Discover new books on Goodreads

See if your friends have read any of Dale Smith's books

1416 ratings | 7 reviews | avg rating:4.06

Dale’s Year In Books

Dale’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at Dale’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to Dale’s 2025 Year in Books

Dale Smith’s Followers (15)

Dale’s Bookshelves

to-read (1256)
currently-reading (4)
read (1383)
did-not-finish (0)
my-books (34)
black-archive-research (32)

Dale’s Friends (9)

Philip

2,069 books | 128 friends

Simon Bucher-Jones

3,594 books | 84 friends

Stuart Douglas

201 books | 27 friends

Jay Eales

2,337 books | 214 friends

Julio Ortiz

42 books | 53 friends

Andrew Hickey

212 books | 20 friends

Alice Michael

61 books | 202 friends

Kelly Hale

58 books | 48 friends

More friends…

Dale Smith

Goodreads Author

Born

in Leicester, The United Kingdom

Website

https://dalesmithonline.com/

Genre

Science Fiction, Nonfiction

Member Since

March 2022

edit data

Dale Smith is a writer and playwright from Leicester but now living in Manchester, England. He is mostly know for his work in various Doctor Who spin-off material, with books written for the BBC, Telos Publications and Obverse Books.

His first work was an award-winning radio play called Hello?, and he has also written short stories for Big Finish productions.

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Dale Smith questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Dale Smith’s books

Average rating: 3.72 · 1,875 ratings · 188 reviews · 37 distinct works • Similar authors

	Doctor Who: The Many Hands 3.64 avg rating — 1,167 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doctor Who: Flywheel Revolution by Dale Smith (Goodreads Author), Peter Purves (Narrator) 3.73 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doctor Who: Heritage 3.61 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doctor Who: Black Dog by Dale Smith (Goodreads Author), Louise Jameson (Narrator) 3.53 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Albino's Dancer 3.85 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2006 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doctor Who: The Piltdown Men by Dale Smith (Goodreads Author), Hugh Ross (Narrator) 2.92 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Talons of Weng-Chiang (The Black Archive, #58) 4.79 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spinning Jenny (Faction Paradox #14) 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (The Black Archive, #66) 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Perennial Miss Wildthyme by Dale Smith (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kara Dennison (Goodreads Author), Jay Eales (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Dale Smith…

25 posts
Dale Smith's Blog

Baby Boom

Kate did not want a baby, no way. Sometimes it seemed like everybody else did, but not her. But it turns out she wasn't alone: neither did a friend of her granny's. Only this friend already had a baby, and was insisting it wasn't hers ...

View more on Dale Smith's website »

Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on March 08, 2026 00:00

View all 25 posts »

Dale is Currently Reading

Dale Smith is currently reading

Adventures Across Space and Time: A Doctor Who Reader

by Paul Booth (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Aug 24, 2026 02:35PM

Dale Smith is currently reading

History of Modern France: From the Revolution to the War with Terror

by Jonathan Fenby

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Apr 29, 2024 09:16AM

Dale Smith is currently reading

The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales (Vintage)

by Bruno Bettelheim

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Oct 21, 2023 11:07PM

rss
Dale’s Recent Updates

Dale Smith wants to read Hamish Macbeth: The Making of a BBC TV Classic by Jonathan Melville (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sep 06, 2026 10:47PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Hamish Macbeth by Jonathan Melville. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Hamish Macbeth by Jonathan Melville <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Dale Smith wants to read The Rose Field (The Book of Dust, #3) by Philip Pullman	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sep 06, 2026 10:46PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Rose Field by Philip Pullman. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Rose Field by Philip Pullman <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Dale Smith wants to read There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sep 03, 2026 05:49AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Dale Smith started reading Adventures Across Space and Time: A Doctor Who Reader by Paul Booth (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Aug 24, 2026 02:35PM · like
Dale Smith rated a book really liked it Saga of the Swamp Thing: Book Six by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Aug 24, 2026 12:31PM · like
Dale Smith rated a book liked it Where We Stand, Where We Fall by Lizbeth Myles	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Aug 20, 2026 10:13AM · like
Dale Smith rated a book really liked it How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Aug 16, 2026 01:13AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of How to Be Perfect by Michael Schur. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — How to Be Perfect by Michael Schur <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Dale Smith rated a book it was amazing Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jul 28, 2026 10:57AM · like
Dale Smith rated a book really liked it The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1) by Isaac Asimov	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jul 20, 2026 11:02PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Dale Smith is currently reading Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jul 20, 2026 11:02PM · like

More of Dale's books…

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
The Lost Challenges: * The Listener 2023	73	88	Jan 15, 2024 08:12AM
The Lost Challenges: Read The Quote 2020	119	142	May 30, 2025 12:10PM
The Lost Challenges: Disney No Princess Movie Spell Out	196	168	Aug 02, 2025 08:36AM
The Lost Challenges: Foods/Drinks Named After People Spell Out A-Z	102	57	Aug 07, 2026 05:18AM
The Lost Challenges: 2026 A-Z Friends Challenge	42	52	Aug 19, 2026 05:00AM
The Lost Challenges: A Pyramid of Books	432	341	Sep 07, 2026 04:16AM