Cover of Doctor Who

Doctor Who

The Stone Rose

  • 2006 first published
  • 256 pages
  • ★ 3.3 (3 ratings)
  • 9 editions

Doctor Who is a 2006 time-travel fiction novel by Jacqueline Rayner. Readers will find themes of Doctor Who, doctor who and time travel.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 21 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 9 editions.

It runs to roughly 256 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Doctor Who

Mickey is startled to find a statue of Rose in a museum a statue that is 2,000 years old. The Doctor realises that this means the TARDIS will shortly take them to Ancient Rome, but when it does, he and Rose soon have more on their minds than sculpture. While the Doctor searches for a missing boy, Rose befriends a girl who claims to know the future a girl whose predictions are surprisingly accurate. But then the Doctor stumbles on the hideous truth behind the statue of Rose and Rose herself learns that you have to be very careful what you wish for. Featuring the Doctor and Rose as played by David Tennant and Billie Piper in the acclaimed hit series from BBC Television.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Science Fiction
  • Doctor Who
  • Science fiction
  • Doctor who
  • Time travel

Quick answers

Who wrote Doctor Who?

Doctor Who was written by Jacqueline Rayner and first published in 2006.

What genre is Doctor Who?

It is usually shelved as Time Travel.

How long is Doctor Who?

The median edition has 256 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Doctor Who?

Readers who like it often enjoy Station Eleven, Timeline and This is How You Lose the Time War.

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