Stories Short Story Tenth Doctor NSAs The Story of Martha 1 image Overview Characters How to Read Reviews 1 Statistics Quotes Overview Released Friday, December 26, 2008 Written by Dan Abnett Time Travel Present Location (Potential Spoilers!) Earth Synopsis For a year, while the Master ruled over Earth, Martha Jones travelled the world telling people stories about the Doctor. She told people of how the Doctor has saved them before, and how he will save them again. This is that story. It tells of Martha's travels from her arrival on Earth as the Toclafane attacked and decimated the population through to her return to Britain to face the Master. It tells how she spread the word and told people about the Doctor. The story of how she survived that terrible year. 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 Tenth Doctor Martha Jones Miss Dexter The Drast The Saxon Master The Toclafane UCF Griffin Captain Jack Harkness Show All Characters (8) How to read The Story of Martha: Books The Story of Martha 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 1 review 18 June 2025 · 189 words Review by tardis-technician So one of the fun things about this book is that it’s an anthology, with a series of stories being told by Martha during her year on the run. The stories are generally fun, but it’s the overarching story that takes place during the present that makes this book shine. Martha Jones deserves compensation. After every story, we return to Martha on the run (also Martha’s personal hell). The physical and mental stuff she goes through is brutal. This book delves into all the experiences that turned Martha from a med student into a soldier. This book had me thinking about a post I saw that said Martha should’ve had the big hero moment at the end of the season 3 finale. Because while she’s telling stories about the Doctor, the Master’s men are saying she’s already become a figurehead of the rebellion by week 7. I loved that everywhere Martha went, she picked up her own companions (often to her advantage, sometimes to her chagrin). While I’ve loved a lot of the NSAs, this is the only one I think has actually enhanced some of the TV stories for me. 10/10. tardis-technician View profile Like Liked 0 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating33 members 3.95 / 5 Member Statistics Read 81 Favourited 5 Reviewed 1 Saved 6 Skipped 4 Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote