Showing posts with label Puffin Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Puffin Books. Show all posts

Thursday, July 31, 2014

12th Doctor eShort Confirmed

Following in the wake of last year's short stories featuring each Doctor, Puffin Books has hired Holly Black to pen one featuring the 12th Doctor. The story is titled Lights Out and will be released digitally on October 23, priced US$3.38


Monday, November 4, 2013

Nothing O'Clock

Details have been released on the final 50th anniversary short story. Nothing O'Clock is written by Neil Gaiman and stars the 11th Doctor. The story will be available on the slightly earlier date of the 21st, priced £1.99.

Synopsis:
Thousands of years ago, Time Lords built a Prison for the Kin. They made it utterly impregnable and unreachable. As long as Time Lords existed, the Kin would be trapped forever and the universe would be safe. They had planned for everything… everything, that is, other than the Time War and the fall of Gallifrey. Now the Kin are free again and there’s only one Time Lord left in the universe who can stop them!

Monday, October 14, 2013

Video for The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage

The video for the this month's 50th anniversary eshort is out. You can watch author Derek Landy speak about his story in the player below.

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage Details

Puffin Books has released information on this month's 50th anniversary eShort. It is entitled The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage and is written by Derek Landy. It will be released on the 23rd of this month, priced £1.99. A paperback anthology of all eleven stories in the series will be released on November 23rd, priced £7.99.

Details:
When the TARDIS lands on a planet that looks identical to Earth, the Tenth Doctor and Martha are amazed to find it packed with fictional characters from her childhood. But who has the power to create an entire world out of books and why? The Doctor and Martha must solve the mystery before their story ends!

Friday, September 13, 2013

Video for The Beast of Babylon

The video for this month's eShort is now out. The Beast of Babylon is written by Charlie Higson and will be released on the 23rd of this month.

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

The Beast of Babylon

Details have been released on the September 50th anniversary eShort. The story is written by Charlie Higson, author of the Young Bond and The Enemy book series. As usual, the eBook is priced £1.99 and will be released on the 23rd.

Synopsis:
When a little girl called Ali pockets a silver orb, little does she realize it's her ticket to seeing the universe! Desperate to retrieve the mysterious object, the Ninth Doctor agrees to let her join him on a dangerous trip to ancient Babylon. Together they must join forces to stop a giant Starman from destroying Earth before it's too late!

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Spore Video Introduction

The video for this month's 50th Anniversary short story, Spore, was released earlier today. The story is written by Alex Scarrow and will be available for sale on the 23rd.

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Eight Doctor 50th Anniversary eShort

Puffin Books has released info on the 8th Doctor 50th Anniversary eShort, Spore. The short story will be written by Alex Scarrow (author of the TimeRiders series), and as usual is due out on the 23rd priced £1.99.

Synopsis
In a small town in the Nevada desert, an alien pathogen has reduced the entire population to a seething mass of black slime. When the Eighth Doctor arrives, he realises this latest threat to humanity is horrifyingly familiar – it is a virus which almost annihilated his entire race, the Time Lords…

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

The Ripple Effect Now Available

The 7th Doctor 50th Anniversary eShort, The Ripple Effect, is now available as an eBook. The short story sees the 7th Doctor and Ace in a special adventure penned by Malorie Blackman.

Synopsis:
When the TARDIS lands on Skaro, the Seventh Doctor and Ace are shocked to discover the planet has become the universal centre of learning, populated by a race of peace-loving Daleks. Ever suspicious of his arch enemies’ motives, the Doctor learns of a threat that could literally tear the universe apart…
https://itunes.apple.com/au/book/doctor-who-the-ripple-effect/id596612438?mt=11

http://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Who-Seventh-Anniversary-ebook/dp/B00B5N35JY


Thursday, July 11, 2013

Video for The Ripple Effect

A video featuring author Malorie Blackman was released earlier today, in which she talks about her upcoming short story, The Ripple Effect. The story stars the seventh Doctor and Ace and is one in a series of eleven being released for the 50th Anniversary.



An ebook version is due out on the 23rd priced £1.99.

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Seventh Doctor eShort Announced

The title of the seventh Doctor eShort has been announced as The Ripple Effect, by Malorie Blackman. The story will be released electronically on the 23rd, priced £1.99, and as part of a paperback anthology in November.

Synopsis
When the TARDIS lands on Skaro, the Seventh Doctor and Ace are shocked to discover the planet has become the universal centre of learning, populated by a race of peace-loving Daleks. Ever suspicious of his arch enemies’ motives, the Doctor learns of a threat that could literally tear the universe apart…

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Something Borrowed Video

The video featuring author Richelle Mead has been released for the sixth Doctor eShort, Something Borrowed. The story is one in a series of eleven featuring all of the Doctors and will be released on the 23rd of this month, priced £1.99.

Synopsis:
A wedding on the planet Koturia turns out to be a far more dangerous proposition than the Sixth Doctor and Peri ever expected. It marks the return of a formidable old foe whose genius matches the Doctor’s. Can the Doctor outwit this villain, save Peri and stop the wedding in time?

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

New eShort: Something Borrowed

Details on the sixth Doctor anniversary eShort have been released. The story will be written by Richelle Mead, author of the Dark Swan series. The story will be available for digital download on the 23rd priced £1.99.

Synopsis
A wedding on the planet Koturia turns out to be a far more dangerous proposition than the Sixth Doctor and Peri ever expected. It marks the return of a formidable old foe whose genius matches the Doctor’s. Can the Doctor outwit this villain, save Peri and stop the wedding in time?

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Tip of the Tongue Available

The fifth Doctor eShort, Tip of the Tongue is now available for purchase online. The story is written by Patrick Ness, starring the fifth Doctor and Nyssa, and is the fifth in a series of eleven short stories.

Synopsis
In 1945, a strange new craze for Truth Tellers is sweeping the kids of small-town America. The Fifth Doctor and Nyssa soon arrive to investigate the phenomenom, only to discover that the actual truth behind the Truth Tellers is far more sinister than anyone could have imagined...

http://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Who-Anniversary-Digital-ebook/dp/B00B54TZBA/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369337514&sr=1-1

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Video for Tip of the Tongue

Patrick Ness introduces his fifth Doctor eShort, Tip of the Tongue. Starring the fifth Doctor and Nyssa, the story will be available for download on the 23rd priced £1.99.

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Details on Tip of the Tongue

Details on the new fifth Doctor 50th anniversary eShort, Tip of the Tongue, have been revealed. The story is written by Patrick Ness, author of Chaos Walking and A Monster Calls, and stars the 5th Doctor and Nyssa.

Synopsis:
In 1945, a strange new craze for Truth Tellers is sweeping the kids of small-town America. The Fifth Doctor and Nyssa soon arrive to investigate the phenomenom, only to discover that the actual truth behind the Truth Tellers is far more sinister than anyone could have imagined...

The short story will be released on the 23rd priced £1.99.