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Doctor Who: Thirteen Doctors 13 Stories

A new version of this much-loved anthology, with a brand-new story featuring the brand-new Thirteenth Doctor from literary sensation Naomi Alderman!

Twelve wonderful tales of adventure, science, magic, monsters and time travel - featuring all twelve Doctors - are waiting for you in this very special Doctor Who book.

And now they're joined by a very exciting, and very exclusive, new tale - written by Naomi Alderman, author of The Power - that will star the Thirteenth Doctor, as she battles to save the universe with her three close and trusted friends.

Other authors featured are: Eoin Colfer, Michael Scott, Marcus Sedgwick, Philip Reeve, Patrick Ness, Richelle Mead, Malorie Blackman, Alex Scarrow, Charlie Higson, Derek Landy, Neil Gaiman, and Holly Black.

About Naomi Alderman

Naomi Alderman is an award-winning novelist, TV producer and videogames creator. She is the author of the bestselling The Power (Penguin Books 2017), winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction and since adapted for TV by Amazon Prime. Her other books include The Future (2023), The Liars’ Gospel (2013), The Lessons (2010) and Disobedience (2006) and the forthcoming non-fiction book about the information crisis: Don't Burn Anyone At The Stake Today. She is the co-creator of the fitness game and audio adventure Zombies, Run! which has more than 10 million players. Naomi writes and presents Human Intelligence, the history of thinkers from Socrates to Mary Wollstonecraft to Malcolm X on BBC Radio 4. She is Professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
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