Doctor Who: Christmas: It's a Wonderful War and Other Stories

From a sleepy English village to an asteroid on the edge of creation, Christmas is celebrated across all of time and space. But beneath the snow and behind the tinsel... the monsters are waiting. 1. Unholy Night by Noga Flaishon - a Missy adventure Stranded on the frozen planet of Jul, Missy must face her worst nightmare: the most darling Christmas celebrations imaginable! Hounded by hospitality, she will need all her wit and malice to survive Noel Falls and its nauseating citizens. For while you can visit any time you like... you can never leave. 2. Legacy of Blood by Julian Richards - a Sixth Doctor and Jago & Litefoot adventure It's 1962 and Ellie Higson has lived a long time. Her adventures alongside those inimitable investigators, Professor George Litefoot and Henry Gordon Jago, have long since faded into memory. So why is Ellie suddenly being plagued by her most harrowing recollection of those bygone days? Drawn to the village of Dunstanton-on-Thames, Ellie is reunited with the Sixth Doctor, on the trail of an ancient evil. As the ice sets in, old friends and enemies return, and the Green Knight is invited out of his prison... 3. Presents of Mind by Mark Wright - a Smith & Sullivan adventure On the Winter Solstice, Sarah and Harry are filled with festive anticipation for their trip to Aunt Lavinia's house. What they aren't expecting is to be trapped on a train during a frosty alien assault. Can they get home for Christmas, or will this journey turn into their longest night? 4. It's a Wonderful War by Jonathan S Powell - an Eighth Doctor adventure On an asteroid drifting at the edge of a great war, Foreman Galen Smith is having bad dreams. Dreams of monsters descending from the sky and exterminating his people. Fortunately, Galen has a guardian angel, an angel who calls himself the Doctor. And he's here to earn his wings.