Justin Richards has
written a considerable amount of Doctor Who books. He is the Creative Consultant to BBC Books
for all their Doctor Who titles.
It is clear to see from
the extensive writing list on Wikipedia that Justin loves to write for children
young and old, and those of us who refuse to grow up. From writing Doctor Who for Virgin Books from
1994-2000, BBC Books from 1998 onwards, Justin writes for various Doctors
including Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh.
He’s an ultimate fan of the Daleks, I don’t think I’ve met anyone yet
who actually hates them!
I have a collection of
Justin’s novels on my bookshelf, from Clockwork Man with the 9th
Doctor and Rose Tyler, The Deviant Strain with Captain Jack Harkness, 9th
Doctor and Rose Tyler, The Resurrection Casket with 10th Doctor and
Rose Tyler, Death Riders with 11th Doctor and Amy Pond, and Doctor
Who Files Captain Jack, which includes Best Friends.
Justin has also written
for the Darksmith Legacy books, The Doctor Who Monsters Books. He’s also written for Sarah Jane Adventures
Audio Book ‘The Thirteenth Stone’ (2007), two Short Trips stories for Big
Finish entitled ‘The Splinter Gate’ (2003), The Glass Princess (Clio) (2003).
For a full list of
Justin’s credits visit Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Richards
and his website, http://justinrichardswriter.wordpress.com/justins-website/
Justin was born in
Epping, Essex on 14 September 1961. He
has a BA (Hons) in English and Theatre obtained at the University of
Warwick. He’s married with two children
and lives nowhere near submarines or the sea, but very near to Warwick Castle.
His stories are
fantastic and I’m not just saying that, I have now read The Deviant Strain
twice and with perhaps only a few months since the first time I read it, and
it’s like one of those puzzles that when you first look you don’t see something
but the second time you do, you see a part of the story you didn’t see
before. It’s so full of information,
about the subs, the people, the facility and the camaraderie of the Tardis
crew, all thrown together into one book, there are so many characters at
play.
Justin has a new book
out at the moment called The Wolfstone Curse and it looks like a fantastic read. The cover is eye catching and I’m suspecting
this will keep the avid reader quiet for a good few hours.
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