You can now read four Doctor Who-related books entirely free, courtesy of Candy Jar Books!

Starting from Saturday (18th July 2026) and running for five days, the UK independent publisher is making five Kindle titles available to download completely free, giving both new and long-time readers the chance to discover (or revisit) some new favourite books. These include UNIT: A Legacy in Doctor Who by Baz Greenland, which I proofed and takes into account the history of UNIT, including brand new interviews.

There’s also The Lucy Wilson Mysteries: The Brigadier and the Bledoe Cadets, a young adult book starring the Brigadier’s granddaughter, which is an excellent book.

Here’s what you can enjoy for free on Kindle right now:

UNIT: A Legacy in Doctor Who

UNIT: A Legacy in Doctor Who explores the rich history of the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce – and later Unified Intelligence Taskforce – from its inception under producer and writer Derrick Sherwin, through the UNIT family days of Jon Pertwee’s Doctor, all the way to the Kate and Osgood era of recent years.

With UNIT featuring in numerous other media like Reeltime Productions, Big Finish audio, and the Lethbridge-Stewart range from Candy Jar Books, the legacy of UNIT – and its importance to Doctor Who – extends beyond its television appearances.

The book features exclusive interviews with writers and actors John Levene and Sophie Aldred, and explores the development of UNIT, its importance in the Doctor Who mythos, and the actors that brought these iconic characters to life – from Nicholas Courtney’s stalwart Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart to Jemma Redgrave’s courageous Kate Stewart.

Lucy Wilson: The Brigadier and the Bledoe Cadets

Lucy Wilson has lost her best friend! Normally this would cause her great distress, but when Hobo’s body is hijacked by her Grandad, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Lucy is over the moon.

Soon they find themselves hurtling back in time, where in 1937 the young Brigadier and his brother James find themselves face-to-face with smugglers.
What connects 1937 and 2018? Lucy Wilson and the Brigadier are about to find out, as they join the Bledoe Cadets in solving the mystery at Redgate Smithy, especially when the price will be high for at least one of the Cadets!

But for Lucy and her grandad, it is a chance to understand what truly binds them together, what it is to be a Lethbridge-Stewart!

Lethbridge-Stewart: The Dreamer’s Lament

The Brigadier, from BBC TV’s Doctor Who, finds himself trapped in the past in a village full of zombies.

While visiting his mother, Lethbridge-Stewart is a little perturbed when Harold Chorley calls to ask for his help. A train from Bristol has gone missing, and Chorley is convinced it has something to do with the Keynsham Triangle, where over fifty people have vanished without trace since the early 1800s.

Elsewhere, Anne Travers is coming to terms with a loss in her family, and sets about preparing for a funeral. However, news reaches her that both Lethbridge-Stewart and Chorley have gone missing, and her help is required to find them. And, hopefully, solve the mystery of the Keynsham Triangle.

What connects the missing train to the Triangle, what has it got to do with a Wren from the 1940s, and just why does it appear that Lethbridge-Stewart and Chorley are in the village of Keynsham in 1815?

The HAVOC Files 3

Strange fungoid creatures in Hull, a deserted Scottish village at Hallowe’en, wishes coming true, and a special mission for Samson and Evans in Llanfairfach.

Young Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart and his friends investigate strange happenings in Pengriffen, and Professor Travers returns to Tibet, only to find he’s being followed by enemy agents.

A collection of short stories from the classic era of Doctor Who, starring Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and ann Travers, based on the characters and concepts created by Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln.

One Woman’s War

[Not Doctor Who, but I’m sure you’d enjoy it anyway!]

It’s World War II and Eileen Younghusband makes a decision to change her life and arguably the direction of war.

Winner of The People’s Book Prize 2012/2013.

Born in 1921, Eileen Younghusband was just eighteen when she joined the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF). During the Second World War she quickly demonstrated her keen intellect and mathematical skills, playing a crucial role in Fighter Command’s underground Filter Room. Working gruelling shifts under enormous pressure she and her companions worked tirelessly, tracking the swarms of enemy aircraft that sought to break the British resolve. She even had the dubious honour of detecting the first of Hitler’s devastating V2 rockets as it fell on an unsuspecting London.This book gives a vivid insight into the life of a young woman facing the grim reality of war.

Would appeal to fans of Sinclair McKay, Jennifer Worth, and Virginia Nicholson.

And don’t forget that: 1. Candy Jar Books is currently running a summer sale! And 2. You can order the latest Lucy Wilson novel, The Three Lucys, written by me, right now!