Next year, the Doctor and Rose meet a modern Prometheus. We also find out what happens to the worlds the Time Lords saves after the TARDIS departs
The first Doctor Who fiction books for 2025 have been revealed. First up in April, almost exactly 20 eyears since they first appeared on television, the Ninth Doctor and Rose return. Frankenstein is the latest in the strand of novels playing in the world of classic literature. This time the book sees the duo meet a mad scientist determined to play god. He believes Mary Shelley’s recently published novel must be based on some element of truth (if only he knew). Now, nothing will stop him from making Frankenstein’s nightmare a reality. Doctor Who: Frankenstein is the work of crime novelist Jack Heath, as he enters the Whoniverse for the first time.
The Sequels follows in October. The short story collection explores what happens after the TARDIS disappears. Can those people the Doctor’s met rebuild the worlds they’ve just saved? Authors for the stories are still unknown for now.
Doctor Who: Frankenstein by Jack Heath, 24th April 2025
What a piece of work is a man . . .
When the Ninth Doctor and Rose investigate a strange signal in a remote village in England, 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 alien presence reveals itself…
Doctor Who: The Sequels, 23rd October 2025
A remarkable collection of new Doctor Who short stories that give a glimpse into the moments just after the Doctor saves the world, and the credits roll.
The Doctor has had many adventures, visited many planets and made a whole host of friends (and some enemies).
But if you thought it was all over after the TARDIS doors closed, and the time ship dematerialised, onto the next adventure, you’d be very much mistaken.
From Earth’s past, present and future, to the furthest reaches of the universe, here are ten tales that give us a glimpse into the worlds the Doctor left behind. Sometimes triumph, sometimes tragedy (and always chaos) these are stories you’ll never forget.
In the meantime, there are some previously announced fiction books on the way for the rest of 2024
Doctor Who: The Adventures Before, 3rd October 2024
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 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’s tomb, join a host of incredible adventures across the universe with Doctors, companions, friends and foes.
Doctor Who: Eden Rebellion by Abi Falase, 14th November 2024
On the crystalline planet of Yewa, the Gardens of Kubuntu are a true Eden, said to be the most peaceful destination in the universe. At least, until the Doctor and Ruby arrive.
Ancient rivalries between Yewa and its more prosperous sister world of Bia are being stirred by forces unknown, threatening to plunge its people into anarchy. With Ruby swept up in the fire of the Yewan rebellion, the Doctor finds dark secrets buried deep in the planet’s ancient history – and his hopes for a lasting peace hanging by a thread. For sinister guardians stalk the Gardens of Kubuntu, while an implacable enemy plots in the shadows – and in plain sight…
Pre-order Eden Rebellion here.
I hadn’t clocked that my book was coming out so close to the 20th anniversary of “Rose”! Thanks heaps for sharing 🙂