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'''''Resurrection Engines''''' was a [[2012 (releases)|2012]] anthology published by [[Snowbooks Ltd]]. Although many of its contributors were established writer of ''Doctor Who'' media, [[Paul Magrs]]' contribution was the only one to make use of a ''Doctor Who'' license, being a fully fledged ''[[Iris Wildthyme (series)|Iris Wildthyme]]'' short story.
'''''Resurrection Engines''''' was a [[2012 (releases)|2012]] anthology published by [[Snowbooks Ltd]]. Although many of its contributors were established writers of ''Doctor Who'' media, [[Paul Magrs]]'s contribution was the only one to make use of a ''Doctor Who'' license, being a fully fledged ''[[Iris Wildthyme (series)|Iris Wildthyme]]'' short story.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
''Resurrection Engines'' is an anthology of steampunk and alternate timeline retelling and reimaginings of classic fiction tales.  
''Resurrection Engines'' is an anthology of steampunk and alternate timeline retelling and reimaginings of classic fiction tales.


== Stories ==
== Stories ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Author
! # || Title || Author  
|-
|-
|''The Soul-Eater of Raveloe''||Alison Littlewood
| 1
| ''The Soul-Eater of Raveloe''
| Alison Littlewood
|-
|-
|''Journey to the Centre of the Moon''||Alan K Baker
| 2
| ''Journey to the Centre of the Moon''
| Alan K Baker
|-
|-
|''She-Who-Thinks-For-Herself''||[[Juliet E McKenna]]
| 3
| ''She-Who-Thinks-For-Herself''
| [[Juliet E McKenna]]
|-
|-
|''The Great Steam Time Machine>''||Brian Herbert & Bruce Taylor
| 4
| ''The Great Steam Time Machine''
| Brian Herbert & Bruce Taylor
|-
|-
|''Silver Selene''||Philip Palmer
| 5
| ''Silver Selene''
| Philip Palmer
|-
|-
|''White Fangoria''||[[Roland Moore]]
| 6
| ''White Fangoria''
| [[Roland Moore]]
|-
|-
|''The God of All Machines''||[[Scott Harrison]]
| 7
| ''The God of All Machines''
| [[Scott Harrison]]
|-
|-
|''The Crime of the Ancient Mariner''||Adam Roberts
| 8
| ''The Crime of the Ancient Mariner''
| Adam Roberts
|-
|-
|''There Leviathan''||[[Jonathan Green]]
| 9
| ''There Leviathan''
| [[Jonathan Green]]
|-
|-
|''The Island of Peter Pandora''||Kim Lakin-Smith
| 10
|''The Island of Peter Pandora''
| Kim Lakin-Smith
|-
|-
|''The Ghost of Christmas Sideways''||[[Simon Bucher-Jones]]
| 11
| ''The Ghost of Christmas Sideways''
| [[Simon Bucher-Jones]]
|-
|-
|''[[Talented Witches (short story)|Talented Witches]]''||[[Paul Magrs]]
| 12
| ''[[Talented Witches (short story)|Talented Witches]]''
| [[Paul Magrs]]
|-
|-
|''Fairest of them All''||[[Cavan Scott]]
| 13
| ''Fairest of them All''
| [[Cavan Scott]]
|-
|-
|''Tidewrack Medusa''||Rachel E Pollock
| 14
| ''Tidewrack Medusa''  
| Rachel E Pollock
|-
| 15
| ''Robin Hood and the Eater of Worlds''
| [[Jim Mortimore]]
|-
|-
|''Robin Hood and the Eater of Worlds''||[[Jim Mortimore]]
|}
|}


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* Each of the stories is based on stories from classic literature:
* Each of the stories is based on individual stories, or the collected works of a particular author:
** ''Robin Hood and the Eater of Worlds'' is based on [[Robin Hood]]; ''The Great Steam Time Machine'' is based on ''[[The Time Machine]]'';
** ''Robin Hood and the Eater of Worlds'' is based on [[Robin Hood]];
** ''Journey to the Centre of the Moon'' is based on ''Journey to the Centre of the Earth''; ''The Crime of the Ancient Mariner'' is based on the ''Rime of the Ancient Mariner'';
** ''The Great Steam Time Machine'' is based on ''[[The Time Machine]]'';
** ''She-Who-Thinks-For-Herself'' is based on the works of H. Rider Haggard; [[Talented Witches (short story)|''Talented Witches'']] is based on ''[[Wuthering Heights]]'', ** ''Silver Selene'' is based on the works of Wilkie Collins;
** ''Journey to the Centre of the Moon'' is based on ''Journey to the Centre of the Earth'';
**''There Leviathan'' is based on ''[[Moby Dick]]'';
** ''The Crime of the Ancient Mariner'' is based on the ''Rime of the Ancient Mariner'';
** ''White Fangoria'' is based on ''White Fang'';  
** ''She-Who-Thinks-For-Herself'' is based on the works of H. Rider Haggard;
** ''The God of All Machines'' is based on ''The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde'';  
** ''[[Talented Witches (short story)|Talented Witches]]'' is based on ''[[Wuthering Heights]]'';
** ''Silver Selene'' is based on the works of Wilkie Collins;
** ''There Leviathan'' is based on ''[[Moby Dick]]'';
** ''White Fangoria'' is based on ''White Fang'';
** ''The God of All Machines'' is based on ''[[The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde]]'';
** ''The Island of Peter Pandora'' is based on ''[[Peter Pan]]'';
** ''The Island of Peter Pandora'' is based on ''[[Peter Pan]]'';
** ''Fairest of them All'' is based on ''[[Snow White|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'';
** ''Fairest of them All'' is based on ''[[Snow White|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'';
** ''The Ghost of Christmas Sideways'' is based on ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'';
** ''The Ghost of Christmas Sideways'' is based on ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'';
** ''The Soul-Eater of Raveloe'' is based on Silas Marner;
** ''The Soul-Eater of Raveloe'' is based on ''Silas Marner'';
** ''Tidewrack Medusa'' is based on [[Treasure Island]].
** ''Tidewrack Medusa'' is based on ''[[Treasure Island]]''.
* On the ''Resurrection Engines'' page on the Snowbooks website, the anthology is said to have ''sixteen'' stories. However, there are actuallyonly fifteen stories in the published book. The seemingly missing story was a reinterpretation of ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' by Lavie Tidhar<ref>Cover of the book, ''[https://www.snowbooks.com/books/resurrection-engines/ Resurrection Engines]'', on the Snowbooks Ltd website</ref>.
* On the ''Resurrection Engines'' page on the Snowbooks website, the anthology is said to have ''sixteen'' stories. However, there are actually only fifteen stories in the published book. The seemingly missing story was a reinterpretation of ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' by Lavie Tidhar.{{Note|Cover of the book, ''[https://www.snowbooks.com/books/resurrection-engines/ Resurrection Engines]'', on the Snowbooks Ltd website.}}
 
== Cover gallery ==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
Resurrection Engines - Snowbooks Ltd - anthology.jpg|''Resurrection Engines'' cover
Resurrection Engines wraparound cover.jpg|Full cover
Resurrection Engines original cover.jpg|Original cover
</gallery>


== External links ==
== External links ==
* ''[https://www.snowbooks.com/books/resurrection-engines/ Resurrection Engines]'' on the Snowbooks Ltd website
* ''[https://www.snowbooks.com/books/resurrection-engines/ Resurrection Engines]'' on the Snowbooks Ltd website


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== Footnotes ==
=== Notes ===
{{Notelist}}
{{Spin-offs}}
{{Iris Wildthyme series}}
[[Category:Iris Wildthyme anthologies]]
[[Category:Iris Wildthyme anthologies]]
[[Category:2012 anthologies]]
[[Category:2012 anthologies]]

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Resurrection Engines was a 2012 anthology published by Snowbooks Ltd. Although many of its contributors were established writers of Doctor Who media, Paul Magrs's contribution was the only one to make use of a Doctor Who license, being a fully fledged Iris Wildthyme short story.

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

Resurrection Engines is an anthology of steampunk and alternate timeline retelling and reimaginings of classic fiction tales.

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Title Author
1 The Soul-Eater of Raveloe Alison Littlewood
2 Journey to the Centre of the Moon Alan K Baker
3 She-Who-Thinks-For-Herself Juliet E McKenna
4 The Great Steam Time Machine Brian Herbert & Bruce Taylor
5 Silver Selene Philip Palmer
6 White Fangoria Roland Moore
7 The God of All Machines Scott Harrison
8 The Crime of the Ancient Mariner Adam Roberts
9 There Leviathan Jonathan Green
10 The Island of Peter Pandora Kim Lakin-Smith
11 The Ghost of Christmas Sideways Simon Bucher-Jones
12 Talented Witches Paul Magrs
13 Fairest of them All Cavan Scott
14 Tidewrack Medusa Rachel E Pollock
15 Robin Hood and the Eater of Worlds Jim Mortimore

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Each of the stories is based on individual stories, or the collected works of a particular author:
  • On the Resurrection Engines page on the Snowbooks website, the anthology is said to have sixteen stories. However, there are actually only fifteen stories in the published book. The seemingly missing story was a reinterpretation of Alice in Wonderland by Lavie Tidhar.[nb 1]

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

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. Cover of the book, Resurrection Engines, on the Snowbooks Ltd website.