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ⓘ About Jenny Colgan
She has written a couple of trilogy book series and the third book of the third trilogy series is also expected to be published very soon. Author Jenny is also famous for writing the line of Doctor Who stories. For writing the stories based on different genres, author Jenny uses a number of pen names such as Jane Beaton, J.T. Colgan, and Jenny T. Colgan. Author Jenny completed her graduation from the Edinburgh University. Immediately after this, she joined the health services and continued to work in that field for a period of 6 years. In between her job schedules, she used to try her hand at drawing cartoons and working as a stand-up comedian. Author Jenny had not started her writing career. When she met her future husband named Andrew, she decided to get married to him and settle down.
All Book Series by Jenny Colgan
Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2023
Christmas at the Cupcake Café
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2012
Class / Welcome to the School by the Sea
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2008
Studies at the School by the Sea / Studies
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2024
The Cafe by the Sea / The Summer Seaside Kitchen
Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 2017
Meet Me at the Seaside Cottages
Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2025
The Boy I Loved Before / Do You Remember the First Time?
Book 6 of 18 · published 2004
The Secret Christmas Library
Latest in the series · book 18 of 18 · published 2025
Nuclear Time
Series opener · book 1 of 36 · published 2010 Anthology · Oli Smith
Coming of the Terraphiles
Book 9 of 36 · published 2010 Anthology · Michael Moorcock
The Way Through the Woods
Book 14 of 36 · published 2011 Anthology · Una McCormack
The Good, the Bad and the Alien
Book 15 of 36 · published 2011 Anthology · Colin Brake
Horror of the Space Snakes
Book 22 of 36 · published 2012 Anthology · Gary Russell
The Dalek Generation
Book 25 of 36 · published 2013 Anthology · Nicholas Briggs
Plague of the Cybermen
Book 27 of 36 · published 2013 Anthology · Justin Richards
The Doctor: His Lives and Times
Book 28 of 36 · published 2013 Anthology · James Goss,Steve Tribe
Rebellion on Treasure Island
Latest in the series · book 36 of 36 · published 2022 Anthology · Bali Rai
Full Circle
Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 1982 Anthology · Andrew Smith
The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who
Book 2 of 11 · published 2015 Co-authored · Justin Richards,Andrew Cartmel,Mark Morris,James Goss,Jonathan Morris,George Mann,David Llewellyn,Una McCormack,Marc Platt,James Swallow,Simon Guerrier,L.M. Myles,Andrew Smith,Marek Kukula,Mark Wright
The Legends of Ashildr
Book 4 of 11 · published 2015 Anthology · Justin Richards
The Legends of River Song
Book 5 of 11 · published 2016 Co-authored · Jacqueline Rayner,Guy Adams,Steve Lyons,Andrew Lane
Tales of Terror
Book 6 of 11 · published 2017 Anthology · Jacqueline Rayner,Mike Tucker,Paul Magrs,Scott Handcock,Richard Dungworth,Craig Donaghy
The Missy Chronicles
Book 7 of 11 · published 2018 Anthology · James Goss,Stephen Cole,Jacqueline Rayner,Peter Anghelides,Cavan Scott,Paul Magrs,Richard Dinnick
The Day She Saved the Doctor
Book 8 of 11 · published 2018 Co-authored · Jacqueline Rayner,Dorothy Koomson,Susan Calman
The Wintertime Paradox / Visiting Hours
Book 10 of 11 · published 2020 Anthology · Dave Rudden
I Am the Master
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2020 Anthology · Matthew Sweet,Mike Tucker,Peter Anghelides,Beverly Sanford,Mark Wright
Paradise Towers
Series opener · book 1 of 22 · published 2012 Anthology · Stephen Wyatt
Doctor Who and The Pirate Planet
Book 2 of 22 · published 2017 Anthology · Douglas Adams,James Goss
Doctor Who and the Time War
Book 5 of 22 · published 2018 Anthology · Russell T. Davies
Resurrection of the Daleks
Book 7 of 22 · published 2019 Anthology · Eric Saward
Warriors’ Gate and Beyond
Book 16 of 22 · published 2023 Anthology · Stephen Gallagher
Space Babies
Latest in the series · book 22 of 22 · published 2024 Anthology · Alison Rumfitt
The Stone Rose
Series opener · book 1 of 39 · published 2006 Anthology · Jacqueline Rayner
The Resurrection Casket
Book 4 of 39 · published 2006 Anthology · Justin Richards
The Nightmare of Black Island
Book 5 of 39 · published 2006 Anthology · Mike Tucker
Martha in the Mirror
Book 18 of 39 · published 2008 Anthology · Justin Richards
Prisoner of the Daleks
Book 26 of 39 · published 2009 Anthology · Trevor Baxendale
The Slitheen Excursion
Book 28 of 39 · published 2009 Anthology · Simon Guerrier
The Taking of Chelsea 426
Book 29 of 39 · published 2009 Anthology · David Llewellyn
The Krillitane Storm
Book 31 of 39 · published 2009 Anthology · Christopher Cooper
The Ultimate Monster Guide
Book 32 of 39 · published 2009 Anthology · Justin Richards
Code of the Krillitanes
Book 33 of 39 · published 2010 Anthology · Justin Richards
The Dalek Project
Book 34 of 39 · published 2012 Anthology · Justin Richards,Mike Collins
Legends of Camelot
Book 37 of 39 · published 2021 Anthology · Jacqueline Rayner
Ten Days of Christmas
Latest in the series · book 39 of 39 · published 2023 Anthology · Steve Cole
Someone I Once Knew
Series opener · book 1 of 21 · published 2015 Anthology · John Dorney
The Diary of River Song, Series 1
Book 6 of 21 · published 2015 Co-authored · Justin Richards,James Goss,Matt Fitton
The Rulers of the Universe
Book 7 of 21 · published 2015 Anthology · Matt Fitton
Series 2
Book 8 of 21 · published 2016 Anthology · James Goss,Guy Adams,John Dorney,Matt Fitton,Ken Bentley
The Diary of River Song, Series 3
Book 11 of 21 · published 2018 Anthology · Jacqueline Rayner
The Diary of River Song, Series 4
Book 14 of 21 · published 2018 Anthology · John Dorney,Matt Fitton,Emma Reeves,Donald McLeary
Series 5
Book 15 of 21 · published 2019 Anthology · Jonathan Morris,Eddie Robson,Scott Handcock,Roy Gill
Series 6
Book 16 of 21 · published 2019 Anthology · Guy Adams,John Dorney,Matt Fitton,Paul Morris
The Diary of River Song, Series 7
Book 17 of 21 · published 2020 Anthology · James Goss,Roy Gill,James Kettle,Lizbeth Myles
The Diary of River Song, Series 8
Book 18 of 21 · published 2021 Anthology · James Goss,Jonathan Morris,Alfie Shaw,Tracy Ann Baines
Queen of the Mechonoids
Book 19 of 21 · published 2021 Anthology · Jonathan Morris
The Diary of River Song, Series 9
Book 20 of 21 · published 2021 Anthology · Helen Goldwyn,Lisa McMullin,James Kettle,Lizbeth Myles
The Diary of River Song, Series 10
Latest in the series · book 21 of 21 · published 2022 Anthology · Tim Foley,Lizzie Hopley,Barnaby Kay,Stewart Pringle,Lauren Mooney
Doctor Who - The 10th Doctor Adventures, Volume 1
Series opener · book 1 of 20 · published 2016 Co-authored · James Goss,Matt Fitton
The Tenth Doctor and River Song
Book 12 of 20 · published 2020 Anthology · James Goss
Doctor Who: Precious Annihilation
Book 14 of 20 · published 2020 Anthology · Lizzie Hopley
Dalek Universe 1
Book 15 of 20 · published 2021 Anthology · John Dorney,Andrew Smith
Out of Time 2 - The Gates of Hell
Book 16 of 20 · published 2021 Anthology · David Llewellyn
Dalek Universe 2
Book 17 of 20 · published 2021 Anthology · John Dorney,Roy Gill,Robert Valentine
Dalek Universe 3
Book 18 of 20 · published 2021 Anthology · Matt Fitton,Lizzie Hopley
Tenth Doctor - Classic Companions
Latest in the series · book 20 of 20 · published 2022 Anthology · John Dorney,Roy Gill,Lizzie Hopley
Before The Fall
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2017 Co-authored · Joseph Lidster,Matt Fitton
Machines
Book 2 of 5 · published 2018 Anthology · Gareth David-Lloyd,Matt Fitton,Tim Foley
Latter Days
Book 3 of 5 · published 2019 Anthology · Gareth David-Lloyd,Matt Fitton,Tim Foley
Nightmares
Book 4 of 5 · published 2022 Anthology · James Goss,Tim Foley,Rochana Patel
Torchwood One: I Hate Mondays
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2024 Anthology · Joseph Lidster
Doctor Who and the Daleks / Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks
Series opener · book 1 of 174 · published 1964 Anthology · David Whitaker
Doctor Who and the Zarbi
Book 2 of 174 · published 1965 Anthology · Bill Strutton
Doctor Who and the Crusaders
Book 3 of 174 · published 1966 Anthology · David Whitaker
Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils
Book 5 of 174 · published 1974 Anthology · Malcolm Hulke
Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion
Book 6 of 174 · published 1974 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters
Book 7 of 174 · published 1974 Anthology · Malcolm Hulke
Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon
Book 8 of 174 · published 1974 Anthology · Malcolm Hulke
Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks
Book 9 of 174 · published 1974 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Daemons
Book 10 of 174 · published 1974 Anthology · Barry Letts
Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen
Book 11 of 174 · published 1974 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
The Doctor Who Monster Book
Book 12 of 174 · published 1975 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Cybermen
Book 13 of 174 · published 1975 Anthology · Gerry Davis
Doctor Who and the Giant Robot
Book 14 of 174 · published 1975 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons
Book 15 of 174 · published 1975 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon
Book 16 of 174 · published 1975 Anthology · Brian Hayles
Doctor Who and the Green Death
Book 17 of 174 · published 1975 Anthology · Malcolm Hulke
Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders
Book 18 of 174 · published 1975 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen
Book 19 of 174 · published 1976 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Web of Fear
Book 20 of 174 · published 1976 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster
Book 21 of 174 · published 1976 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks
Book 22 of 174 · published 1976 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion
Book 23 of 174 · published 1976 Anthology · Malcolm Hulke
Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors
Book 24 of 174 · published 1976 Anthology · Brian Hayles
Doctor Who and the Space War
Book 25 of 174 · published 1976 Anthology · Malcolm Hulke
Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks
Book 26 of 174 · published 1976 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth
Book 27 of 174 · published 1977 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora
Book 28 of 174 · published 1977 Anthology · Philip Hinchcliffe
Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius
Book 29 of 174 · published 1977 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang
Book 30 of 174 · published 1977 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters
Book 31 of 174 · published 1977 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Face of Evil
Book 32 of 174 · published 1977 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Mutants
Book 33 of 174 · published 1977 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom
Book 34 of 174 · published 1977 Anthology · Philip Hinchcliffe
Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos
Book 35 of 174 · published 1977 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Ark in Space
Book 36 of 174 · published 1977 Anthology · Ian Marter
Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin
Book 37 of 174 · published 1977 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Time Warrior
Book 38 of 174 · published 1978 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen
Book 39 of 174 · published 1978 Anthology · Gerry Davis
Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars
Book 40 of 174 · published 1978 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Horror of Fang Rock
Book 42 of 174 · published 1978 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
The Second Doctor Who Monster Book
Book 43 of 174 · published 1978 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Sontaran Experiment
Book 44 of 174 · published 1978 Anthology · Ian Marter
Doctor Who and the Android Invasion
Book 45 of 174 · published 1978 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the War Games
Book 46 of 174 · published 1979 Anthology · Malcolm Hulke
Doctor Who and the Hand of Fear
Book 47 of 174 · published 1979 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Image of the Fendahl
Book 48 of 174 · published 1979 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
The Further Adventures of Dr. Who
Book 49 of 174 · published 1979 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
The Adventures of K9 and Other Mechanical Creatures
Book 50 of 174 · published 1979 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Robots of Death
Book 51 of 174 · published 1979 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Invisible Enemy
Book 52 of 174 · published 1979 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks
Book 53 of 174 · published 1979 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation
Book 54 of 174 · published 1979 Anthology · Ian Marter
Doctor Who and the Androids of Tara
Book 55 of 174 · published 1980 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Armageddon Factor
Book 56 of 174 · published 1980 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood
Book 57 of 174 · published 1980 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Underworld
Book 58 of 174 · published 1980 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Invasion of Time
Book 59 of 174 · published 1980 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Monster of Peladon
Book 60 of 174 · published 1980 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Power of Kroll
Book 61 of 174 · published 1980 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Nightmare of Eden
Book 62 of 174 · published 1980 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Keys of Marinus
Book 63 of 174 · published 1980 Anthology · Philip Hinchcliffe
Doctor Who and the Horns of Nimon
Book 64 of 174 · published 1980 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit
Book 65 of 174 · published 1981 Anthology · David Fisher
Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World
Book 66 of 174 · published 1981 Anthology · Ian Marter
Doctor Who and the State of Decay
Book 67 of 174 · published 1981 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child
Book 68 of 174 · published 1981 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive
Book 69 of 174 · published 1982 Anthology · David Fisher
Doctor Who and The Sunmakers.
Book 70 of 174 · published 1982 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and Warriors' Gate
Book 71 of 174 · published 1982 Anthology · John Lydecker
Doctor Who and the Keeper of Traken
Book 72 of 174 · published 1982 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Visitation
Book 73 of 174 · published 1982 Anthology · Eric Saward
Warriors of the Deep
Book 90 of 174 · published 1984 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
The Caves of Androzani
Book 100 of 174 · published 1985 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
The Mark of the Rani
Book 112 of 174 · published 1986 Anthology · Pip and Jane Baker
The Celestial Toymaker
Book 113 of 174 · published 1986 Anthology · Gerry Davis,AlisonBingeman
Fury from the Deep
Book 115 of 174 · published 1986 Anthology · Victor Pemberton
The Ambassadors of Death
Book 120 of 174 · published 1987 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
The Mysterious Planet
Book 124 of 174 · published 1987 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Time and the Rani
Book 125 of 174 · published 1987 Anthology · Pip and Jane Baker
The Macra Terror
Book 126 of 174 · published 1988 Anthology · Ian Stuart Black
Terror of the Vervoids
Book 127 of 174 · published 1988 Anthology · Pip and Jane Baker
The Underwater Menace
Book 128 of 174 · published 1988 Anthology · Nigel Robinson
The Wheel in Space
Book 129 of 174 · published 1988 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Edge of Destruction
Book 130 of 174 · published 1988 Anthology · Nigel Robinson
The Ultimate Foe
Book 133 of 174 · published 1988 Anthology · Pip and Jane Baker
The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Book 134 of 174 · published 1989 Anthology · Stephen Wyatt
Delta and the Bannermen
Book 135 of 174 · published 1989 Anthology · Malcolm Kohll
The War Machines
Book 136 of 174 · published 1989 Anthology · Ian Stuart Black
Attack of the Cybermen
Book 137 of 174 · published 1989 Anthology · Eric Saward
The Chase
Book 139 of 174 · published 1989 Anthology · Terrance Dicks,John Peel
The Happiness Patrol
Book 145 of 174 · published 1990 Anthology · Graeme Curry
Remembrance of the Daleks
Book 147 of 174 · published 1990 Anthology · Ben Aaronovitch,James Goss
The Power of the Daleks
Book 153 of 174 · published 1993 Anthology · John Peel
The TV Movie / The Novel of the Film
Book 155 of 174 · published 1996 Anthology · Gary Russell
The Time of Angels
Book 156 of 174 · published 2011 Anthology · Trevor Baxendale
The Eleventh Hour
Book 157 of 174 · published 2012 Anthology · Trevor Baxendale
The Androids of Tara
Book 159 of 174 · published 2012 Anthology · David Fisher
Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen
Book 162 of 174 · published 2019 Anthology · Douglas Adams,James Goss
Resurrection of the Daleks
Book 163 of 174 · published 2019 Anthology · Eric Saward
The Seeds of Death
Book 168 of 174 · published 2023 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Planet of Evil
Book 169 of 174 · published 2023 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
The Church on Ruby Road
Book 170 of 174 · published 2024 Anthology · Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson
The Moon Cruise
Book 171 of 174 · published 2025 Anthology · Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson
Aliens of London
Latest in the series · book 174 of 174 · published 2026 Anthology · Joseph Lidster
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jenny Colgan?
She has written a couple of trilogy book series and the third book of the third trilogy series is also expected to be published very soon. Author Jenny is also famous for writing the line of Doctor Who stories. For writing the stories based on different genres, author Jenny uses a number of pen names such as Jane Beaton, J.T.
Which Jenny Colgan series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor Adventures series, the earliest of Jenny Colgan's multi-book series: it opens with The Stone Rose (2006) and runs to 39 books across 2006–2023, ending with Ten Days of Christmas (2023). Jenny Colgan's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Jenny Colgan written?
Jenny Colgan has 397 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1964 and 2026. 370 of them belong to 19 named series — the largest being the Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor Adventures series with 39 books — and 27 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Jenny Colgan's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jenny Colgan's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor Adventures (2006–2023, 39 books), Maggie Adair (2008–2024, 4 books) and Doctor Who: Eleventh Doctor Adventures (2010–2022, 36 books), plus 14 more.
How are Jenny Colgan's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jenny Colgan's 397 books into 19 named series and 27 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor Adventures (39 books, 2006–2023); Doctor Who: Eleventh Doctor Adventures (36 books, 2010–2022); Doctor Who: Target Collection (22 books, 2012–2024); The Diary of River Song (21 books, 2015–2022); The Tenth Doctor Adventures (20 books, 2016–2022), plus 14 further series.