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|editor      = [[Jacqueline Rayner]]
|editor      = [[Jacqueline Rayner]]
|publisher    = Big Finish Productions
|publisher    = Big Finish Productions
|release date = [[6 March (releases)|6 March]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]]
|release date = 31 December 2002  
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|isbn        = ISBN 1-84435-006-1
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'''''Short Trips: Zodiac''''' was a short story collection released in [[2002 (releases)|2002]] by [[Big Finish Productions]].
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}}'''''Short Trips: Zodiac''''' was a short story collection released in [[2002 (releases)|2002]] by [[Big Finish Productions]].


It marked the first release of ''Doctor Who'' prose fiction by Big Finish, which previously had only produced audio dramas based upon the series. It was a continuation of a concept first introduced by [[Virgin Books]] with its [[Virgin Decalogs]] series, and then carried on by [[BBC Books]] with its three volumes of ''Short Trips'' collections.
It marked the first release of ''Doctor Who'' prose fiction by Big Finish, which previously had only produced audio dramas based upon the series. It was a continuation of a concept first introduced by [[Virgin Books]] with its [[Virgin Decalogs]] series, and then carried on by [[BBC Books]] with its three volumes of ''Short Trips'' collections.
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== Stories ==
== Stories ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
! Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring
! # || Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring
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|-
|''[[The True and Indisputable Facts in the Matter of the Ram's Skull]]''
| -
|''[[Zodiac (short story)|Introduction and links]]''
|[[Jim Sangster]]
|
|[[Kasterborus]]
|-
|1
|''[[The True and Indisputable Facts in the Matter of the Ram's Skull (short story)|The True and Indisputable Facts in the Matter of the Ram's Skull]]''
|[[Mark Michalowski]]
|[[Mark Michalowski]]
|[[First Doctor|1st]]
|[[First Doctor|1st]]
|[[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]]
|[[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]]
|-
|-
|''[[Growing Higher]]''
|2
|''[[Growing Higher (short story)|Growing Higher]]''
|[[Paul Leonard]]
|[[Paul Leonard]]
|[[Eighth Doctor|8th]]
|[[Eighth Doctor|8th]]
|[[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]]
|[[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]]
|-
|-
|''[[Twin Piques]]''
|3
|''[[Twin Piques (short story)|Twin Piques]]''
|[[Tony Keetch]]
|[[Tony Keetch]]
|[[Second Doctor|2nd]]
|[[Second Doctor|2nd]]
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]
|-
|-
|''[[Still Lives]]''
|4
|''[[Still Lives (short story)|Still Lives]]''
|[[Ian Potter]]
|[[Ian Potter]]
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]]
|[[Third Doctor|3rd]]
|[[Liz Shaw|Liz]], [[the Brigadier]]
|[[Liz Shaw|Liz]], [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brig]]
|-
|-
|''[[Constant Companion]]''
|5
|''[[Constant Companion (short story)|Constant Companion]]''
|[[Simon A. Forward]]
|[[Simon A. Forward]]
|2nd
|2nd
|Jamie, [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]]
|Jamie, [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]]
|-
|-
|''[[Virgin Lands]]''
|6
|''[[Virgin Lands (short story)|Virgin Lands]]''
|[[Sarah Groenewegen]]
|[[Sarah Groenewegen]]
|[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]
|[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]
|[[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]
|[[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]
|-
|-
|''[[The Switching]]''
|7
|''[[The Switching (short story)|The Switching]]''
|[[Simon Guerrier]]
|[[Simon Guerrier]]
|3rd
|3rd
|[[Jo Grant|Jo]]
|[[Jo Grant|Jo]]
|-
|-
|''[[Jealous, Possessive]]''
|8
|''[[Jealous, Possessive (short story)|Jealous, Possessive]]''
|[[Paul Magrs]]
|[[Paul Magrs]]
|
|
|[[K9 Mark I]], [[K9 Mark II]]
|[[K9 Mark I]], [[K9 Mark II]]
|-
|-
|''[[Five Card Draw]]''
|9
|''[[Five Card Draw (short story)|Five Card Draw]]''
|[[Todd Green]]
|[[Todd Green]]
|[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]
|[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]
|[[Peri Brown|Peri]]
|[[Peri Brown|Peri]]
|-
|-
|''[[I Was a Monster!!!]]''
|10
|''[[I Was a Monster!!! (short story)|I Was a Monster!!!]]''
|[[Joseph Lidster]]
|[[Joseph Lidster]]
|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]
|[[Romana II]]
|[[Romana II]]
|-
|-
|''[[The Invertebrates of Doom]]''
|11
|''[[The Invertebrates of Doom (short story)|The Invertebrates of Doom]]''
|[[Andrew Collins (writer)|Andrew Collins]]
|[[Andrew Collins (writer)|Andrew Collins]]
|7th
|7th
|[[Melanie Bush|Mel]]
|[[Melanie Bush|Mel]]
|-
|-
|''[[The Stabber]]''
|12
|''[[The Stabber (short story)|The Stabber]]''
|[[Alison Lawson]]
|[[Alison Lawson]]
|[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]
|[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]
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Latest revision as of 20:45, 3 November 2024

This topic might have a better name.

Zodiac (anthology), per precedent: see this talk page.

Talk about it here.

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Short Trips: Zodiac was a short story collection released in 2002 by Big Finish Productions.

It marked the first release of Doctor Who prose fiction by Big Finish, which previously had only produced audio dramas based upon the series. It was a continuation of a concept first introduced by Virgin Books with its Virgin Decalogs series, and then carried on by BBC Books with its three volumes of Short Trips collections.

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

Take a TARDIS trip through the constellations, as the Doctor travels to twelve thrilling tales inspired by the mystical zodiac.

Telepathic fish, miniature lions and twin planets are the least of his problems, as the Doctor — all eight of him — faces the Capricorn Killer, endures a mindswap with the Machiavellian Master, and dances with Death herself.

And that's not the half of it — as the two K9s can attest.

This collection features twelve exclusive short stories from well-known names in Doctor Who fiction — including acclaimed novelist and Booker nominee Paul Magrs, alongside Simon A. Forward, Mark Michalowski, Paul Leonard and Joseph Lidster — as well as fresh new voices.

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Title Author Doctor Featuring
- Introduction and links Jim Sangster Kasterborus
1 The True and Indisputable Facts in the Matter of the Ram's Skull Mark Michalowski 1st Ian, Barbara
2 Growing Higher Paul Leonard 8th Fitz
3 Twin Piques Tony Keetch 2nd Jamie
4 Still Lives Ian Potter 3rd Liz, The Brig
5 Constant Companion Simon A. Forward 2nd Jamie, Zoe
6 Virgin Lands Sarah Groenewegen 7th Ace, Benny
7 The Switching Simon Guerrier 3rd Jo
8 Jealous, Possessive Paul Magrs K9 Mark I, K9 Mark II
9 Five Card Draw Todd Green 5th Peri
10 I Was a Monster!!! Joseph Lidster 4th Romana II
11 The Invertebrates of Doom Andrew Collins 7th Mel
12 The Stabber Alison Lawson 6th Peri

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