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  As death falls from the sky, the Doctor is trapped. The TARDIS is damaged, and the Doctor finds he is living backwards through time. With Amy and Rory being hunted through the suburban streets of the Doctor's own future and getting farther away with every passing second, he must unravel the secrets of Appletown before time runs out...

  A thrilling, all-new adventure featuring the Doctor, Amy and Rory, as played by Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill in the spectacular hit series from BBC

  Television.

  Available now from BBC Books

  The King's Dragon

  by Una McCormack

  £6.99 ISBN 978 1 846 07990 0

  In the city-state of Geath, the King lives in a golden hall, and the people want for nothing. Everyone is happy and everyone is rich. Or so it seems,

  When the Doctor, Amy and Rory look beneath the surface, they discover a city of secrets. In dark corners, strange creatures are stirring. At the heart of the hall, a great metal dragon oozes gold. Then the Herald appears, demanding the return of her treasure... And next come the gunships.

  The battle for possession of the treasure has begun, and only the Doctor and his friends can save the people of the city from being destroyed in the crossfire of an ancient civil war. But will the King surrender his new-found wealth? Or will he fight to keep it...?

  A thrilling, all-new adventure featuring the Doctor, Amy and Rory, as played by Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill in the spectacular hit series from BBC

  Television.

  Available now from BBC Books

  The Glamour Chase

  by Gary Russell

  £6.99 ISBN 978 1 846 07988 7

  An archaeological dig in 1936 unearths relics of another time... And — as the Doctor, Amy and Rory realise —

  another place. Another planet.

  But if Enola Porter, noted adventuress, has really found evidence of an alien civilisation, how come she isn't famous? Why has Rory never heard of her? Added to that, since Amy's been travelling with him for a while now, why does she now think the Doctor is from Mars?

  As the ancient spaceship reactivates, the Doctor discovers that nothing and no one can be trusted. The things that seem most real could actually be literal fabrications —

  and very deadly indeed.

  Who can the Doctor believe when no one is what they seem? And how can he defeat an enemy who can bend matter itself to their will? For the Doctor, Amy and Rory —

  and all of humanity — the buried secrets of the past are very much a threat to the present...

  A thrilling, all-new adventure featuring the Doctor, Amy and Rory, as played by Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill in the spectacular hit series from BBC Television.

  Available now from BBC Books

  The Only Good Dalek

  by Justin Richards and Mike Collins

  £16.99 ISBN 978 1 846 07984 9

  Station 7 is where the Earth Forces send all the equipment captured in their unceasing war against the Daleks. It's where Dalek technology is analysed and examined. It's where the Doctor and Amy have just arrived. But somehow the Daleks have found out about Station 7—and there's something there that they want back.

  With the Doctor increasingly worried about the direction the Station's research is taking, the commander of Station 7

  knows he has only one possible, desperate, defence.

  Because the last terrible secret of Station 7 is that they don't only store captured Dalek technology. It's also a prison. And the only thing that might stop a Dalek is another Dalek...

  An epic, full-colour graphic novel featuring the Doctor and Amy, as played by Matt Smith and Karen Gillan in the spectacular hit series from BBC Television.

  Available now from BBC Books

  Dead of Winter

  by James Goss

  £6.99 ISBN 978 1 849 90238 1

  In Dr. Bloom's clinic at a remote spot on the Italian coast, at the end of the eighteenth century, nothing is ever quite what it seems.

  Maria is a lonely little girl with no one to play with. She writes letters to her mother from the isolated resort where she is staying. She tells of the pale English aristocrats and the mysterious Russian nobles and their attentive servants.

  She tells of intrigue and secrets, and she tells of strange faceless figures that rise from the sea. She writes about the enigmatic Mrs Pond who arrives with her husband and her physician, and who will change everything.

  What she doesn't tell her mother is the truth that everyone knows and no-one says – that the only people who come here do so to die...

  A thrilling, all-new adventure featuring the Doctor, Amy and Rory, as played by Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill in the spectacular hit series from BBC

  Television.

  Available now from BBC Books

  The Way through the Woods

  by Una McCormack

  £6.99 ISBN 978 1 849 90237 3

  Two teenage girls disappear into an ancient wood, a foreboding and malevolent presence both now and in the past. The modern motorway bends to avoid it, as did the old Roman road.

  In 1917 the Doctor and Amy are desperate to find out what's happened to Rory, who's vanished too.

  But something is waiting for them in the woods.

  Something hat's been there for thousands of years.

  Something that is now waking up.

  A thrilling, all-new adventure featuring the Doctor, Amy and Rory, as played by Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill in the spectacular hit series from BBC

  Television.

  Available now from BBC Books

  Hunter's Moon

  by Paul Finch

  £6.99 ISBN 978 1 849 90236 6

  Welcome to Leisure Platform 9 – a place where gamblers and villains rub shoulders with socialites and celebrities.

  Don't cheat at the games tables, and be careful who you beat. The prize for winning the wrong game is to take part in another, as Rory is about to discover – and the next game could be the death of him.

  When Rory is kidnapped by the brutal crime lord Xord Krauzzen, the Doctor and Amy must go undercover to infiltrate the deadly contest being played out in the ruins of Gorgoror. But how long before Krauzzen realises the Doctor isn't a vicious mercenary and discovers what Amy is up to? It's only a matter of time.

  And time is the one thing Rory and the other fugitives on Gorgoror don't have. They are the hunted in a game that can only end in death, and time for everyone is running out...

  A thrilling, all-new adventure featuring the Doctor, Amy and Rory, as played by Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill in the spectacular hit series from BBC

  Television.

  Available now from BBC Books

  The Dalek Handbook

  by Steve Tribe and James Goss

  £9.99 ISBN 978 1 849 90232 8

  Exterminate!

  The chilling battle cry of the Daleks has terrorised and terrified countless billions across thousands of worlds throughout time and space, from Skaro, Vulcan and Exxilon to the Medusa Cascade, Churchill's War Room and the opening of the Pandorica. This is the comprehensive history of the greatest enemies of the Doctor.

  Learn about the Daleks' origins on the planet Skaro, how a Time Lord intervention altered the course of Dalek history, and how they emerged to wage war on Thals, Mechanoids, Movellans, Draconians and humans. With design artwork and photographs from five decades of Doctor Who, The Dalek Handbook also reveals the development of their iconic look and sound, and their enduring appeal in television, radio, books, comics and more.

  Including the full story of the Daleks' centuries-long conflict with the one enemy they fear, the Doctor, The Dalek Handbook is the complete guide to the Daleks – in and out of their casings!

  Available now from BBC Books

  Touched by an Angel

  by Jonathan Morris

  £6.99 ISBN 978 1 849 90234 2

  In 2003, Rebecca Whitaker died in a road
accident. Her husband Mark is still grieving. Then he receives a battered envelope, posted eight years ago, containing a set of instructions and a letter with a simple message:

  'You can save her'

  Later that night, while picking up a takeaway, Mark glances at a security monitor – to see himself, standing in the restaurant in grainy black and white. And behind him there's a stone statue of an angel. Covering it's eyes, as though weeping... Except, when Mark turns, there's nothing there.

  As Mark is given the chance to save Rebecca, it's up to the Doctor, Amy and Rory to save the whole world.

  Because this time the Weeping Angels are using history itself as a weapon...

  A thrilling, all-new adventure featuring the Doctor, Amy and Rory, as played by Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill in the spectacular hit series from BBC Television.

  Available now from BBC Books

  Paradox Lost

  by George Mann

  £6.99 ISBN 978 1 849 90235 9

  London 1910: An unsuspecting thief gets more than he bargained for when he breaks into a house in Kensington. He finds himself confronted by horrific, grey-skinned creatures that are waiting the devour his mind.

  London 2789: An unimaginably ancient city. The remains of an android are dredged from the Thames. It's one of the latest models, only just developed. But it's been in the water for over a thousand years. And when the android is reactivated, it has a message – a warning that can only be delivered to a man named the Doctor.

  The Doctor and his friends must solve a mystery that has spanned over a thousand years. Travelling backwards and forwards in time, they must unravel the threads of an ancient plot. If they fail, the deadly alien Squall will devour the world...

  A thrilling, all-new adventure featuring the Doctor, Amy and Rory, as played by Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill in the spectacular hit series from BBC Television.

  Available now from BBC Books

  Borrowed Time

  by Naomi A. Alderman

  £6.99 ISBN 978 1 849 90233 5

  Andrew Brown never has enough time. No time to call his sister, no time to prepare for that important presentation at the bank where he works... The train's late, the lift jams, the all-important meeting's started by the time he arrives.

  Disaster.

  If only he'd had just a little more time.

  Time is the business of Mr. Symington and Mr.

  Blenkinsop. They'll lend Andrew Brown some time – at a very reasonable rate of interest. If he was in trouble before he borrowed time, things have just got a lot worse.

  Detecting a problem, the Doctor, Amy and Rory go undercover at the bank. The Doctor's a respected expert, and Amy's his trusted advisor. Rory has a job in the post room. But they'll have to move fast to stop Symington and Blenkinsop before they cash in their investments. The Harvest is approaching.

  A thrilling, all-new adventure featuring the Doctor, Amy and Rory, as played by Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill in the spectacular hit series from BBC

  Television.

  Available now from BBC Books

  The Coming of the Terraphiles

  by Michael Moorcock

  £16.99 ISBN 978 1 846 07983 2

  Miggea – a star on the very edge of reality. The cusp between this universe and the next. A point where space-time has worn thin, and is in danger of collapsing... And the venue for the grand finals of the competition to win the fabled Arrow of Law.

  The Doctor and Amy have joined the Terraphiles – a group dedicated to re-enacting ancient sporting events. They are determined to win the Arrow. But just getting to Miggea proves tricky. Reality is collapsing, ships are disappearing, and Captain Cornelius and his pirates are looking for easy pickings.

  Even when they arrive, the Doctor and Amy's troubles won't be over. They have to find out who is so desperate to get the Arrow of Law that they will kill for it. And uncover the traitor on their own team. And win the contest fair and square.

  And, of course, they need to save the universe from total destruction.

  A thrilling, all-new adventure featuring the Doctor, Amy and Rory, as played by Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill in the spectacular hit series from BBC Television, written by the acclaimed science fiction and fantasy author Michael Moorcock.

  Available now from BBC Books

  The Brilliant Book 2012

  Edited by Clayton Hickman

  £14.99 ISBN 978 1 849 90230 4

  Packed with unseen photographs and original artwork and illustrations, The Brilliant Book of Doctor Who 2012 is your indespensible guide to Series Six of Doctor Who.

  Weaving fact and fiction, interviews and information, the Brilliant Book boasts brand new material from the writers of the TV show, including Mark Gatiss, Gareth Roberts, Matthew Graham, Tom McRae and Steve Thompson, plus exclusive extras from Neil Gaiman, Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill and Alex Kingston take us behind the scenes in revealing new interviews, while showrunner Steven Moffat unravels the secrets of the scripts.

  Learn the art of making a memorable monster, discover how the show's secrets are kept, and see a full episode-by-episode guide, including deleted scenes and hidden gems you might have missed. Find out who legendary Time Lord the Corsair really was, and voyage with the Pirate crew of the good ship Fancy before they heard the Siren's song; discover the full story of the fight for Ganger rights and get a taste of the future with Dorium Maldovar.

  The Brilliant Book of Doctor Who 2012 – no TARDIS

  traveller should be without it.

  The Brilliant Book of Doctor Who 2012 contains the code for a free download of Eleventh Doctor audiobook, Doctor Who: Night of the Humans (produced by AudioGo) by David Llewellyn.

  Available now from BBC Books

  The Encyclopedia

  Edited by Gary Russell

  £25.00 ISBN 978 1 849 90231 1

  The fully revised and updated Doctor Who Encyclopedia, covering every episode from 2005 to the present.

  River Song still a riddle? Stumped by the stolen planets in the Medusa Cascade? Forgotten what happened in the Timelines that Never Happened? Look no further...

  Completely revised and updated, this is the ultimate guide to everything and everyone that's ever happened, un-happened and happened again in the worlds and times of the Doctor. The Doctor Who Encyclopedia now covers the Eleventh Doctor's first two seasons, plus every Ninth and Tenth Doctor story, and is packed with photographs and artwork from seven stunning years of adventures –

  including the charity specials, animated adventures, online Adventure Games, Tardisodes and preludes.

  This is your complete tour of time and space – space from Abaddon and Inspector Abberline to Melody Zucker and the Zygons.

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