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 |novel name   = Summer Falls and Other Stories
 |image        = Summer Falls and Other Stories (anthology).jpg
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 |format       = Paperback anthology, e-book
 |isbn         = ISBN 978-1-84990-723-1
+|series       = [[BBC New Series Adventures|BBC New Series]] anthologies
 |next         = Tales of Trenzalore: The Eleventh Doctor's Last Stand
+|series2      = [[BBC Books]] anthologies
+|prev2        = Short Trips and Side Steps
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-'''''Summer Falls and Other Stories''''' was an omnibus collecting the first print editions of the 2012 and 2013 tie-in e-books. ''[[Summer Falls (novel)|Summer Falls]]'', ''[[The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery]]'', and ''[[Devil in the Smoke (novel)|Devil in the Smoke: An Adventure for the Great Detective]]''. As with the original e-books, ''Summer Falls'' and ''Angel's Kiss'' are billed as written by the fictional characters [[Amelia Williams]] (actually [[James Goss]]) and [[River Song|Melody Malone]] (actually [[Justin Richards]]), and ''Devil in the Smoke'' is credited to its actual author, Richards.
+'''''Summer Falls and Other Stories''''' was an anthology collecting the first print editions of the 2012 and 2013 tie-in e-books ''[[Summer Falls (novel)|Summer Falls]]'', ''[[The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery (novel)|The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery]]'', and ''[[Devil in the Smoke (novel)|Devil in the Smoke: An Adventure for the Great Detective]]''. As with the original e-books, ''Summer Falls'' and ''Angel's Kiss'' are billed as written by the fictional characters [[Amelia Williams]] (actually [[James Goss]]) and [[Melody Malone]] (actually [[Justin Richards]]), and ''Devil in the Smoke'' appeared to be credited to its actual author, Richards, however it was revealed in new material included in the anthology that he too existed in-universe, as an author whose works were read by a young Amelia.
-The print edition is augmented by two short fiction pieces written by Goss: an untitled Introduction piece by Amelia Williams, and ''The Girl Who Never Grew Up'', a magazine article from 1969 profiling Amelia.
+The print edition is augmented by two short fiction pieces written by Goss: an untitled Introduction piece by Amelia Williams, and ''The Girl Who Never Grew Up'', a magazine article from 1969 profiling Amelia. The ebook edition also included an about the authors section which gave details about the in-universe authors.
 == Publisher's summary ==
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 === ''Devil in the Smoke'', as recounted by Mr Justin Richards ===
 On a cold day in December, two young boys, tired of sweeping snow from the workhouse yard, decide to build a snowman — and are confronted with a strange and grisly mystery. In horrified fascination, they watch as their snowman begins to bleed...The search for answers to this impossible event will plunge Harry into the most hazardous — and exhilarating — adventure of his life. (Inspired by the ''Doctor Who'' episode, ''The Snowmen'')
-== New content ==
-* An Introduction (featuring [[Rory Williams]] and an echo of [[Clara Oswald]]), which is addressed to the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. In it, Amelia describes meeting an elderly woman who asks her to pass along a message to the Doctor: "Run you clever boy, and remember.".
-* A dedication page that reads: "To [[River Song|My Daughter]]."
-* An excerpt of an interview between Amy and [[Chrissie Allen]], briefly featuring Rory, for the ''[[Brooklyn Fayre]]'' in [[1969]]. Amy discusses her next book idea about a little girl who is lost on the streets of 1969 [[New York City]] (a reference to [[Melody Pond]]'s childhood regeneration as seen in [[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'').
 == Stories ==
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-|''[[Summer Falls: Introduction (short story|Summer Falls: Introduction]]''
+|''[[About the Authors (feature)|About the Authors]]''
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+|''[[Summer Falls: Introduction (short story)|Summer Falls: Introduction]]''
 |rowspan=2|[[James Goss]]
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 |''[[Summer Falls (novel)|Summer Falls]]''
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-|''[[The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery]]''
+|''[[The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery (novel)|The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery]]''
 |rowspan=2|[[Justin Richards]]
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 == Notes ==
-* The book includes an About the Author section that reads:
+=== New content ===
-:: "[[Amelia Williams]] is the editor of the famous ''[[Melody Malone (series)|Melody Malone]]'' series of crime novels, and a bestselling author of several books for children. She lives in [[New York City|New York]] with her husband [[Rory Williams|Rory]] and their young son, [[Anthony Williams (P.S.)|Anthony]]. They have a grown-up daughter, [[Melody Pond|Melody]], who works as an [[archaeologist]]. [[Melody Malone]] is the owner and sole employee of the [[Angel Detective Agency]] in [[Manhattan]]. She is possibly married but lives alone usually, and is older than both her parents. Sometimes. Mr [[Justin Richards (The Secret Lives of Monsters)|Justin Richards]] is a noted author of fictional fantasies concerning the continuing exploits of a mysterious traveller in space and time known only as "[[the Doctor]]". He has also chronicled the fantastical events of the Victorian era in his novels ''The Death Collector'', ''The Parliament of Blood'' and ''The Chamber of Shadows''."
+* An Introduction (featuring [[Rory Williams]] and [[Clara Oswald splinter|an echo]] of [[Clara Oswald]]), which is addressed to the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. In it, Amelia describes meeting an elderly woman who asks her to pass along a message to the Doctor: "Run you clever boy, and remember.".
+* A dedication page that reads: "To [[River Song|My Daughter]]."
+* An excerpt of an interview between Amy and [[Chrissie Allen]], briefly featuring Rory, for the ''[[Brooklyn Fayre]]'' in [[1969]]. Amy discusses her next book idea about a little girl who is lost on the streets of 1969 [[New York City]] (a reference to [[Melody Pond (Prequel to The Impossible Astronaut)|Melody Pond]]'s childhood regeneration as seen in [[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'').
 == External links ==
+* {{Penguin|419928/doctor-who-summer-falls-and-other-stories-by-amelia-williams-melody-malone-and-justin-richards/9781849907231}}
 {{elx|page url=https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/1072504/amelia-williams.html|page name=Amelia Williams|website url=https://www.penguin.co.uk/|website name=Penguin Books UK}}
 {{elx|page url=https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/1073343/melody-malone.html|page name=Melody Malone|website url=https://www.penguin.co.uk/|website name=Penguin Books UK}}
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