Richards, Justin

Entry updated 6 July 2026. Tagged: Author.

(1961-2026) UK author, chiefly of Ties for the Doctor Who universe, and of much other fiction, often of sf interest, for the Young Adult market. The Doctor Who books begin with Doctor Who: The New Adventures: Theatre of War (1994) and continue with many contributions for further franchise subseries plus related nonfiction and some editorial work on anthologies [see Checklist below]. Richards is fast and competent.

Of his independent work, the Invisible Detective sequence, beginning with The Paranormal Puppet Show (2003; vt Double Life 2004), consists in each case of two stories: one set in the 1930s, where the four young protagonists solve sf and fantasy mysteries; the other set in the contemporary world, where a parallel tale is told. Connections are made. The Time Runners series opening with Time Runners: Freeze-Frames (2007) comprises effective Young Adult adventures in Time Travel. [JC/DRL]

Justin James Campling Richards

born Epping, Essex: 14 September 1961

died Warwickshire: 28 June 2026

works (selected)

series

Doctor Who

Doctor Who New Adventures

• Doctor Who: The New Adventures: Theatre of War (London: Virgin Publishing, 1994) [tie to the series: Doctor Who New Adventures: pb/Jeff Cummins]
• Doctor Who: The New Adventures: Dragon's Wrath (London: Virgin Publishing, 1997) [tie to the series: Doctor Who New Adventures: pb/Fred Gambino]
• Doctor Who: The New Adventures: The Medusa Effect (London: Virgin Publishing, 1998) [tie to the series: Doctor Who New Adventures: pb/Mark Salwowski]
• Doctor Who: The New Adventures: Tears of the Oracle (London: Virgin Publishing, 1999) [tie to the series: Doctor Who New Adventures: pb/Fred Gambino]
• Doctor Who: The New Adventures: The Joy Device (London: Virgin Publishing, 1999) [tie to the series: Doctor Who New Adventures: pb/Fred Gambino]

Doctor Who Missing Adventures

• Doctor Who: The Missing Adventures: System Shock (London: Virgin Publishing, 1995) [tie to the series: Doctor Who Missing Adventures: pb/Martin Rawle]
• Doctor Who: The Missing Adventures: The Sands of Time (London: Virgin Publishing, 1996) [tie to the series: Doctor Who Missing Adventures: pb/Alistair Pearson]

Doctor Who Past Doctors

• Doctor Who: Past Doctors: Dreams of Empire (London: BBC Worldwide, 1998) [tie to the series: Doctor Who Past Doctors: pb/blacksheep]
• Doctor Who: Past Doctors: Millennium Shock (London: BBC Worldwide, 1999) [tie to the series: Doctor Who Past Doctors: pb/blacksheep]
• Doctor Who: Past Doctors: Grave Matter (London: BBC Worldwide, 2000) [tie to the series: Doctor Who Past Doctors: pb/blacksheep]
• Doctor Who: Past Doctors: The Shadow in the Glass (London: BBC Worldwide, 2001) with Stephen Cole [tie to the series: Doctor Who Past Doctors: pb/blacksheep]

Doctor Who: Eighth Doctor

• Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor: Option Lock (London: BBC Books, 1998) [tie to the series: Doctor Who: Eighth Doctor: pb/blacksheep]
• Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor: Demontage (London: BBC Books, 1999) [tie to the series: Doctor Who: Eighth Doctor: pb/blacksheep]
• Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor: The Banquo Legacy (London: BBC Books, 2000) with Andy Lane [tie to the series: Doctor Who: Eighth Doctor: pb/blacksheep]
• Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor: The Burning (London: BBC Books, 2000) [tie to the series: Doctor Who: Eighth Doctor: pb/blacksheep]
• Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor: Time Zero (London: BBC Books, 2002) [tie to the series: Doctor Who: Eighth Doctor: pb/blacksheep]
• Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor: Sometime Never (London: BBC Books, 2004) [tie to the series: Doctor Who: Eighth Doctor: pb/blacksheep]

Doctor Who: Ninth Doctor

• Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor: The Clockwise Man (London: BBC Books, 2005) [tie to the series: Doctor Who: Ninth Doctor: pb/blacksheep]
• Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor: The Deviant Strain (London: BBC Books, 2005) [tie to the series: Doctor Who: Ninth Doctor: pb/blacksheep]

Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor

• Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor: The Resurrection Casket (London: BBC Books, 2006) [tie to Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor: hb/www.hen.uk.com]
• Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor: Martha in the Mirror (London: BBC Books, 2008) [tie to Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor: hb/]

Doctor Who: Eleventh Doctor

• Doctor Who: Eleventh Doctor: Apollo 23 (London: BBC Books, 2010) [tie to the series: Doctor Who: Eleventh Doctor: hb/Lee Binding]
• Doctor Who: Eleventh Doctor: Plague of the Cybermen (London: BBC Books, 2013) [tie to the series: Doctor Who: Eleventh Doctor: hb/Lee Binding]
• Doctor Who: Silhouette (London: BBC Books, 2014) [tie to the series: Doctor Who: Eleventh Doctor: hb/]

Doctor Who: Darksmith Legacy

• Doctor Who: Darksmith Legacy: Dust of Ages (London: BBC Children's Books, 2009) [tie to the series: Doctor Who: Darksmith Legacy: pb/Peter McKinstry]
• Doctor Who: Darksmith Legacy: The Depths of Despair (London: BBC Children's Books, 2009) [tie to the series: Doctor Who: Darksmith Legacy: pb/Peter McKinstry]
• Doctor Who: Darksmith Legacy: The Planet of Oblivion (London: BBC Children's Books, 2009) [tie to the series: Doctor Who: Darksmith Legacy: pb/Peter McKinstry]
• Doctor Who: Darksmith Legacy: The End of Time (London: BBC Children's Books, 2009) [tie to the series: Doctor Who: Darksmith Legacy: pb/Peter McKinstry]

Doctor Who (miscellaneous)

• The Scripts: Tom Baker 1974/5 (London: BBC Books, 2001) with Barnaby Harsent and Andrew Pixley [tie to the series: Doctor Who: hb/]
• Code of the Krillitanes (London: BBC Books, 2010) [novella: tie to the series: Doctor Who: pb/]
• Doctor Who: Death Riders (London: BBC Children's Books, 2011) [dos: tie to the series: Doctor Who: pb/]
• Doctor Who: The Time Lord Letters (London: BBC Books, 2015) [tie to the series: Doctor Who: hb/Amazing15]
• Time Lord Fairy Tales (London: Penguin Books, 2015) [coll: tie to the series: Doctor Who: illus/David Wardle: hb/]
• The American Adventures (London: BBC Books, 2016) [tie to the series: Doctor Who: hb/]

Professor Bernice Summerfield

• Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Doomsday Manuscript (Maidenhead, Berkshire: Big Finish, 2000) [tie to the series: Professor Bernice Summerfield: pb/Carolyn Edwards]

The Invisible Detective

• The Paranormal Puppet Show (London: Pocket Books, 2003) [Invisible Detective: hb/Richard Jones]
  • Double Life (New York: G P Putnam's, 2004) [vt of the above: Invisible Detective: hb/David Frankland]
• Shadow Beast (London: Pocket Books, 2003) [Invisible Detective: hb/Richard Jones]
• Ghost Stories (London: Pocket Books, 2003) [Invisible Detective: hb/Richard Jones]
• Killing Time (London: Pocket Books, 2003) [Invisible Detective: hb/Richard Jones]
• Faces of Evil (London: Pocket Books, 2004) [Invisible Detective: hb/Richard Jones]
• Web of Anubis (London: Pocket Books, 2004) [Invisible Detective: hb/Richard Jones]
• Stage Fright (London: Pocket Books, 2005) [Invisible Detective: hb/Richard Jones]
• Legion of the Dead (London: Pocket Books, 2005) [Invisible Detective: hb/Richard Jones]

Department of Unclassified Artefacts

• The Death Collector (London: Faber and Faber, 2006) [Department of Unclassified Artefacts: pb/]
• The Parliament of Blood (London: Faber and Faber, 2008) [Department of Unclassified Artefacts: pb/]
• The Chamber of Shadows (London: Faber and Faber, 2010) [Department of Unclassified Artefacts: pb/]

Time Runners

• Time Runners: Freeze-Frames (London: Simon and Schuster, 2007) [Time Runners: pb/Dominic Harman]
• Time Runners: Rewind Assassin (London: Simon and Schuster, 2008) [Time Runners: pb/Dominic Harman]
• Time Runners: Past Forward (London: Simon and Schuster, 2008) [Time Runners: pb/Dominic Harman]
• Time Runners: Wipe Out (London: Simon and Schuster, 2008) [Time Runners: pb/Dominic Harman]

The School of Night

• Demon Storm (London: Faber and Faber, 2010) [The School of Night: pb/Steve Stone]
• Creeping Terror (London: Faber and Faber, 2011) [The School of Night: pb/Steve Stone]

The Never War

• The Never War: Book One: The Suicide Exhibition (London: Random House Ebury Del Rey, 2013) [Never War: hb/Head Design and Arcangel]
• The Never War: Book Two: The Blood Red City (London: Random House Ebury Del Rey, 2014) [Never War: hb/Head Design]

individual titles

• The Chaos Code (London: Faber and Faber, 2007) [pb/]
• Monster Island (London: Heinemann, 2011) [hb/]
• The Wolfstone Curse (Dorking, Surrey: Templar Publishing, 2013) [pb/]

nonfiction

Doctor Who

• Doctor Who: The Book of Lists (London: BBC, 1997) with Andrew Martin [nonfiction: tie to the series: Doctor Who: pb/]
• Doctor Who: The Legend: 40 Years of Time Travel (London: BBC, 2003) [nonfiction: tie to the series: Doctor Who: hb/photomontage]
  • Doctor Who: The Legend Continues: 5 Decades of Time Travel (London: BBC, 2005) [nonfiction: tie to the series: exp vt of the above: Doctor Who: hb/photomontage]
• Doctor Who: Monsters and Villains (London: BBC, 2005) [nonfiction: tie to the series: Doctor Who: pb/]
• Doctor Who: Aliens and Enemies (London: BBC, 2006) [nonfiction: tie to the series: Doctor Who: pb/Lee Binding]
• Doctor Who: Creatures and Demons (London: BBC, 2007) [nonfiction: tie to the series: Doctor Who: pb/]
  • Doctor Who: The Ultimate Monster Guide (London: BBC, 2009) [nonfiction: omni: tie to the series: rev vt of the three above: Doctor Who: pb/]
• Doctor Who: Starships and Spacestations (London: BBC, 2008) [nonfiction: tie to the series: Doctor Who: pb/]
• Doctor Who: The Secret Lives of Monsters (London: BBC, 2014) [nonfiction: tie to Doctor Who: Doctor Who: hb/]
• The Whoniverse (London: BBC Books, 2016) with George Mann [encyclopedia: pb/]
• Doctor Who: Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (London: BBC Books, 2017) with George Mann and Cavan Scott [pb/]

works as editor

• Doctor Who: Decalog 3: Consequences: Ten Stories, Seven Doctors, One Chain of Events (London: Virgin Publishing/London Bridge, 1996) with Andy Lane [anth: tie to Doctor Who: Decalog: pb/Colin Howard]
• Doctor Who: Decalog 4: Re:Generations: Ten Stories, a Thousand Years, One Family (London: Virgin Publishing/London Bridge, 1997) with Andy Lane [anth: tie to Doctor Who: Decalog: pb/Jon Sullivan]
• Doctor Who: The Shakespeare Notebooks (London: BBC Books, 2014) [anth: tie to the series: Doctor Who: hb/]

links

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