The Fires of Pompeii (novelisation)

The Fires of Pompeii was a novelisation based on the 2008 television episode The Fires of Pompeii. It was written by the original writer James Moran and released by Target Books on 14 July 2022.

Publisher's summary
"My masters will follow the example of Rome... our mighty empire bestraddling the whole of civilization!"

It is AD 79, and the TARDIS lands in Pompeii on the eve of the town's destruction. Mount Vesuvius is ready to erupt and bury its surroundings in molten lava, just as history dictates. Or is it?

The Doctor and Donna find that Pompeii is home to impossible things: circuits made of stone, soothsayers who read minds and fiery giants made of burning rock. From a lair deep in the volcano, these creatures plot the end of humanity - and the Doctor soon finds he has no way to win...

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Audiobook
This Target Book was released as an audiobook on 14 July 2022 complete and unabridged by BBC Audio and read by Clare Corbett.