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{{ | <!--{{title dab away}}-->{{retitle|''The Stranger'' (novel)}} | ||
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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story | ||
| | |name = ''The Stranger'' | ||
|image = The Stranger cover.jpg | |image = The Stranger cover.jpg | ||
|written by = [[Portia Da Costa]] | |written by = [[Portia Da Costa]] | ||
|publisher = Ebury Publishing | |publisher = Ebury Publishing | ||
|doctor = | |doctor = Paul Bowman | ||
|companions = [[Claudia Marwood]] | |companions = [[Claudia Marwood]] | ||
|setting = [[ | |setting = Late [[1990s]] [[England]] | ||
|writer = [[Portia Da Costa]] | |||
|cover = [[Head Design]] | |||
|release date = [[9 June (releases)|9 June]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]] | |release date = [[9 June (releases)|9 June]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]] | ||
|medium = Paperback, 272 pages | |medium = Paperback, 272 pages | ||
|isbn = 978-0-352346-759 | |isbn = 978-0-352346-759 | ||
}}'''''The Stranger''''' was an erotic novel written by [[Portia Da Costa]]. It was published in [[2012 (releases)|2012]] by [[Ebury Publishing]], manager of the prose rights to ''[[Doctor Who]]'' as well as the [[BBC Books]] brand.<ref>{{cite web | |genre = Erotica, romance | ||
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'''''The Stranger''''' was an erotic novel written by [[Portia Da Costa]], and was released under the ''[[Black Lace (series)|Black Lace]]'' line of books. It was published in [[2012 (releases)|2012]] by [[Ebury Publishing]], manager of the prose rights to ''[[Doctor Who]]'' as well as the [[BBC Books]] brand.<ref>{{cite web | |||
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2006/06_june/bbc_books.shtml | |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2006/06_june/bbc_books.shtml | ||
|title=The Random House Group acquires majority shareholding in BBC Books | |title=The Random House Group acquires majority shareholding in BBC Books | ||
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}}</ref> | }}</ref> | ||
The main character of ''The Stranger'' was the young widow [[Claudia Marwood]], who had been mentioned as one of the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s [[companion]]s, Claudia, in the BBC Books ''[[Eighth Doctor Adventures (prose series)|Eighth Doctor Adventures]]'' novels ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]'' and ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]''. In the pattern of many BBC Books ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' stories which feature the Doctor without ever explicitly identifying them,<ref>See also ''[[Many Happy Returns (audio story)|Many Happy Returns]]'' and ''[[Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars (TV story)|Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars]]'', in which [[Sylvester McCoy]]'s and [[Peter Capaldi]]'s characters, respectively, are recognised as the Doctor because the stories were released by publishers of ''Doctor Who'' like [[Ebury Publishing]], namely [[Big Finish Productions]] and [[BBC One]].</ref> Claudia's brilliant but [[amnesia]]c love interest in ''The Stranger'' was the Eighth Doctor under the alias [[Paul Bowman| | The main character of ''The Stranger'' was the young widow [[Claudia Marwood]], who had been mentioned as one of the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s [[companion]]s, Claudia, in the BBC Books ''[[Eighth Doctor Adventures (prose series)|Eighth Doctor Adventures]]'' novels ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]'' and ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]''. In the pattern of many BBC Books ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' stories which feature the Doctor without ever explicitly identifying them,<ref>See also ''[[Many Happy Returns (audio story)|Many Happy Returns]]'' and ''[[Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars (TV story)|Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars]]'', in which [[Sylvester McCoy]]'s and [[Peter Capaldi]]'s characters, respectively, are recognised as the Doctor because the stories were released by publishers of ''Doctor Who'' like [[Ebury Publishing]], namely [[Big Finish Productions]] and [[BBC One]].</ref> Claudia's brilliant but [[amnesia]]c love interest in ''The Stranger'' was the Eighth Doctor under the alias "[[Paul Bowman|Doctor Paul Bowman]]". Indeed, when Claudia was mentioned in ''Father Time'', she was said to have spent time with the Doctor at a time when he had lost his memory, matching Bowman's appearance and characteristics in ''The Stranger''. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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* An earlier edition of ''The Stranger'' had been published on [[6 November (releases)|6 November]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]] by [[Virgin Books]],<ref>As with ''[[The Wings of a Butterfly (audio story)|The Wings of a Butterfly]]'', since the first edition was not licensed in its use of the Eighth Doctor character, it is not covered on this wiki.</ref> six months after Virgin published its last novel under the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' license.<ref>''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'' in May 1997.</ref> | * An earlier edition of ''The Stranger'' had been published on [[6 November (releases)|6 November]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]] by [[Virgin Books]],<ref>As with ''[[The Wings of a Butterfly (audio story)|The Wings of a Butterfly]]'', since the first edition was not licensed in its use of the Eighth Doctor character, it is not covered on this wiki.</ref> six months after Virgin published its last novel under the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' license.<ref>''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'' in May 1997.</ref> | ||
* "Paul" is named in reference to Eighth Doctor actor [[Paul McGann]]. Claudia Marwood is named in reference to McGann's character [[Marwood]] from ''[[Withnail and I]]''. The plot of ''Withnail and I'' is included in a flashback to "Paul"'s backstory. | * "Paul" is named in reference to Eighth Doctor actor [[Paul McGann]]. Claudia Marwood is named in reference to McGann's character [[Marwood]] from ''[[Withnail and I]]''. The plot of ''Withnail and I'' is included in a flashback to "Paul"'s backstory. | ||
** Paul's surname, "Bowman", is derived from an alias, "[[Aliases of the Doctor#Eighth Doctor|Dr. Bowman]]", created by [[Grace Holloway]] during the events of ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]''. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:Eighth Doctor novels]] | [[:Category:Eighth Doctor novels]] | ||
[[Category:2012 novels]] | [[:Category:2012 novels]] | ||
[[Category: | [[:Category:Stories set in England]] | ||
[[:Category:Stories set in the 1990s]] | |||