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'''Obverse Books''' is a fiction imprint set up in [[2008]] by [[Stuart Douglas]] with the aim of providing more adult-oriented Doctor Who related fiction, with initial emphasis on the character of [[Iris Wildthyme]], created by [[Paul Magrs]] for the [[BBC Books]] range.
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'''Obverse Books''' is a fiction imprint set up in [[2008 (production)|2008]] by [[Stuart Douglas]] with the aim of providing more adult-oriented ''[[Doctor Who]]''-related fiction, with initial emphasis on the character of [[Iris Wildthyme]], created by [[Paul Magrs]] for his ''[[Phoenix Court (series)|Phoenix Court]]'' series. Its first release, ''[[Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus (anthology)|Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus]]'', was published in [[2009 (releases)|2009]].


Starting in 2011, Obverse published the 'Obverse Quarterly', a subscription based quarterly paperback series, with initial offerings including spin-off collections from Iris Wildthyme, vintage genre reprints, horror stories, and a collection of tales centred round the albino Sexton Blake villain, Zenith, with contributions from [[Michael Moorcock]], Paul Magrs and [[George Mann]].
In [[2011 (releases)|2011]], Obverse released the ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' anthology ''[[A Romance in Twelve Parts (anthology)|A Romance in Twelve Parts]]''. Following this, it obtained the rights to publish ''Faction Paradox'' novels, beginning with [[2013 (releases)|2013]]'s ''[[Against Nature (novel)|Against Nature]]'' and ''[[The Brakespeare Voyage (novel)|The Brakespeare Voyage]]''.


Also in 2011, the company acquired the rights to all [[Faction Paradox]] prose and began releasing short story collections and novels.
From 2011 to 2013, Obverse published the ''[[Obverse Quarterly]]'', a subscription-based quarterly paperback series, with initial offerings including spin-off collections from Iris Wildthyme, vintage genre reprints, horror stories, and a collection of tales centred around [[Zenith (The Albino's Shadow)|Zenith]], the albino [[Sexton Blake]] villain, with contributions from [[Michael Moorcock]], Paul Magrs and [[George Mann]]. Two ''Quarterly'' releases were spun off into their own ranges: ''[[Señor 105 & the Elements of Danger (anthology)|Señor 105 & the Elements of Danger]]'', which started the novella series ''[[The Periodic Adventures of Señor 105]]''; and ''[[Tales of the City (anthology)|Tales of the City]]'', a ''Faction Paradox'' spin-off which started Obverse's ''[[The City of the Saved (series)|The City of the Saved]]'' anthology series.


== Books ==
From [[2012 (releases)|2012]] to [[2016 (releases)|2016]], Obverse operated an ebook-only imprint called '''Manleigh Books''', which published ''[[The Periodic Adventures of Señor 105]]''.
=== Iris Wildthyme series ===
 
* ''[[Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus]]'' (editors, Paul Magrs and Stuart Douglas, [[2009]])
Since early [[2016 (releases)|2016]], Obverse has published the ''[[The Black Archive]]'', a monthly series of books examining individual ''Doctor Who'' stories. {{as of|2021}}, Obverse has released or announced 62 ''Black Archive'' books.
* ''[[The Panda Book of Horror]]'' (editors Stuart Douglas & Paul Magrs, [[2009]])
 
* ''[[Ms Wildthyme and Friends Investigate]]''
To celebrate its 10th anniversary in [[2019 (releases)|2019]], Obverse published ''[[Obverse Sextet]]'', a series of six novellas which [[crossover|cross over]] its various ranges.
* ''[[Iris: Abroad]]'' (editors Stuart Douglas & Paul Magrs, [[2010]])
 
* ''[[Wildthyme in Purple]]'' (editors Cody Quijano-Schell and Stuart Douglas, [[2011]])
== Fiction ==
* ''[[Lady Stardust]]'' (editor Panda, [[2012]])
=== ''Iris Wildthyme'' ===
{{main|Iris Wildthyme (series)}}
* ''[[Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus (anthology)|Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus]]'' (editors, Paul Magrs and Stuart Douglas, 2009)
* ''[[The Panda Book of Horror (anthology)|The Panda Book of Horror]]'' (editors Stuart Douglas & Paul Magrs, 2009)
* ''[[Ms Wildthyme & Friends Investigate (anthology)|Ms Wildthyme & Friends Investigate]]''
* '' [[Iris: Abroad (anthology)|Abroad]]'' (editors Stuart Douglas & Paul Magrs, 2010)
* ''[[Wildthyme in Purple (anthology)|Wildthyme in Purple]]'' (editors [[Cody Quijano-Schell]] and Stuart Douglas, 2011)
* ''[[Lady Stardust (anthology)|Lady Stardust]]'' (editor Stuart Douglas, 2012)
* '' [[Iris: Fifteen (anthology)|Fifteen]]'' (editor Stuart Douglas, 2013)
* ''[[Iris Wildthyme of Mars (anthology)|Iris Wildthyme of Mars]]'' (editor [[Philip Purser-Hallard]], 2014)
* ''[[The Perennial Miss Wildthyme (anthology)|The Perennial Miss Wildthyme]]'' (editor Dale Smith, 2015)
* ''[[A Clockwork Iris (anthology)|A Clockwork Iris]]'' (editors, [[George Mann]], Paul Magrs and Stuart Douglas, 2017)
* ''[[Wild Thymes on the 22 (anthology)|Wild Thymes on the 22]]'' (editor, [[Stewart Sheargold]])
* ''[[Iris Wildthyme and the Polythene Terror (novel)|Iris Wildthyme and the Polythene Terror]]''
* ''[[Mother, Maiden, Crone (novel)|Mother, Maiden, Crone]]''
 
=== ''Faction Paradox'' ===
{{main|Faction Paradox (series)}}
* ''[[A Romance in Twelve Parts (anthology)|A Romance in Twelve Parts]]'' (editors Stuart Douglas and [[Lawrence Miles]], 2011)
* ''[[Burning with Optimism's Flames (anthology)|Burning with Optimism's Flames]]'' (editor [[Julian Eales]], 2012)
* ''[[Against Nature (novel)|Against Nature]]'' ([[Lawrence Burton]], 2013)
* ''[[The Brakespeare Voyage (novel)|The Brakespeare Voyage]]'' ([[Simon Bucher-Jones]] and [[Jonathan Dennis]], 2013)
* ''[[Liberating Earth (anthology)|Liberating Earth]]'' (editor [[Kate Orman]], 2015)
* ''[[Head of State (novel)|Head of State]]'' ([[Andrew Hickey]], 2015)
* ''[[Weapons Grade Snake Oil (novel)|Weapons Grade Snake Oil]]'' ([[Blair Bidmead]], 2017)
* ''[[Spinning Jenny (novel)|Spinning Jenny]]'' ([[Paul Dale Smith|Dale Smith]], 2017)
* ''[[The Book of the Enemy (anthology)|The Book of the Enemy]]'' (editor Simon Bucher-Jones, 2017)
* ''[[The Book of the Peace (anthology)|The Book of the Peace]]'' (editor Philip Marsh, 2018)
* ''[[The Boulevard: Volume One]]'' (editor Stuart Douglas, 2021)
* ''[[The Boulevard: Volume Two (anthology)|The Boulevard: Volume Two]] (editor Simon Bucker-Jones, 2023)
 
=== ''Obverse Quarterly'' ===
{{main|Obverse Quarterly}}
* ''[[Señor 105 & the Elements of Danger (anthology)|Señor 105 & the Elements of Danger]]'' (editor [[Cody Quijano-Schell]], 2011)
* ''[[Zenith Lives! (anthology)|Zenith Lives!]]'' (editor [[Stuart Douglas]], 2012)
* ''[[The Casebook of the Manleigh Halt Irregulars (anthology)|The Casebook of the Manleigh Halt Irregulars]]'' (editor [[Philip Craggs]], 2013)
* ''[[The Obverse Book of Detectives (anthology)|The Obverse Book of Detectives]]'' (editor Stuart Douglas, 2013)
 
=== ''The City of the Saved'' ===
{{main|The City of the Saved (series)}}
* ''[[Tales of the City (anthology)|Tales of the City]]'' (editor Philip Purser-Hallard, 2012)
* ''[[More Tales of the City (anthology)|More Tales of the City]]'' (editor Philip Purser-Hallard, 2013)
* ''[[Tales of the Great Detectives (anthology)|Tales of the Great Detectives]]'' (editor Philip Purser-Hallard, 2014)
* ''[[Furthest Tales of the City (anthology)|Furthest Tales of the City]]'' (editor Philip Purser-Hallard, 2015)
* ''[[Tales of the Civil War (anthology)|Tales of the Civil War]]'' (editor Philip Purser-Hallard, 2017)
* ''[[Stranger Tales of the City (anthology)|Stranger Tales of the City]]'' (editor [[Liz Evershed]], 2017)
 
=== ''Obverse Sextet'' ===
{{main|Obverse Sextet}}
* ''[[The Mystic Menagerie of Iris Wildthyme (novel)|The Mystic Menagerie of Iris Wildthyme]]'' ([[Nick Campbell]], 2019)
* ''[[The Rise & Fall of Señor 105 (novel)|The Rise & Fall of Señor 105]]'' ([[Blair Bidmead]], 2019)
* ''[[The Immortal Seaton Begg (novel)|The Immortal Seaton Begg]]'' ([[Simon Bucher-Jones]], 2019)
* ''[[Hyponormalisation: A Faction Hollywood Production (novel)|Hyponormalisation: A Faction Hollywood Production]]'' ([[Jonathan Dennis]], 2019)
* ''[[Closing the Casebook (novel)|Closing the Casebook]]'' ([[Nick Wallace]], 2019)
* ''[[Vanishing Tales of the City (novel)|Vanishing Tales of the City]]'' ([[Kara Dennison]], 2019)
 
=== The Cushing Dr Who (charity fundraiser) ===
 
* ''Dr Who and the Daleks''
* ''Dr Who: Daleks Invasion Earth 2150''
* ''Dr Who and the Ice Men from Mars''
* ''Dr Who: The Tenth Planet Invades the Moonbase''
* ''Dr Who: Journey into Time''
* ''Dr Who and the Auton Attack''
* ''Dr Who and the Curse of the Daemons''
* ''Dr Who and the Yeti Invasion of London''
* ''Dr Who: Escape to Danger''
* ''Dr Who: Missions to the Unknown''
* ''Dr Who and the Claus of Axos''
* ''Dr Who's Greatest Adventure''
 
=== Other ===
* ''[[Welcome Home, Bernard Socks (novel)|Welcome Home, Bernard Socks]]'' (written by [[Paul Magrs]], [[2015 (releases)|2015]])
* ''[[Build High for Happiness (anthology)|Build High for Happiness]]''
 
== Nonfiction ==
=== ''The Black Archive'' ===
{{main|The Black Archive}}
* ''[[Rose (reference book)|Rose]]'' ([[Jon Arnold]])
* ''[[The Massacre (reference book)|The Massacre]]'' ([[James Cooray Smith]])
* ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (reference book)|The Ambassadors of Death]]'' ([[LM Myles]])
* ''[[Dark Water & Death in Heaven (reference book)|Dark Water / Death in Heaven]]'' ([[Philip Purser-Hallard]])
* ''[[Image of the Fendahl (reference book)|Image of the Fendahl]]'' ([[Simon Bucher-Jones]])
* ''[[Ghost Light (reference book)|Ghost Light]]'' ([[Jonathan Dennis]])
* ''[[The Mind Robber (reference book)|The Mind Robber]]'' ([[Andrew Hickey]])
* ''[[Black Orchid (reference book)|Black Orchid]]'' ([[Ian Millsted]])
* ''[[The God Complex (reference book)|The God Complex]]'' ([[Paul Driscoll]])
* ''[[Scream of the Shalka (reference book)|Scream of the Shalka]]'' (Jon Arnold)
* ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (reference book)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'' ([[Simon Guerrier]])
* ''[[Pyramids of Mars (reference book)|Pyramids of Mars]]'' ([[Kate Orman]])
* ''[[Human Nature & The Family of Blood (reference book)|Human Nature / The Family of Blood]]'' ([[Naomi Jacobs]] and Philip Purser-Hallard)
* ''[[The Ultimate Foe (reference book)|The Ultimate Foe]]'' (James Cooray Smith)
* ''[[Full Circle (reference book)|Full Circle]]'' ([[John Toon]])
* ''[[Carnival of Monsters (reference book)|Carnival of Monsters]]'' ([[Ian Potter]])
* ''[[The Impossible Planet & The Satan Pit (reference book)|The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit]]'' (Simon Bucher-Jones)
* ''[[Face the Raven (reference book)|Face the Raven]]'' ([[Sarah Groenewegen]])
* ''[[Heaven Sent (reference book)|Heaven Sent]]'' ([[Kara Dennison]])
* ''[[Hell Bent (reference book)|Hell Bent]]'' ([[Alyssa Franke]])
* ''[[The Curse of Fenric (reference book)|The Curse of Fenric]]'' ([[Una McCormack]])
* ''[[The Time Warrior (reference book)|The Time Warrior]]'' ([[Matthew Kilburn]])
* ''[[Doctor Who (1996) (reference book)|Doctor Who (1996)]]'' ([[Paul Driscoll]])
* ''[[The Dæmons (reference book)|The Daemons]]'' ([[Matt Barber]])
* ''[[The Face of Evil (reference book)|The Face of Evil]]'' ([[Thomas L Rodebaugh]])
* ''[[The Impossible Astronaut & Day of the Moon (reference book)|The Impossible Astronaut / Day of the Moon]]'' ([[John Toon]])
* ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (reference book)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' ([[Jonathan Morris]])
* ''[[Warriors' Gate (reference book)|Warriors' Gate]]'' ([[Frank Collins]])
* ''[[The Romans (reference book)|The Romans]]'' ([[Jacob Edwards]])
* ''[[Horror of Fang Rock (reference book)|Horror of Fang Rock]]'' ([[Matthew Guerrieri]])
* ''[[Battlefield (reference book)|Battlefield]]'' ([[Philip Purser-Hallard]])
* ''[[Timelash (reference book)|Timelash]]'' ([[Phil Pascoe]])
* ''[[Listen (reference book)|Listen]]'' ([[Dewi Small]])
* ''[[Kerblam! (reference book)|Kerblam!]]'' ([[Naomi Jacobs]] and [[Thomas Rodebaugh]])
* ''[[The Underwater Menace (reference book)|The Underwater Menace]]'' ([[James Cooray Smith]])
* ''[[The Sound of Drums & Last of the Time Lords (reference book)|The Sound of Drums / Last of the Time Lords]]'' ([[James Mortimer]])
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|The Silurians]]'' ([[Stacey Smith?]]<ref>[[Stacey Smith?]] was credited under her [[T:ACTOR#Crediting%20trans%20people|deadname]] on this work.</ref>)
* ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'' ([[Jonathan Dennis]])
* ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (reference book)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'' ([[William Shaw]])
* ''[[The Robots of Death (reference book)|The Robots of Death]]'' ([[Fiona Moore]])
* ''[[The Pandorica Opens & The Big Bang (reference book)|The Pandorica Opens / The Big Bang]]'' ([[Philip Bates]])
* ''[[The Deadly Assassin (reference book)|The Deadly Assasin]]'' ([[Andrew Orton]])
* ''[[The Awakening (reference book)|The Awakening]]'' ([[David Evans-Powell|David Powell]])
* ''[[The Stones of Blood (reference book)|The Stones of Blood]]'' ([[Katrin Thier]])
* ''[[Arachnids in the UK (reference book)|Arachnids in the UK]]'' ([[Sam Maleski]])
* ''[[The Night of the Doctor (reference book)|The Night of the Doctor]]'' ([[James Cooray Smith]])
* ''[[The Day of the Doctor (reference book)|The Day of the Doctor]]'' ([[Alasdair Stuart]])
* ''[[Earthshock (reference book)|Earthshock]]'' (Brian J Robb)
* ''[[The Battle of Ranskoor av Kolos (reference book)|The Battle of Ranskoor av Kolos]]'' (James F McGrath)
* ''[[The Hand of Fear (reference book)|The Hand of Fear]]'' (Simon Bucher-Jones)
* ''[[Dalek (reference book)|Dalek]]'' (Billy Seguire)
* ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (reference book)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'' (Jon Arnold)
* ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (reference book)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'' (Philip Purser-Hallard)
 
=== Other non-fiction ===
* ''[[An Electric Storm: Daphne, Delia and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop]]'' (Ned Netherwood)
* ''[[The 500 Year Diary (Volume 1)]]'' ([[Paul Castle]])
* ''[[The Annual Years]]'' ([[Paul Magrs]])
* ''[[Face to Face: The Classic Years]]'' ([[Eddie McGuigan]])
* ''[[Time's Mosaic 5]] – [[Peter Davison|Davison]], [[Sarah-Jane Smith|Sarah-Jane]] and [[K9]]'' ([[Finn Clark]])
* ''[[Time's Mosaic 5]] – [[Colin Baker]], [[BBV Productions|BBV]] and [[K9 (TV series)|K9]]'' (Finn Clark)
* ''[[Time's Mosaic 9]] – [[Eccleston]], [[Torchwood]] and [[Quatermass]]'' (Finn Clark)
* ''[[Downtime – The Lost Years of Doctor Who]]'' ([[Dylan Rees]])
* ''[[The Christmas Box]]'' (Paul Magrs)


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://obversebooks.co.uk Obverse Books] - Order Observe books.
{{official website|obversebooks.co.uk}}
 
== Footnotes ==
{{reflist}}


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Obverse Books is a fiction imprint set up in 2008 by Stuart Douglas with the aim of providing more adult-oriented Doctor Who-related fiction, with initial emphasis on the character of Iris Wildthyme, created by Paul Magrs for his Phoenix Court series. Its first release, Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus, was published in 2009.

In 2011, Obverse released the Faction Paradox anthology A Romance in Twelve Parts. Following this, it obtained the rights to publish Faction Paradox novels, beginning with 2013's Against Nature and The Brakespeare Voyage.

From 2011 to 2013, Obverse published the Obverse Quarterly, a subscription-based quarterly paperback series, with initial offerings including spin-off collections from Iris Wildthyme, vintage genre reprints, horror stories, and a collection of tales centred around Zenith, the albino Sexton Blake villain, with contributions from Michael Moorcock, Paul Magrs and George Mann. Two Quarterly releases were spun off into their own ranges: Señor 105 & the Elements of Danger, which started the novella series The Periodic Adventures of Señor 105; and Tales of the City, a Faction Paradox spin-off which started Obverse's The City of the Saved anthology series.

From 2012 to 2016, Obverse operated an ebook-only imprint called Manleigh Books, which published The Periodic Adventures of Señor 105.

Since early 2016, Obverse has published the The Black Archive, a monthly series of books examining individual Doctor Who stories. As of 2021, Obverse has released or announced 62 Black Archive books.

To celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2019, Obverse published Obverse Sextet, a series of six novellas which cross over its various ranges.

Fiction[[edit] | [edit source]]

Iris Wildthyme[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Iris Wildthyme (series)

Faction Paradox[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Faction Paradox (series)

Obverse Quarterly[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Obverse Quarterly

The City of the Saved[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: The City of the Saved (series)

Obverse Sextet[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Obverse Sextet

The Cushing Dr Who (charity fundraiser)[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Dr Who and the Daleks
  • Dr Who: Daleks Invasion Earth 2150
  • Dr Who and the Ice Men from Mars
  • Dr Who: The Tenth Planet Invades the Moonbase
  • Dr Who: Journey into Time
  • Dr Who and the Auton Attack
  • Dr Who and the Curse of the Daemons
  • Dr Who and the Yeti Invasion of London
  • Dr Who: Escape to Danger
  • Dr Who: Missions to the Unknown
  • Dr Who and the Claus of Axos
  • Dr Who's Greatest Adventure

Other[[edit] | [edit source]]

Nonfiction[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Black Archive[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: The Black Archive

Other non-fiction[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Stacey Smith? was credited under her deadname on this work.
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