Justin Richards

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  • Bibliography:
    71 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1994
  • Latest Book:
    March 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Agent Alfie

Thunder Raker (Aug-2008)
Sorted! (Mar-2009)
Licence to Fish (Nov-2009)

The Never War

1 - The Suicide Exhibition (Mar-2015)
2 - Blood Red City (Apr-2016)

Time Runners

Freeze Framed (Sep-2009)
Rewind Assassin (Nov-2009)
Past Forward (Jan-2010)
Wipe Out (Jan-2010)

Multi-Author Series List

Doctor Who

The Sands of Time ()
Time Zero ()
Theatre of War (1994)
System Shock (1995)
Dragons' Wrath (1997)
Demontage (Mar-1999)
Dreams of Empire (Mar-1999)
Tears of the Oracle (Jul-1999)
The Joy Device (Nov-1999)
Grave Matter (Jun-2000)
The Burning (Jun-2001)
The Deviant Strain (Jan-2006)
Aliens and Enemies (Jun-2006)
The Resurrection Casket (Jun-2006)
K-9 (Oct-2006)
The Cybermen (Oct-2006)
Creatures and Demons (May-2007)
Starships And Spacestations (May-2008)
The Dalek Project (Oct-2009)
Code of the Krillitanes (Mar-2010)
Apollo 23 (Apr-2010)
Martha in the Mirror (May-2010)
The Clockwise Man (Jun-2012)
Death Riders/Heart of Stone (Aug-2012)
The Angel's Kiss (Oct-2012)
Plague of the Cybermen (Apr-2013)
Devil in the Smoke (Jun-2013)
The Shakespeare Notebooks (Aug-2014)
Silhouette (Sep-2014)
The Time Lord Letters (Oct-2015)
Death Riders (Nov-2015)
Time Lord Fairy Tales (Nov-2015)
The American Adventures (Oct-2016)

Doctor Who New Adventures

The Sands of Time ()
Theatre of War (1994)

Book List in Order: 71 titles

  • Theatre of War

    • / Space Opera
    • Buy Buy
    Doctor Who
    Doctor Who New Adventures

    Years ago, an archaeological expedition came to Menaxus to explore the ruins of an ancient theatre. All but one of the team died. Now the only survivor has returned, determined to uncover the theatre's secrets. But then the deaths begin again. The Do...

  • System Shock

    • / Space Opera
    • Buy Buy
    Doctor Who

  • Dragons' Wrath

    • / Space Opera
    • Buy Buy
    Doctor Who

  • The Dragon's Wrath

    Are the Knights of Jeneve more than legend? Why is the warlord Nusek so desperate to secure Benny's services? In a world of secret societies, concealed motives and overly elaborate executions, Benny must divine the truth behind the propaganda--or bec...

  • Option Lock

    On contemporary Earth, the Doctor and Sam discover an ancient secret society is trying to start a nuclear war. An optical mystery compounds their confusion and the mysterious US-owned Station Nine brings further problems for them to resolve....

  • The Medusa Effect

    Medusa - an experimental spaceship developed by the Advanced Research Department of St Oscar's University. Missing since it was launched, presumed lost in the wars, it was a project so secret that it has never been declassified.Now, twenty years on, ...

  • Demontage

    Doctor Who

    The Doctor, Sam and Fitz land on the Vega station, a pleasure center given over to gambling, shopping and the Arts. It hangs on the edge of Battrulian Space, close to the Earth colony's frontier with the Canvine, huge, wolf-like dog creatures.

    The ...

  • Dreams of Empire

    Doctor Who

    On a barren asteroid, the once-mighty Haddron Empire is on the brink of collapse, torn apart by civil war. The one man who might have saved it languishes in prison, his enemies planning his death and his friends plotting his escape.The Second Doctor ...

  • Tears of the Oracle

    Doctor Who

    The ancient remains of the Oracles of the Lost have been found on an obscure planetoid called KS-159. It's said the Oracles can answer any question. But the cryptic answers are never helpful and often dangerous. It's driving Bernice Summerfield out o...



  • The Joy Device

    Doctor Who

  • Millennium Shock

    In Britain, panic has set in as the government realises the full implications of Year 2000. In the race against time, one company seems to promise all the technological answers... but what exactly are the methods and motives behind the operation?...

  • Grave Matter

    Doctor Who

    The TARDIS materializes on an island named Dorsill, which has recently been bought by a DNA scientist named Sheldon. At first the villagers aren't suspicious when they notice a few people dying, and attribute it to natural causes. Little do they real...

  • The Burning

    Doctor Who

    The late nineteenth century -- the age of reason, of enlightenment, of industrialization. Britain is the workshop of the world, the center of the Empire.

    Progress has left Middletown behind. The tin mine is worked out, jobs are scarce, and a crack ...

  • The Legend

    Doctor Who: The Legend is a large format, lavishly illustrated book, published to celebrate forty years of the UK's most popular science-fiction series. This epic publication takes the reader on a journey through four decades of TV history, covering ...

  • Sometimes Never

    This Week: A hideous misshapen creature releases a butterfly. Next Week: The consequences of this simple action ensure that history follows its predicted path... Sometime: In the swirling maelstrom of the Time Vortex, The Council of Eight maps out ev...

  • Doomsday Manuscript

    The Doomsday Manuscript is the he key to finding the Lost Tomb of Rablev. Legend says that if the tomb is ever opened, the world will end. With the party to celebrate the opening of the Braxiatel Collection and the new yea...

  • Double Life

    After finding a mysterious stone and an old casebook, fourteen-year-old Arthur Drake finds himself remembering the 1936 adventures of a boy named Art who, under the identity of the Invisible Detective, works with three friends in London to solve the ...

  • Monsters And Villains

    For over forty years, the Doctor has battled against the monsters and villains of the universe. This book brings together the best - or rather the worst - of his enemies. Discover why the Daleks were so deadly; how the Yeti invaded London; the secret...

  • The Legend Continues

    Stunningly illustrated with a vast collection of photographs, including previously unseen pictures from archives and private collections, this book is a must-have - not only for die-hard Doctor Who fans, but for those who have been thrilled by the ne...



  • The Deviant Strain

    Doctor Who

    The Novrosk Peninsula, the Soviet naval base, has been abandoned, and the nuclear submarines are rusting and rotting. Cold, isolated, forgotten. Until the Russian Special Forces arrive -- and discover that the Doctor and his companions are here t...

  • The Ghost Soldiers

    When their friend, Charlie, gets mixed up with a mad scientist who is in the process of creating an army of mutant soldiers, the Invisible Detective and his team must work to put an end to the evil plot and free their friend from the scientist's powe...

  • The Death Collector

    The foggy streets of Victorian London are thick with thieves. But when Eddie 'Dipper' Hopkins steals George Archer's wallet, he has no idea that he is entering a bizarre, dark world. In a heart-stopping race against time, he has only one chance to fo...

  • Aliens and Enemies

    Doctor Who

    The Cybermen are back to terrorize time and space - but luckily the new Doctor, played by David Tennant, and Rose are back to stop them. Picking up where Monsters and Villains left off, this fully illustrated guide documents the return of these metal...

  • The Resurrection Casket

    Doctor Who

    Starfall - a world on the edge, where crooks and smugglers hide in the gloomy shadows and modern technology refuses to work. And that includes the TARDIS. The pioneers who used to be drawn by the hope of making a fortune from the mines can find easi...

  • The Cybermen

    Doctor Who

  • K-9

    Doctor Who

  • Creatures and Demons

    Doctor Who

    The third in BBC's bestselling series of Doctor Who monster guides. With exclusive photographs, concept drawings, diagrams and FX models, this is a lavishly illustrated collection of the scariest monsters from Doctor Who. Written by Doctor Who expert...

  • Chaos Code

    Matt Stribling is stuck spending another vacation with his brilliant, yet scatterbrained archaeologist father. When Matt arrives to find the place turned upside down and his father missing, he's not immediately worried. But a cryptic message and ...

  • The Web of Anubis

    London, 1937: The Invisible Detective can solve any mystery, great or small - but no one's ever seen his face. Truth is, the detective is the creation of four extraordinary kids who combat crime in his name...AN ANCIENT CURSE A new exhibit at the Bri...



  • Starships And Spacestations

    Doctor Who

  • Thunder Raker

    Agent Alfie

    A hilarious new series for younger readers, following the misadventures of an ordinary boy at an extraordinary school for young spies…Jake's dad is head of the Secret Service. Alice's dad is a double agent. Harry's dad has infiltrated SPUD â€" the ...

  • The Parliament of Blood

    George Archer, Liz Oldfield and Eddie Hopkins have survived some rather frightening events in their lives, but things are about to get much scarier. They discover that vampires do exist, are intent on taking over London and ending the human race. Tog...

  • Sorted!

    Agent Alfie

    A hilarious new series for younger readers, following the misadventures of an ordinary boy at an extraordinary school for young spies…Alfie and his friends are preparing for their SATS exams â€" because everyone knows that if you don’t have your ...

  • Freeze Framed

    Time Runners

    At first; Jamie Grant thinks people are just ignoring him. His teacher, his classmates and even his own mother are suddenly acting as if he's not around. He's fallen off the register at school, people don't reply to his questions, and he's not even s...

  • The Dalek Project

    Doctor Who

    1917. It’s the height of the Great War and Hellcombe Hall is a house full of mystery: locked doors, forbidden rooms, dustsheets covering guilty secrets, and ghostly noises frightening the servants. Most mysterious of all, the drawing room seems to ...

  • Licence to Fish

    Agent Alfie

    A hilarious new series for younger readers, following the misadventures of an ordinary boy at an extraordinary school for young spies…SPUD has set up a secret base under the school pond and is using radio-controlled duck-cameras to gather informati...

  • Rewind Assassin

    Time Runners

    The man Jamie and Anna are looking for is no ordinary killer. Dressed in a modern business suit and with a high-powered sniper rifle, his sights are set on Will Shakespeare and changing history--if the Time Runners don't stop him. Their old enemy, Da...

  • Past Forward

    Time Runners

    The U.S. in 2021 is not a pleasant place--after the death of President Carlton in 2016, civilization has broken down. Several states have ceded, and the people fear for their lives. There are gun battles on the city streets and barely enough food to ...

  • Wipe Out

    Time Runners

    Jamie and Anna are Time Runners -- they keep history moving in the right direction. Their latest mission takes them to Britain in the 1950s, during the Cold War -- when Anna was from before she fell through the cracks in time. But something's terribl...



  • Code of the Krillitanes

    Doctor Who

    "I blame those new Brainy Crisps. Since he started eating them, he's been too clever by half."Can eating a bag of crisps really make you more clever? The company that makes the crisps says so, and they seem to be right. But the Doctor is worried. Wh...

  • Apollo 23

    Doctor Who

    'For a few moments this afternoon, it rained on the moon...'An astronaut in full spacesuit appears out of thin air in a busy shopping centre. Maybe it's a publicity stunt. A photo shows a well-dressed woman in a red coat lying dead at the edge of a ...

  • Martha in the Mirror

    Doctor Who

    Castle Extremis - whoever holds it can control the provinces either side that have been at war for centuries. Now the castle is about to play host to the signing of a peace treaty. But as the Doctor and Martha find out, not everyone wants the war to ...

  • Doctor Who: The Only Good Dalek

    Station 7 is where the Earth Forces send all the equipment captured in their unceasing war against the Daleks. It's where Dalek technology is analyzed and examined. It's where the Doctor and Amy have just arrived. But somehow the Daleks have found ou...

  • The Skeleton Clock

    After the flood…Creatures stir in the watery depths, and monsters stalk the night. The City was once a thriving capital. Then the water rose and the ground fractured. At the ancient cathedral of Whispers, Jake and his friends Sarah and Geoff witnes...

  • The Clockwise Man

    Doctor Who

    In 1920s London the Doctor and Rose find themselves caught up in the hunt for a mysterious murderer. But not everyone or everything is what they seem. Secrets lie behind locked doors and inhuman killers roam the streets. Who is the Painted Lady and w...

  • The Angel's Kiss

    Doctor Who

    On some days, New York is one of the most beautiful places on Earth.This was one of the other days…Melody Malone, owner and sole employee of the Angel Detective Agency, has an unexpected caller. It’s movie star Rock Railton, and he thinks someon...

  • Plague of the Cybermen

    Doctor Who

    A thrilling, all-new adventure featuring the Doctor as played by Matt Smith in the spectacular hit series from BBC Television. ‘They like the Shadows. You know them as Plague Warriors…’ When the Doctor arrives in the 19th-century village ...

  • Devil in the Smoke

    Doctor Who

    Madame Vastra, the fabled Lizard Woman of Paternoster Row, knew death in many shapes and forms. But perhaps one of the most bizarre of these was death by snow...On a cold day in December, two young boys, tired of sweeping snow from the workhouse yard...

  • The Wolfstone Curse

    Welcome to the historic town of Wolfstone, where dark secrets lurk in the shadows and strange beasts stalk the land. When Peter joins his archaeologist father in the strange village of Wolfstone, he has no idea what dark secrets the village and it...



  • P I Penguin

    Polly loves animals, and she loves working with her parents at the Three Rivers Animal Park. But she never expected to find a penguin in her bath - and certainly not a detective penguin. Before long, Polly and her new friend Pip are involved in a...

  • The Shakespeare Notebooks

    Doctor Who

    Many people know about William Shakespeare's famous encounter with the Doctor at the Globe Theatre in 1599. But what few people know (though many have suspected) is that it was not the first time they met. Drawn from recently discovered archives, The...

  • Silhouette

    Doctor Who

    "Vastra and Strax and Jenny? Oh no, we don't need to bother them. Trust me." Marlowe Hapworth is found dead in his locked study, killed by an unknown assailant. This is a case for the Great Detective, Madame Vastra. Rick Bellamy, bare-knuckl...

  • The Secret Lives of Monsters

    A unique, in-depth look into the hidden lives and mysteries of the monsters from the hit BBC series Doctor Who -- a fully illustrated color compendium that reveals proof of the existence of alien life out there and among us, packaged with removable a...

  • Tales of Trenzalore

    David Troughton reads four original stories set in different periods of the Siege of Trenzalore, featuring the Eleventh Doctor as played by Matt Smith: Let it Snow by Justin Richards, An Apple a Day by George Mann, Strangers in the Outland by P...

  • The Suicide Exhibition

    The Never War - 1

    The threat is not new. The aliens have been here before. The German war machine has woken an ancient threat - the alien Vril and their Ubermensch have returned. With this new power, ultimate Victory in the war for Europe is now within the Nazis' g...

  • Time Lord Fairytales

    We are all stories, in the end . . .

    A stunning illustrated collection of fifteen dark and ancient fairy tales from the world of Doctor Who.

    These captivating stories include mysterious myths and legends about heroes and monsters of all kind...

  • The Time Lord Letters

    Doctor Who

    A unique collection of more than 100 never-before-seen letters, notes, and jottings both by and to the Doctor -- correspondence by turns entertaining and inspiring, funny and flippant, brilliant and incredible drawn from all fifty-two years of the sh...

  • Death Riders

    Doctor Who

    The Galactic Fair has arrived on the mining asteroid of Stanalan and anticipation is building around the construction of the fair's most popular attraction - the Death Ride! But there is something sinister going on behind all the fun of the fair; peo...

  • Time Lord Fairy Tales

    Doctor Who

    We are all stories, in the end . . .A stunning illustrated collection of fifteen dark and ancient fairy tales from the world of Doctor Who. These captivating stories include mysterious myths and legends about heroes and monsters of all kinds, from ev...

  • Blood Red City

    The Never War - 2

    The alien Vril are waking, and the Never War is heating up. Colonel Brinkman and his team at Station Z desperately need answers - they have to discover exactly what they are facing and how the attack will come. But the information doesn't come easily...

  • The Whoniverse: The Untold History of Space and Time

    Complete with full-color illustrations, maps, charts, and artifacts, the definitive, essential companion to the Doctor’s world -- and many more. Doctor Who: The Whoniverse is a never-before-seen history of the Human Race -- from the formation of...

  • The American Adventures

    Doctor Who

    Travel through time and space with the Twelfth Doctor in these six brand new adventures, set in a host of locations across the US and eras from throughout US history. An invisible spacecraft turns up at the Battle of New Orleans, an alien presence i...

  • Horrors of War

    An exciting original adventure for the Third Doctor and his companion Jo Grant, set in World War I. Horrors of War is the second of a three-part story arc, which began with Men of War. The stories are self-contained, but with linking threads between ...

  • Fortunes of War

    "Colin Baker reads this original adventure featuring the Sixth Doctor, set in the First World War.

    “You''ve seen what happens, Mark. You know what time can do if it''s damaged.”

    ""One of the best, if not the best original Docto...

  • Men of War

    Peter Purves reads this original adventure featuring the First Doctor, Steven and Sara, set in World War I. The Doctor realizes that something is wrong with the timeline of the War -- the Battle of the Somme should have already begun, yet there i...

  • Ninth Doctor Novels: Volume 1

    Join the Doctor and Rose as they encounter faceless killers in 1920s London, get trapped in an alien prison camp, and discover something very sinister behind the latest video game craze. The stories are "The Clockwise Man" by Justin Richards, "The...

  • Finger Guns

    Wes and Sadie have all the usual teenage problems. Trouble at home. Trouble at school. The ability to manipulate other people's emotions by firing finger guns. Okay, maybe that one's unusual. But what could go wrong? Turns out, everything.EVERYONE KN...

  • Sharp Wit and the Company of Women

    From the team that brought you The Color of Always, comes a comic anthology about strong women with weapons across a wide spectrum of genres, created by and for LGBTQIA+ creators and audiences. There's something about a hand-wielded weapon that ...

  • Shadow Beast

    • / Fantasy
    • Buy Buy

    London, Today: Arthur Drake is only just beginning to understand how he is linked the Invisible Detective's casebook written over eighty years ago. But there's no time to investigate further - a monster is loose in the city, and Arthur must get help ...

  • Time Zero

    • / Science Fiction
    • Buy Buy
    Doctor Who

    With Fitz gone to his certain death and Anji back at work in the City, the Doctor is once more alone. But he has a lot to keep him occupied. At the Naryshkin Institute in Siberia, scientists are busily at work in a haunted castle. Over a century earl...

  • The Sands of Time

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy
    Doctor Who
    Doctor Who New Adventures

    The Doctor is in Victorian London with Nyssa and Tegan â€" a city shrouded in mystery. When Nyssa is kidnapped in the British Museum, the Doctor and Tegan have to unlock the answers to a series of ancient questions. Their quest leads them across con...

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Justin Richards has published 71 books.

Justin Richards does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Sharp Wit and the Company of Women, was published in March 2024.

The first book by Justin Richards, Theatre of War, was published in January 1994.

Yes. Justin Richards has 3 series.
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