Imaginary Friends (novel)

Imaginary Friends was the first novel published in The Decades Collection on 26 October 2023 by Puffin Books to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who.

The novel was written by Jacqueline Rayner and covered the 1960s and featured the First Doctor and Ian Chesterton.

Publisher's summary
It's Christmas, 1963, when nine-year-old Gerald starts dreaming of strange worlds and monsters

His parents think it's harmless at first. But Gerald is convinced it's real - his dreams of Daleks and cavemen and insects as big as a person.

Desperate for help, what Gerald's family really need, right now, is a Doctor.

Plot
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Characters

 * Gerry Billing
 * Claire Billing
 * Anne Billing
 * Francis Billing
 * Ray Billing
 * Howard Grey
 * Lillian Grey
 * Kenneth Meadows
 * Virginia Meadows
 * Miss Bertrand
 * Mr Hall
 * First Doctor
 * Grandma Campbell
 * Grandad Campbell
 * Arnold Farrow
 * Smithers
 * Hilda Rowse
 * Pamela
 * PC Vernon
 * Chief Inspector Weston
 * Third Doctor
 * Ian Chesterton
 * Peter
 * Paul
 * Tony
 * Wendy Billing
 * Susan Billing
 * Vicki Billing
 * Daisy
 * Steven

Worldbuilding

 * Claire buys Gerry a large toy bear dressed up like the Doctor which he calls Doctor Bear.

Continuity
to be added