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|image = Toy short story.jpg | |image = Toy short story.jpg | ||
|series = ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' | |series = ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' | ||
|main character = [[Shardovan]] | |main character = [[Shardovan]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = {{Ainley|n=The Portreeve}} | ||
|setting = | |setting = | ||
|writer = | |writer = Colin Varney | ||
|illustrator = [[Andy Lambert]] | |illustrator = [[Andy Lambert]] | ||
|publication = [[DWM 193]] | |publication = [[DWM 193]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 29 October 1992 | ||
|cover date = | |cover date = 25 November 1992 | ||
|prev = Games ( | |prev = Games (short story) | ||
|next = Tautology (short story) | |next = Tautology (short story) | ||
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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
A childhood stuffed toy evokes memories for [[Shardovan]], who is seeking reassurance about his past. But this innocent-looking toy just doesn't | A childhood stuffed toy evokes memories for [[Shardovan]], who is seeking reassurance about his past. But this innocent-looking toy just doesn't feel right somehow... | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Shardovan]] | * [[Shardovan]] | ||
* | * {{Ainley|n=The Portreeve}} | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* In the accompanying illustration by Andy Lambert, the spine of one of the books standing on the shelf (on the far left) can be seen to bear the name ANDY | * In the accompanying illustration by Andy Lambert, the spine of one of the books standing on the shelf (on the far left) can be seen to bear the name ANDY LAMBERT, though the last four letters of the surname are obscured by three books in the foreground — an in-joke reference included by Lambert himself. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* | * After Shardovan leaves the Portreeve, he hears that the hunters have returned with the newly regenerated [[Fifth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|brief.htm#dwm193|Toy}} | {{dwrefguide|brief.htm#dwm193|Toy}} | ||
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[[Category:BE stories]] | [[Category:BE stories]] | ||
[[Category:Brief Encounter stories]] | [[Category:Brief Encounter stories]] | ||
[[Category:Doctor Who short stories]] | [[Category:Doctor Who short stories]] | ||
[[Category:1992 short stories]] | [[Category:1992 short stories]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:46, 29 February 2024
Toy was a Brief Encounter short story published in Doctor Who Magazine 193.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
A childhood stuffed toy evokes memories for Shardovan, who is seeking reassurance about his past. But this innocent-looking toy just doesn't feel right somehow...
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- In the accompanying illustration by Andy Lambert, the spine of one of the books standing on the shelf (on the far left) can be seen to bear the name ANDY LAMBERT, though the last four letters of the surname are obscured by three books in the foreground — an in-joke reference included by Lambert himself.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- After Shardovan leaves the Portreeve, he hears that the hunters have returned with the newly regenerated Fifth Doctor. (TV: Castrovalva)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Toy at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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