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Perfect Timing
For 35 years the Doctor's adventures have been showcased on television, in comics, novels, videos, cereal packets and more recently on the internet.
This project, timed to be released to celebrate this anniversary, has brought together some of the very best "Who" writers. Some names may already be familiar to you, some should hopefully become so in the near future!
For this collection, they have all kindly donated original stories, poems and drabbles featuring the Doctor, his companions, and his world, from all eras of the show, and from the books — stories from the Doctor's past, present (and future!)
35 pieces to celebrates 35 years of time travel — including:
A brief encounter for the Doctor and Susan — but what about those they leave behind?
The Second Doctor pays a return visit to Venus for some Martial Arts instruction.
Iris Wildthyme: The U.N.I.T. years...
H.P. Lovecraft finds out that life can be stranger than fiction...
Europa, the 32nd century. Miles Dashwood is having a spot of bother with his fiancée and Count Dracula...
The Fourth Doctor and Romana find that fiction can be stranger than reality... and the truth behind those missing Professor X episodes is finally revealed...!
What is it that has been hiding in the TARDIS — and from the minds of the Fifth Doctor and his companions?
The Sixth Doctor and Grant find themselves dealing with one of the deadliest menaces to Earth — a psychotic, theme park Santa Claus!
The Seventh Doctor and Chris find something nasty lurking in the seemingly peaceful, cloistered heart of In'sav'aar...
The Eighth Doctor visits some old friends, and pays a return visit to Tombstone, Arizona...
A Future Doctor faces an old enemy — and a personal pain...
This is an unofficial collection, privately printed, and distributed by the editors in return for donations to the Foundation for the Study of Infant Death.
This project, timed to be released to celebrate this anniversary, has brought together some of the very best "Who" writers. Some names may already be familiar to you, some should hopefully become so in the near future!
For this collection, they have all kindly donated original stories, poems and drabbles featuring the Doctor, his companions, and his world, from all eras of the show, and from the books — stories from the Doctor's past, present (and future!)
35 pieces to celebrates 35 years of time travel — including:
A brief encounter for the Doctor and Susan — but what about those they leave behind?
The Second Doctor pays a return visit to Venus for some Martial Arts instruction.
Iris Wildthyme: The U.N.I.T. years...
H.P. Lovecraft finds out that life can be stranger than fiction...
Europa, the 32nd century. Miles Dashwood is having a spot of bother with his fiancée and Count Dracula...
The Fourth Doctor and Romana find that fiction can be stranger than reality... and the truth behind those missing Professor X episodes is finally revealed...!
What is it that has been hiding in the TARDIS — and from the minds of the Fifth Doctor and his companions?
The Sixth Doctor and Grant find themselves dealing with one of the deadliest menaces to Earth — a psychotic, theme park Santa Claus!
The Seventh Doctor and Chris find something nasty lurking in the seemingly peaceful, cloistered heart of In'sav'aar...
The Eighth Doctor visits some old friends, and pays a return visit to Tombstone, Arizona...
A Future Doctor faces an old enemy — and a personal pain...
This is an unofficial collection, privately printed, and distributed by the editors in return for donations to the Foundation for the Study of Infant Death.
248 pages, Spiral-bound
First published January 1, 1998
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June 23, 2023
Venusian Sunset: a silly, but fun, sequel to my favorite Doctor Who novel. The funniest part of Venusian lullaby was how it refused to talk about arguably the main reason to talk about Venus in a Doctor Who context: Venusian Aikido. Well this story is here to fix that. 4/5
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February 18, 2025Not marking this one as "Currently reading" as I'm more dipping into it - reading short stories without much thought about reading them in order or even really finishing it. Maybe one day.
Venusian Sunset by Paul Leonard
I am Suri-Cator of the Guild of Assassins. I'm here to kill Rignontojij of the Clan Herisi. He was supposed to be here to meet me. Do either of you know where he is?
It's a sequel to Venusian Lullaby - which I haven't read, though I was able to understand it alright. I found it somewhat thin but overall quite good.
Masters of Terror by James Ambuehl and Laurence J. Cornford
To my right was a kind of lectern at which more of the repulsive creatures stood, studying its surface with interest. Behind them, half-hidden in a dark recess was a great and obscene statue crudely hewn from the rock, whose primary feature was a gaping mouth lined with jagged stalactite and stalagmite teeth. The bestial face showed absolutely no lineage of humanity, but I had seen the likeness before, in the cave paintings of the beasts. It was the face of the unnameable lizard-god!
Doctor Who has tried numerous times to mirror, homage, and/or reference the works of H.P. Lovecraft. While I find that The Taking of Planet 5 is still the best one, this tale is rather good. Almost sweet, in an odd way. It also includes an illustration of a Silurian which is quite good.
Count (Baron) Dracula and Baron (Count) Frankenstein by Stephen Marley (no, not that one)
I still say it's no great shakes to give Dracula the old heave-ho, even at night. Blimey - I mean - it's not just a matter of the traditional stake through the heart, is it? You can chop off his head, drown him in running water, set fire to him, impale him in a hawthorn bush and Gawd knows what else. If you're stuck, you can wait till daylight and open the curtains. And if all else fails - a wave of a crucifix and a whiff of garlic and he's off like a bat out of heaven.
Funny, though I think it would have hit more if I had ever read Dracula/Frankenstein and watched Gothic films. It's also a somewhat major plot point that Miles Dashing (character from Managra) is so handsome that he's able to turn men gay. Make of that as you will.
Not Necessarily in that Order... by Paul Ebbs
'Oh, you're usually so good with everybody.' A propensity for sarcasm was something that Romana had noticed she had developed since joining the Doctor on his travels. She put it down to meeting so many Earthlings. They were good at sarcasm. Romana realised that she still needed to work on the skill as the Doctor seemed oblivious to her use of it.
A very slight and fun debut story from the future author of The Book of the Still. Vaguely reminiscent of The Ribos Operation.
The Ravages of Time by Mags L. Halliday
Doctor? When you suggested a moonlit picnic, this was not quite the scenario I had imagined
For four pages, this is quite good - making good use of its very short page length. It also features the somewhat rare combo of Benny and Eight.
Venusian Sunset by Paul Leonard
I am Suri-Cator of the Guild of Assassins. I'm here to kill Rignontojij of the Clan Herisi. He was supposed to be here to meet me. Do either of you know where he is?
It's a sequel to Venusian Lullaby - which I haven't read, though I was able to understand it alright. I found it somewhat thin but overall quite good.
Masters of Terror by James Ambuehl and Laurence J. Cornford
To my right was a kind of lectern at which more of the repulsive creatures stood, studying its surface with interest. Behind them, half-hidden in a dark recess was a great and obscene statue crudely hewn from the rock, whose primary feature was a gaping mouth lined with jagged stalactite and stalagmite teeth. The bestial face showed absolutely no lineage of humanity, but I had seen the likeness before, in the cave paintings of the beasts. It was the face of the unnameable lizard-god!
Doctor Who has tried numerous times to mirror, homage, and/or reference the works of H.P. Lovecraft. While I find that The Taking of Planet 5 is still the best one, this tale is rather good. Almost sweet, in an odd way. It also includes an illustration of a Silurian which is quite good.
Count (Baron) Dracula and Baron (Count) Frankenstein by Stephen Marley (no, not that one)
I still say it's no great shakes to give Dracula the old heave-ho, even at night. Blimey - I mean - it's not just a matter of the traditional stake through the heart, is it? You can chop off his head, drown him in running water, set fire to him, impale him in a hawthorn bush and Gawd knows what else. If you're stuck, you can wait till daylight and open the curtains. And if all else fails - a wave of a crucifix and a whiff of garlic and he's off like a bat out of heaven.
Funny, though I think it would have hit more if I had ever read Dracula/Frankenstein and watched Gothic films. It's also a somewhat major plot point that Miles Dashing (character from Managra) is so handsome that he's able to turn men gay. Make of that as you will.
Not Necessarily in that Order... by Paul Ebbs
'Oh, you're usually so good with everybody.' A propensity for sarcasm was something that Romana had noticed she had developed since joining the Doctor on his travels. She put it down to meeting so many Earthlings. They were good at sarcasm. Romana realised that she still needed to work on the skill as the Doctor seemed oblivious to her use of it.
A very slight and fun debut story from the future author of The Book of the Still. Vaguely reminiscent of The Ribos Operation.
The Ravages of Time by Mags L. Halliday
Doctor? When you suggested a moonlit picnic, this was not quite the scenario I had imagined
For four pages, this is quite good - making good use of its very short page length. It also features the somewhat rare combo of Benny and Eight.
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