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|series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | |series =[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | ||
|doctor=Eighth Doctor | |doctor = Eighth Doctor | ||
|setting = [[Earth]] | |||
|setting= | |writer = [[James Goss]] | ||
|writer=[[James Goss]] | |publication = ''[[Short Trips: Indefinable Magic]]'' | ||
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'''''Phoenix''''' was the first short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Indefinable Magic]]''. It was written by [[James Goss]]. It featured the [[Eighth Doctor]]. | '''''Phoenix''''' was the first short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Indefinable Magic]]''. It was written by [[James Goss]]. It featured the [[Eighth Doctor]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The Doctor is on the trail of a sentient book entitled "a bestiary of legendary and magical creatures". The Doctor tracks the book to [[Earth]] where it begins creating mythical creatures such as a [[unicorn]] and a phoenix. The Doctor, with the help of a talking cat and a house-bound neighbour, manages to defeat the book as it creates a dragon from human and animal body parts. After the Doctor leaves in the [[TARDIS]], a strange rash on the house-bound neighbour transforms into the Doctor, who quickly defeats the book's final creation before dissolving into nothingness. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Eighth Doctor]] | * [[Eighth Doctor]] | ||
* [[ | * The [[Bestiary of Legendary and Magical Creatures]] | ||
* Margaret | |||
* [[Fire (Phoenix)|Fire]] | |||
* [[Marmaduke (Phoenix)|Marmaduke]] | |||
** A [[cat]], given the power of thought by the book. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
'' | * The ''[[Bestiary of Legendary and Magical Creatures]]'' is a sentient book which tries to make the fictional contents of its pages a reality. | ||
* [[Thinking book]]s work in the same manner as audiobooks, except they work with thought processes. | |||
* The book creates a [[unicorn]] from [[toilet]] paper. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was adapted for audio by [[Heroic Efforts Productions]]. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * Fire recalls the Doctor's escapades at Pudding Lane. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation]]'') | ||
== External links == | |||
* http://heroic-efforts.blogspot.com/2010/10/doctor-who-phoenix-short-trips.html | |||
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Revision as of 17:20, 24 February 2015
Phoenix was the first short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: Indefinable Magic. It was written by James Goss. It featured the Eighth Doctor.
Summary
The Doctor is on the trail of a sentient book entitled "a bestiary of legendary and magical creatures". The Doctor tracks the book to Earth where it begins creating mythical creatures such as a unicorn and a phoenix. The Doctor, with the help of a talking cat and a house-bound neighbour, manages to defeat the book as it creates a dragon from human and animal body parts. After the Doctor leaves in the TARDIS, a strange rash on the house-bound neighbour transforms into the Doctor, who quickly defeats the book's final creation before dissolving into nothingness.
Characters
- Eighth Doctor
- The Bestiary of Legendary and Magical Creatures
- Margaret
- Fire
- Marmaduke
- A cat, given the power of thought by the book.
References
- The Bestiary of Legendary and Magical Creatures is a sentient book which tries to make the fictional contents of its pages a reality.
- Thinking books work in the same manner as audiobooks, except they work with thought processes.
- The book creates a unicorn from toilet paper.
Notes
- This story was adapted for audio by Heroic Efforts Productions.
Continuity
- Fire recalls the Doctor's escapades at Pudding Lane. (TV: The Visitation)
