Ajay Chowdhury, the inaugural winner of the Harvill Secker-Bloody Scotland prize, is a tech entrepreneur and theatre director. His children’s book – Ayesha and the Firefish, was published in 2016 and adapted into a musical which premiered in San Francisco. 
 
 
The Waiter (Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month), was published in 2021, and is the first in his critically-acclaimed crime series about Detective Kamil Rahman, an ex-policeman from Kolkata who has moved to Brick Lane in London. It is being adapted for television by Moonage Pictures.The Cook (Guardian Top Crime Books of the Year) was published in May 2022 to excellent reviews and deals with the issue of homelessness. The third book in the series – The Detective (Sunday Times Top Crime Books of the Year) – is about government surveillance and AI. The Spy (Longlisted Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing), the fourth book, sees Kamil infiltrate a terrorist cell. The Shadow (A Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month) is the latest book in the series.

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Sophie McKenzie

L. D. Lapinski

Kalynn Bayron

The first collection in the Doctor Who: Icons series. 
 
The Thirteenth Doctor meets the illustrious artist Frida Kahlo in the first of three brand-new novellas starring inspiring characters from history. 
 
Some art can be deadly . . . 
 
Young Frida Kahlo is angry. Injured in a terrible accident, she lives with constant pain and worries that her dreams are unreachable. 
 
But when the TARDIS lands in Mexico City – drawn by a strange disturbance in its energy fields – Frida’s life is turned upside down. Aliens have arrived, taking over the bodies of children and killing anyone who gets in their way. 
 
With the fate of the Earth at stake, the Doctor and Frida must find a way to understand their alien invaders, and each other. 
 
The Tenth Doctor meets the constantly curious Charles Darwin in the second of three brand-new novellas starring inspiring characters from history. 
 
Some discoveries should never be made… 
 
When Charles Darwin takes a break from a long sea voyage to look for shells on the Galapagos Islands, he finds two things that really shouldn’t be there. The first is a sunbathing Doctor. The second is a fresh Silurian skull . . . 
 
When more Silurians are discovered by Darwin’s crew – alive, this time – there is pandemonium. And when the island’s volcano starts erupting, years ahead of schedule, it looks like all-out war. 
 
The Doctor has his hands full. Can he keep Charles – and his evolutionary theory – alive? 
 
The history of science is at stake. 
 
The Fifteenth Doctor meets a literary legend in the third of three brand-new novellas starring inspiring characters from history. 
 
The best stories should never be unwritten… 
 
When a strange signal echoes through time to the heart of the TARDIS, the Doctor follows it to the home of Shirley Jackson. 
 
But the strangeness deepens when they find a sinister figure sowing chaos and discord with the use of a glowing box – encouraging a crowd to murderous deeds. 
 
Catapulted back to Shirley Jackson’s own era by the TARDIS, the Doctor (with the help of the time-struck author) must discover the origins of the box, and the terrible power that it wields . . . 
 
BBC, DOCTOR WHO and TARDIS (word marks and devices) are trade marks of the British Broadcasting Corporation and are used under licence. BBC logo © BBC 1996. DOCTOR WHO logo © BBC 1973. Licensed by BBC Studios.

Doctor Who: Icons 1

Bali Rai

Jack Heath

Paul Magrs

Brought to you by Puffin. 
 
The second audio collection in the Doctor Who: Puffin Classics series featuring four adventures. 
 
Alien pirates, and sea-faring friends abound in this incredible Treasure Island and Doctor Who crossover. 
 
'Who was that?' asked Clara. 'And what are pieces of eight?' 
 
The Doctor smiled. 'Robert Louis Stevenson. I did tell you.' 
 
Summoned to 1700s Plymouth, the Doctor and Clara must investigate a mysterious thievery from the Crown of King George. 
 
Their travels take them to a remote island - but as the secrets of the theft are unearthed, the Doctor discovers something far more sinister. The spectre of a terrible intellect is afoot. 
 
Thankfully, the Doctor and Clara won't be alone. A pirate called Long John Silver, a runaway called Janey Hawkins, and professor called River Song, are all along for the ride. 
 
Embark on a strange and enchanting adventure with old friends and familiar foes in this glorious crossover of Doctor Who and Alice in Wonderland. 
 
The Doctor and his companions visit the dreaming spires of peaceful Oxford, hoping for a brief respite from their travels. 
 
But when Lewis Carroll appears at a garden party and their fellow guests transform into animals, they realise that everything is not as it seems . . . 
 
An unknown cosmic foe has trapped them in a twisted version of Alice’s Wonderland. Separated from the Tardis and from each other, their only hope of escape lies in cryptic clues teased by fan-favourite characters from Carroll’s classic tale. 
 
He tidied his hair, smoothed down his vest, and extended a hand. ‘Perhaps we can begin anew,’ he said. ‘Dr V. Frankenstein, at your service.’ 
 
When an unsettling folk tale leads the Ninth Doctor and Rose to a remote village in Wales, 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 supernatural presence reveals itself . . . 
 
A vampire is on the loose! 
 
On what they hope is going to be a holiday, the Doctor and his companions arrive in a quiet, unassuming seaside town called Whitby. 
 
The terrible significance of the place evades them, until they happen upon a theatre production that captivates their attention . . . 
 
Dracula! 
 
Suddenly, murders are occurring left, right and centre, each victim with trademark puncture wounds on their neck. Ian is soon missing, and a town shrouded in myth and legend is beginning to live up to its name. 
 
Clearly there is a Dracula at large. But the TARDIS team quickly realise: you can never trust a vampire . . . 
 
BBC, DOCTOR WHO and TARDIS (word marks and devices) are trademarks of the British Broadcasting Corporation and are used under licence. BBC logo © BBC 1996. DOCTOR WHO logo © BBC 1973. Licensed by BBC Studios. 
 
©2023 Bali Rai, 2024 Paul Magrs, 2025 Jack Heath, Paul Magrs (P) 2025 Penguin Audio

Doctor Who: Puffin Classics

Jacqueline Rayner

In The Water Thief, an ancient artefact awakes, trapping one of the Eleventh Doctor's companions on an archaeological dig in Egypt. The only way to save his friend is to travel hundreds of years back in time . . .

Doctor Who: The Water Thief

Brought to you by Puffin. 
 
The first audio collection in the Doctor Who: Puffin Classics series featuring four adventures. 
 
Old legends and new worlds collide in this magnificent Doctor Who crossover with King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table 
 
While investigating a strange energy in Carbury, the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble are pulled into a different dimension, smashing a giant hole into another world in the process. 
 
As the magic of the hidden dimension slowly seeps out, the Doctor and Donna find themselves in Camelot, where a young squire, Arthur, comes to their aid, and when the Doctor is mistaken for Merlin, they are swept up in the glamorous and daring legends of the Knights of the Round Table. 
 
But something far more menacing has been awakened. Caught in an ancient battle for power, Donna and the Doctor are sucked into a dangerous game. As each move is made and time spins faster, the Doctor must find a way to seal the rift before an unimaginable power is unleashed and the universe is laid to waste. 
 
The Thirteenth Doctor meets the Wizard of Oz in this brand new Doctor Who and Puffin Classics mashup 
 
When a sudden tornado engulfs the TARDIS, the Thirteenth Doctor and her fam find themselves transported to the magical land of Oz. With a damaged TARDIS and an unexpected stowaway from the 1930s, their only hope of getting home is to follow the yellow brick road. 
 
But when an army of scarecrows ambushes them, they quickly realise that everything is not as it should be, and they're thrown into a fight for survival against a mysterious enemy. As each of her companions becomes a shadow of their former selves, only the Doctor is left standing. 
 
Desperate to save her friends, she must embark on a perilous journey to seek help from the mysterious Wizard of Oz - and stop whatever forces are at work before she and her friends are trapped in the fictional world forever. 
 
The Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) returns to Sherwood Forest in this incredible new crossover of Doctor Who and the legend of Robin Hood 
 
Gold had come to the greenwood . . . 
 
Robin Hood is disenchanted. Maid Marion has disappeared, and the legend of the Doctor has retreated into the shadows of Sherwood Forest. 
 
But the Doctor is back! (Although this is his first visit - time travel does strange things to a story.) 
 
And the timing couldn't be better. A new Sheriff of Nottingham is in town, out to get the Outlaws, and behind the scenes, the mythical Mother Maudlin has designs on the realm that are not of this earth. . . 
 
With the Kingdom in peril, it's time for the return of the Lionheart. 
 
The Doctor meets the Greek Myths in this brand-new Doctor Who and Puffin Classics crossover 
 
It was a kind of portal - a portal into the myths of the ancient world . . . 
 
Everyone knows the Doctor loves museums (it's his way of keeping score). 
 
But when Jo Grant and the Doctor visit the British Museum in London, they might have got more than they bargained for. 
 
A mysterious object is revealed, which grants those who touch it strange visions of Greek Myths. Gods, warriors and monsters are contained within this device, which its discover calls the mythoscope. 
 
But there is something sinister at play. A powerful influence seems to be controlling the mythoscope . . . mastering it. 
 
Jo and the Doctor must enter the mythoscope to face an old and terrible enemy - bargaining with Zeus, battling dragons and journeying into the underworld. 
 
As dangers beset them on all sides, only an object of wondrous power can save them from total destruction . . . 
 
BBC, DOCTOR WHO and TARDIS (word marks and devices) are trademarks of the British Broadcasting Corporation and are used under licence. BBC logo © BBC 1996. DOCTOR WHO logo © BBC 1973. Licensed by BBC Studios. 
 
©2021 Jacqueline Rayner, 2022 & 2023 Paul Magrs (P) 2025 Penguin Audio

Doctor Who: Myths and Legends

Jonathan Green

When one choice can lead to triumph or failure, life or death, glory or destruction . . . which will you choose? WithChoose the Future, YOU decide how, when, where and with whom the Doctor will fight to save the world! 
 
In this brand new adventure, Night of the Kraken, the Twelfth Doctor meets a roguish time-smuggler and faces a terrifying creature from the deep with a plan to destroy the Earth. 
 
The fate of the Doctor and the universe he protects are in your hands...

Doctor Who: Choose the Future: Night of the Kraken

Gary Russell

In Horror of the Space Snakes, people are mysteriously disappearing on Moonbase Laika. They return with strange bite marks and no idea where they have been. Can the Eleventh Doctor get to the bottom of what's going on?

Doctor Who: Horror of the Space Snakes

When one choice can lead to triumph or failure, life or death, glory or destruction - what will you choose? 
 
 In this brand new adventure, Terror Moon, the Twelfth Doctor travels to a far-off moon base, only to discover a monstrous, flesh-eating horror lying in wait . . . 
 
 With Choose the Future, YOU decide how, when, where and with whom the Doctor will fight to save the world! The fate of the universe is in your hands . . .

Doctor Who: Choose the Future: Terror Moon

Colin Brake

Richard Dungworth

Mike Tucker

Scott Handcock

A beautifully illustrated collection of new Doctor Who stories, each featuring one of the twelve Doctors on a festive adventure in theTARDIS. 
 
Written by six authors and with a full-page colour illustration for each story, these tales are full of magic, mystery, wonder, excitement - and everything else that fans love about a Doctor Who Christmas special.

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