favourite Time Lord (every one of them!) as a whole host of puzzling mysteries await . . . 
<ul><li>Which of three possible substances would make the best weapon against a Dalek?</li><li>How can you tell which mannequin is an Auton?</li><li>Where in the universe is the Master hiding?</li></ul>Travel through space and time, and across worlds, ships and space stations, as you crack clues, make deductions and solve cases. 
 
Using your puzzling powers of logic (plus maybe a sonic screwdriver and some physic paper), it’s down to YOU to help the Doctor and their companions fight monsters and save the day.

Doctor Who: Whodle

Adam Howling

A is for Angel. B is for Bow Tie. C is for Cyberman. D is for Doctor! 
 
Featuring Doctors, companions and monsters both past and present, kids of all ages will love this Doctor Who alphabet book. 
 
Includes stunning original illustrations in a retro style on every page, all the way through from A to Z(ygon).

Doctor Who: T is for TARDIS

An illustrated collection of dark and ancient fairy tales from the world of Doctor Who. 
 
These captivating stories include mysterious myths and legends about heroes and monsters of all kinds, from every corner of the universe. Originally told to young Time Lords at bedtime, these twisted tales are an enchanting read for Doctor Who fans of all ages.

Doctor Who: Time Lord Fairy Tales

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