The Fifteenth Doctor #21

'Fear Death by Water' (2025) from BBC New Series Adventures.

Such fab stuff here! Easily in my top three for Fifteenth Doctor stories. Lovely to have a historical story about someone I've actually learned about fairly recently. Grace Darling has a wonderful presence in this story, and the personal elements from the author enhance her even more. Fifteen is captured brilliantly too. I wasn't sure about where it was going once Kador and Chip were introduced, but while it was different from the more pure-historial / mythical vibe of the first half, it was still enjoyable and well-written.

Very very strange feeling to have read the first half of this while Ncuti was The Doctor, and then the other half after he had left the show. I'm curious how Fifteen's EU will continue here on out, because all of the EU writers and organisers clearly weren't in on it. The current Doctor Who Magazine comic is still halfway through, and these NSAs only just released, hopefully there's another Titan Comics run too. I just don't want his departure to affect these great stories coming out. I can't imagine there being any Billie Piper media because her character isn't even realised yet, so hopefully we continue with Fifteen for the next year or so, maybe with some more Fourteen stories as well in there too.