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|name=The Mancunian Candidate
|series= [[Iris Wildthyme (series)|Iris Wildthyme]]  
|series= [[Iris Wildthyme (series)|Iris Wildthyme]]  
|writer=[[Lance Parkin]]
|setting= [[Dazzlaria]]; [[Manchester (city)|Manchester]]
|publication=[[Wildthyme on Top]]
|writer = Lance Parkin
|prev=Roubh Magic (short story)
|anthology = Wildthyme on Top (anthology)
|next=Iris and Irregularity (short story)}}
|release date = 20 July 2005
|prev = Rough Magic (short story)
|next=Iris and Irregularity (short story)
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'''''The Mancunian Candidate''''' was the ninth story in the anthology ''[[Wildthyme on Top (anthology)|Wildthyme on Top]]''. It was written by [[Lance Parkin]].


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Iris Wildthyme]]
* [[Iris Wildthyme]]
* [[Tom (Verdigris)|Tom]]  
* [[Thomas Daley|Tom]]
* [[Bobbins Squirrel]]
* [[Abbafan Girlyface]]
* [[Good King Jason]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* Both [[Oasis]] and [[Terry Christian]] have Mancunian accents.
* Bobbins compares the reign of Good King Jason to that of the [[SNP]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
The title appears to be a reference to ''[[The Gallifreyan Candidate|The Manchurian Canidate]].''
* The title is a reference to ''The Manchurian Candidate''.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


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[[Category:Iris Wildthyme short stories]]
[[Category:Wildthyme on Top short stories]]
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[[Category:Stories set in Manchester]]

Latest revision as of 21:07, 5 April 2024

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prose stub

The Mancunian Candidate was the ninth story in the anthology Wildthyme on Top. It was written by Lance Parkin.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Both Oasis and Terry Christian have Mancunian accents.
  • Bobbins compares the reign of Good King Jason to that of the SNP.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The title is a reference to The Manchurian Candidate.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added