Candy Jar is pleased to announce The Benton Files IV, the latest in their series of quick-read books about everyone’s favourite UNIT sergeant. The book features two new stories by Hayden Gribble and Ian Ball. The first story is Rotten to the Core, by Candy Jar newcomer, Hayden Gribble. “Hayden was recommended to me, although we had already connected via social media,” says Range Editor Tim Gambrell. “He pitched a strong idea, and what he’s written is essentially that same…
2024 will see the launch of Candy Jar’s UNIT range with a series of original novels. The first book, The Vaughn Identity, is written by the range editor, Tim Gambrell, and picks up where the TV story The Invasion left off. Tim says: “There’s a lot left open at the end of The Invasion. Tobias Vaughn’s story – and the whole International Electromatics set-up – is very layered and detailed. We see repeatedly in Doctor Who that once the main…
Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce that twelve brand new Lucy Wilson festive short stories will be released for free in the run-up to Christmas. The first Christmas-themed short story by Steven Walton is available to download right now. After this, a story will be released daily, with the concluding tale being released on Christmas Day. Inspired by the carol The Twelve Days of Christmas, the first story is entitled ‘Twelve Drummers Drumming’ and each subsequent story is named…
“We deal with the odd… the unexplained. Anything on Earth… or beyond.” Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce details of its second and third books celebrating 60 Years of Doctor Who. UNIT: A Legacy in Doctor Who explores the rich history of the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce – and later Unified Intelligence Taskforce – from its inception under producer and writer Derrick Sherwin, through the UNIT family days of Jon Pertwee’s Doctor, all the way to the Kate and…
Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce the third title in its final series of Lethbridge-Stewart novels. United Nations is written by Jonathan Blum, his first Lethbridge-Stewart novel, but by no means his first foray into Doctor Who fiction. During the 1990s he penned several Doctor Who novels with his partner, Kate Orman, for BBC Books, including Vampire Science and Seeing I. Outside of books, he also wrote the seminal Big Finish audio, The Fearmonger. Range Editor Andy Frankham-Allen says:…
As Doctor Who starts its celebrations for the sixtieth anniversary, Candy Jar Books is proud to announce the first book it will be publishing to mark the upcoming festivities. So, get ready to be taken back to one of the most colourful highlights the series experienced in the 1960s when the Daleks took to the big screen, and now we share the memories of someone who was not only there, but also directly involved – Actress Jill Curzon, who played…
Candy Jar is pleased to announced an updated paperback version of Kklak: The Doctor Who Art of Chris Achilléos. Featuring an unpublished Peter Capaldi illustration by Chris, this edition also has contributions from Chris’ daughters, Esther and Anna, his nephew Thomas, and his wife, Natasha. Natasha says: “Chris painted the image of Capaldi in time for the LFCC when he was invited to be a guest at the Heavy Metal stand as he knew Peter was attending. Capaldi was one…
Candy Jar is proud to announce the second of its UNIT Files short story collections – Operation Fall-Out. This book is something of a departure as Range Editor, Tim Gambrell, explains: “I was really pleased with the first UNIT Files book (Operation Wildcat) but I didn’t want to simply repeat the format for the second book. I set myself three challenges this time. Firstly, the stories would all be set within a specific time period. Secondly, I wanted all the…
Lethbridge-Stewart – Spheres of Influence Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce the first book in its final series of Lethbridge-Stewart novels. Spheres of Influence is the first Lethbridge-Stewart novel by authors Violet Addison and David N Smith. Originally planned for release early 2022, Spheres of Influence was held back due to Russian’s invasion of Ukraine. Range Editor Andy Frankham-Allen explains: “We were nearing the end of editing, with the final changes just arriving from Violet and David, when the invasion…
Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce four brand new stories in The Lucy Wilson Mysteries series. The Lucy Wilson series was born in 2018 with The Lucy Wilson Mysteries: Avatars of the Intelligence by author Sue Hampton and since then Lucy Wilson, the granddaughter of the Brigadier, has carried the formidable legacy of the Lethbridge-Stewart name through eight full-length novels and five short story collections, not including the four newly released pre-order titles. Kick-starting Lucy’s new quartet of adventures…