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Justin Richards (born 14 September 1961) is a British writer. He has written science fiction and fantasy novels, including series set in Victorian or early-20th-century London, and also adventure stories set in the present day. He has written many spin-off novels, reference books and audio plays based on the long-running

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science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'', and he is Creative Consultant for the

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range of '' Doctor Who'' novels.

Life

Richards was born in

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, Essex, on 14 September 1961. After attending Dean Close School in Cheltenham he obtained a BA (Hons) in English and Theatre at the

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. As well as his literary career, Richards has worked as a technical writer, editor, programmer, and user interface designer at IBM, and as an errand boy in a hotel. Richards is married with two sons, and lives in Warwickshire.

Work

Richards' first published novels were based on '' Doctor Who'', published in the ''

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'' and ''

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'' series. He continued to write for

after they resumed publishing Doctor Who stories, and as well as producing numerous novels, audio books, activity books and reference books he is Creative Director for the

range of Doctor Who novels. In 2003, Richards began writing a series of crime novels for children ('' The Invisible Detective''), whose parallel plots (between the 1930s and the present day) show a fascination with time and temporal paradox that is also evident in the '' Time Runners'' series that came out in 2007–08. More action-oriented books include the '' Agent Alfie'' books for younger readers, and a series of action-adventure books for young teens co-written with

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. Other books have a more supernatural plot element, including the ''Department of Unclassified Artefacts'' novels and the ''

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'' books. His book '' The Chaos Code'' won the Hull Children's Book Award 2008. ''Demon Storm'' (from the ''

'' series) has been shortlisted for the Southampton's Favourite Book award 2011. Richards has also written audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions, original audiobooks, and has contributed to television including

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''. In 2011, Richards ventured into electronic publishing through his own publishing company, Braxiatek. His novel ''The Skeleton Clock'' was made available later that year in electronic formats only (for the Amazon Kindle and for other

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s).

Books

Books based on the Doctor Who series

For Virgin Books

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'' (1997) ** '' The Medusa Effect'' (1998) ** ''

Tears of the Oracle ''Tears of the Oracle'' is an original novel by Justin Richards featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. The New Adventures were a spin-off from the long-running British science fiction television Science fiction first appe ...

'' (1999) ** ''

The Joy Device ''The Joy Device'' is an original novel by Justin Richards featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. The book is part of the New Adventures series, a spin-off from the long-running British science fiction television series ''Do ...

'' (1999) ** '' The Doomsday Manuscript'' (2000) — featuring Professor

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** '' System Shock'' (1995) ** '' The Sands of Time'' (1996) *

** Decalog 3, ''Consequences'' (1996) (editor, with Andy Lane) ** Decalog 4, ''Re:generations'' (1997) (editor, with Andy Lane) ** ''Dependence Day'' (Decalog 4, ''Re:generations'', 1997) (with Andy Lane)

For
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** '' Dreams of Empire'' (1998) ** ''

Millennium Shock ''Millennium Shock'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Justin Richards and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Fourth Doctor and Harry, and is a sequel to Richards' Virgin M ...

'' (1999) ** ''

Grave Matter ''Grave Matter'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Justin Richards and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Sixth Doctor and Peri In Persian mythology, peris (singular ...

'' (2000) ** '' The Shadow in the Glass'' (2001) (with Stephen Cole) *

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** '' Option Lock'' (1998) ** '' Demontage'' (1999) ** '' The Banquo Legacy'' (2000) (with

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) ** '' The Burning'' (2000) ** ''

Time Zero ''Time Zero'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Justin Richards and based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It features the Eighth Doctor, Fitz Fitz (pronounced "fits") was a patronymic indic ...

'' (2002) ** '' Sometime Never...'' (2004) *

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** Ninth Doctor *** ''

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'' (2005) *** ''

The Deviant Strain ''The Deviant Strain'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Justin Richards and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was published on 8 September 2005, alongside '' Only Human'' and '' The Ste ...

'' (2005) ** Tenth Doctor *** '' The Resurrection Casket'' (2006) *** '' Martha in the Mirror'' (2008) ** Eleventh Doctor *** ''

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'' (2010) *** '' Plague of the Cybermen'' (2013) ** Twelfth Doctor *** ''

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'' (2014) *

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**''Code of the Krillitanes'' (2010) *The Darksmith Legacy ** 1: ''The Dust of Ages'' (2009) ** 4: ''The Depths of Despair'' (2009) ** 7: ''The Planet of Oblivion'' (2009) ** 10: ''The End of Time'' (2009) *Graphic novels **''The Only Good Dalek'' (2010) (with artist Mike Collins) *Activity books **''Time Lord in Training'' (2007) — with press-out and make models * Reference books ** ''The Book of Lists'' (1997) (with Andrew Martin) ** ''The Legend'' (2003) ** ''The Legend Continues'' (2005) * '' The Doctor Who Monsters Books'' ** 1: ''Monsters And Villains'' (2005) ** 2: ''Aliens and Enemies'' (2006) ** 3: ''Creatures and Demons'' (2007) ** 4: ''Starships and Spacestations'' (2008) ** ''The Ultimate Monster Guide'' (2009) — a collection of reworked extracts from the earlier books together with new material. ** "Doctor Who: The Secret Lives of Monsters" (Oct., 2014) * ''

Doctor Who Files ''Doctor Who Files'' is a series of books for young readers related to the long-running BBC science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963 ...

'' ** ''Taking Mickey'' in 5: ''Mickey'' (2006) (main writer

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) ** ''A Dog's Life'' in 6: ''K-9'' (2006) (main writer

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) ** ''Mission to Galacton'' in 7: ''The Daleks'' (2006) (main writer

) ** ''Going off the Rails'' in 8: ''The Cybermen'' (2006) (main writer

) ** ''Needle Point'' in 9: ''Martha'' (2007) (main writer

) ** 10: ''Captain Jack'' (2007) including the story ''Best Friends'' ** ''Birth of a Legend'' in 11: ''The Cult of Skaro'' (2007) (main writer Matt Kemp) ** 12: ''The TARDIS'' (2007) including the story ''The Secret of the Stones'' ** 13: ''The Sontarans'' (2008) including the story ''Blind Terror'' ** ''Disappearing Act'' in 14: ''The Ood'' (2008) (main writer

)

For BBC Audiobooks

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(original stories for Audio CD) ** ''The Thirteenth Stone'' (2007)

For Big Finish Short Trips

* Short Trips: Companions ** ''The Splintered Gate'' (2003) * Short Trips: The Muses ** ''The Glass Princess'' (Clio) (2003)

The Invisible Detective

Set in London in the 1930s, the series recounts the adventures of Arthur (Art) Drake, Jonny Levin, Meg Wallace and Flinch, who invented the "Invisible Detective" Brandon Lake and who investigate all his cases themselves. Each story has a parallel subplot set in the 2000s, where Art's grandson, also named Art, and his friend Sarah have related mysteries to solve. # ''The Paranormal Puppet Show'' (2003) (published as ''Double Life'' in America) # ''Shadow Beast'' (2003) # ''Ghost Soldiers'' (2003) # ''Killing Time'' (2003) # ''Faces of Evil'' (2004) # ''Web of Anubis'' (2004) # ''Stage Fright'' (2005) # ''Legion of the Dead'' (2005)

Chance Twins (Rich and Jade)

(written with

) * ''Sure Fire'' (2006) * ''Death Run'' (2007) * ''Sharp Shot'' (2009) * ''First Strike'' (2009)

''Department of Unclassified Artefacts'' novels

A series of books set in Victorian London (1886) describing the adventures of Eddie Hopkins, Liz Oldfield, Sir William Protheroe of the British Museum's secret 'Department of Unclassified Artefacts' and his assistant George Archer. * ''The Death Collector'' (2006) — the characters meet (after Eddie steals George Archer's wallet) and together uncover an ancient secret. * ''The Parliament of Blood'' (2008) — the characters discover the legends of the Book of the Undead and take on the vampire parliament. * ''The Chamber of Shadows'' (2010) — the characters investigate the deadly Tick-Tock Killer and discover a link with a thousand-year-old tyrant king deep in a chamber beneath London.

''Time Runners'' series

A series of books which chronicle the adventures of schoolboy Jamie Grant who falls through a ''time break'' and becomes a ''Runner'' along with the mysterious Anna, with power to control time and a duty to protect it from malign interference by the sinister Darkling Midnight. *''Freeze-Framed'' (2007) *''Rewind Assassin'' (2007) *''Past Forward'' (2008) *''Wipe Out'' (2008)

Agent Alfie

# ''Thunder Raker'' (2008) # ''Sorted!'' (2009) # ''Licence to Fish'' (2009)

The School of Night

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". * ''Demon Storm'' (2010) * ''Creeping Terror'' (2011)

Other novels

* '' The Chaos Code'' (2007) — Matt Stribling discovers that his father has been searching for an ancient code, rumoured to have brought down the fabled civilisation of

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, which has now fallen into the hands of a madman using high-tech computers to decipher it. Matt and Robin must traverse the globe in their efforts to stop the ''Chaos Code'' from being reactivated. * ''Monster Island'' (2011) — part of the

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series of novels for young boys together with teaching aids published by

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. * ''The Skeleton Clock'' (2011) — in an imagined future flooded London, the long-buried head of an immortal is uncovered and attempts to reunite some special chess men, a chess board, and a crucial piece of mechanism (the ''Skeleton Clock'') to return himself to a body. *''The Suicide Exhibition'', 2015.

Audio plays

Adaptations

* ''

'' (2000, adapted from the 1997 novel) * ''

'' (2015, adapted from the 1994 novel)

Original plays

* ''

Whispers of Terror ''Whispers of Terror'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Summary The Doctor and Peri find themselves in the Museum of Aural Antiquities, where every sound ...

'' (1999) * ''

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'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2002) * '' The Renaissance Man'' (2012) * ''The Rani Elite'' (2014) * ''The Worlds of Doctor Who'' (2014; with Jonathan Morris and

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) * ''The Darkness of Glass'' (2015) * ''The Vaults of Osiris'' (2015) * ''Prisoners of the Lake'' (2015) * ''The Forsaken'' (2015) * ''Wave of Destruction'' (2016) * ''Vampire of the Mind'' (2016) * ''The Beast of Kravenos'' (2017)

Gallifrey series

* ''The Inquiry'' (series 1, episode 3: 2004) * ''Pandora'' (series 2, episode 3: 2005) * '' Mindbomb'' (series 3, episode 4: 2006) * ''Disassembled'' (series 4, episode 2: 2011) * '' Ascension'' (series 6, episode 3: 2013)

Jago & Litefoot series

* '' The Bloodless Soldier'' (series 1, episode 1: 2010) * '' Litefoot and Sanders'' (series 2, episode 1: 2011) * '' Dead Men's Tales'' (series 3, episode 1: 2011) * ''The Hourglass Killers'' (series 4, episode 4: 2012) * ''The Final Act'' (series 5, episode 4: 2013) * ''The Trial of George Litefoot'' (series 6, episode 4: 2013) * ''The Wax Princess'' (series 7, episode 4: 2014) * ''Higson & Quick'' (series 8, episode 4: 2014) * ''The Devil's Dicemen'' (series 9, episode 2: 2015) * ''Return of the Nightmare'' (series 9, episode 4: 2015) * ''The Museum of Curiosities'' (series 10, episode 4: 2015) * ''Jago & Litefoot & Strax: The Haunting'' (special: 2015) * ''Masterpiece'' (series 11, episode 4: 2016) * ''Picture This'' (series 12, episode 1: 2016) * ''Warm Blood'' (series 12, episode 4: 2016) * ''Too Much Reality'' (series 13, episode 4: 2017) * ''A Command Performance'' (series 14, episode 4: 2021) (co-written with Julian Richards)

Bernice Summerfield series

* ''Many Happy Returns'' (anniversary special; with Xanna Eve Chown, Stephen Cole, Paul Cornell, Stephen Fewell, Simon Guerrier, Scott Handcock, Rebecca Levene, Jacqueline Rayner, Miles Richardson, Eddie Robson and Dave Stone)

Counter-Measures series

* ''State of Emergency'' (series 1, episode 4: 2012) * ''The Concrete Cage'' (series 3, episode 2: 2014)

The Diary of River Song series

* ''I Went to a Marvellous Party'' (series 1, episode 2: 2015)

The Churchill Years series

* ''Living History'' (series 1, episode 3: 2016)

References

External links

*
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