10th Doctor Novels (updated Jan 9th)

[Rob McCow]

Those are great covers! I like Catty's tousled hair look in the bottom one.

How can a book by Simon Messingham that's called The Doctor Trap be anything but rubbish though?

[SiHart]

How can a book by Simon Messingham be anything but rubbish?

Si xx

[SiHart]

Details of December's books:

Beautiful Chaos by Gary Russell

The Doctor and Donna battle an ancient force from the Dark Times - the latest in the bestselling Doctor Who fiction range from BBC Books. Donna Noble is back home in London, catching up with her family and generally giving them all the gossip about her journeys. Her grandfather is especially overjoyed - he's discovered a new star and had it named after him. He takes the Doctor, as his special guest, to the naming ceremony. But the Doctor is suspicious about some of the other changes he can see in Earth's heavens. Particularly that bright star, right there. No not that one, that one, there, on the left... The world's population is slowly being converted to a new path, a new way of thinking. Something is coming to Earth, an ancient force from the Dark Times. Something powerful, angry, and all-consuming...

The Eyeless by Lance Parkin

In the latest of the bestselling Doctor Who novels, the Doctor battles a mysterious weapon on a barren, war-torn planet - and this time he's all on his own. At the heart of the ruined city of Arcopolis is the Fortress. It's a brutal structure placed here by one of the sides in a devastating intergalactic war that's long ended. Fifteen years ago, the entire population of the planet was killed in an instant by the weapon housed deep in the heart of the Fortress. Now only the ghosts remain. The Doctor arrives, and determines to fight his way past the Fortress's automatic defences and put the weapon beyond use. But he soon discovers he's not the only person in Arcopolis. What is the true nature of the weapon? Is the planet really haunted? Who are the Eyeless? And what will happen if they get to the weapon before the Doctor? The Doctor has a fight on his hands. And this time he's all on his own.

The Story Of Martha by Dan Abnett

The full story of Martha Jones' 'lost year' helping defeat the Master - the latest in the bestselling Doctor Who Fiction range from BBC Books. For a year, while the Master ruled over Earth, Martha Jones travelled the world telling people stories about the Doctor. She told people of how the Doctor has saved them before, and how he will save them again. This is that story. It tells of Martha's travels from her arrival on Earth as the Toclafane attacked and decimated the population through to her return to Britain to face the Master. It tells how she spread the word and told people about the Doctor. The story of how she survived that terrible year. But it's more than that. This is also a collection of the stories she tells - the stories of adventures she had with the Doctor that we haven't heard about before. The stories that inspired and saved the world...

The Story of Martha sounds good!
Si xx

[Si Hunt]

The world's population is slowly being converted to a new path, a new way of thinking. Something is coming to Earth, an ancient force from the Dark Times. Something powerful, angry, and all-consuming...

Let's face it, it's either the Monoids or Yartek Leader of the Voord isn't it?

Si.

[SiHart]

It's a Gary Russell book, so yes, you're probably right Si!

Si xx

[Pip Madeley]

More books for next April - and the Doctor's travelling alone...



Judgement of the Judoon by Colin Brake

Elvis the King Spaceport has grown into the sprawling city-state of New Memphis - an urban jungle, where organized crime is rife. But the launch of the new Terminal 13 hasn't been as smooth as expected. And things are about to get worse... When the Doctor arrives, he finds the whole terminal locked down. The notorious Invisible Assassin is at work again, and the Judoon troopers sent to catch him will stop at nothing to complete their mission. With the assassin loose on the mean streets of New Memphis, the Doctor is forced into a strange alliance. Together with teenage private eye Nikki and a ruthless Judoon Commander, the Doctor soon discovers that things are even more complicated - and dangerous - than he first thought... Featuring the Doctor as played by David Tennant in the hit BBC Television series.

The Slitheen Excursion by Simon Guerrier

1500BC - King Actaeus and his subjects live in mortal fear of the awesome gods who have come to visit their kingdom in ancient Greece. Except the Doctor, visiting with university student June, knows they're not gods at all. They're aliens. For the aliens, it's the perfect holiday - they get to tour the sights of a primitive planet and even take part in local customs. Like gladiatorial games, or hunting down and killing humans who won't be missed. With June's enthusiastic help, the Doctor soon meets the travel agents behind this deadly package holiday company - his old enemies the Slitheen. But can he bring the Slitheen excursion to an end without endangering more lives? And how are events in ancient Greece linked to a modern-day alien plot to destroy what's left of the Parthenon? Featuring the Doctor as played by David Tennant in the hit BBC Television series.

Prisoner of the Daleks by Trevor Baxendale

The Daleks are advancing, their empire constantly expanding in to Earth's space. The Earth forces are resisting the Daleks in every way they can. But the battles rage on across countless solar systems. And now the future of our galaxy hangs in the balance... The Doctor finds himself stranded on board a starship near the frontline with a group of ruthless bounty hunters. Earth Command will pay them for every Dalek they kill, every eye stalk they bring back as proof. With the Doctor's help, the bounty hunters achieve the ultimate prize: a Dalek prisoner - intact, powerless, and ready for interrogation. But where the Daleks are involved, nothing is what it seems, and no one is safe. Before long the tables will be turned, and how will the Doctor survive when he becomes a prisoner of the Daleks? Featuring the Doctor as played by David Tennant in the hit BBC Television series.

[Stuart Wallis]

I see someone's had the fantabulosa idea of having a set of books all featuring an old monster! Or come down with a nasty case of JNT...

[Andrew Curnow]

Gah! I'm so far behind now, I've only just finished Wetworld!

[Milky Tears]

I'm up to Page 26 of The Clockwise Man. An awesome read!

[Pip Madeley]

Three more on the way in 2009:

The Taking of Chelsea 426 by David Llewellyn
Autonomy by Daniel Blythe
The Krillitane Storm by Christopher Cooper

Woop!

[NorthernStar]

The Taking of Chelsea 426 by David Llewellyn

Sounds like a really dodgy porn movie.

[Andrew Curnow]

Still trailing along behind, I recently finished The Pirate Loop. Although I'm the first to admit that these books are rarely unputdownable (I suppose a decade+ of NAs, etc has spoilt me!!) this one was exceptionally good - who thought I'd be moved by the death of a cheese & pineapple lovin' Badger Pirate!!

[Rob McCow]

Hurrah! The writer of the Pirate Loop, Simon Guerrier, was at our last PS Meet and he showed me a sketch he'd done of his Pirate Badger. It looked pretty damn fierce.

[shada pavlova]

I REALLY want Prisoner of the Daleks!

[Andrew Curnow]

Is that the one where Dalek Zeg wakes up to find himself in a mysterious village, being asked why he resigned from the Death Squad?

[Pip Madeley]

Couple of covers from the Darksmith Legacy series are online:

[Stuart Wallis]

Unless they're mentioned in the new DWM, these have passed me by. What are these, Pip?

[Pip Madeley]

Unless they're mentioned in the new DWM, these have passed me by. What are these, Pip?

www.thedarksmithlegacy.com

[Stuart Wallis]

Ta, i'll keep an eye out for these.

[Andrew Curnow]

Still trailing along, I'm currently reading Martha in the Mirror, which is an intriguing read so far. I got the three DoctorDonna books for Christmas, and Zel's already read the three of them - her conclusion, they're very good!!

[shada pavlova]

I've just finished The Story of Martha. It was pretty good, plenty of juicy continuity, and the short stories were pleasing on their own. They would probably have fitted just as well in the Short Trips books.

The only downer was that they could have just made a few small alterations to bring in The proper Brigadier. That would have been SO much better.

[Pip Madeley]

Previously reported in October, we now have covers for September 2009's novels:

Hyperville is 2013's top hi-tech 24-hour entertainment complex - a sprawling palace of fun under one massive roof. You can shop, or experience the excitement of Doomcastle, Winterland, or Wild West World. But things are about to get a lot more exciting - and dangerous...

What unspeakable horror is lurking on Level Zero of Hyperville? And what will happen when the entire complex goes over to Central Computer Control?

For years, the Nestene Consciousness has been waiting and planning, recovering from its wounds. But now it's ready, and it's deadly plastic Autons are already in place around the complex. Now more than ever, visiting Hyperville will be an unforgettable experience...

The Chelsea Flower Show - Hardly the most exciting or dangerous event in the calendar, or so the Doctor thinks. But this is Chelsea 426, a city-sized future colony floating on the clouds of Saturn, and the flowers are much more than they seem.

As the Doctor investigates, he becomes more and more worried. Why is shopkeeper Mr Pemberton acting so strangely? And what is Professor Wilberforce's terrible secret?

They are close to finding the answers when a familiar foe arrives, and the stakes suddenly get much higher. The Sontarans have plans of their own, and they're not here to arrange flowers...

When the TARDIS materialises in medieval Worcester, the Doctor finds the city seemingly deserted. He soon discovers its population are living in a state of terror, afraid to leave their homes after dark, for fear of meeting their doom at the hands of the legendary Devil's Huntsman.

For months, people have been disappearing, and the Sheriff has imposed a strict curfew across the city, his militia maintaining control over the superstitious populace with a firm hand, closing the city to outsiders. Is it fear of attack from beyond the city walls that drives him or the threat closer to home? Or does the Sheriff have something to hide?

After a terrifying encounter with a deadly Krillitane, the Doctor realises the city has good reason to be scared.

[SiHart]

They're doing a Big Finish and putting loads of old enemies in their books this year then in a hope to maximise sales. And the Sontarans are in two books this year too. Honestly, don't get a Sontaran novel for years and... well you can guess the rest.

Si xx

[Pip Madeley]

It's a good year for Robert Holmes' estate

[shada pavlova]

But a bad year for original ideas.