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|series = ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' anthologies | |||
|image=Defining patterns.jpg | |number = 23 | ||
|series=[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthologies | |editor = [[Ian Farrington]] | ||
|number= 23 | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|editor= [[Ian Farrington]] | |release date = March 2008 | ||
|publisher= Big Finish Productions | |format = Hardcover, 192 pages, 19 stories | ||
|release date= | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-268-5 | ||
|format= | |prev = Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas | ||
|isbn= ISBN 978-1-84435-268-5 | |next = Short Trips: The Quality of Leadership | ||
|prev=Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas | }} | ||
|next= Short Trips: The Quality of Leadership | '''''Short Trips: Defining Patterns''''' was the twenty-third ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' anthology published by [[Big Finish Productions]]. | ||
}}'''''Short Trips: Defining Patterns''''' was the twenty-third [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology published by [[Big Finish Productions]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
The known universe is home to countless trillions of lives, all interweaving with each other and affecting the line of history. When someone makes a decision, no matter how significant or seemingly irrelevant, they cause unknown effects throughout the ages... | The known universe is home to countless trillions of lives, all interweaving with each other and affecting the line of history. When someone makes a decision, no matter how significant or seemingly irrelevant, they cause unknown effects throughout the ages... | ||
Perhaps other, unreachable, factors are at play too: does the universe have a destiny? Are we all predetermined to follow a particular path? Do we reap what we sow or is it a case of what will be will be? Are coincidences really just that, or do we miss their deeper meanings? | Perhaps other, unreachable, factors are at play too: does the universe have a destiny? Are we all predetermined to follow a particular path? Do we reap what we sow or is it a case of what will be will be? Are coincidences really just that, or do we miss their deeper meanings? | ||
Everywhere he looks, the Doctor sees the same patterns — the same events, decisions and actions cropping up again and again. Look at the bigger picture, however, and maybe — just maybe — you'll see how the universe works. How the universe lives... | Everywhere he looks, the Doctor sees the same patterns — the same events, decisions and actions cropping up again and again. Look at the bigger picture, however, and maybe — just maybe — you'll see how the universe works. How the universe lives... | ||
But, as the Doctor and his companions discover, are these patterns really there? Or do we, by the very nature of seeing them, define them? | But, as the Doctor and his companions discover, are these patterns really there? Or do we, by the very nature of seeing them, define them? | ||
== | == Stories == | ||
{| {{prettytable}} | {| {{prettytable}} | ||
| | ! # || Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Machine Time]]'' | |1 | ||
|''[[Machine Time (short story)|Machine Time]]'' | |||
|[[George Ivanoff]] | |||
|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]] | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[The Time and Tide]]'' | |2 | ||
|''[[The Time and Tide (short story)|The Time and Tide]]'' | |||
|[[Neil Corry]] | |||
|[[Seventh Doctor|7th]] | |||
|[[Ace]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Losing the Audience]]'' | |3 | ||
|''[[Losing the Audience (short story)|Losing the Audience]]'' | |||
|[[Mat Coward]] | |||
|[[First Doctor|1st]] | |||
|[[Susan Foreman|Susan]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[One Card for the Curious]]'' | |4 | ||
|''[[One Card for the Curious (short story)|One Card for the Curious]]'' | |||
|[[Xanna Eve Chown]] | |||
|rowspan=3|7th | |||
|rowspan=2|Ace | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Séance (short story)|Séance]]'' | |5 | ||
|''[[Séance, or Smoking is Highly Addictive, Don't Start (short story)|Séance, or Smoking is Highly Addictive, Don't Start]]'' | |||
|[[John Davies (writer)|John Davies]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[The Celestial Harmony Engine]]'' | |6 | ||
|''[[The Celestial Harmony Engine (short story)|The Celestial Harmony Engine]]'' | |||
|[[Ian Briggs]] | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Mutiny]]'' | |7 | ||
|''[[Mutiny (short story)|Mutiny]]'' | |||
|[[Robert Dick]] | |||
|4th | |||
|[[Harry Sullivan|Harry]], [[John Benton|Benton]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Numb (short story)|Numb]]'' | |8 | ||
|''[[Numb (short story)|Numb]]'' | |||
|[[Dave Owen]] | |||
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]] | |||
|[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Closing the Account]]'' | |9 | ||
|''[[Closing the Account (short story)|Closing the Account]]'' | |||
|[[Stephen Hatcher]] | |||
|7th | |||
|Ace | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[The Great Escapes]]'' | |10 | ||
|''[[The Great Escapes (short story)|The Great Escapes]]'' | |||
|[[Simon Guerrier]] | |||
| | |||
|[[Lucie Miller|Lucie]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Loose Change]]'' | |11 | ||
|''[[Loose Change (short story)|Loose Change]]'' | |||
|[[Steven Savile]] | |||
|[[Sixth Doctor|6th]] | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Lepidoptery for Beginners]]'' | |12 | ||
|''[[Lepidoptery for Beginners (short story)|Lepidoptery for Beginners]]'' | |||
|[[John Dorney]] | |||
|[[Second Doctor|2nd]] | |||
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[One Step Forward, Two Steps Back]]'' | |13 | ||
|''[[One Step Forward, Two Steps Back (short story)|One Step Forward, Two Steps Back]]'' | |||
|[[Chris Thomas (writer)|Chris Thomas]] | |||
|2nd | |||
|Jamie, [[Fifth Doctor]] , [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Homework (short story)|Homework]]'' | |14 | ||
|''[[Homework (short story)|Homework]]'' | |||
|[[Michael Coen]] | |||
|2nd | |||
|Jamie, Zoe | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[The Devil Like a Bear]]'' | |15 | ||
|''[[The Devil Like a Bear (short story)|The Devil Like a Bear]]'' | |||
|[[Brian Willis]] | |||
|7th | |||
|Ace | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Stanley (short story)|Stanley]]'' | |16 | ||
|''[[Stanley (short story)|Stanley]]'' | |||
|[[Lizzie Hopley]] | |||
|4th | |||
|[[Leela]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Twilight's End]]'' | |17 | ||
|''[[Twilight's End (short story)|Twilight's End]]'' | |||
|[[Cavan Scott]] & [[Mark Wright]] | |||
|7th | |||
|[[Nimrod]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[The Book of My Life]]'' | |18 | ||
| | |''[[The Book of My Life (short story)|The Book of My Life]]'' | ||
| | |[[Ian Mond (writer)|Ian Mond]] | ||
|rowspan=2|6th | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|19 | |||
|''[[Defining Patterns (short story)|Defining Patterns]]'' | |||
|[[Ian Farrington]] | |||
|[[Emily Chaudhry]], [[Will Hoffman]] | |||
|} | |} | ||
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== Audio release == | == Audio release == | ||
An audio version of ''[[Lepidoptery for Beginners (short story)|Lepidoptery for Beginners]]'', read by [[Duncan Wisbey]], was recorded by [[Big Finish Productions]] and released as a free download for subscribers in October 2010, alongside ''[[A Death in the Family (audio story)|A Death in the Family]]''.[http://www.bigfinish.com/news/Free-Short-Trips-Download-for-Main-Range-Subscribers] Additionally, a reading of ''[[Twilight's End (short story)|Twilight's End]] ''by [[Beth Chalmers]] was released to subscribers whose subscription included ''[[Robophobia (audio story)|Robophobia]] ''in August 2011 | An audio version of ''[[Lepidoptery for Beginners (short story)|Lepidoptery for Beginners]]'', read by [[Duncan Wisbey]], was recorded by [[Big Finish Productions]] and released as a free download for subscribers in October 2010, alongside ''[[A Death in the Family (audio story)|A Death in the Family]]''.[http://www.bigfinish.com/news/Free-Short-Trips-Download-for-Main-Range-Subscribers] Additionally, a reading of ''[[Twilight's End (short story)|Twilight's End]]'' by [[Beth Chalmers]] was released to subscribers whose subscription included ''[[Robophobia (audio story)|Robophobia]]'' in August 2011. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|whotrip26.htm|Short Trips: Defining Patterns}} | |||
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{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:Short Trips anthologies]] | [[Category:Short Trips anthologies]] | ||
[[Category:2008 anthologies]] | [[Category:2008 anthologies]] | ||
[[Category:Big Finish anthologies]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:48, 26 June 2024
Short Trips: Defining Patterns was the twenty-third Short Trips anthology published by Big Finish Productions.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The known universe is home to countless trillions of lives, all interweaving with each other and affecting the line of history. When someone makes a decision, no matter how significant or seemingly irrelevant, they cause unknown effects throughout the ages...
Perhaps other, unreachable, factors are at play too: does the universe have a destiny? Are we all predetermined to follow a particular path? Do we reap what we sow or is it a case of what will be will be? Are coincidences really just that, or do we miss their deeper meanings?
Everywhere he looks, the Doctor sees the same patterns — the same events, decisions and actions cropping up again and again. Look at the bigger picture, however, and maybe — just maybe — you'll see how the universe works. How the universe lives...
But, as the Doctor and his companions discover, are these patterns really there? Or do we, by the very nature of seeing them, define them?
Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]
| # | Title | Author | Doctor | Featuring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machine Time | George Ivanoff | 4th | |
| 2 | The Time and Tide | Neil Corry | 7th | Ace |
| 3 | Losing the Audience | Mat Coward | 1st | Susan |
| 4 | One Card for the Curious | Xanna Eve Chown | 7th | Ace |
| 5 | Séance, or Smoking is Highly Addictive, Don't Start | John Davies | ||
| 6 | The Celestial Harmony Engine | Ian Briggs | ||
| 7 | Mutiny | Robert Dick | 4th | Harry, Benton |
| 8 | Numb | Dave Owen | 3rd | Sarah |
| 9 | Closing the Account | Stephen Hatcher | 7th | Ace |
| 10 | The Great Escapes | Simon Guerrier | Lucie | |
| 11 | Loose Change | Steven Savile | 6th | |
| 12 | Lepidoptery for Beginners | John Dorney | 2nd | Jamie, Zoe |
| 13 | One Step Forward, Two Steps Back | Chris Thomas | 2nd | Jamie, Fifth Doctor , Turlough |
| 14 | Homework | Michael Coen | 2nd | Jamie, Zoe |
| 15 | The Devil Like a Bear | Brian Willis | 7th | Ace |
| 16 | Stanley | Lizzie Hopley | 4th | Leela |
| 17 | Twilight's End | Cavan Scott & Mark Wright | 7th | Nimrod |
| 18 | The Book of My Life | Ian Mond | 6th | |
| 19 | Defining Patterns | Ian Farrington | Emily Chaudhry, Will Hoffman |
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Michael Coen was the winner of a competition run by Big Finish to find new writing talent.
Audio release[[edit] | [edit source]]
An audio version of Lepidoptery for Beginners, read by Duncan Wisbey, was recorded by Big Finish Productions and released as a free download for subscribers in October 2010, alongside A Death in the Family.[1] Additionally, a reading of Twilight's End by Beth Chalmers was released to subscribers whose subscription included Robophobia in August 2011.
