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|publisher= Candy Jar Books
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}}'''''The HAVOC Files 2''''' was an anthology of ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart (series)|Lethbridge-Stewart]]'' short stories.
'''''The HAVOC Files 2''''' was an anthology of the [[Lethbridge-Stewart (series)|Lethbridge-Stewart series]] short stories.


A total of 300 physical copies of the book were made. They were available to preorder on the Candy Jar Books website in August 2016 and were sold out in September. The books were mailed out later that month. It was released on kindle on 26th April 2017.
In its original [[2016 (releases)|2016]] printing, a total of 300 physical copies of the book were made. They were made available to preorder on the [[Candy Jar Books]] website in [[August (production)|August]] and were sold out before the book's release in [[September (releases)|September]]. The ebook was released on Kindle on [[26 April (releases)|26 April]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]].


In [[March (releases)|March]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]], a "Special Edition" of ''The Havoc Files 2'' was released with a new cover and slightly modified contents.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
Ghosts in Cornwall, zombies in Australia, aliens at Wembley, trouble in Egypt, and a siege on the Kent coast. Just a few things our heroes have to face in this volume of collected short stories.
=== Original ===
[[Ghost]]s in [[Cornwall]], [[zombie]]s in [[Australia]], [[alien]]s at [[Wembley Stadium|Wembley]], trouble in [[Egypt]], and a siege on the [[Kent]] coast. Just a few things our heroes have to face in this volume of collected short stories.


Add to that, an investigation into the strangegoings on in a small house in Mevagissey, which sees Lethbridge-Stewart and Anne Travers cut down to size. And much later, the ashes from a destroyed Earth fall on Lethbridge-Stewart and his family.
Add to that, an investigation into the strange goings on in a small house in [[Mevagissey]], which sees [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Lethbridge-Stewart]] and [[Anne Travers]] cut down to size. And much later, the ashes from a destroyed [[Earth]] fall on Lethbridge-Stewart and his family.


Contains five short stories previously only available in digital format, two brand-new stories dealing with the fallout of two popular Doctor Who serials, and previously unpublished material from the latest Lethbridge-Stewart novels.
Contains five short stories previously only available in digital format, two brand-new stories dealing with the fallout of two popular [[Doctor Who]] serials, and previously unpublished material from the latest [[Lethbridge-Stewart (series)|Lethbridge-Stewart]] novels.


''A collection of short stories from the classic era of Doctor Who,starring Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and Anne Travers, based on the characters and concepts created by Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln.''
''A collection of short stories featuring Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, based on the characters and concepts created by [[Mervyn Haisman]] and [[Henry Lincoln]].''


== Individual stories ==
=== Special Edition ===
{| {{prettytable}}
Ghosts in Cornwall, zombies in Australia, aliens at Wembley, trouble in Egypt, a siege on the Kent coast, and an investigation into the strange goings on in a small house in Mevagissey, which sees Lethbridge-Stewart and Anne Travers cut down to size. And, much later, the ashes from a destroyed Earth fall on Lethbridge-Stewart and his family.
|'''Title''' || '''Author'''
 
|-
Just a few things our heroes have to face in this volume of collected short stories.
|''[[In His Kiss (short story)|In His Kiss]]''||[[Sue Hampton]]
 
|-
This new revised version of ''The HAVOC Files 2'' contains the original six short stories, plus a new version of ''[[Ashes of the Inferno (short story)|Ashes of the Inferno]]'', and two new stories exclusively published in print for the first time. 
|''[[House of Giants (short story)|House of Giants]]''||[[Rick Cross]]
 
|-
''[[Piece of Mind (short story)|Piece of Mind]]'' by [[James Middleditch]]. Lethbridge-Stewart and [[Sally Wright|Sally]] are sent on a retreat. One with a difference.
|''[[The Black Eggs of Khufu (short story)|The Black Eggs of Khufu]]''||[[Tom Dexter]]
 
|-
''[[Vampires of the Night (short story)|Vampires of the Night]]'' by [[Chris Thomas]]. [[World War II]] and [[Edward Travers|Professor Travers]] is called in to help with a deadly experiment on [[British]] [[soldier]]s.
|''[[The Band of Evil (short story)|The Band of Evil]]''||[[Roger J Simmonds]] & [[Shaun Russell]]
|-
|''[[The Playing Dead (short story)|The Playing Dead]]''||[[Adrian Sherlock]]
|-
|''[[Ashes of the Inferno (short story)|Ashes of the Inferno]]''||[[Andy Frankham-Allen]]
|-
|''[[The Lock-In (short story)|The Lock-In]]''||[[Sarah Groenewegen BEM]]
|-
|''[[Schädengeist's First Love (short story)|Schädengeist's First Love]]''||[[Jonathan Cooper]]
|-
|''[[Exodus from Venus (short story)|Exodus from Venus]]''||[[John Peel]]
|-
|''[[The Lost Skin (short story)|The Lost Skin]]''||[[Andy Frankham-Allen]]
|}


== Special Edition ==
A collection of short stories from the classic era of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', starring Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and Anne Travers, based on the characters created by Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln.
In [[March (releases)|March]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]], a version of The HAVOC Files 2 was released which contained a new cover and also had a slight change in the line up of stories. Due to The Lost Skin having ben changed into a novella instead of a 3-part story, the special edition no longer included the second part of The Lost Skin. However, it included two previously download only releases,  ''[[Vampires of the Night (short story)|Vampires of the Night]]'' and ''[[Piece of Mind (short story)|Piece of Mind]]''. This also contained a new version of ''[[Ashes of the Inferno (short story)|Ashes of the Inferno]]''.


== Stories ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
|'''Title''' || '''Author'''
! Title || Author
|-
|-
|''[[Vampires of the Night (short story)|Vampires of the Night]]''||[[Chris Thomas]]
|''[[Vampires of the Night (short story)|Vampires of the Night]]''<ref name="SE">Only included in the 2019 "Special Edition".</ref>||[[Chris Thomas (writer)|Chris Thomas]]
|-
|-
|''[[In His Kiss (short story)|In His Kiss]]''||[[Sue Hampton]]
|''[[In His Kiss (short story)|In His Kiss]]''||[[Sue Hampton]]
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|''[[The Playing Dead (short story)|The Playing Dead]]''||[[Adrian Sherlock]]
|''[[The Playing Dead (short story)|The Playing Dead]]''||[[Adrian Sherlock]]
|-
|-
|''[[Piece of Mind (short story)|Piece of Mind]]''||[[James Middleditch]]
|''[[Piece of Mind (short story)|Piece of Mind]]''<ref name="SE" />||[[James Middleditch]]
|-
|-
|''[[Ashes of the Inferno (short story)|Ashes of the Inferno]]''||[[Andy Frankham-Allen]]
|''[[Ashes of the Inferno (short story)|Ashes of the Inferno]]''||[[Andy Frankham-Allen]]
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|-
|''[[Exodus from Venus (short story)|Exodus from Venus]]''||[[John Peel]]
|''[[Exodus from Venus (short story)|Exodus from Venus]]''||[[John Peel]]
|-
|''[[The Lost Skin (short story)|The Lost Skin]]'' part 1<ref>Only included in the original edition.</ref>||[[Andy Frankham-Allen]]
|}
|}


== Cover gallery ==
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The HAVOC Files 2.jpg|Original cover
The HAVOC Files 2 Special Edition cover.jpg|"Special Edition" cover
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== External links ==
{{candyjar|thehavocfiles2revised.html|The Havoc Files 2: Special Edition}}
== Footnotes ==
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The HAVOC Files 2 was an anthology of Lethbridge-Stewart short stories.

In its original 2016 printing, a total of 300 physical copies of the book were made. They were made available to preorder on the Candy Jar Books website in August and were sold out before the book's release in September. The ebook was released on Kindle on 26 April 2017.

In March 2019, a "Special Edition" of The Havoc Files 2 was released with a new cover and slightly modified contents.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Original[[edit] | [edit source]]

Ghosts in Cornwall, zombies in Australia, aliens at Wembley, trouble in Egypt, and a siege on the Kent coast. Just a few things our heroes have to face in this volume of collected short stories.

Add to that, an investigation into the strange goings on in a small house in Mevagissey, which sees Lethbridge-Stewart and Anne Travers cut down to size. And much later, the ashes from a destroyed Earth fall on Lethbridge-Stewart and his family.

Contains five short stories previously only available in digital format, two brand-new stories dealing with the fallout of two popular Doctor Who serials, and previously unpublished material from the latest Lethbridge-Stewart novels.

A collection of short stories featuring Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, based on the characters and concepts created by Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln.

Special Edition[[edit] | [edit source]]

Ghosts in Cornwall, zombies in Australia, aliens at Wembley, trouble in Egypt, a siege on the Kent coast, and an investigation into the strange goings on in a small house in Mevagissey, which sees Lethbridge-Stewart and Anne Travers cut down to size. And, much later, the ashes from a destroyed Earth fall on Lethbridge-Stewart and his family.

Just a few things our heroes have to face in this volume of collected short stories.

This new revised version of The HAVOC Files 2 contains the original six short stories, plus a new version of Ashes of the Inferno, and two new stories exclusively published in print for the first time. 

Piece of Mind by James Middleditch. Lethbridge-Stewart and Sally are sent on a retreat. One with a difference.

Vampires of the Night by Chris Thomas. World War II and Professor Travers is called in to help with a deadly experiment on British soldiers.

A collection of short stories from the classic era of Doctor Who, starring Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and Anne Travers, based on the characters created by Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln.

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Author
Vampires of the Night[1] Chris Thomas
In His Kiss Sue Hampton
House of Giants Rick Cross
The Black Eggs of Khufu Tom Dexter
The Band of Evil Roger J Simmonds & Shaun Russell
The Playing Dead Adrian Sherlock
Piece of Mind[1] James Middleditch
Ashes of the Inferno Andy Frankham-Allen
The Lock-In Sarah Groenewegen BEM
Schädengeist's First Love Jonathan Cooper
Exodus from Venus John Peel
The Lost Skin part 1[2] Andy Frankham-Allen

Cover gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Original cover

    Original cover

  • "Special Edition" cover

    "Special Edition" cover

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Only included in the 2019 "Special Edition".
  2. ↑ Only included in the original edition.
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