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The Church on Ruby Road is the first BBC Books novelisations based upon season one of Doctor Who,[1] released on 25 January 2024 by Target Books[1] and written by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson.[2]
This will be the first novelisation to be written by a person of colour, specifically a Black woman.
Publisher's summary
Little is known about Ruby Sunday as she was abandoned on Christmas Eve as a baby. Now living with her mum, Carla and grandmother, Cherry her world is about to be turned upside when she encounters the Doctor and the two set off on their first adventure together...
Chapter titles
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Deviations from televised story
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Characters
Worldbuilding
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Notes
- This novelisation was announced in DWM 598.[1]
- Although the novelisation's official, wider release was on 25 January, signed copies of the book were released early in Forbidden Planet branches on 12 January.[3]
Continuity
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Gallery
The cover
A promotional image.
Another promotional picture.
The Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday.
Audiobook cover
Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson holding a signed copy.
External links
- Official The Church on Ruby Road page at Penguin Books
Footnotes
Notes
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 DWM 598 - Preview of The Church on Ruby Road, Page X
- ↑ BBC Books to publish novelisation of 'The Church on Ruby Road' on doctorwho.tv
- ↑ @ForbiddenPlanet on twitter.com (12/01/2024)