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|main character=[[The Doctor’s TARDIS]] | {{real world}} | ||
|writer= | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
| | |main character = [[The Doctor’s TARDIS]] | ||
|release date= | |writer=Jonathan Morris | ||
|anthology=Doctor Who and the Library of Time (anthology) | |||
|release date=4 February 2021 | |||
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'''''The Library of Time''''' was a short story published in ''[[Doctor Who and the Library of Time (anthology)|Doctor Who and the Library of Time]]''. It was written by [[Jonathan Morris]]. | '''''The Library of Time''''' was a short story published in ''[[Doctor Who and the Library of Time (anthology)|Doctor Who and the Library of Time]]''. It was written by [[Jonathan Morris]]. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The Doctor’s TARDIS]] | * [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The Doctor’s TARDIS]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The TARDIS has a [[Telepathy|telepathic]] link to the Doctor and her friends, | * The TARDIS has a [[Telepathy|telepathic]] link to the Doctor and her friends, | ||
* The TARDIS mentions her [[architectural reconfiguration system]]. | * The TARDIS mentions her [[architectural reconfiguration system]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story served as the introduction to ''[[Doctor Who and the Library of Time (anthology)|Doctor Who and the Library of Time]]''. By being released as an introduction to | * This story served as the introduction to ''[[Doctor Who and the Library of Time (anthology)|Doctor Who and the Library of Time]]''. | ||
** By being released as an introduction to a number of previews from the [[Target novelisation]] range, the implication is that the Target novelisations exist in-universe, and were written by the TARDIS, as her first-hand account of the Doctor's adventures, soon after they happened. | |||
* The 2019 short story ''[[Citation Needed (short story)|Citation Needed]]'' previously revealed that the [[TARDIS library]]'s ''[[Encyclopedia Gallifreya]]'' is sentient and works to describe the Doctor's ongoing adventures, for as long as they've been travelling. As in this story, the Doctor never pays them any notice. The ''Encyclopedia Gallifreya'' hopes more than anything for the Doctor to read them again. | * The 2019 short story ''[[Citation Needed (short story)|Citation Needed]]'' previously revealed that the [[TARDIS library]]'s ''[[Encyclopedia Gallifreya]]'' is sentient and works to describe the Doctor's ongoing adventures, for as long as they've been travelling. As in this story, the Doctor never pays them any notice. The ''Encyclopedia Gallifreya'' hopes more than anything for the Doctor to read them again. | ||
* Relatedly, the 2021 audio story ''[[Bessie Come Home (audio story)|Bessie Come Home]]'' would later reveal that another of the Doctor's vehicles, [[Bessie]], is also sentient. Like the TARDIS in ''The Library of Time'', this would be narrated by Bessie. In much the same way, it would focus on her own journey, rather than the Doctor's perspective. | * Relatedly, the 2021 audio story ''[[Bessie Come Home (audio story)|Bessie Come Home]]'' would later reveal that another of the Doctor's vehicles, [[Bessie]], is also sentient. Like the TARDIS in ''The Library of Time'', this would be narrated by Bessie. In much the same way, it would focus on her own journey, rather than the Doctor's perspective. | ||