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Authors: Gary Russell
So, it's all Steven Moffat's fault, you know. And I couldn't be more grateful to him!
I cheekily asked him if I could do a novel with River Song. He said no, so that it couldn't be contradicted by (or more importantly contradict) anything that may potentially happen with River and the Twelfth Doctor one day on the tellybox. And quite right too. âBut,' he said, âput in Bernice. I like Bernice, you should bring her back.' And nothing brought a smile to my face more than that idea.
Not that long ago, myself and my sometime writing partner Scott Handcock had a fun couple of years doing Benny adventures on audio CD for Big Finish Productions. (A round of applause to them for saying yes to all this too, by the way.) We devised a new âfamily' for her, bringing back her son Peter and creating Ruth and Jack. (The audios also featured the lovely Irving Braxiatel, but he was off doing some supply run for the White Rabbit or something equally dodgy with an Ikerian soft-furnishings merchant or a Surlioid spaceship dealer and wasn't available to
take part in this adventure.) Scott and I stopped doing these after sixteen thrilling stories, but I truly love these characters, especially Benny, and so it took very little provocation (well, OK, none at all) to bring them all back together for this yarn, set some time after their last audio adventure.
I have to give a nod of the hat to those fine actors Lisa Bowerman, Tom Grant, Ayshea Antione-Brown and David Ames who brought Benny, Peter, Ruth and Jack to life so well. I heard their voices in my heads as I wrote each line of dialogue, and, if you're familiar with the audios, I hope you did too.
Finally a little yaaay too for the marvellous Peter Capaldi, who makes writing dialogue for his Doctor such a joy to do.
This book was mostly written in the spring of 2015 in Australia. Where it was actually autumn, moving towards winter. It gets very confusing for a poor feeble-minded Brit living down under try to understand these weird seasons. And don't get me started on the idea of celebrating Christmas Day in 70-degree heat on a beach. It's weird. Lovely. But dead weirdâ¦I have to say, if you've never visited the country, especially New South Wales, do yourself a favour and do so. It is amazing. Visit Sydney, of course, but I can't hype the breathtaking Blue Mountains enough. A day there is a day you'll never forgetâ¦
Una McCormack
ISBN 978-1-101-90583-8
The Grail is a story, a myth! It didn't exist on your world! It can't exist here!
The city-state of Varuz is failing. Duke Aurelian is the last of his line, his capital is crumbling, and the armies of his enemy, Duke Conrad, are poised beyond the mountains to invade. Aurelian is preparing to gamble everything on one last battle. So when a holy man, the Doctor, comes to Varuz from beyond the mountains, Aurelian asks for his blessing in the war.
But all is not what it seems in Varuz. The city-guard have lasers for swords, and the halls are lit by electric candlelight. Aurelian's beloved wife, Guena, and his most trusted knight, Bernhardt, seem to be plotting to overthrow their Duke, and Clara finds herself drawn into their intrigueâ¦
Will the Doctor stop Aurelian from going to war? Will Clara's involvement in the plot against the Duke be discovered? Why is Conrad's ambassador so nervous? And who are the ancient and weary knights who arrive in Varuz claiming to be on a quest for the Holy Grail�
An original novel featuring the Twelfth Doctor and Clara, as played by Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman
Trevor Baxendale
ISBN 978-1-101-90579-1
I do hope you're all ready to be terrified!
The Phaeron disappeared from the universe over a million years ago. They travelled among the stars using roads made from time and space, but left only relics behind. But what actually happened to the Phaeron? Some believe they were they eradicated by a superior forceâ¦Others claim they destroyed themselves.
Or were they in fact the victims of an even more hideous fate?
In the far future, humans discover the location of the last Phaeron road â and the Doctor and Clara join the mission to see where the road leads. Each member of the research team knows exactly what they're looking for â but only the Doctor knows exactly what they'll find.
Because only the Doctor knows the true secret of the Phaeron: a monstrous secret so terrible and powerful that it must be buried in the deepest grave imaginableâ¦
An original novel featuring the Twelfth Doctor and Clara, as played by Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman
