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|image = Fellowship of the Ink.jpg | |image = Fellowship of the Ink.jpg | ||
|main character = [[ | |main character = [[Cleavis]], [[Reginald Tyler|Tyler]], [[Brenda]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = [[Effie Jacobs]] | ||
|enemy = [[Catriona Mackay]] | |enemy = [[Catriona Mackay]] | ||
|setting = {{il|[[Darkholmes]], [[1930s]]|[[Hyspero]]|[[Daakholmes]]}} | |setting = {{il|[[Darkholmes]], [[1930s]]|[[Hyspero]]|[[Daakholmes]]}} | ||
|writer = [[ | |writer = Paul Magrs | ||
|read by = [[Louise Jameson]] | |||
|publisher = Snowbooks Ltd | |publisher = Snowbooks Ltd | ||
|release date = | |release date = 1 June 2017 | ||
|cover = | |cover = | ||
|format = | |format = | ||
|soundcloudclip = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/fellowship-of-ink-excerpt | |||
|isbn = ISBN 9781909679719 | |isbn = ISBN 9781909679719 | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Fellowship of | '''''Fellowship of Ink''''' was a [[2017 (releases)|2017]] novel by [[Paul Magrs]]. | ||
It was a spin-off from the acclaimed ''[[The Brenda and Effie Mysteries (series)|Brenda and Effie Mysteries]]'' series, and it also had a degree of focus on characters first introduced in his 2002 [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] novel ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]''. With [[Hyspero]] and the [[Scarlet Guard]] playing a part in the narrative and [[Valcea]] getting a brief mention, it had connections to all three [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] novels written by Magrs, as well as the [[Iris Wildthyme]] series. | |||
Not unlike Magrs previous stories published by [[Snowbooks Ltd]] - ''[[Enter Wildthyme (novel)|Enter Wildthyme]]'', ''[[Wildthyme Beyond! (novel)|Wildthyme Beyond!]]'', and ''[[From Wildthyme with Love (novel)|From Wildthyme with Love]] ''- this novel had deep ties to other series, such as the aforementioned ''Brenda and Effie'' series. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
The [[Smudgelings]]... Professors [[Reginald Tyler]] and [[Henry Cleavis]] and their various literary friends… little did they know as they gathered on [[Sunday]] evenings by the [[fire]] to drink [[sherry]] and read out chapters from their ongoing fantasy novels that they were wearing thin [[Very Fabric of Time and Space|the fabric of space and time]]. All around them in the magical, northern university town of [[Darkholmes]] there were Holes opening up to other dimensions… | The [[Smudgelings]]... Professors [[Reginald Tyler]] and [[Henry Cleavis]] and their various literary friends… little did they know as they gathered on [[Sunday]] evenings by the [[fire]] to drink [[sherry]] and read out chapters from their ongoing fantasy novels that they were wearing thin [[Very Fabric of Time and Space|the fabric of space and time]]. All around them in the magical, northern university town of [[Darkholmes]] there were Holes opening up to other dimensions… | ||
Here we are in the [[1930s]], in the leafy lanes and lofty towers of an ancient town… where there are [[witch]]es, [[demon]]s and [[gargoyle]]s mixed up with dons and their frustrated wives and handsome boyfriends. And, most mysteriously of all, there is [[ | Here we are in the [[1930s]], in the leafy lanes and lofty towers of an ancient town… where there are [[witch]]es, [[demon]]s and [[gargoyle]]s mixed up with dons and their frustrated wives and handsome boyfriends. And, most mysteriously of all, there is [[Brenda]], the rather strange housemaid to the Tyler household, who is here incognito, for reasons all of her own… | ||
== Plot == | |||
[[Henry Cleavis]] and his student [[John (Fellowship of Ink)|John]] - masquerading as brothers - arrive in [[Darkholmes]] to take up their new positions at [[Hexford College]] as [[Professor]] and [[Porter]] respectively. Shortly after their arrival Henry finds himself accosted by a [[Fawn (Fellowship of Ink)|fawn]]-like creature and begins to suspect that something is afoot in the [[town]]. However, John dismisses Henry's encounter and suspects that the professor is going senile. The pair are not given a warm welcome by most of the other professors, although [[Reginald Tyler]] reaches out to Henry and invites him to a soiree at his home on [[199 Steps Lane]]. | |||
During the party Reginald and Henry head upstairs where they begin discussing their [[writing]]s and Reginald invites Henry to join his society known as the [[Smudgelings]]. Following the event Henry and John returned to their domitary to discover Mr. [[Mack (Fellowship of Ink)|Mack]] had broken in and was rummaging through the Professor's manuscripts. After a short fight John managed to stake Mack - who had transformed into a giant [[bat]]-like creature that Henry identified as a [[Gyregoyle]] - but ended up being dropped from a height after Mack dragged him through the air as he fled off into the night. | |||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Henry Cleavis]] | * [[Henry Cleavis]] | ||
* [[John (Fellowship of | * [[John (Fellowship of Ink)|John]] | ||
* [[Mack (Fellowship of | * [[Mack (Fellowship of Ink)|Mr Mack]] | ||
* Professor [[Sneagle]] | |||
* [[Evelyn Tyler]] | |||
* [[Brenda]] | |||
* [[Reginald Tyler]] | * [[Reginald Tyler]] | ||
* [[Catriona Mackay]] | * [[Catriona Mackay]] | ||
* Mr [[Tweet]] | * The [[Mumbo-Jumbo]] | ||
* [[Perec (Fellowship of Ink)|Perec]] | |||
* Mr [[Tweet (Fellowship of Ink)|Tweet]] | |||
* [[Effie Jacobs]] | |||
* [[Magda (The Dreadful Flap)|Magda]] | |||
* [[Gold Leaf Princess]] | * [[Gold Leaf Princess]] | ||
* [[Guido ( | * [[Guido (The Return of the Discombobulated Woman)|Guido]] | ||
* [[Charles ( | * [[Charles (The Return of the Discombobulated Woman)|Charles]] | ||
* [[Diodati | * [[Tony Diodati]] | ||
* [[Dorothea Fisk]] | * [[Dorothea Fisk]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* In the past, Cleavis has written ''[[The Other Place]]''; in the future, Cleavis will write ''[[Return to Hyspero]]'' and ''[[The Mysterious Mr Tweet]]''. | * In the past, Cleavis has written ''[[The Other Place]]''; in the future, Cleavis will write ''[[Return to Hyspero]]'' and ''[[The Mysterious Mr Tweet]]''. | ||
* Diodati's circus has the [[skull]] of [[Joseph Merrick]]. | * Diodati's circus has the [[skull]] of [[Joseph Merrick]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was mainly set in the town of [[Darkholmes]], which originated from Magrs' own comic story ''[[The Housekeeper (comic story)|The Housekeeper]]'', published in a 2011 issue of ''[[Vworp Vworp!]]'' magazine. In the comic, Darkholmes was the town where [[Nest Cottage]] was located - which at that point had already featured in ''[[Hornets' Nest]]''. | |||
* This novel asserts that the hometown of the Smudgelings is Darkholmes. This contradicts the blurb of ''Mad Dogs and Englishmen'', which asserts that they are based in [[Cambridge]], but not the actual text of ''Mad Dogs and Englishmen'', which remains vague as to where its sections featuring the Smudgelings take place. | |||
* [[Hexford College]] is a major location within ''Fellowship of the Ink''; it shares its name with the village [[Hexford]] from Paul Magrs' ''[[Serpent Crest]]'' series. No connection between the two is explicitly established. | * [[Hexford College]] is a major location within ''Fellowship of the Ink''; it shares its name with the village [[Hexford]] from Paul Magrs' ''[[Serpent Crest]]'' series. No connection between the two is explicitly established. | ||
* Cleavis' first name being "Henry" contradicts with previous DWU novels which gave him the first name of "John". However, it should be noted that the name "John" has only ever been used twice in relation to the character in DWU fiction, once in ''Mad Dogs and Englishmen'' and once in ''[[Peculiar Lives (novel)|Peculiar Lives]]''. | * Cleavis' first name being "Henry" contradicts with previous DWU novels which gave him the first name of "John". However, it should be noted that the name "John" has only ever been used twice in relation to the character in DWU fiction, once in ''Mad Dogs and Englishmen'' and once in ''[[Peculiar Lives (novel)|Peculiar Lives]]''. | ||
* [[Paris]] in the mid-[[1890s]] plays an important part in the backstory of portion of the story concerning [[Tony Diodati|Diodati]]'s circus. Magrs previously featured mid-1890s Paris in ''[[The Demon of Paris (audio story)|The Demon of Paris]]'' and ''[[Enter Wildthyme (novel)|Enter Wildthyme]]''. | * [[Paris]] in the mid-[[1890s]] plays an important part in the backstory of portion of the story concerning [[Tony Diodati|Diodati]]'s circus. Magrs previously featured mid-1890s Paris in ''[[The Demon of Paris (audio story)|The Demon of Paris]]'' and ''[[Enter Wildthyme (novel)|Enter Wildthyme]]''. | ||
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* The [[Very Fabric of Time and Space]] is seen. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'' et al) | * The [[Very Fabric of Time and Space]] is seen. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'' et al) | ||
* [[Hyspero]] originates from [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scarlet Empress (novel)|The Scarlet Empress]]''. | * [[Hyspero]] originates from [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scarlet Empress (novel)|The Scarlet Empress]]''. | ||
* The "lofty peaks of [[Valcea]]" are a location in ''[[The True History of Planets]]'' | * The "lofty peaks of [[Valcea]]" are a location in ''[[The True History of Planets]].'' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]'') | ||
* Valcea is where [[Iris Wildthyme]], [[Panda]], [[Simon (Enter Wildthyme)|Simon]], and [[Barbra]] travelled to in their quest to stop [[Anthony Marvelle]] from reaching [[Hyspero]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Enter Wildthyme (novel)|Enter Wildthyme]]'') | |||
== Audiobook == | |||
This novel was released as a digital-only audiobook on [[5 May (releases)|5 May]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] complete and unabridged as part of the ''[[Iris Wildthyme and Friends (audio series)|Iris Wildthyme and Friends]]'' series by [[Big Finish Productions]] and read by [[Louise Jameson]]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:58, 9 November 2023
Fellowship of Ink was a 2017 novel by Paul Magrs.
It was a spin-off from the acclaimed Brenda and Effie Mysteries series, and it also had a degree of focus on characters first introduced in his 2002 BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures novel Mad Dogs and Englishmen. With Hyspero and the Scarlet Guard playing a part in the narrative and Valcea getting a brief mention, it had connections to all three BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures novels written by Magrs, as well as the Iris Wildthyme series.
Not unlike Magrs previous stories published by Snowbooks Ltd - Enter Wildthyme, Wildthyme Beyond!, and From Wildthyme with Love - this novel had deep ties to other series, such as the aforementioned Brenda and Effie series.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Smudgelings... Professors Reginald Tyler and Henry Cleavis and their various literary friends… little did they know as they gathered on Sunday evenings by the fire to drink sherry and read out chapters from their ongoing fantasy novels that they were wearing thin the fabric of space and time. All around them in the magical, northern university town of Darkholmes there were Holes opening up to other dimensions…
Here we are in the 1930s, in the leafy lanes and lofty towers of an ancient town… where there are witches, demons and gargoyles mixed up with dons and their frustrated wives and handsome boyfriends. And, most mysteriously of all, there is Brenda, the rather strange housemaid to the Tyler household, who is here incognito, for reasons all of her own…
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Henry Cleavis and his student John - masquerading as brothers - arrive in Darkholmes to take up their new positions at Hexford College as Professor and Porter respectively. Shortly after their arrival Henry finds himself accosted by a fawn-like creature and begins to suspect that something is afoot in the town. However, John dismisses Henry's encounter and suspects that the professor is going senile. The pair are not given a warm welcome by most of the other professors, although Reginald Tyler reaches out to Henry and invites him to a soiree at his home on 199 Steps Lane.
During the party Reginald and Henry head upstairs where they begin discussing their writings and Reginald invites Henry to join his society known as the Smudgelings. Following the event Henry and John returned to their domitary to discover Mr. Mack had broken in and was rummaging through the Professor's manuscripts. After a short fight John managed to stake Mack - who had transformed into a giant bat-like creature that Henry identified as a Gyregoyle - but ended up being dropped from a height after Mack dragged him through the air as he fled off into the night.
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Henry Cleavis
- John
- Mr Mack
- Professor Sneagle
- Evelyn Tyler
- Brenda
- Reginald Tyler
- Catriona Mackay
- The Mumbo-Jumbo
- Perec
- Mr Tweet
- Effie Jacobs
- Magda
- Gold Leaf Princess
- Guido
- Charles
- Tony Diodati
- Dorothea Fisk
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- In the past, Cleavis has written The Other Place; in the future, Cleavis will write Return to Hyspero and The Mysterious Mr Tweet.
- Diodati's circus has the skull of Joseph Merrick.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was mainly set in the town of Darkholmes, which originated from Magrs' own comic story The Housekeeper, published in a 2011 issue of Vworp Vworp! magazine. In the comic, Darkholmes was the town where Nest Cottage was located - which at that point had already featured in Hornets' Nest.
- This novel asserts that the hometown of the Smudgelings is Darkholmes. This contradicts the blurb of Mad Dogs and Englishmen, which asserts that they are based in Cambridge, but not the actual text of Mad Dogs and Englishmen, which remains vague as to where its sections featuring the Smudgelings take place.
- Hexford College is a major location within Fellowship of the Ink; it shares its name with the village Hexford from Paul Magrs' Serpent Crest series. No connection between the two is explicitly established.
- Cleavis' first name being "Henry" contradicts with previous DWU novels which gave him the first name of "John". However, it should be noted that the name "John" has only ever been used twice in relation to the character in DWU fiction, once in Mad Dogs and Englishmen and once in Peculiar Lives.
- Paris in the mid-1890s plays an important part in the backstory of portion of the story concerning Diodati's circus. Magrs previously featured mid-1890s Paris in The Demon of Paris and Enter Wildthyme.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Reginald Tyler, Cleavis, the Smudgelings, and The True History of Planets first appeared in PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen.
- John and Cleavis once had an encounter with Mumu Manchu. (PROSE: The Delightful Bag)
- The Very Fabric of Time and Space is seen. (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen et al)
- Hyspero originates from PROSE: The Scarlet Empress.
- The "lofty peaks of Valcea" are a location in The True History of Planets. (PROSE: The Blue Angel)
- Valcea is where Iris Wildthyme, Panda, Simon, and Barbra travelled to in their quest to stop Anthony Marvelle from reaching Hyspero. (PROSE: Enter Wildthyme)
Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]
This novel was released as a digital-only audiobook on 5 May 2021 complete and unabridged as part of the Iris Wildthyme and Friends series by Big Finish Productions and read by Louise Jameson.
Audiobook cover
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External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Fellowship of Ink page at bigfinish.com
