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'''Justin Richards''' was a "noted" [[author]] the the [[20th century]]. His works were read by [[Amelia Williams]] when she was growing up.
'''Justin Richards''' was an [[author]] and [[alientologist]] in the [[20th century|20th]] and [[21st century]].  


== History ==
== Biography ==
Justin wrote fictional stories about a mysterious man known only as "[[the Doctor]]". He also wrote [[novel]]s about the [[Victorian era]], entitled: ''[[The Death Collector]]'', ''[[The Parliament of Blood]]'', and ''[[The Chamber of Shadows]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Summer Falls and Other Stories#Notes|Summer Falls and Other Stories]]'')
Justin wrote [[The Doctor in popular culture and mythology|fictional stories]] about a mysterious man known only as "[[the Doctor]]". He also wrote other [[novel]]s, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|About the Authors (feature)}}) such as ''[[The Devil in The Smoke]]'', ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Summer Falls: Introduction (short story)}}) ''[[The Death Collector]]'', ''[[The Parliament of Blood]]'', and ''[[The Chamber of Shadows]]'', the latter three being about "fantastical events" of the [[Victorian era]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|About the Authors (feature)}})


By the [[21st century]], Justin became an [[alientologist]] who wrote the book ''[[The Secret Lives of Monsters]]'', which exposed the [[alien]] activity on [[Earth]] that had long been covered up by governments and organisations like [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]] and [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]]. He brought together evidence that had been hidden for [[Century|centuries]] to reveal the truth about aliens. The book consisted largely of previously classified documents compiled and published for the first time by Richards with the help of whistleblowers and journalists, including [[James Stevens]] and [[Benjamin Nevis]]. The book's section on the [[Ood]], however, was noted to be from the [[42nd century]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret Lives of Monsters (novel)|The Secret Lives of Monsters]])''
== Behind the scenes ==
* The anthology ''[[Summer Falls and Other Stories]]'' and all the short stories and other fiction included was all meant to exist in-universe; this also meant that Justin Richards, who was indirectly referenced in ''[[Summer Falls: Introduction (short story)|Summer Falls: Introduction]]'' and explicitly in ''[[About the Authors (feature)|About the Authors]]'', exists in-universe.


== Behind the scenes ==
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* The alientologist Justin Richards shares his name with [[Justin Richards]], the real-world author of ''[[The Secret Lives of Monsters (reference book)|The Secret Lives of Monsters]]'' and the writer of many other ''[[Doctor Who]]'' prose and audio works.
* The metafictional idea of an DWU author also appearing in [[N-Space]] is a fun way for authors to spice up their stories. There are even multiple stories about [[Paul Magrs]]' fictional [[Paul Magrs (Bafflement and Devotion)|counterpart]]!
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Latest revision as of 00:34, 22 October 2024

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Justin Richards was a "noted" author the the 20th century. His works were read by Amelia Williams when she was growing up.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Justin wrote fictional stories about a mysterious man known only as "the Doctor". He also wrote other novels, (PROSE: About the Authors [+]Loading...["About the Authors (feature)"]) such as The Devil in The Smoke, (PROSE: Summer Falls: Introduction [+]Loading...["Summer Falls: Introduction (short story)"]) The Death Collector, The Parliament of Blood, and The Chamber of Shadows, the latter three being about "fantastical events" of the Victorian era. (PROSE: About the Authors [+]Loading...["About the Authors (feature)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]