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|editor = [[Mark Stammers]] & [[Stephen James Walker]]  
|number= 2  
|publisher = Virgin Publishing Ltd  
|editor= [[Mark Stammers]] and [[Stephen James Walker]]  
|release date = 20 July 1995
|publisher= [[Virgin Publishing Ltd]]
|format = Paperback book. Ten stories. 364 pages.  
|release date= [[20 July (releases)|20 July]] [[1995]]
|isbn = ISBN 0-426-20448-4  
|format= Paperback book. Ten stories. 364 pages.  
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'''''Decalog 2: Lost Property''''' was the second volume in the [[Decalog (series)|Decalog]] short story series. It was edited by [[Mark Stammers]] and [[Stephen James Walker]].
'''''Decalog 2: Lost Property''''' was the second volume in the [[Decalog (series)|Decalog]] short story series. It was edited by [[Mark Stammers]] and [[Stephen James Walker]].
== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
Ten stories — seven Doctors — no fixed abode.
Ten stories — seven Doctors — no fixed abode.
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Imaginatively entitled ''Decalog 2'', this is the second collection of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' short fiction. And this time the theme is the Doctor's home - inasmuch as a peripatetic [[Time Lord]] can be said to have a home.
Imaginatively entitled ''Decalog 2'', this is the second collection of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' short fiction. And this time the theme is the Doctor's home - inasmuch as a peripatetic [[Time Lord]] can be said to have a home.


As before, the editors have gathered a galaxy of star writers to illuminate the theme. Many of the contributors will be well known to readers of the [[New Adventures]] and the [[Missing Adventures]] series of novels: [[Daniel Blythe]], [[Paul Cornell]], [[Andy Lane]], [[David A. McIntee|David McIntee]] and [[Gareth Roberts]] are prolific Doctor Who authors. And as before this volume also includes contributions from new writers.
As before, the editors have gathered a galaxy of star writers to illuminate the theme. Many of the contributors will be well known to readers of the [[New Adventures]] and the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] series of novels: [[Daniel Blythe]], [[Paul Cornell]], [[Andy Lane]], [[David A. McIntee|David McIntee]] and [[Gareth Roberts]] are prolific Doctor Who authors. And as before this volume also includes contributions from new writers.
 
In these stories, among many other unexpected occurrences, the Doctor meets a pretender to the English throne, [[Nyssa]] meets a [[ghost]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] gets lost in time, [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] is dismissed from [[UNIT]], and [[K9 Mark II|K9]] is in electrifying form. And the [[Kandy Man]] is on [[Tara]] in a verse play in iambic pentameter.


== Individual Stories ==
In these stories, among many other unexpected occurrences, the Doctor meets a pretender to the English throne, [[Nyssa]] meets a [[ghost]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] gets lost in time, [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] is dismissed from [[UNIT]], and [[K9 Mark II|K9]] is in electrifying form. And the [[Kandy Man]] is on [[Tara (planet)|Tara]] in a verse play in iambic pentameter.


== Stories ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
|'''Title''' || '''Author''' || '''Featuring'''
! Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring
|-
|-
|''[[Vortex of Fear]]''||[[Gareth Roberts]]||[[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]], [[Zoe Heriot]]
|''[[Vortex of Fear (short story)|Vortex of Fear]]''
|[[Gareth Roberts]]
|[[Second Doctor|2nd]]
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]]
|-
|-
|''[[Crimson Dawn]]''||[[Tim Robins]]||[[Fourth Doctor]], [[Leela]], [[K9 Mark I]]
|''[[Crimson Dawn (short story)|Crimson Dawn]]''
|[[Tim Robins]]
|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
|[[Leela]], [[K9 Mark I]]
|-
|-
|''[[Where the Heart Is]]''||[[Andy Lane]]||[[Third Doctor]], [[Jo Grant]]  
|''[[Where the Heart Is (short story)|Where the Heart Is]]''
|[[Andy Lane]]
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]]
|[[Jo Grant|Jo]]
|-
|-
|''[[The Trials of Tara]]''||[[Paul Cornell]]||[[Seventh Doctor]], [[Bernice Summerfield]]
|''[[The Trials of Tara (short story)|The Trials of Tara]]''
|[[Paul Cornell]]
|[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]
|[[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]
|-
|-
|''[[Housewarming]]''||[[David A. McIntee]]||[[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Mike Yates]], [[K9 Mark III]]
|''[[Housewarming (short story)|Housewarming]]''
|[[David A. McIntee]]
|
|[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]], [[Mike Yates|Yates]], [[K9 Mark III]]
|-
|-
|''[[The Nine-Day Queen]]''||[[Matthew Jones]]||[[First Doctor]], [[Ian Chesterton]], [[Barbara Wright]]
|''[[The Nine-Day Queen (short story)|The Nine-Day Queen]]''
|[[Matt Jones (writer)|Matthew Jones]]
|[[First Doctor|1st]]
|[[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]]
|-
|-
|''[[Lonely Days]]''||[[Daniel Blythe]]||[[Fifth Doctor]], [[Nyssa]]
|''[[Lonely Days (short story)|Lonely Days]]''
|[[Daniel Blythe]]
|[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]
|[[Nyssa]]
|-
|-
|''[[People of the Trees]]''||[[Pam Baddeley]]||[[Fourth Doctor]], [[Leela]]
|''[[People of the Trees (short story)|People of the Trees]]''
|[[Pam Baddeley]]
|4th
|Leela
|-
|-
|''[[Timeshare]]''||[[Vanessa Bishop]]||[[Sixth Doctor]], [[Peri Brown]]
|''[[Timeshare (VD short story)|Timeshare]]''
|[[Vanessa Bishop]]
|[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]
|[[Peri Brown|Peri]]
|-
|-
|''[[Question Mark Pyjamas]]''||[[Robert Perry]] and [[Mike Tucker]]||[[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield]]
|''[[Question Mark Pyjamas (short story)|Question Mark Pyjamas]]''
|[[Robert Perry]], [[Mike Tucker]]
|7th
|[[Ace]], Benny
|}
|}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{dwrefguide|who_dec2.htm|Decalog 2: Lost Property}}
{{dwrefguide|who_dec2.htm|Decalog 2: Lost Property}}
* {{whoniverse|DEC2.php|Decalog 2: Lost Property}}
* {{whoniverse|dec2|Decalog 2: Lost Property}}
 
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Decalog 2: Lost Property was the second volume in the Decalog short story series. It was edited by Mark Stammers and Stephen James Walker.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Ten stories — seven Doctors — no fixed abode.

Imaginatively entitled Decalog 2, this is the second collection of Doctor Who short fiction. And this time the theme is the Doctor's home - inasmuch as a peripatetic Time Lord can be said to have a home.

As before, the editors have gathered a galaxy of star writers to illuminate the theme. Many of the contributors will be well known to readers of the New Adventures and the Virgin Missing Adventures series of novels: Daniel Blythe, Paul Cornell, Andy Lane, David McIntee and Gareth Roberts are prolific Doctor Who authors. And as before this volume also includes contributions from new writers.

In these stories, among many other unexpected occurrences, the Doctor meets a pretender to the English throne, Nyssa meets a ghost, Zoe gets lost in time, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart is dismissed from UNIT, and K9 is in electrifying form. And the Kandy Man is on Tara in a verse play in iambic pentameter.

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Author Doctor Featuring
Vortex of Fear Gareth Roberts 2nd Jamie, Zoe
Crimson Dawn Tim Robins 4th Leela, K9 Mark I
Where the Heart Is Andy Lane 3rd Jo
The Trials of Tara Paul Cornell 7th Benny
Housewarming David A. McIntee Sarah, Yates, K9 Mark III
The Nine-Day Queen Matthew Jones 1st Ian, Barbara
Lonely Days Daniel Blythe 5th Nyssa
People of the Trees Pam Baddeley 4th Leela
Timeshare Vanessa Bishop 6th Peri
Question Mark Pyjamas Robert Perry, Mike Tucker 7th Ace, Benny

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Virgin Decalogs
Decalog
Decalog 2:
Lost Property
Decalog 3:
Consequences
Decalog 4:
Re:Generations
Decalog 5:
Wonders
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