Camille Coduri reads this brand new novelisation of the Tenth Doctor's first adventure. Earth is under attack by power-hungry aliens. This is no time for the Doctor to be out of action. When a British space probe is intercepted by a sinister alien vessel on the eve of Christmas, it marks the beginning of an audacious invasion of the Earth by the Sycorax - horrifying marauders from beyond the stars. Within hours, a third of humanity stands on the brink of death with not a single shot fired. Our planet needs a champion - but the Doctor is not fit for service. He's just regenerated, delirious in a new body and a dressing gown. Forced into his battered shoes is his friend, Rose Tyler, a girl from a London council estate. Will she save the world from this nightmare before Christmas - or see it destroyed? Running time: Running time: 3 hours 20 mins. (p) BBC Worldwide 2018 (c) BBC Worldwide 2018 Novelisation copyright (c) Jenny T. Colgan 2018 Original script copyright (c) Russell T Davies 2005 Cover illustration by Anthony Dry BBC logo (c) BBC 1996 Doctor Who logo (c) BBC 2014 For BBC Worldwide: Reading produced by Neil Gardner Recorded at Ladbroke Audio Ltd Sound design by David Darlington Executive producer: Michael Stevens TARDIS sound effect composed by Brian Hodgson For BBC Books: Editorial Director: Albert DePetrillo Project Editor: Steve Cole Cover design: Two Associates Cover illustration: Anthony Dry Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion first published by BBC Books in 2018