New Fifteenth Doctor and Belinda novel ‘The Moon Cruise’ coming in November

Step right up for the most sensational cruise in the galaxy! The Doctor and Belinda return in a new story from BBC Books…

While Season 2 has come to an end, the story continues for the Fifteenth Doctor and Belinda – as they are set to embark on a whole new adventure in The Moon Cruise, releasing from BBC Books in hardback and audiobook on 13th November.

Written by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson, previously known for the novelisation of 2023 Christmas special The Church on Ruby Road, this novel is the third original Fifteenth Doctor novel released in 2025, accompanying recent releases Fear Death by Water by Emily Cook and Spectral Scream by Hannah Fergesen.

Pre-order The Moon Cruise on hardback or audiobook here.

The TARDIS lands on board a luxury space liner owned by the interstellar shipping magnate, Marilyn Moon. The Moon Cruise offers its wealthy passengers up-close views of astounding cosmic wonders and the Doctor and Belinda are soon high rolling it on the top deck.

But there is a sinister side to life on board. What is the secret of the smiling, blonde-haired mannequins? What happens to the cruise ship workers when they go off shift?  The Doctor soon learns that not all prisons come with bars on the windows, while Belinda faces one of the greatest cruelties in the universe – a zero-pay contract in retail and hospitality that can never be broken...

Pre-order The Moon Cruise on hardback or audiobook here.