Doctor Who novels
I've written a number of novels based in the DOCTOR WHO universe. A lot have been in the hugely enjoyable spin-off ranges from the main series. These spin-offs tend to focus on the Doctor's companions or monsters he's faced.
They're usually a lot of fun to write for and I have a particular interest in the Erimem series, given that I created the character and edit the range.
One of the things I really adore about Doctor Who is the way these spin-off novels (and the other spin-off media) expand the universe of Doctor Who. The spin-offs all have their own flavours, personalities and styles but they all expand the wider universe of Doctor Who.
It's a wonderful universe to play in.
Telos Publishing, 2004
The American Civil War... a time of great unrest, when fathers found themselves in conflict with their own sons and when lawlessness and slavery was rife. The Doctor, together with his companions Peri and Erimem, arrive in the middle of the conflict. The Doctor manages to cope in his own inimitable manner, but Peri -- an American -- and Erimem -- a dark-skinned Egyptian -- find themselves faced with all the bigotry and hatred that typified the war for some.
The American Civil War... a time of great unrest, when fathers found themselves in conflict with their own sons and when lawlessness and slavery was rife. The Doctor, together with his companions Peri and Erimem, arrive in the middle of the conflict. The Doctor manages to cope in his own inimitable manner, but Peri -- an American -- and Erimem -- a dark-skinned Egyptian -- find themselves faced with all the bigotry and hatred that typified the war for some.
Candy Jar Books, 2016
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart has been remanded to Woodworms Scrubs Prison, and his team have no idea why. Secrecy surrounds his case, but his team barely have a chance to process anything before they are sent on a mission to Egypt.
Why does it seem like Lethbridge-Stewart is going out of his way to court trouble from the prison's most notorious inmates? And what does it have to do with well-known gangster Hugh Godfrey?In the Ptolemaic Museum of Cairo, Anne Travers and her team are trying to uncover the mystery surrounding some very unusual stone statues.
One thing connects these events; the cargo transported by Colonel Pemberton and Captain Knight in August 1968.
The second edition of the novel contains a new short story, Straight as an Arrow.
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart has been remanded to Woodworms Scrubs Prison, and his team have no idea why. Secrecy surrounds his case, but his team barely have a chance to process anything before they are sent on a mission to Egypt.
Why does it seem like Lethbridge-Stewart is going out of his way to court trouble from the prison's most notorious inmates? And what does it have to do with well-known gangster Hugh Godfrey?In the Ptolemaic Museum of Cairo, Anne Travers and her team are trying to uncover the mystery surrounding some very unusual stone statues.
One thing connects these events; the cargo transported by Colonel Pemberton and Captain Knight in August 1968.
The second edition of the novel contains a new short story, Straight as an Arrow.
Candy Jar Books 2024
September 1973.
The fledgling UNIT has had a busy summer, tackling Tobias Vaughn and being infiltrated by the alien Jocransten.
Now Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart finds himself leaned on by the British Government to assist the Spanish army in an investigation, couched as a training exercise in Seville. Major Branwell steps up to the mark to prove his worth, with Corporals Benton and Tracy for support. But it seems that almost everyone has something to hide – even the dead.
What do the lights in the sky above Seville signify? Who can the UNIT team trust? And what is killing people in the darkness?
It quickly becomes apparent that the situation is far more dangerous and involved than the British or Spanish governments let on. UNIT reinforcements are not an option. Besides which, Captain Turner is off leading a mission of his own back in England. Only Benton seems to be enjoying himself, having befriended a local teacher, Pilar Ortega, and her feisty Abuela. But where will that lead when the threat of death is all around?
And why does the local monastery look like a fortress?
Now Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart finds himself leaned on by the British Government to assist the Spanish army in an investigation, couched as a training exercise in Seville. Major Branwell steps up to the mark to prove his worth, with Corporals Benton and Tracy for support. But it seems that almost everyone has something to hide – even the dead.
What do the lights in the sky above Seville signify? Who can the UNIT team trust? And what is killing people in the darkness?
It quickly becomes apparent that the situation is far more dangerous and involved than the British or Spanish governments let on. UNIT reinforcements are not an option. Besides which, Captain Turner is off leading a mission of his own back in England. Only Benton seems to be enjoying himself, having befriended a local teacher, Pilar Ortega, and her feisty Abuela. But where will that lead when the threat of death is all around?
And why does the local monastery look like a fortress?
Big Finish Productions, 2005with Claire Bartlett
An extraordinary discovery in the Valley of the Kings leaves historians bemused and asking the question…
…Who was Erimem?
The only daughter of the great Pharaoh Amenhotep II, Princess Erimemushinteperem has lived a comfortable, privileged life safe in Pharaoh's luxurious palace in Thebes, surrounded by servants, slaves and friends. But her sixteenth year will bring Erimem and her brothers into contact with war, death, treachery, assassins and tragedy, and will lead her to a destiny she had never imagined… or wanted.
An extraordinary discovery in the Valley of the Kings leaves historians bemused and asking the question…
…Who was Erimem?
The only daughter of the great Pharaoh Amenhotep II, Princess Erimemushinteperem has lived a comfortable, privileged life safe in Pharaoh's luxurious palace in Thebes, surrounded by servants, slaves and friends. But her sixteenth year will bring Erimem and her brothers into contact with war, death, treachery, assassins and tragedy, and will lead her to a destiny she had never imagined… or wanted.
Thebes Publishing, 2015with Claire Bartlett
“They need me alive...I want them dead.”
After a freak electrical storm that seems to happen indoors, a young woman is found in the Egyptian exhibit of a London museum, and she seems to look exactly like the face on the death-mask of the uncrowned Pharaoh Erimem…
What is she doing inside the exhibit? How did she get there? Is she really a Pharaoh from 1400BC? And just who is willing to search time and space to find and assassinate her?
Erimem and a group of 21st century students are sent far into the past, to Actium in Greece where Erimem meets the famed Cleopatra VII on the eve of a vital battle which could end Egypt’s existence as a free country and condemn it to life as a Roman province. Two great rulers of Egypt come into conflict over what Egypt needs to do in order to survive, and both Erimem and Cleopatra face their own personal battles for survival.
“They need me alive...I want them dead.”
After a freak electrical storm that seems to happen indoors, a young woman is found in the Egyptian exhibit of a London museum, and she seems to look exactly like the face on the death-mask of the uncrowned Pharaoh Erimem…
What is she doing inside the exhibit? How did she get there? Is she really a Pharaoh from 1400BC? And just who is willing to search time and space to find and assassinate her?
Erimem and a group of 21st century students are sent far into the past, to Actium in Greece where Erimem meets the famed Cleopatra VII on the eve of a vital battle which could end Egypt’s existence as a free country and condemn it to life as a Roman province. Two great rulers of Egypt come into conflict over what Egypt needs to do in order to survive, and both Erimem and Cleopatra face their own personal battles for survival.
Thebes Publishing, 2015
“You could see the flesh hanging from its mouth and it let loose this terrible scream. It was like we were looking at the devil.” Looking at her timeline, Erimem is intrigued by evidence that at some point in her life, she visits the Nazi-besieged city of Stalingrad in 1942. Against the advice of her friends, Erimem travels back through time to discover what happened in Russia during those terrible times in the war.
Erimem’s friends all have the same question - why is she suddenly so obsessed with visiting Stalingrad at this most brutal time?
With German forces relentlessly bombarding the city, the people are freezing and starving... and worse, there are stories of a demon or a beast, stalking the ruined streets of Stalingrad, devouring anyone it meets.
When Erimem arrives she finds a city under attack both from the invading German armies and from a dark force in the shadows.
“You could see the flesh hanging from its mouth and it let loose this terrible scream. It was like we were looking at the devil.” Looking at her timeline, Erimem is intrigued by evidence that at some point in her life, she visits the Nazi-besieged city of Stalingrad in 1942. Against the advice of her friends, Erimem travels back through time to discover what happened in Russia during those terrible times in the war.
Erimem’s friends all have the same question - why is she suddenly so obsessed with visiting Stalingrad at this most brutal time?
With German forces relentlessly bombarding the city, the people are freezing and starving... and worse, there are stories of a demon or a beast, stalking the ruined streets of Stalingrad, devouring anyone it meets.
When Erimem arrives she finds a city under attack both from the invading German armies and from a dark force in the shadows.
Thebes Publishing, 2016with Julianne Todd and Claire Bartlett
“Something north of thirty men were chasing us. They were filthy. They looked wild... Wild like they had left civilisation behind.”
A trip into the near future takes Erimem, Andy and Helena to a newly built city in England where the rule of law has been set aside for the twin rules of gangs and ratings.
Everything in the city is observed by TV cameras, including the struggle by a woman named Angela, the city’s Angel of Mercy, to protect and feed the most vulnerable.
Erimem and her friends find themselves caught in the deadly ongoing conflict between Angela and a gang led by a man named Razor, a gang that is ready to kill anyone in their path... including the time travellers.
“Something north of thirty men were chasing us. They were filthy. They looked wild... Wild like they had left civilisation behind.”
A trip into the near future takes Erimem, Andy and Helena to a newly built city in England where the rule of law has been set aside for the twin rules of gangs and ratings.
Everything in the city is observed by TV cameras, including the struggle by a woman named Angela, the city’s Angel of Mercy, to protect and feed the most vulnerable.
Erimem and her friends find themselves caught in the deadly ongoing conflict between Angela and a gang led by a man named Razor, a gang that is ready to kill anyone in their path... including the time travellers.
Thebes Publishing 2016
‘The Lady Erimem landed her knees hard into the pirate’s chest. The blades flashed hard and true, back and forth across the pirate’s throat, ending his threat.’
Erimem travels centuries into the past in search of her friend, Andy, who is lost in a dangerous era of pirates and Highwaymen.
While Erimem, Helena and Ibrahim find themselves on a Caribbean island which comes under attack, Andy takes to the roads of England behind a mask before encountering the most deadly pirate terrorising the Caribbean...
As they all battle for survival, Andy is drawn into a far more unusual and surprising adventure...
‘The Lady Erimem landed her knees hard into the pirate’s chest. The blades flashed hard and true, back and forth across the pirate’s throat, ending his threat.’
Erimem travels centuries into the past in search of her friend, Andy, who is lost in a dangerous era of pirates and Highwaymen.
While Erimem, Helena and Ibrahim find themselves on a Caribbean island which comes under attack, Andy takes to the roads of England behind a mask before encountering the most deadly pirate terrorising the Caribbean...
As they all battle for survival, Andy is drawn into a far more unusual and surprising adventure...
Thebes Publishing 2017
Another adventure featuring DOCTOR WHO's former companion, Erimem.
In 276BC, a slave is beaten half to death by a demented princess...
In 1884, a woman calls upon the legendary explorer Allan Quatermain seeking passage to a lost city...
In 2419, the Inquisition exacts Holy Retribution upon a woman called The Abomination... The link between all three is Helena, the woman just days from marrying into Erimem's family in 2017. What is the link and how can Erimem save her family?
Another adventure featuring DOCTOR WHO's former companion, Erimem.
In 276BC, a slave is beaten half to death by a demented princess...
In 1884, a woman calls upon the legendary explorer Allan Quatermain seeking passage to a lost city...
In 2419, the Inquisition exacts Holy Retribution upon a woman called The Abomination... The link between all three is Helena, the woman just days from marrying into Erimem's family in 2017. What is the link and how can Erimem save her family?
Thebes Publishing 2018
In 1940...A Los Angeles Private Detective is hired to track down a missing artefact...
Four Europeans sneak into Los Angeles and immediately go into hiding...
A Hollywood director, desperate to find a new star for his movie, is attacked in an alley...
In 2018...Erimem makes a discovery about the cheap Hollywood B-Movie Warrior Queen of the Nile which takes her with her friends to 1940 Hollywood and a battle to save the world from a family heirloom...
In 1940...A Los Angeles Private Detective is hired to track down a missing artefact...
Four Europeans sneak into Los Angeles and immediately go into hiding...
A Hollywood director, desperate to find a new star for his movie, is attacked in an alley...
In 2018...Erimem makes a discovery about the cheap Hollywood B-Movie Warrior Queen of the Nile which takes her with her friends to 1940 Hollywood and a battle to save the world from a family heirloom...
Thebes Publishing 2019
Erimem and her friends board the liner Agamemnon for a Mediterranean cruise in 1934.
The other passengers all carry secrets and grudges, and very soon the first murder aboard ship is reported.
Erimem and her friends must discover the identity of the killer and save everyone aboard the Agamemnon.
If you think this title sounds a bit Agatha Christie... you're right.
Erimem and her friends board the liner Agamemnon for a Mediterranean cruise in 1934.
The other passengers all carry secrets and grudges, and very soon the first murder aboard ship is reported.
Erimem and her friends must discover the identity of the killer and save everyone aboard the Agamemnon.
If you think this title sounds a bit Agatha Christie... you're right.
Thebes Publishing 2020
To escape the miseries of 2020, Erimem and her friends return to 1940, but are soon caught up with a movie director who has made a bad deal with the Mob...
Three hundred years earlier, a deal has been done which requires Erimem to go into battle...
And three thousand years before that, Erimem must return home to visit an old friend...
Erimem and her friends are sent through time and space on a quest for the Jewels of Cleopatra.
To escape the miseries of 2020, Erimem and her friends return to 1940, but are soon caught up with a movie director who has made a bad deal with the Mob...
Three hundred years earlier, a deal has been done which requires Erimem to go into battle...
And three thousand years before that, Erimem must return home to visit an old friend...
Erimem and her friends are sent through time and space on a quest for the Jewels of Cleopatra.
Thebes Publishing 2024
In 1967, a small-time villain comes into possession of a cache of information that could send all of Europe into turmoil. But soon, he is being pursued across the continent by agents from every corner of the globe.
In 2021, Erimem and Andy both find themselves out of their depths facing challenges they had never anticipated.
Soon Erimem and her friends are back in 1967 trying to save the world from nuclear armageddon.
In 1967, a small-time villain comes into possession of a cache of information that could send all of Europe into turmoil. But soon, he is being pursued across the continent by agents from every corner of the globe.
In 2021, Erimem and Andy both find themselves out of their depths facing challenges they had never anticipated.
Soon Erimem and her friends are back in 1967 trying to save the world from nuclear armageddon.
Telos Publishing, 2005with Claire Bartlett
Echoes of the past... echoes of the future. Honoré Lechasseur can see the threads that bind the two together; however, when he and Emily Blandish find themselves outside the imposing tower-block headquarters of Dragon Industry, both can sense something is wrong. There are ghosts in the building, and images and echoes of all times pervade the structure. But what is behind this massive contradiction in time, and can Honoré and Emily figure it out before they become trapped themselves?
Part mystery, part detective story, part dark fantasy, part science fiction... original adventures in time and space.
Echoes of the past... echoes of the future. Honoré Lechasseur can see the threads that bind the two together; however, when he and Emily Blandish find themselves outside the imposing tower-block headquarters of Dragon Industry, both can sense something is wrong. There are ghosts in the building, and images and echoes of all times pervade the structure. But what is behind this massive contradiction in time, and can Honoré and Emily figure it out before they become trapped themselves?
Part mystery, part detective story, part dark fantasy, part science fiction... original adventures in time and space.
