Doctor Who

The Crawling Terror by Mike Tucker

The novel “The Crawling Terror” by Mike Tucker was published for the first time in 2014.

The life of what used to be a quiet British village is turned upside down when some of its inhabitants come face to face with giant insects. Poor Alan Travers has it even worse on his way home because he ends up in a giant spider web and the spider that built it is nearby.

The Tardis has detected an anomalous signal resulting in the 12th Doctor and Clara Oswald arriving in what seems to be a normal British village. Very soon, the situation turns out to be very different with the discovery of a corpse trapped in a spider web of truly extraordinary size and strength. The Doctor must quickly investigate to understand what’s happening, and old tales dating back to World War II may offer a clue.

The Many Hands by Dale Smith

The novel “The Many Hands” by Dale Smith was published for the first time in 2008.

The Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones are in Edinburgh in the 18th century when the passage of a stagecoach carrying Benjamin Franklin becomes turbulent due to a strange man who tries to attack the driver, who loses control of the horses. The Doctor tries to stop the stagecoach with the complication of some British soldiers who shoot in his direction.

Eventually, Martha Jones manages to get in front of the stagecoach by taking a shortcut and tries to use the sonic screwdriver to stop it. The strange attacker is hit by the gunfire and the soldiers arrest the Doctor and Martha, who realizes that the attacker is a corpse who has been dead for some time.

the Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Anita (Stephanie de Whalley) in Joy to the World (Image courtesy BBC / Disney+)

“Joy to the World” is the 2024 “Doctor Who” Christmas special episode. It’s available in the UK and Ireland on BBC channels and in many other countries on the Disney+ platform.

The Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) arrives at a hotel in the year 4202 that offers access to different moments in history. He sees a strange man at the reception with a briefcase attached to him with a chain and becomes suspicious. He starts investigating with the help of security guard Trev (Joel Fry) but the briefcase is passed from person to person until a Silurian takes it to another hotel in 2024. The Doctor follows him and arrives at a room recently rented by Joy Almondo (Nicola Coughlan), much to the confusion of her and manager Anita (Stephanie de Whalley).

Dark Horizons by Jenny T. Colgan

The novel “Dark Horizons” by Jenny T. Colgan was published for the first time in 2012.

A Viking ship is carrying Freydis, the Duke of Trondheim’s daughter, promised in marriage to the King of Iceland. It’s an arranged marriage and Freydis is held prisoner on the ship to prevent her from trying to escape what she believes to be a terrible fate. When a sort of tentacle of fire comes out of the sea and hits the ship, panic breaks out on board.

On a nearby Scottish island, the inhabitants see the fire from the shore, and in the village, everyone goes to see the strange show. No one can do anything but the Eleventh Doctor has arrived on the island and has gone to see the source of the commotion. He intervenes and saves the ship’s crew but the strange fire is a threat to everyone on the island too and the Tardis starts acting up.

Long Time Dead by Sarah Pinborough

The novel “Long Time Dead” by Sarah Pinborough was published for the first time in 2011.

The Department has assigned a military unit to explore the remains of Cardiff’s Torchwood Hub to see what was left in the rubble after its destruction. When one of the scientists is found dead, the incident is kept quiet but this becomes increasingly difficult after the start of a strange series of deaths that include suicides of people who leave notes with the words “I remember”.

Suzie Costello has woken up. She has no idea how she came back to life although she senses a presence inside her that seems very hungry. She can move freely thanks to false paper and money that she had hidden but she must be careful with her actions because Tom Cutler is leading the investigation into the victims that Suzie is leaving behind.