Doctor Who: 12 Doctors 12 Stories

By: Various

Narrated by: Charlie Higson, Frazer Hines, Ian Hanmore, Malorie Blackman, Marcus Sedgwick, Nicholas Briggs, Nicholas Pegg, Peter Kenny

Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins

Publisher's summary

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Doctor Who: 12 Doctors 12 Stories. A brand-new 12th Doctor story for a brand-new 12th Doctor!

Following on from the success of the 50th anniversary paperback anthology, 11 Doctors 11 Stories, this highly-acclaimed collection of short Doctor Who stories contains all of the original 11 adventures plus an exciting new 12th Doctor story written by best-selling US author Holly Black.

Authors featured are Eoin Colfer, Michael Scott, Marcus Sedgwick, Philip Reeve, Patrick Ness, Richelle Mead, Malorie Blackman, Alex Scarrow, Charlie Higson, Derek Landy, Neil Gaiman, and Holly Black.

©2014 Various (P)2014 Penguin Audio

mixing it up

Some clever, some moving, some trite. A fair blend of story styles. Overall entertaining and satisfying for a Dr Who fan.

A fun Doctor Who sampler

What did you love best about Doctor Who: 12 Doctors 12 Stories?

Each story caught the personality of each of the doctors very well and each short story is well written.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The Doctor.... what a silly question. Each regeneration of the Doctor is well represented and feels like the adventures belong wedged in between episodes of the show.

What about the narrators’s performance did you like?

I liked all of the narrators and they all did quality work, however, I feel I need to give Nicholas Briggs special mention. His story worked so wonderfully with his voice and narration style that is was just a treat to listen to.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I would try, but it was too long for such a thing.

Any additional comments?

Very fun and recommended for anyone wanting to explore Doctor beyond the version they're familiar with.

Nice collection of stories.

I'm not good at reviews, but I can say with certainty that this set is worth listening to. I enjoyed every story. The only way it could have been better is if it had been read by the actors.

Great read all aroind

books were amazing. Great stories. The end was an interesting way to leave it all.

Needs more Doctor and less American accents.

Entertaining, but the 5th Doctor's story was the weakest, he was barely in it. Also wish less stories took place in America because the narrator's trying to do American accents is pretty bad.

Doctor Who

Love it so much that I listen to it over and over again. Well done!

Loved it

Over all, I really enjoyed it. Felt like they really captured the various personalities of the different doctors. Favourite stories would have to be 5, 10 and 12. The only thing I didn't like was that it had to end. Hopefully they do another one!

Overall a great collection with some misses

I got this on sale and don’t regret the purchase. Some of the stories are quite strong and some are misses. Some of the reading is quite strong and some are misses. Sometimes you’ll suffer an ok reading because the story is good.

If you liked the old series this is an OK buy. The fourth doctor sorry was good but forced in places. The first was not well done but it wasn’t the worst of the lot. That honor goes to story 7. I couldn’t finish it.

If you liked the new Who and wanted to see what the other doctors were like skip this and go to Big Finish where they narrate their own adventures whose writing are far better.

Good diversion

As a way of re-experiencing the many Doctors, the book is great. As an introduction to the Doctor Who universe, I think it's less effective: a Doctor Who novitiate would be better served, in my opinion, by focusing first on a few adventures involving a single Doctor before branching out.

The stories here are somewhat uneven, as are the narrators. The ones that were most resonant for me were the ones for the 11th and 12th Doctors (stories by Neil Gaiman and Holly Black). My least favorite was the one for the first Doctor: I just can't picture William Hartnell with a prosthetic hand. Still, if you're already a Doctor Who fan and want to spend 12 hours being entertained, this will fit the bill nicely.

Almost as good as the show

I am glad I got this book. The voice acting was really good. At times they got the voice of the Doctor just right. The stories capture the different personalities of the Doctor and his companions perfectly. The stories are fun and engaging. There was only one story that I had issues with and that was because it kept talking about a companion that I didn't like that much.