Origin Stories (anthology)

Origin Stories was an anthology of short stories released in 2022. Each story featured the early life of one of the Doctor's companions.

Origin Stories

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The book was re-issued in 2023, which included an additional story featuring the Tenth Doctor and Donna.

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With stories about Ace and Jo Grant written by the actors themselves - Sophie Aldred and Katy Manning!*

We all change, when you think about it. We're all different people all through our lives...

Amy Pond looks for her Raggedy Man, Jo Grant remembers her childhood, the Master hunts the past... a young girl discovers a love for explosives.

Eleven incredible stories from the world of Doctor Who - the early lives of friends and foes that have never been told before.

#	Title	Author	Featuring	Read by
1	Chemistry	Sophie Aldred	Ace, Thirteenth Doctor	Sophie Aldred
2	My Daddy Fights Monsters	Dave Rudden	Kate, Fiona	Katy Manning
3	The Myriapod Mutiny	Emma Norry	Yaz, Ryan, Second Doctor	Ayesha Antoine
4	The Last of the Dals	Temi Oh	Davros	Sophie Aldred
5	Murmuration	Mark Griffiths	Sarah, Fourth Doctor	Sophie Aldred
6	The Big Sleep	Dave Rudden	Vastra, Jenny	Katy Manning
7	Doctor Jones	Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé	Martha, Ninth Doctor, Francine	Sophie Aldred
8	The Girl Who Tore Through the Universe	Nikita Gill	Amy, Rory, Tabetha, Augustus	Sophie Aldred
9	Clara Oswald and the Enchanted Forest	Jasbinder Bilan	Clara, Eleventh Doctor, Ellie	Katy Manning
10	Velvet Hugs	Katy Manning	Jo, Cliff, the Brig, Iris Wildthyme	Katy Manning
11	Tempered	Dave Rudden	The Master, Missy	Ayesha Antoine
12	Déjà Donna	Sarah Daniels	Tenth Doctor, Donna

Original cover.
Re-issue cover.
Original audiobook cover.
Re-issue audiobook cover.
Promo image used in the official Doctor Who twitter account's announcement tweet.
Promo image used in the Chemistry post on the official Doctor Who website.
Promo image used in Your Doctor Who Gift Guide for 2022!

This anthology was announced on 5 August 2022.^[1]
Story titles were revealed in Doctor Who Magazine 582.
Clara Oswald and the Enchanted Forest was first published in illustrated form in Doctor Who The Official 60th Anniversary Annual 2023 as a preview for Origin Stories.
An audiobook of this anthology was released on 29 September 2022 complete and unabridged with the stories narrated by Sophie Aldred, Katy Manning, and Ayesha Antoine.^[2]
On 23 November 2022, Chemistry was posted in its entirety on the official Doctor Who website.
On 27 July 2023, an new paperback version was published with a twelfth story entitled Déjà Donna.