
Titles in This Set
Empire of Death
The Robot Revolution
Lux
The Well
Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
Publisher: BBC Books
Overview
This Doctor Who Target Novels collection gathers four standalone adventures—Empire of Death, The Robot Revolution, Lux, and The Well—each expanding a televised story into full prose. Written by a rotating cast of established Doctor Who authors, the set follows the Doctor and companions Ruby Sunday and Belinda Chandra through time-twisted mysteries, a robotic uprising, a hungry light haunting 1950s Miami, and a chilling underground colony. Longtime Whovians will appreciate the extra depth these novelisations add, while new readers enjoy each tale as a self-contained adventure. Presented in matching paperback, this four-book set is an easy, giftable way to revisit modern Doctor Who.
About the Books
Across these four novelisations, the Doctor's adventures explore memory, sacrifice, and the resilience of ordinary people caught in extraordinary events. Empire of Death sees the Doctor and Ruby Sunday, working alongside UNIT, chase a mysterious figure who seems to slip across time itself, unraveling a secret connected to Susan Triad and the night Ruby was born, before the story builds toward a confrontation with a vast, world-ending threat. The Robot Revolution introduces Belinda Chandra, a nurse whose ordinary life is upended when she is abducted by killer robots and pulled into an interstellar power struggle, forcing her and the Doctor to decide who truly deserves to rule a fractured world. Lux takes the pair to a deceptively cheerful 1950s Miami, where a string of disappearances and a sinister cartoon mascot conceal a being made of living light, testing both the Doctor's cunning and Belinda's nerve. The Well returns to the format of the classic story Midnight, dropping the Doctor and companion Belinda into a remote mining colony buried deep underground, where a lone survivor and a series of shattered mirrors hint at something that must never be looked at directly. Each novelisation expands on its televised counterpart with extra interior detail and pacing suited to the page, giving readers a richer sense of setting and motivation than a single viewing offers.
Key Benefits
Book-by-Book Guide
Empire of Death — The Doctor and Ruby Sunday join UNIT to trace a time-slipping woman tied to a secret about Ruby's birth, building to a confrontation with a world-ending force.
The Robot Revolution — Nurse Belinda Chandra is abducted by killer robots and thrust alongside the Doctor into an interstellar uprising over who holds power.
Lux — In a cheerful 1950s Miami, the Doctor and Belinda trace disappearances linked to a hungry being of pure light and a sinister cartoon mascot.
The Well — Five miles underground in an abandoned mining colony, the Doctor and Belinda confront a lone survivor and a horror that must never be looked at directly.
About the Authors
This collection brings together four writers experienced in Doctor Who tie-in fiction. Scott Handcock, Una McCormack, James Goss, and Gareth L. Powell each contribute one novelisation, drawing on backgrounds in audio drama, prose fiction, and screenwriting to bring televised adventures to the page. Their combined body of work spans Doctor Who audio plays, short stories, and previous Target novelisations, giving each writer a practiced feel for the show's tone. Readers can expect prose faithful to each episode's atmosphere, with added depth only a novel can provide.
Why You'll Love This Collection
This four-book paperback set is a must for any Doctor Who fan's shelf, blending cosmic mystery, robot rebellion, retro horror, and underground suspense in one collectible bundle. It makes an easy stocking stuffer, birthday gift, or holiday pick for Whovians of any age, and a satisfying summer read for science-fiction fans.
Please Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.
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