Stories Short Story The Target Storybook Citation Needed 1 image Overview Characters How to Read Reviews 3 Statistics Related Stories Quotes Overview Released Thursday, October 24, 2019 Written by Jacqueline Rayner Publisher BBC Books Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Experimental format Location (Potential Spoilers!) The Doctor's TARDIS Read Read Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Edit date completed Custom Date Release Date Archive (no date) Save Characters Eleventh Doctor Twelfth Doctor Thirteenth Doctor Yasmin Khan Tzim-Sha Ryan Sinclair Graham O'Brien Clara Oswald Show All Characters (8) How to read Citation Needed: Books The Target Storybook Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Default Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 3 reviews 5 June 2025 · 61 words Review by Jamie This story really took me by surprise in the best way possible. The experimental format works to Rayner’s strength as an author, and it manages to really develop the character of the encyclopaedia so vividly. I never thought I’d feel emotional attachement towards a book? Truly such a lovely short story with bundles of references that made me smile a lot! Jamie View profile Like Liked 0 18 May 2025 · 88 words Review by hallieday The Thirteenth Doctor #18 'Citation Needed' (2019) from The Target Storybook. I was surprised to learn that the Encyclopedia Gallifreya was from a Moffat episode and not some Douglas Adams-type nonsense from the Tom Baker era which it so much feels like. A very fun idea to explore in a story of its own here after seemingly little screen-time, and it's done quite well. The tie-in with the ending of Series 11 is neat too, even if I can't say I remember The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos well at all. hallieday View profile Like Liked 0 26 January 2025 · 26 words Review by ImpossibleGirl 4 Some of the stories are good and some aren’t. A few are a bit weird like the 10th Doctor one but it’s a decent book otherwise ImpossibleGirl View profile Like Liked 4 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating39 members 3.64 / 5 Member Statistics Read 81 Favourited 6 Reviewed 3 Saved 2 Skipped 5 Related Stories Doctor Who S7 • Episode 10 Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS Rating: 2.85 Story Skipped Television Reviews(7) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Doctor Who Series 7B Set of Stories: Doctor Who (2005-2022) Set of Stories: Eleventh Doctor Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Doctor Who Specials • Christmas Special The Time of the Doctor Rating: 3.75 Story Skipped Television Reviews(11) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Specials Set of Stories: Doctor Who (2005-2022) Set of Stories: Eleventh Doctor Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Doctor Who S11 • Episode 10 The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos Rating: 2.04 Story Skipped Television Reviews(3) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Doctor Who Series 11 Set of Stories: Doctor Who (2005-2022) Set of Stories: Thirteenth Doctor Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote
