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Doctor Who: Kerblam! (Target Collection)

By Pete McTighe
Series: Doctor Who Target Novels – Classic Era
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Doctor Who: Kerblam! (Target Collection) by Pete McTighe is an exciting Sci-Fi adventure where the Thirteenth Doctor and her companions receive a mysterious delivery from the galaxy's biggest retailer, Kerblam. Investigating why someone is calling for their help, they uncover unsettling truths behind the company's seemingly perfect service. The narrative combines humour, suspense, and a critical look at technological dependency.
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Doctor Who: Kerblam! (Target Collection) is a 13th Doctor adventure, novelised by the original scriptwriter and celebrated producer and screenwriter, Pete McTighe.

Ding Dong!

The TARDIS is invaded. A plea for help delivered by robot summons the Doctor and her friends Yaz, Graham, and Ryan to Kerblam - the biggest retailer in the galaxy. Posing as new recruits among the thousands of human workers, the TARDIS crew uncover a deadly plot that threatens the life of every person in the warehouse - and beyond.

Who has sent for the Doctor? What is the dark secret at the heart of Kerblam's operations? And who will escape the merciless Postmen...?

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781785948237

Publisher: Ebury Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 July 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: BBC Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 112.0mm

Height: 178.0mm

Weight: 100g

Pages: 176

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About the Author

Pete McTighe is a British screenwriter and producer and lifetime Doctor Who fan. As well as writing episodes of Doctor Who, he has written two series of his hit BBC drama The Pact, was writer/showrunner on supernatural thrillers A Discovery Of Witches and The Rising, and the originating writer of the female ensemble prison drama Wentworth, receiving five Australian Writers Guild nominations for his work. He also writes and directs the acclaimed short films to promote the Doctor Who - The Collection Blu-ray releases.

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