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Doctor Who: Time Lord Fairy Tales
- GenresShort StoriesDoctor Who
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Justin Richards
315 books244 followersJustin Richards was a British writer of science fiction, fantasy, and adventure fiction. He wrote science fiction and fantasy novels, including series set in Victorian and early 20th-century London, as well as contemporary adventure stories. He was best known for writing numerous spin-off novels, reference books, and audio plays based on the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. Richards served as Creative Consultant for the BBC Books range of Doctor Who novels until 2017.
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September 17, 2026
This is a paperback reprint of an anthology originally published in 2015, updated with a new story to tie in with the Circuit Breaker multi-media event ("The Three Witches").
That story is a lot of fun and a sequel to "The Shakespeare Code", so if, like me, you missed this anthology first time around, this is just the icing on the cake and just makes picking this release up even more worth it.
These are more like the old Short Trips books they used to, so don't expect high brow Big Finish drama, but do expect 16 opportunities to take a break from your daily stresses and spend a little time with some of the franchise's best monsters.
In case you didn’t gather from the title, each story is a parallel/parody of a real life fairytale, such as Cinderella and the Magic Box or Frozen Beauty (Sleeping Beauty), with each one retold with a sci-fi twist and a familiar monster from the franchise.
Other than the Carrionites, we are also treated to tales featuring the Weeping Angels, the Wirrn, Saturnynes, Gallifreyan wolves, Sontarans, Rutans, Nimon, Zygons, Krillitanes, Cybermen, Slitheen and Ice Warriors.
Also, this is a great place to say Rest In Peace, Justin Richards, the author of the original 15 stories in this book, and this posthumous reprint is an ode to his skill as a writer and the escapism he brought to so many of us growing up with the revived series.
That story is a lot of fun and a sequel to "The Shakespeare Code", so if, like me, you missed this anthology first time around, this is just the icing on the cake and just makes picking this release up even more worth it.
These are more like the old Short Trips books they used to, so don't expect high brow Big Finish drama, but do expect 16 opportunities to take a break from your daily stresses and spend a little time with some of the franchise's best monsters.
In case you didn’t gather from the title, each story is a parallel/parody of a real life fairytale, such as Cinderella and the Magic Box or Frozen Beauty (Sleeping Beauty), with each one retold with a sci-fi twist and a familiar monster from the franchise.
Other than the Carrionites, we are also treated to tales featuring the Weeping Angels, the Wirrn, Saturnynes, Gallifreyan wolves, Sontarans, Rutans, Nimon, Zygons, Krillitanes, Cybermen, Slitheen and Ice Warriors.
Also, this is a great place to say Rest In Peace, Justin Richards, the author of the original 15 stories in this book, and this posthumous reprint is an ode to his skill as a writer and the escapism he brought to so many of us growing up with the revived series.
October 15, 2026
I’m just here for the Circuit Breaker story, which was worth reading alone for the Fugitive/Martha content. (I still can’t believe RTD2 totally ignored Martha). I hope we see a Big Finish series with them as a duo sooner than later!! 4/5 stars.
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