''Revenge of the Judoon'' is a

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original

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written by

Terrance Dicks Terrance William Dicks (14 April 1935 – 29 August 2019) was an English people, English author and television screenwriter, script editor and Television producer, producer. In television, he had a long association with the BBC science-fictio ...

and based on the long-running British

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series ''

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''. It features the

Tenth Doctor The Tenth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the main protagonist of the BBC science fiction television franchise ''Doctor Who''. He is played by David Tennant in three series as well as nine specials. As with previous incarnations of the ...

and his companion

Martha Jones Martha Jones is a fictional character played by Freema Agyeman in the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'' and its spin-off series, ''Torchwood''. She is a companion of the Tenth Doctor in ''Doctor Who'', afte ...

. This paperback is part of the

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sponsored by the UK government, to encourage literacy. It has a similar look to

' other

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, except for its much shorter word count, being a paperback and not being numbered as part of the same series. To date it is the one of only five novels based upon the revived series that have not been published in

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: the first, '' I am a Dalek'', was published in May 2006; the second, '' Made of Steel'', was published in March 2007; the fourth, ''

The Sontaran Games ''The Sontaran Games'' is a BBC Books original novella written by Jacqueline Rayner and based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It features the Tenth Doctor as played by David Tennant. This paperback ...

'', was published in February 2009; and the fifth, ''

Code of the Krillitanes ''Code of the Krillitanes'' is a BBC Books original novella written by Justin Richards and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Tenth Doctor as played by David Tennant. This paperba ...

'', was published in March 2010. These four books are also part of the Quick Reads Initiative. The book sees the return of the

Judoon The Judoon are a fictional extraterrestrial life, extraterrestrial species of mercenary police from the British science fiction on television, science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who'' and Spin-off (media), its spin-offs, first appear ...

, who were first seen in the third series episode " Smith and Jones", and again in "

The Stolen Earth "The Stolen Earth" is the twelfth episode of the fourth series and the 750th overall episode of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was first broadcast on BBC One on . The episode was written by show runner and head ...

". The presence of Martha Jones as the Doctor's companion indicates it takes place prior to the trilogy of episodes that ended the third season of the revived ''Doctor Who'' the previous year, in which Martha Jones departed as the Doctor's companion.

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