Doctor Who
Original Novels: New Series Adventures: 2008
New Series Adventures

Unlike the New Adventures and Eighth Doctor Adventures which had featured the ongoing adventures of the Seventh and and Eighth Doctors respectively, and which had been aimed at an adult readership, the BBC's range of New Series Adventures are aimed at a younger audience, and also feature very little continuity between the novels, making them very much standalone stories.

The first three hardbacks were released in May 2005 and featured the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler.

With the unexpected regeneration of Christopher Eccleston at the conclusion of the first season, it quickly became apparent that the book range would also be undergoing a change.

The second and final batch of books to feature the Ninth Doctor (set later in Season One and including Rose and Captain Jack Harkness) were released in September 2005.

The first three novels featuring the Tenth Doctor and Rose were released in April 2006, while March 2007 saw the first book published to feature the new companion Martha Jones.
Doctor Who: Revenge of the Judoon

Doctor Who: Revenge of the Judoon cover image
by Terrance Dicks
  • UK
  • Paperback
  • BBC Books
  • March 2008
Back Cover Blurb
The TARDIS brings the Doctor and Martha to Balmoral in 1902. Here they meet Captain Harry Carruthers — friend of the new king, Edward VII. Together they head for the castle to see the king — only to find that Balmoral Castle is gone, leaving just a hole in the ground. The Doctor realises it is the work of the Judoon — a race of ruthless space police.

While Martha and Carruthers seek answers in London, the Doctor finds himself in what should be the most deserted place on Earth — and he is not alone.

With help from Arthur Conan Doyle, the Doctor and his friends discover a plot to take over the world. With time running out, who will fall victim to the revenge of the Judoon?
Regular Characters
Tenth Doctor / Martha Jones

Familiar Faces / Returning Characters
The Judoon
Notes
  • Revenge of the Judoon was released as part of the Quick Reads scheme, which is designed to encourage more people to read, in particular adult learners. It was the third Doctor Who book to be released after the success of I Am a Dalek in 2006 and Made of Steel in 2007.
  • Revenge of the Judoon sees the return of the rhino-like Judoon who first appeared in the television series in Smith and Jones, the debut episode for Martha.

    Also making a second appearance in the Doctor Who universe is Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle, who first appeared in John Peel's 1994 novel Evolution, which featured the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith.
  • Revenge of the Judoon is the second Doctor Who novel for the Quick Reads scheme to be written by Terrance Dicks, whose other writing credits include over seventy Doctor Who novelisations and original novels, as well as the the 2007 novelisation of the Sarah Jane Adventures pilot Invasion of the Bane.
Doctor Who: Martha in the Mirror

Doctor Who: Martha in the Mirror cover image
by Justin Richards
  • UK
  • Hardback
  • BBC Books
  • April 2008
  • Book Number: 22
Back Cover Blurb
Regular Characters
Tenth Doctor / Martha Jones
Notes
Doctor Who: Snowglobe 7

Doctor Who: Snowglobe 7 cover image
by Mike Tucker
  • UK
  • Hardback
  • BBC Books
  • April 2008
  • Book Number: 23
Back Cover Blurb
Regular Characters
Tenth Doctor / Martha Jones
Notes
Doctor Who: The Many Hands

Doctor Who: The Many Hands cover image
by Dale Smith
  • UK
  • Hardback
  • BBC Books
  • April 2008
  • Book Number: 24
Back Cover Blurb
Regular Characters
Tenth Doctor / Martha Jones
Notes
  • The Many Hands is the first book for the New Series Adventures range to be written by Dale Smith, although he wrote the Seventh Doctor novel Heritage for the Previous Doctor Adventures series in 2002, and The Albino's Dancer for the spin-off Time Hunter range of novellas in 2006.
  • The Many Hands was released at the same time as Martha in the Mirror and Snowglobe 7.