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Coming soon – a Doctor Who murder mystery with Bonnie Langford

Coming soon – a Doctor Who murder mystery with Bonnie Langford

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BBC Books to publish Doctor Who murder mystery with national treasure Bonnie Langford. When young Mel’s business partner, Sabalom Glitz embarks on yet another “get rich quick” scheme, it marks the start of an epic, death-defying murder-mystery in space. After barely escaping the snares of a murderous galactic cult, Mel searches for fellow survivors in a nearby spaceship graveyard – while Glitz looks to fill his pockets. But the discovery of a spaceship with its crew in suspended animation and…

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COMPANIONS: SIXTY YEARS OF DOCTOR WHO ASSISTANTS

COMPANIONS: SIXTY YEARS OF DOCTOR WHO ASSISTANTS

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Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce Companions: Sixty Years of Doctor Who Assistants, the definitive story of all the Doctor’s friends in time and space. The book covers every companion from Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright, as well as the Doctor’s granddaughter, Susan – introduced in An Unearthly Child, the first episode of Doctor Who – to Ruby Sunday, the Fifteenth Doctor’s companion who travels with Ncuti Gatwa’s incarnation of the Time Lord. The tome charts the adventures of…

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Coming soon – three original Fifteenth Doctor novels

Coming soon – three original Fifteenth Doctor novels

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BBC Books has announced three new Doctor Who novels will be published this year, featuring Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson’s Ruby Sunday. Each book is an original, stand-alone adventure and will be published simultaneously in hardback and audiobook. Plus, the audiobook edition of DOCTOR WHO: RUBY RED will be narrated by Millie Gibson, who plays companion Ruby Sunday in the TV series. Caged BY UNA MCCORMACK Are aliens ever abducted by aliens? And if they were, would anyone believe their story? When the Doctor…

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Coming soon, the TARDIS’ memoirs

Coming soon, the TARDIS’ memoirs

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‘Did you ever wonder why I chose you all those years ago? I wanted to see the universe, so I stole a Time Lord and I ran away…’ The Doctor has a unique bond with their TARDIS. They’ve always loved the ‘old girl’ for the way she’s gone looking for trouble anywhere in the universe. The Doctor says they stole the TARDIS from Gallifrey. The TARDIS disagrees…she stole them. It hasn’t always taken the Doctor where they want to go,…

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THE BENTON FILES IV

THE BENTON FILES IV

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Candy Jar is pleased to announce The Benton Files IV, the latest in their series of quick-read books about everyone’s favourite UNIT sergeant. The book features two new stories by Hayden Gribble and Ian Ball. The first story is Rotten to the Core, by Candy Jar newcomer, Hayden Gribble. “Hayden was recommended to me, although we had already connected via social media,” says Range Editor Tim Gambrell. “He pitched a strong idea, and what he’s written is essentially that same…

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UNIT: THE VAUGHN IDENTITY

UNIT: THE VAUGHN IDENTITY

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2024 will see the launch of Candy Jar’s UNIT range with a series of original novels. The first book, The Vaughn Identity, is written by the range editor, Tim Gambrell, and picks up where the TV story The Invasion left off. Tim says: “There’s a lot left open at the end of The Invasion. Tobias Vaughn’s story – and the whole International Electromatics set-up – is very layered and detailed. We see repeatedly in Doctor Who that once the main…

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BBC Books to publish novelisation of ‘The Church on Ruby Road’

BBC Books to publish novelisation of ‘The Church on Ruby Road’

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Long ago on Christmas Eve, a baby was abandoned in the snow. Today, Ruby Sunday meets the Doctor, stolen babies, goblins and perhaps the secret of her birth… BBC Books have announced the Target novelisation of THE CHURCH ON RUBY ROAD, the first full adventure featuring the Fifteenth Doctor, played by Ncuti Gatwa, and the introduction of his new best friend, Ruby Sunday played by Millie Gibson. Russell T Davies’ original script has been novelised by up-and-coming literary talent Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson. Little…

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THE LUCY WILSON MYSTERIES: 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS!

THE LUCY WILSON MYSTERIES: 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS!

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Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce that twelve brand new Lucy Wilson festive short stories will be released for free in the run-up to Christmas. The first Christmas-themed short story by Steven Walton is available to download right now. After this, a story will be released daily, with the concluding tale being released on Christmas Day. Inspired by the carol The Twelve Days of Christmas, the first story is entitled ‘Twelve Drummers Drumming’ and each subsequent story is named…

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Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials novelisation covers revealed

Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials novelisation covers revealed

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BBC Books has released cover artwork for its Doctor Who Target range with three new 60th anniversary titles available January 2024 The collection are novelisations of the three 2023 Doctor Who specials, which will feature David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble. Each episode’s novelisation will also be available as an eBook. Each book, The Star Beast by Gary Russell, Wild Blue Yonder by Mark Morris, and The Giggle by James Goss has specially commissioned cover artwork by Anthony Dry. PRE ORDER NOW PRE ORDER NOW PRE…

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UNIT: A LEGACY IN DOCTOR WHO DOWN IN THE LONDON UNDERGROUND

UNIT: A LEGACY IN DOCTOR WHO DOWN IN THE LONDON UNDERGROUND

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“We deal with the odd… the unexplained. Anything on Earth… or beyond.” Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce details of its second and third books celebrating 60 Years of Doctor Who. UNIT: A Legacy in Doctor Who explores the rich history of the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce – and later Unified Intelligence Taskforce – from its inception under producer and writer Derrick Sherwin, through the UNIT family days of Jon Pertwee’s Doctor, all the way to the Kate and…

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