Lethbridge-Stewart (series): Difference between revisions

From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
No edit summary
Tag: 2017 source edit
 
(41 intermediate revisions by 13 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{retitle|''Lethbridge-Stewart'' (series)}}
{{title dab away}}
{{real world}}
{{real world}}
{{Infobox Merchandise
{{Infobox Merchandise
Line 10: Line 10:
|release date  = [[26 February (releases)|26 February]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]] - present
|release date  = [[26 February (releases)|26 February]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]] - present
}}{{big toc}}
}}{{big toc}}
'''''Lethbridge-Stewart''''' was a series of novels, novellas, anthologies, and short stories published by [[Candy Jar Books]] beginning in [[2015 (releases)|2015]]. It was created by [[Andy Frankham-Allen]], with input from [[Shaun Russell]]. They starred recurring ''[[Doctor Who]]'' character [[Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart]] and co-starred [[Anne Travers]].
'''''Lethbridge-Stewart''''' was a spin-off series of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' comprised of novels, novellas, anthologies, and short stories published by [[Candy Jar Books]] beginning in [[2015 (releases)|2015]], adjacent to the later ''[[Candy Jar UNIT series|UNIT]]'' and ''[[Candy Jar Counter Measures series|Counter Measures]]'' series. It was created by [[Andy Frankham-Allen]], with input from [[Shaun Russell]]. They starred recurring ''Doctor Who'' character [[Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart]] and co-starred [[Anne Travers]].
 
On [[4 January (releases)|4 January]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]], Candy Jar announced the range would end later in 2022 with six remaining books.<ref>[https://twitter.com/LsVerse/status/1478355764825796611 LsVerse twitter, 13:20 4th Jan 2022]: "[[2022 (releases)|2022]] is the final year of the ''Lethbridge-Stewart'' range. Titles, covers, blurbs for the remaining six titles will all be announced in due course."</ref> This did not end up coming true, as the final two books of the ongoing [[Series 11 (Lethbridge-Stewart)|11th series]] ended up being pushed to [[2023 (releases)|2023]].
 
The ''Lethbridge-Stewart'' series also spawned spin-off series of its own, with ''[[The Lucy Wilson Mysteries]]'', ''[[Travers & Wells (series)|Travers & Wells]]'' and ''[[The Analysis Bureau (series)|The Analysis Bureau]]''.


== Background ==
== Background ==
Frankham-Allen served as the head writer and range editor, with Shaun Russell, [[Hayley Cox]], [[Will Rees]], Lauren Thomas and [[Keren Williams]] serving as co-editors on various books.
[[Andy Frankham-Allen]] served as the [[head writer]] and range [[editor]], with [[Shaun Russell]], [[Hayley Cox]], [[Will Rees]], [[Lauren Thomas]] and [[Keren Williams]] serving as co-editors on various books.


The stories initially bridged the gap between ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' and ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]], ''but with ''[[The Laughing Gnome]]'' series (which debuted in August 2018), as well as the rest of Phase Two, the range began to take place throughout Doctor Who's history. They were not licensed by the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] but by the [[Mervyn Haisman|Haisman]] Literary Estate, the copyright holders for the character. They included various elements of other ''Doctor Who'' stories, by agreement/license of the original authors, such as [[Terrance Dicks]], who wrote ''[[Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)|Horror of Fang Rock]]'', and [[Gary Russell]], who created [[The Vault (The Scales of Injustice)|the Vault]] in ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]''.
The stories initially bridged the gap between ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' and ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'', but with sixth series, ''[[The Laughing Gnome]]'' (which debuted in [[August (releases)|August]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]]), as well as the rest of Phase Two, the range began to take place throughout ''[[Doctor Who]]''{{'}}s history. They were not licensed by the [[BBC]] but by the [[Mervyn Haisman|Haisman]] [[Haisman Literary Estate|Literary Estate]], the copyright holders for the character. They included various elements of other ''Doctor Who'' stories, by agreement/license of the original authors, such as [[Terrance Dicks]], who wrote ''[[Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)|Horror of Fang Rock]]'', and [[Gary Russell]], who created [[The Vault (The Scales of Injustice)|the Vault]] in ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]''.


The series built up a new team around Lethbridge-Stewart and Anne Travers, including [[William Bishop]], [[Samson Ware]], and [[Walter Douglas]]. It also featured recurring characters, both [[Harold Chorley]] and [[Gwynfor Evans|Private Evans]] come from ''The Web of Fear'', while new characters were added to the roster; of note are [[Sally Wright]], Lethbridge-Stewart's fiancee, [[Owain Vine]], Lethbridge-Stewart's nephew, and [[Oliver Hamilton]].
The series built up a new team around [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Lethbridge-Stewart]] and [[Anne Travers]], including [[William Bishop]], [[Samson Ware]], and [[Walter Douglas]]. It also featured recurring characters, both [[Harold Chorley]] and [[Gwynfor Evans|Private Evans]] come from ''The Web of Fear'', while new characters were added to the roster; of note are [[Sally Wright]], Lethbridge-Stewart's fiancee, [[Owain Vine]], Lethbridge-Stewart's nephew, and [[Oliver Hamilton]].


The series particularly delved deeper into the history and character of Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart, creating a whole family for him not previously seen on television. Family members included; [[Mary Gore]], his mother, [[James Lethbridge-Stewart]], his older brother who died in 1938, and [[Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]], his father, a commander in the RAF who was declared Missing In Action at the end of World War II. It also debuted his children and grandchildren with [[Doris Lethbridge-Stewart]], the Wilsons (son, [[Albert Wilson|Albert]], daughter-in-law [[Tamara Wilson|Tamara]], and grandchildren [[Conall Lethbridge-Stewart|Conall]], [[Nick Wilson|Nick]] and [[Lucy Wilson|Lucy]]). Lucy would later head her own [[The Lucy Wilson Mysteries|series of spin-off novels]], with guest appearances from various members of her family.
The series particularly delved deeper into the history and character of Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart, creating a whole family for him not previously seen on television. Family members included; [[Mary Gore]], his mother, [[James Lethbridge-Stewart]], his older brother who died in [[1938]], and [[Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]], his father, a commander in the [[RAF]] who was declared "[[Missing In Action]]" at the end of [[World War II]]. It also debuted his children and grandchildren with [[Doris Lethbridge-Stewart]], the Wilsons (son, [[Albert Wilson|Albert]], daughter-in-law [[Tamara Wilson|Tamara]], and grandchildren [[Conall Lethbridge-Stewart|Conall]], [[Nick Wilson|Nick]] and [[Lucy Wilson|Lucy]]). Lucy would later head her own [[The Lucy Wilson Mysteries|series of spin-off novels]], with guest appearances from various members of her family.


Along the way the series also delved into the Brigadier's ancestors and extended family, including cousins, uncle, and grandparents. Most notably in the short story anthology, [[Lineage (anthology)|Lineage]].
Along the way the series also delved into the Brigadier's ancestors and extended family, including cousins, uncle, and grandparents. Most notably in the short story anthology, ''[[Lineage (anthology)|Lineage]]''.


The series also developed an extended family for Anne Travers and her father, Professor Travers. These included; [[Alun Travers]], Anne's brother. [[Lyndon Travers]], Anne's grandfather and Professor Travers' father. [[Margaret Travers]], Anne's mother and Traver's wife, and Travers' twin, Vincent and his children. [[Ben Travers]], from ''Horror of Fang Rock'', was revealed to be the uncle of Professor Travers.
The series also developed an extended family for Anne Travers and her father, [[Professor Travers]]. These included; [[Alun Travers]], Anne's brother. [[Lyndon Travers]], Anne's grandfather and Professor Travers' father. [[Margaret Travers]], Anne's mother and Traver's wife, and Travers' twin, [[Vincent Travers|Vincent]] and his children. [[Ben Travers]], from ''Horror of Fang Rock'', was revealed to be the uncle of Professor Travers.


In addition to the novels, which initially followed an ongoing narrative, the short stories occasionally dipped into different periods of Lethbridge-Stewart's past and future. For instance, ''[[Ashes of the Inferno (short story)|Ashes of the Inferno]]'' was set directly after the TV story, ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'', and ''[[The Lock-In (short story)|The Lock-In]]'' was set around the time of his death, with ''[[Of the Future (short story)|Of the Future]]'' exploring the divide between the Brigadier and his daughter, Kate, and the birth of his grandson, Gordy. ''[[The Enfolded Time (short story)|The Enfolded Time]]'' brought focus on the [[UNIT dating controversy]] and could be said to finally solve the longstanding dating issues once and for all. Though the regularity with which spin-off media attempts to "fix" the controversy makes it one of many.
In addition to the novels, which initially followed an ongoing narrative, the short stories occasionally dipped into different periods of Lethbridge-Stewart's past and future. For instance, ''[[Ashes of the Inferno (short story)|Ashes of the Inferno]]'' was set directly after the TV story, ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'', and ''[[The Lock-In (short story)|The Lock-In]]'' was set around the time of his death, with ''[[Of the Future (short story)|Of the Future]]'' exploring the divide between the Brigadier and his daughter, Kate, and the birth of his grandson, Gordy. ''[[The Enfolded Time (short story)|The Enfolded Time]]'' brought focus on the [[UNIT dating controversy]] and could be said to finally solve the longstanding dating issues once and for all, though the regularity with which spin-off media attempts to "fix" the controversy makes it one of many.


From late 2018, with ''[[The Laughing Gnome]]'' series of books, the range moved from the ongoing narrative that featured in the first sixteen novels, and began to dip into various periods of Lethbridge-Stewart's past, present and future. This would be the beginning of Phase Two, and ''The Laughing Gnome'' would later be followed on with ''[[Bloodlines]]'', as well as several Special Editions of previous novels and anthologies, including previously unpublished material.
From late 2018, with ''[[The Laughing Gnome]]'' series of books, the range moved from the ongoing narrative that featured in the first sixteen novels, and began to dip into various periods of Lethbridge-Stewart's past, present and future. This would be the beginning of Phase Two, and ''The Laughing Gnome'' would later be followed on with ''[[Bloodlines]]'', as well as several Special Editions of previous novels and anthologies, including previously unpublished material.
Line 32: Line 36:


== Novels ==
== Novels ==
=== Phase One ===
==== Series 1 ====
==== Series 1 ====
{{Main|Series 1 (Lethbridge-Stewart)}}
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Writer(s) || Release date
! Title || Writer(s) || Release date
|-
|-
|''[[The Forgotten Son (novel)|The Forgotten Son]]''  
|''[[The Forgotten Son (novel)|The Forgotten Son]]''  
Line 54: Line 60:


==== Series 2 ====
==== Series 2 ====
{{Main|Series 2 (Lethbridge-Stewart)}}
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Writer(s) || Release date
! Title || Writer(s) || Release date
|-
|-
|''[[Moon Blink (novel)|Moon Blink]]''  
|''[[Moon Blink (novel)|Moon Blink]]''  
Line 71: Line 78:


==== Series 3 ====
==== Series 3 ====
{{Main|Series 3 (Lethbridge-Stewart)}}
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Writer(s) || Release date
! Title || Writer(s) || Release date
|-
|-
|''[[Times Squared (novel)|Times Squared]]''  
|''[[Times Squared (novel)|Times Squared]]''  
Line 88: Line 96:


==== Series 4 ====
==== Series 4 ====
{{Main|Series 4 (Lethbridge-Stewart)}}
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Writer(s) || Release date
! Title || Writer(s) || Release date
Line 105: Line 114:


==== Series 5 ====
==== Series 5 ====
{{Main|Series 5 (Lethbridge-Stewart)}}
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Writer(s) || Release date
! Title || Writer(s) || Release date
|-
|-
|''[[A Very Private Haunting (novel)|A Very Private Haunting]]''
|''[[A Very Private Haunting (novel)|A Very Private Haunting]]''
Line 121: Line 131:
|}
|}


==== Series 6: The Laughing Gnome ====
=== Phase Two ===
==== Series 6: ''The Laughing Gnome'' ====
{{main|The Laughing Gnome}}
{{main|The Laughing Gnome}}
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Writer(s) || Release date
! Title || Writer(s) || Release date
|-
|-
|''[[Scary Monsters (novel)|Scary Monsters]]''
|''[[Scary Monsters (novel)|Scary Monsters]]''
Line 151: Line 162:
|}
|}


==== Series 7: Bloodlines ====
==== Series 7: ''Bloodlines'' ====
{{main|Bloodlines}}
{{main|Bloodlines}}
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Writer(s) || Release date
! Title || Writer(s) || Release date
|-
|-
|''[[Home Fires Burn (novel)|Home Fires Burn]]''
|''[[Home Fires Burn (novel)|Home Fires Burn]]''
Line 182: Line 193:


==== Series 8 ====
==== Series 8 ====
{{Main|Series 8 (Lethbridge-Stewart)}}
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Writer(s) || Release date
! Title || Writer(s) || Release date
Line 187: Line 199:
|''[[Domination Game (novel)|Domination Game]]''
|''[[Domination Game (novel)|Domination Game]]''
|[[Alyson Leeds]] & [[Megan Fizell]]
|[[Alyson Leeds]] & [[Megan Fizell]]
|[[17 December]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
|[[17 December (releases)|17 December]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
|-
|''[[Fear Frequency (novel)|Fear Frequency]]''
|[[George Ivanoff]]
|[[February (releases)|February]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]]
|-
|''[[The Haunting of Gabriel Chase (novel)|The Haunting of Gabriel Chase]]''
|[[Andrew Allen]]
|[[June (releases)|June]] 2021
|}
|}


==== Other books ====
==== Series 9 ====
{{Main|Series 9 (Lethbridge-Stewart)}}
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Writer(s) || Release date
! Title || Writer(s) || Release date
|-
|-
|''The Forgotten Son: Special Edition''
|''[[Warriors of Montu (novel)|Warriors of Montu]]''
|[[Gareth Madgwick]]
|[[3 September (releases)|3 September]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]]
|-
|''[[The Overseers (novel)|The Overseers]]''
|[[James Middleditch]]
|[[12 November (releases)|12 November]] 2021
|-
|''[[Blue Blood (novel)|Blue Blood]]''
|[[Chris Thomas (writer)|Chris Thomas]]
|[[27 January (releases)|27 January]] 2022
|}
 
==== Series 10 ====
{{Main|Series 10 (Lethbridge-Stewart)}}
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Writer(s) || Release date
|-
|''[[A Most Haunted Man (novel)|A Most Haunted Man]]''
|[[Sarah Groenewegen]]
|[[7 May (releases)|7 May]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]]
|-
|''[[Legacy of the Dominator (novel)|Legacy of the Dominator]]''
|[[Nick Walters]]
|[[8 June (releases)|8 June]] 2022
|-
|''[[The Hiraeth Embrace (novel)|The Hiraeth Embrace]]''
|[[James Middleditch]]
|[[12 August (releases)|12 August]] 2022
|}
 
==== Series 11 ====
{{Main|Series 11 (Lethbridge-Stewart)}}
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Writer(s) || Release date
|-
|''[[Spheres of Influence (novel)|Spheres of Influence]]''
|[[Violet Addison]] & [[David N. Smith]]
|[[12 December (releases)|12 December]] 2022
|-
|''[[It Came from the Isle of Man (novel)|It Came from the Isle of Man]]
|[[John Peel]]
|[[29 May (releases)|29 May]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]
|-
|''[[United Nations (novel)|United Nations]]
|rowspan=2|[[Jonathan Blum]]
|[[17 November (releases)|17 November]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]
|-
|''[[Intelligence Taskforce (novel)|Intelligence Taskforce]]''
|[[29 June (releases)|29 June]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]]
|}
 
=== Other books ===
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Writer(s) || Release date
|-
|''[[The Forgotten Son (novel)|The Forgotten Son: Special Edition]]''
|[[Andy Frankham-Allen]]
|[[Andy Frankham-Allen]]
|[[June (releases)|June]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]]
|[[June (releases)|June]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]]
|-
|-
|''Mutually Assured Domination: Special Edition''
|''[[Mutually Assured Domination (novel)|Mutually Assured Domination: Special Edition]]''
|[[Nick Walters]]
|[[Nick Walters]]
|[[November (releases)|November]] 2019
|[[November (releases)|November]] 2019
Line 205: Line 282:
|[[Andy Frankham-Allen]]
|[[Andy Frankham-Allen]]
|[[28 July (releases)|28 July]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
|[[28 July (releases)|28 July]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
|-
|''[[Kiss of the Ice Maiden (novel)|Kiss of the Ice Maiden]]''
|[[Michael Sloan]]
|[[10 March (releases)|10 March]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]]
|}
|}


== Novellas ==
== Novellas ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Writer(s) || Release date
! Title || Writer(s) || Release date
|-
|-
| ''[[The Life of Evans (novel)|The Life of Evans]]''
| ''[[The Life of Evans (novel)|The Life of Evans]]''
Line 217: Line 298:
| ''[[The Flaming Soldier (novel)|The Flaming Soldier]]''
| ''[[The Flaming Soldier (novel)|The Flaming Soldier]]''
| [[Christopher Bryant]]
| [[Christopher Bryant]]
| [[August (releases)|August]] 2017
|-
| ''[[Travers & Wells (novel)|Travers & Wells]]''
| [[Robert Mammone]]
| [[August (releases)|August]] 2017
| [[August (releases)|August]] 2017
|-
|-
Line 229: Line 306:


== Anthologies ==
== Anthologies ==
Every Lethbridge-Stewart short story was collected in the form of several anthologies.
Many short stories were released digitally to tie into ''Lethbridge-Stewart'' novel releases; these were later collected alongside original stories in a number of ''Lethbridge-Stewart'' anthologies.
 
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Release date
! Title || Release date
|-
|-
| ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart: Top Secret Files|Top Secret Files]]''
| ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart: Top Secret Files|Top Secret Files]]''
Line 253: Line 331:
| ''[[Lineage (anthology)|Lineage]]''
| ''[[Lineage (anthology)|Lineage]]''
| [[October (releases)|October]] 2018
| [[October (releases)|October]] 2018
|-
| ''[[The HAVOC Files 2: Special Edition]]''
| [[March (releases)|March]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]]
|-
|-
| ''[[The HAVOC Files: The Laughing Gnome]]''
| ''[[The HAVOC Files: The Laughing Gnome]]''
| [[20 September (releases)|20 September]] 2019
| [[20 September (releases)|20 September]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]]
|-
|-
| ''[[The HAVOC Files: Loose Ends]]''
| ''[[The HAVOC Files: Loose Ends]]''
| [[6 December (releases)|6 December]] 2019
| [[6 December (releases)|6 December]] 2019
|-
| ''[[The HAVOC Files 3: Special Edition]]''
| [[17 March (releases)|17 March]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
|}
|}
"Special Editions" of ''[[The HAVOC Files 2: Special Edition|The HAVOC Files 2]]'' and ''[[The HAVOC Files 3: Special Edition|The HAVOC Files 3]]'' were also released in [[March (releases)|March]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]] and [[2020 (releases)|2020]], respectively.


== Invalid releases ==
== Invalid releases ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Release date
! Title || Release date
|-
|-
|''[[A Brief History of the Lethbridge-Stewarts (short story)|A Brief History of the Lethbridge-Stewarts]]''
|''[[A Brief History of the Lethbridge-Stewarts (short story)|A Brief History of the Lethbridge-Stewarts]]''
Line 277: Line 351:
|[[August (releases)|August]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]]
|[[August (releases)|August]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]]
|-
|-
|''[[Short Story Collection 2]]''
|''[[The Lethbridge-Stewart Short Story Collection 2]]''
|[[2 September (releases)|2 September]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]]
|[[2 September (releases)|2 September]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]]
|-
|''[[The Lethbridge-Stewart Short Story Collection 3]]''
|[[12 November (releases)|12 November]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]]
|}
|}


== Unreleased novels ==
== Unreleased books ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Reason
! Title || Reason
|-
|-
|''[[Fear of Light (short story)|Fear of Light]]''
|''[[Fear of Light (short story)|Fear of Light]]''
Line 290: Line 367:
|''[[Horror of Det-Sen (novel)|Horror of Det-Sen]]''
|''[[Horror of Det-Sen (novel)|Horror of Det-Sen]]''
|Scheduling conflicts
|Scheduling conflicts
|-
|''[[Blood of the Witch Tree (novel)|Feralia]]''
|Author inflexibility
|-
|-
|''[[Day of the Intelligence (novel)|Day of the Intelligence]]''
|''[[Day of the Intelligence (novel)|Day of the Intelligence]]''
|Personal reasons
|Personal reasons
|-
|''[[The HAVOC Files: Five]]''<ref>https://gallifreybase.com/gb/threads/coming-soon.229566/page-26#post-12127728</ref>
|Scheduling conflicts
|}
|}


== Non-fiction books ==
== Non-fiction books ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Release date
! Title || Release date
|-
|-
|''[[Lethbridge-Stewart Quiz Book]]''
|''[[Lethbridge-Stewart Quiz Book]]''
Line 305: Line 388:
|[[11 December (releases)|11 December]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]]
|[[11 December (releases)|11 December]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]]
|-
|-
|''The Lethbridge-Stewart Colouring Book''
|''[[Lethbridge-Stewart: Colouring Book]]''
|[[16 December (releases)|16 December]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
|[[16 December (releases)|16 December]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
|}
|}
== Spin-offs ==
* ''[[The Lucy Wilson Mysteries]]''
* ''[[Travers & Wells (series)|Travers & Wells]]''
* ''[[The Analysis Bureau (series)|The Analysis Bureau]]''


== External links ==
== External links ==
{{official website|www.lethbridge-stewart.co.uk/}}
* {{candyjar|lethbridge-stewart.html}}
{{twitter|LScandyjar}}
* {{fantom|product-category/audio/audio-lethbridge-stewart/}}
* {{official website|www.lethbridge-stewart.co.uk/}}
* {{twitter|LScandyjar}}
 
== Footnotes ==
{{reflist}}


{{LS}}
{{LS}}
Line 317: Line 410:


[[fr:Lethbridge-Stewart (série)]]
[[fr:Lethbridge-Stewart (série)]]
[[Category:Lethbridge-Stewart series]]
[[Category:Lethbridge-Stewart series]]
[[Category:Prose fiction overviews]]
[[Category:Prose fiction overviews]]
[[Category:Doctor Who spin-offs]]
[[Category:Doctor Who spin-offs]]
[[Category:Tie-in book series]]
[[Category:Tie-in book series]]

Latest revision as of 21:02, 29 June 2024

RealWorld.png

Lethbridge-Stewart was a spin-off series of Doctor Who comprised of novels, novellas, anthologies, and short stories published by Candy Jar Books beginning in 2015, adjacent to the later UNIT and Counter Measures series. It was created by Andy Frankham-Allen, with input from Shaun Russell. They starred recurring Doctor Who character Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart and co-starred Anne Travers.

On 4 January 2022, Candy Jar announced the range would end later in 2022 with six remaining books.[1] This did not end up coming true, as the final two books of the ongoing 11th series ended up being pushed to 2023.

The Lethbridge-Stewart series also spawned spin-off series of its own, with The Lucy Wilson Mysteries, Travers & Wells and The Analysis Bureau.

Background[[edit] | [edit source]]

Andy Frankham-Allen served as the head writer and range editor, with Shaun Russell, Hayley Cox, Will Rees, Lauren Thomas and Keren Williams serving as co-editors on various books.

The stories initially bridged the gap between The Web of Fear and The Invasion, but with sixth series, The Laughing Gnome (which debuted in August 2018), as well as the rest of Phase Two, the range began to take place throughout Doctor Who's history. They were not licensed by the BBC but by the Haisman Literary Estate, the copyright holders for the character. They included various elements of other Doctor Who stories, by agreement/license of the original authors, such as Terrance Dicks, who wrote Horror of Fang Rock, and Gary Russell, who created the Vault in The Scales of Injustice.

The series built up a new team around Lethbridge-Stewart and Anne Travers, including William Bishop, Samson Ware, and Walter Douglas. It also featured recurring characters, both Harold Chorley and Private Evans come from The Web of Fear, while new characters were added to the roster; of note are Sally Wright, Lethbridge-Stewart's fiancee, Owain Vine, Lethbridge-Stewart's nephew, and Oliver Hamilton.

The series particularly delved deeper into the history and character of Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart, creating a whole family for him not previously seen on television. Family members included; Mary Gore, his mother, James Lethbridge-Stewart, his older brother who died in 1938, and Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, his father, a commander in the RAF who was declared "Missing In Action" at the end of World War II. It also debuted his children and grandchildren with Doris Lethbridge-Stewart, the Wilsons (son, Albert, daughter-in-law Tamara, and grandchildren Conall, Nick and Lucy). Lucy would later head her own series of spin-off novels, with guest appearances from various members of her family.

Along the way the series also delved into the Brigadier's ancestors and extended family, including cousins, uncle, and grandparents. Most notably in the short story anthology, Lineage.

The series also developed an extended family for Anne Travers and her father, Professor Travers. These included; Alun Travers, Anne's brother. Lyndon Travers, Anne's grandfather and Professor Travers' father. Margaret Travers, Anne's mother and Traver's wife, and Travers' twin, Vincent and his children. Ben Travers, from Horror of Fang Rock, was revealed to be the uncle of Professor Travers.

In addition to the novels, which initially followed an ongoing narrative, the short stories occasionally dipped into different periods of Lethbridge-Stewart's past and future. For instance, Ashes of the Inferno was set directly after the TV story, Inferno, and The Lock-In was set around the time of his death, with Of the Future exploring the divide between the Brigadier and his daughter, Kate, and the birth of his grandson, Gordy. The Enfolded Time brought focus on the UNIT dating controversy and could be said to finally solve the longstanding dating issues once and for all, though the regularity with which spin-off media attempts to "fix" the controversy makes it one of many.

From late 2018, with The Laughing Gnome series of books, the range moved from the ongoing narrative that featured in the first sixteen novels, and began to dip into various periods of Lethbridge-Stewart's past, present and future. This would be the beginning of Phase Two, and The Laughing Gnome would later be followed on with Bloodlines, as well as several Special Editions of previous novels and anthologies, including previously unpublished material.

It was announced that a sequel to the 1995 home-video release Downtime was in development, in conjunction with Reeltime Pictures.

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

Phase One[[edit] | [edit source]]

Series 1[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Series 1 (Lethbridge-Stewart)
Title Writer(s) Release date
The Forgotten Son Andy Frankham-Allen 26 February 2015
The Schizoid Earth David A. McIntee 25 September 2015
Beast of Fang Rock Andy Frankham-Allen 29 October 2015
Mutually Assured Domination Nick Walters 20 November 2015

Series 2[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Series 2 (Lethbridge-Stewart)
Title Writer(s) Release date
Moon Blink Sadie Miller 17 May 2016
The Showstoppers Jonathan Cooper 25 June 2016
The Grandfather Infestation John Peel 29 July 2016

Series 3[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Series 3 (Lethbridge-Stewart)
Title Writer(s) Release date
Times Squared Rick Cross 30 October 2016
Blood of Atlantis Simon A. Forward 1 December 2016
Mind of Stone Iain McLaughlin 16 December 2016

Series 4[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Series 4 (Lethbridge-Stewart)
Title Writer(s) Release date
Night of the Intelligence Andy Frankham-Allen 9 June 2017
The Daughters of Earth Sarah Groenewegen 24 July 2017
The Dreamer's Lament Benjamin Burford-Jones 10 August 2017

Series 5[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Series 5 (Lethbridge-Stewart)
Title Writer(s) Release date
A Very Private Haunting Sharon Bidwell January 2018
The New Unusual Adrian Sherlock, Andy Frankham-Allen May 2018
The Man from Yesterday Nick Walters March 2018

Phase Two[[edit] | [edit source]]

Series 6: The Laughing Gnome[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: The Laughing Gnome
Title Writer(s) Release date
Scary Monsters Simon A. Forward September 2018
Fear of the Web Alyson Leeds October 2018
The Danger Men Nick Walters December 2018
Rise of the Dominator Robert Mammone March 2019
Lucy Wilson and the Bledoe Cadets Tim Gambrell 18 May 2019
On His Majesty's National Service John Peel 23 December 2019

Series 7: Bloodlines[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Bloodlines
Title Writer(s) Release date
Home Fires Burn Gareth Madgwick 11 October 2019
The Shadowman Sharon Bidwell 23 November 2019
An Ordinary Man Andy Frankham-Allen, Tim Gambrell 13 March 2020
The George Kostinen Mystery Chris Lynch 28 July 2020
Foreword to the Past Baz Greenland October 2020
I, Alastair Robert Mammone 24 June 2020

Series 8[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Series 8 (Lethbridge-Stewart)
Title Writer(s) Release date
Domination Game Alyson Leeds & Megan Fizell 17 December 2020
Fear Frequency George Ivanoff February 2021
The Haunting of Gabriel Chase Andrew Allen June 2021

Series 9[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Series 9 (Lethbridge-Stewart)
Title Writer(s) Release date
Warriors of Montu Gareth Madgwick 3 September 2021
The Overseers James Middleditch 12 November 2021
Blue Blood Chris Thomas 27 January 2022

Series 10[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Series 10 (Lethbridge-Stewart)
Title Writer(s) Release date
A Most Haunted Man Sarah Groenewegen 7 May 2022
Legacy of the Dominator Nick Walters 8 June 2022
The Hiraeth Embrace James Middleditch 12 August 2022

Series 11[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Series 11 (Lethbridge-Stewart)
Title Writer(s) Release date
Spheres of Influence Violet Addison & David N. Smith 12 December 2022
It Came from the Isle of Man John Peel 29 May 2023
United Nations Jonathan Blum 17 November 2023
Intelligence Taskforce 29 June 2024

Other books[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Writer(s) Release date
The Forgotten Son: Special Edition Andy Frankham-Allen June 2019
Mutually Assured Domination: Special Edition Nick Walters November 2019
Downtime: Child of the New World Andy Frankham-Allen 28 July 2020
Kiss of the Ice Maiden Michael Sloan 10 March 2021

Novellas[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Writer(s) Release date
The Life of Evans John Peel May 2017
The Flaming Soldier Christopher Bryant August 2017
The Lost Skin Andy Frankham-Allen July 2018

Anthologies[[edit] | [edit source]]

Many short stories were released digitally to tie into Lethbridge-Stewart novel releases; these were later collected alongside original stories in a number of Lethbridge-Stewart anthologies.

Title Release date
Top Secret Files 5 April 2015
The HAVOC Files 12 April 2016
The HAVOC Files 2 September 2016
The XMAS Files 15 December 2016
The HAVOC Files 3 March 2017
The HAVOC Files 4 March 2018
Lineage October 2018
The HAVOC Files: The Laughing Gnome 20 September 2019
The HAVOC Files: Loose Ends 6 December 2019

"Special Editions" of The HAVOC Files 2 and The HAVOC Files 3 were also released in March 2019 and 2020, respectively.

Invalid releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Release date
A Brief History of the Lethbridge-Stewarts 20 March 2015
The Lethbridge-Stewart Short Story Collection August 2018
The Lethbridge-Stewart Short Story Collection 2 2 September 2019
The Lethbridge-Stewart Short Story Collection 3 12 November 2021

Unreleased books[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Reason
Fear of Light Author inflexibility
Horror of Det-Sen Scheduling conflicts
Feralia Author inflexibility
Day of the Intelligence Personal reasons
The HAVOC Files: Five[2] Scheduling conflicts

Non-fiction books[[edit] | [edit source]]

Title Release date
Lethbridge-Stewart Quiz Book 26 July 2018
The Brigadier: Declassified 11 December 2019
Lethbridge-Stewart: Colouring Book 16 December 2020

Spin-offs[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ LsVerse twitter, 13:20 4th Jan 2022: "2022 is the final year of the Lethbridge-Stewart range. Titles, covers, blurbs for the remaining six titles will all be announced in due course."
  2. ↑ https://gallifreybase.com/gb/threads/coming-soon.229566/page-26#post-12127728
v • e
Lethbridge-Stewart
Series 1
Series 2
Series 3
Series 4
Series 5
Series 6
Series 7
Series 8
Series 9
Series 10
Novellas
Anthologies
v • e
Spin-offs and connected series
 
Licensed by the BBC
TV
PROSE
Target Books
BBC Books
Panini Comics
AUDIO
Silver Fist/
Who Dares
Big Finish
BBC Audio
COMIC
Marvel UK
HOMEVID
BBV Productions
 
Licensed from copyright holders
TV
Metal Mutt
Productions
HOMEVID
Reeltime Pictures
BBV Productions
AUDIO
BBV Productions
(Audio Adventures
in Time & Space)
Magic Bullet
Productions
BBC Radio 4
Bafflegab
Productions
Storytel
Radio Static
AUK Studios
PROSE
Souvenir Press
World Distributors
Sparrow Books
Virgin Books
The New Adventures (1997-99) • Decalogs (1997)
Mad Norwegian
Press
Faction Paradox (2002-06, 13)
Allison & Busby
Random Static
Telos Publishing
Novelisations
Big Finish
New Worlds
Obverse Books
Obverse
Quarterly
Obverse
Sextet
Simon and
Schuster
Headline Review
The Berkley
Publishing Group
Candy Jar Books
Thebes Publishing
Meteoric Books
Arcbeatle Press
Snowbooks Ltd
Lethe Press
Salt Publishing
Harper Collins
Self-published
Mango
Ce Acatl
Trinitite Team
Titan Books
Titan Sherlock
Holmes books
Oak Tree Books &
Chinbeard Books
Odd Tales Productions
The Cheshire House
Overmorrow Publishing
COMIC
Souvenir Press
World Distributors
TV Century 21
Marvel UK
Image Comics
Graveyard Shift
Comics
Comeuppance
Comics
Self-published
Meteoric Books
Lucky Comics
Telos Publishing
Cutaway Comics
Unlikely Heroes Studios
Retrieved from "https://tardis.wiki/w/index.php?title=Lethbridge-Stewart_(series)&oldid=3820724"