Puffin eshort

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The Puffin eshorts were 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 short story featuring the Twelfth Doctor, Lights Out, was released on 23 October 2014. Later, on 7 March 2019, Thirteen Doctors, 13 Stories was released, containing a new short story featuring the Thirteenth Doctor, Time Lapse.

Stories

#	Title	Author	Narrator	Doctor	Companion	Released
1	A Big Hand for the Doctor	Eoin Colfer	Nicholas Briggs	1st	Susan	23 January 2013
2	The Nameless City	Michael Scott	Frazer Hines	2nd	Jamie	23 February 2013
3	The Spear of Destiny	Marcus Sedgwick	Marcus Sedgwick	3rd	Jo, The Brigadier	23 March 2013
4	The Roots of Evil	Philip Reeve	Sophie Aldred	4th	Leela, K9 Mark I	23 April 2013
5	Tip of the Tongue	Patrick Ness	Nicholas Pegg	5th	Nyssa	23 May 2013
6	Something Borrowed	Richelle Mead	Sophie Aldred	6th	Peri	23 June 2013
7	The Ripple Effect	Malorie Blackman	Malorie Blackman	7th	Ace	23 July 2013
8	Spore	Alex Scarrow	Nicholas Pegg	8th	Evelyn	23 August 2013
9	The Beast of Babylon	Charlie Higson	Charlie Higson	9th	Ali	23 September 2013
10	The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage	Derek Landy	Ian Hanmore	10th	Martha	23 October 2013
11	Nothing O'Clock	Neil Gaiman	Peter Kenny	11th	Amy	21 November 2013
12	Lights Out	Holly Black	Samuel Anderson	12th	Fifty-one	23 October 2014
13	Time Lapse	Naomi Alderman	Sophie Aldred	13th	Graham, Ryan, Yaz	7 March 2019

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
Thirteen Doctors, 13 Stories	A Big Hand for the Doctor - Time Lapse	7 March 2019