Doctor Who: Dark Horizons

Neve McIntosh reads this original Doctor Who adventure by J. T. Colgan, featuring the Eleventh Doctor.

Jenny T.  Colgan has written 13 bestselling novels as Jenny Colgan, which have  sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide. Aged 11, she won a national fan  competition to meet the Doctor and was mistaken for a boy by Peter  Davison. She lives in France, and her favourite episodes are 'Silence in  the Library' and 'Warriors' Gate'.

On a windswept Northern shore, at the very tip of what will one day become Scotland, the islanders believe the worst they have to fear is a Viking attack. Then the burning comes. They cannot run from it. Water will not stop it. It consumes everything - yet the burned still speak.   The Doctor is looking for a game on the famous Lewis chess set. Instead he encounters a people under attack from a power they cannot possibly understand. They have no weapons, no strategy and no protection against a fire sent to engulf them. Add in some marauding Vikings with very bad timing, a kidnapped princess with a secret of her own and a TARDIS that seems to have developed an inexplicable fear of water, and they all have a battle on their hands. The islanders must take on a ruthless alien force in a world without technology; without communications; without tea that isn't made out of bark. Still, at least they have the Doctor on their side - don't they?   A thrilling adventure featuring the Doctor as played by Matt Smith in the spectacular hit series from BBC Television.

J.T. Colgan

Well-written,   amusing and Colgan perfectly captures Matt Smith's on-screen delivery in the   dialogue

A   terrific tale with some surprising twists and turns – more please!  8/10

A great   story, told with flair and action to keep the fans glued to the pages

A page turner for the fans and perhaps for more casual viewers of the series, although Dark Horizons may not come to be known as a Doctor Who classic, it's an entertaining adventure for Matt Smith's Doctor.

A pitch-perfect take on the eleventh Doctor, packed with mystery and action.

"We need to reach out. We need to continue the line..." 
 
 On a windswept northern shore, the islanders believe the worst they have to fear is a Viking attack. Then the burning comes. Water will not stop it. It consumes everything in its path - yet the burned still speak. 
 
 The Doctor encounters a people under attack from a power they cannot possibly understand. They have no weapons, no strategy and no protection against a fire sent to engulf them all. The islanders must take on a ruthless alien force in a world without technology; but at least they have the Doctor on their side... Don't they? 
 
 A thrilling adventure starring the Doctor, as played by Matt Smith.

J.T. Colgan

Praise for Doctor Who: Dark Horizons

Well-written, amusing and Colgan perfectly captures Matt Smith's on-screen delivery in the dialogue

A terrific tale with some surprising twists and turns – more please! 8/10

A great story, told with flair and action to keep the fans glued to the pages

Well-written, amusing and Colgan perfectly captures Matt Smith's on-screen delivery in the dialogue

A terrific tale with some surprising twists and turns – more please! 8/10

A great story, told with flair and action to keep the fans glued to the pages

Well-written, amusing and Colgan perfectly captures Matt Smith's on-screen delivery in the dialogue

A terrific tale with some surprising twists and turns – more please! 8/10

A great story, told with flair and action to keep the fans glued to the pages

Books by J.T. Colgan

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