Puffin eshort

The Puffin eshorts are a series of short stories released digitally by Puffin Books to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. One story was released on the 23rd of each month of 2013, each featuring a different incarnation of the Doctor. The series began in January with a First Doctor story and proceeded chronologically through the Doctors until it culminated with an Eleventh Doctor story in November.

A paperback anthology of the eleven eshorts entitled 11 Doctors, 11 Stories - The Doctor Who Collection: 50th Anniversary was published, alongside the final eshort featuring the Eleventh Doctor, on 21 November 2013. The series has also been published as AUDIO, short audiobook singles read by the authors and the collection.^[1] Doctor Who: 12 Doctors, 12 Stories, published 23 October 2014, features paperback reprints and a slipcase version of the original 2013 eshorts, plus a Twelfth Doctor short story, also released separately on the same date.^[2]

List of stories

#	Title	Author	Narrator	Doctor	Companion	Released
1	A Big Hand for the Doctor	Eoin Colfer	Nicholas Briggs	First Doctor	Susan	23 January 2013
2	The Nameless City	Michael Scott	Frazer Hines	Second Doctor	Jamie	23 February 2013
3	The Spear of Destiny	Marcus Sedgwick	Marcus Sedgwick	Third Doctor	Jo, The Brigadier	23 March 2013
4	The Roots of Evil	Philip Reeve	Sophie Aldred	Fourth Doctor	Leela, K9	23 April 2013
5	Tip of the Tongue	Patrick Ness	Nicholas Pegg	Fifth Doctor	Nyssa	23 May 2013
6	Something Borrowed	Richelle Mead	Sophie Aldred	Sixth Doctor	Peri	23 June 2013
7	The Ripple Effect	Malorie Blackman	Malorie Blackman	Seventh Doctor	Ace	23 July 2013
8	Spore	Alex Scarrow	Nicholas Pegg	Eighth Doctor	Evelyn	23 August 2013
9	The Beast of Babylon	Charlie Higson	Charlie Higson	Ninth Doctor	Ali	23 September 2013
10	The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage	Derek Landy	Ian Hanmore	Tenth Doctor	Martha	23 October 2013
11	Nothing O'Clock	Neil Gaiman	Peter Kenny	Eleventh Doctor	Amy	21 November 2013
12	Lights Out	Holly Black	Samuel Anderson	Twelfth Doctor	Fifty-one	23 October 2014

Collected Editions

Title	Stories collected	Publication date
11 Doctors, 11 Stories	A Big Hand for the Doctor - Nothing O'Clock	21 November 2013
12 Doctors, 12 Stories	A Big Hand for the Doctor - Lights Out	23 October 2014
12 Doctors, 12 Stories: Slipcase Edition	A Big Hand for the Doctor - Lights Out	2 December 2014