There's been a lot of speculation on who is writing the 12th story in Puffin's series of Doctor Who adventures – to celebrate the arrival of Peter Capaldi as the newly regenerated Doctor.
Twitter was briefly alight a couple of weeks ago with the incorrect news that it was Frank Cottrell Boyce and before that some diehard fans were convinced JK Rowling had the job!
But now the Guardian children's books site can reveal the truth: it's bestselling American sci fi and fantasy writer author Holly Black, who rose to literary stardom with The Spiderwick Chronicles.
"It's a huge honour to get to write a story in such an amazing science fiction universe, one which makes for an ultimate writer's playground with it's flexibility across time and space," said Holly. "I am a big fan of the series and of the Doctor himself, our alien hero who reminds us over and over of our humanity and carries a screwdriver instead of a gun."
Now Holly Black who joins the distinguished list of authors involved in this exciting project: Eoin Colfer, Michael Stott, Marcus Sedgwick, Philip Reeve, Patrick Ness, Richelle Mead, Malorie Blackman, Alex Scarrow, Charlie Higson and Neil Gaiman.
Holly's story is called Lights Out and will be available as an eBook and will be included in a paperback anthology and slipcase edition of Doctor Who: 12 Doctors, 12 Stories on 23 October 2014, originally published (minus Holly's story of course) as 11 Doctors, 11 Stories.
The Guardian children's books site will be covering this story further, so watch this space!
