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:''For the name given to the [[Seventh Doctor]], see [[Aliases_of_the_Doctor#Time.27s_Champion|Time's Champion]]''.
[[File:Seventh Doctor Birth.jpg|thumb|With the sacrifice of his previous incarnation, the Seventh Doctor was born. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'')]]
'''Time's [[Champion]]''' was a title used by various individuals, most notably the [[Seventh Doctor]], after making a deal with the [[Menti Celesti]] [[Time (mythology)|Time]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'', ''[[Original Sin (novel)|Original Sin]]'', et al.) It signified a responsibility to protect [[history]], no matter the cost. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'')


'''''Time's Champion''''' is an un-authorized novel based upon a story by the late author [[Craig Hinton]] and completed by his friend Chris McKeon. The story is a thematic sequel to Hinton's earlier ''[[Millennial Rites]]'' and ''[[The Quantum Archangel]]'', and to ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]''. Published as an unauthorised publication with all profits going to the [[Wikipedia:British Heart Foundation|British Heart Foundation]] (a charity chosen by Hinton's family).
During the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s lifetime, Time was looking for a [[champion]] to make the difficult decisions needed to save [[time]] and [[space]] from a [[War prediction|coming conflict]]. [[The Valeyard]] told the [[Sixth Doctor]] that he planned on applying. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Millennial Rites (novel)|Millennial Rites]]'') [[Elektra]] and [[Prometheus (The Quantum Archangel)|Prometheus]] hoped their child, [[Kronos]], would become Time's Champion. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Quantum Archangel (novel)|The Quantum Archangel]]'') Ultimately, the Seventh Doctor agreed to become Time's Champion. As payment, he [[suicide|sacrificed]] his prior incarnation. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'', ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'')


{{Infobox Novel|
To protect history, the Doctor set a complex array of plots and counterplots into motion. He and his [[companion]]s would often became trapped in his own schemes, relying on his future self to arrange things so they would turn out right. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'') These designs would often involve the Doctor's [[companion]]s without their knowledge or consent, placing them in harm's way. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'', ''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]'') [[Ace]] notably rebuked the Doctor for sacrificing [[Jan Rydd]] as part of a plan to stop the [[Hoothi]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'') The Doctor struggled with his culpability for these deaths; he started [[sleep]]ing less to avoid [[nightmare]]s ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]'') of the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s voice taunting him. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]'', ''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]'') In response to one of these dreams, he remarked, "I am Time's Champion, and [[guilt]] is a luxury I can no longer afford!" ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]'')
novel name= Time's Champion |
image= [[Image:Times_Champion_cover.jpg|250px]]<br>Cover by [[Alister Pearson]] |
series=[[Charity Publications|Charity Publication]] in the style of the Missing Adventures |
number=  |
doctor=[[Sixth Doctor]] |
companions= [[Melanie Bush]], [[John Benton]], [[Romana]] |
enemy= [[Valeyard]]|
year= Earth 1908, Earth 2008, Caliban 9908, Gallifrey, Matrix, Six-Fold Realm, Time Lord Gods' Dimension|
writer= [[Craig Hinton]] (completed by [[Chris McKeon]] |
publisher= |
release date= July 21, [[2008]] |
format= Book, 404 Pages |
isbn= ISBN 978-1-84583-999-4|
previous story=-- [[The Wishing Beast]]-[[The Vanity Box]]|
next story= -- [[Spiral Scratch]]/[[Time and the Rani]]}}


==Cover blurb==
At different times, the Doctor was addressed with the title by the [[Hoothi]], the [[Puterspace]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'') the [[Grandmaster]] gestalt, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'') and the [[Carnival Queen]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'') [[Iris Wildthyme]] laughed in the Doctor's face when he said he was Time's Champion. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scarlet Empress (novel)|The Scarlet Empress]]'', ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]'') When Time appeared to [[Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart]], she directly named the Doctor as her champion. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Set Piece (novel)|Set Piece]]'')
'''IT SEEMS THAT WE HAVE FINALLY FOUND EACH OTHER, DOCTOR. A PITY. I HAD HOPED TO AVOID THIS REUNION; I'VE BEEN DISAPPOINTED ENOUGH ALREADY.'''


[[2008]]: John Benton is celebrating his birthday by having a few friends
After [[Roz Forrester]]'s death, the Doctor felt ready to abandon the Champion role by [[regenerating]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Room With No Doors (novel)|The Room With No Doors]]'') The [[Eighth Doctor]] included "Champion of Time [[Life's Champion|and Life]]" among his titles when repelling the [[Ice Warrior]] invasion of the [[United Kingdom]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'') but later grew to regret his past incarnation's actions. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]'', et al.) The [[Ninth Doctor]], when criticising the [[Unon]]'s goal of "stitching up" the [[Post-Time War universe]], sarcastically asked if they wanted his blessing to become "Time's new Champions." ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Weapons of Past Destruction (comic story)|Weapons of Past Destruction]]'')
round to his house at Hilsley Halt. But the monsters are lurking.


[[1908]]: Writer George Mackenzie-Trench is suffering from writer’s block unable to foresee the ending of his novel, Time’s Champion, nor the consequences of its completion.
Other claimants to the title included [[Iris Wildthyme]], [[Daedalus]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]'') and [[Sabbath Dei|Sabbath]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Camera Obscura (novel)|Camera Obscura]]'', ''[[The Domino Effect (novel)|The Domino Effect]]'')


[[9908]]: The planet Caliban is under attack from Cyber-forces, and governor George Mackenzie-Trench intends to save their world by unleashing Abaddon, a powerful computer virus. But Abaddon has other instructions.
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[[Category:Champions of Eternals]]
Meanwhile [[Gallifrey]] is under attack and the Keeper is seeking answers within the Matrix. President Romana is helpless: no-one is who they seem and the conspiracy goes even deeper than she can imagine. She needs the Doctor...
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But the Doctor is on Earth in [[2008]], fighting to save the life of a child who must survive at all costs.
 
As Gallifrey is attacked by ghosts from the past, the Doctor, Mel and Benton find themselves in the middle of an epic and final battle as the ancient Gods choose their Champions and allow chaos to reign across all of time and space.
 
==Characters==
*[[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]]
*[[Melanie Bush]]
*[[John Benton]]
*[[Romana II|Romana]]
 
==References==
''to be added''
 
==Notes==
*The phrase "Time's Champion" had been used in the [[Virgin New Adventures]] to refer to the [[Seventh Doctor]], often with an implication that the [[Sixth Doctor]] was "sacrificed" to create him.
 
===Publication History===
In 2000 an American writer and fan of Doctor Who Chris McKeon submitted a story to [[Big Finish Productions]], known as 'The Seventh Door' exploring elements of ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' and featured revelations concerning the Valeyard and the [[Seventh Doctor]], this story was rejected by Big Finish. Undeterred McKeon continued to work on another story featuring the Valeyard and began to investigate other authors who had successfully written stories featuring the Valeyard.
 
While investigating previous authors' efforts to feature the Valeyard, McKeon discovered Hinton's novels and the two met online in Doctor Who forums to discuss the Valeyard. This correspondence led to McKeon learning of Hinton's intent to write a novel ''Time's Champion'' for the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]], which was to feature both the Sixth Doctor's regeneration and the origins of the Valeyard.
 
However in 2004 the novel was rejected by the BBC.
 
The decision to reject the Honton's McKeon to return to his earlier (rejected) Valeyard story concepts in the hope of eventual publication, but when he told Hinton of this, Hinton instead gave McKeon permission to complete ''Time's Champion'' itself, with the goal of working together to finish the draft for an unofficial online presentation. Before, during and after this period, Hinton and McKeon developed a strong friendship over discussing their ideas (and met personally at the 2005 GallifreyOne convention in Los Angeles), and when Hinton died on 3rd December 2006, McKeon progressed by himself, determined to complete the novel in his friend's memory.
 
Upon Craig Hinton's death, McKeon announced his position as the co-author of ''Time's Champion'' (Hinton had previously mentioned online that he was working with another, anonymous author). Within days, McKeon was contacted by [[Simon Guerrier]], editor of the ''[[Bernice Summerfield]]'' audio adventures at Big Finish, who expressed his interest in attempting to publish the book through the company's Short Trips anthologies. Guerrier, however, informed McKeon that the chances of clearing the book's publication with the BBC were slim, and indeed this did not materialise. However, almost immediately after, McKeon was also contacted by [[David Howe]], owner of [[Telos Publishing]], a publishing company which had, until 2004, produced ''Doctor Who'' novellas and later the spin-off series ''[[Time Hunter]]''. Howe offered McKeon the chance to publish ''Time's Champion'' as an unofficial work, using Telos' printing facilities to produce the novel (though not as a [[Telos Publishing]] book), whose profits would go to the [[Wikipedia:British Heart Foundation|British Heart Foundation]] (a charity chosen by Hinton's family, as the author had died of a heart attack). Howe himself offered to serve as the book's editor.
[[Image:Times_Champion_full_cover.jpg|thumb|right|''Time's Champion'' full cover]]
McKeon accepted the opportunity and continued to complete the novel. In February 2007, Howe and McKeon met at the GallifreyOne convention to discuss preliminary publication details. On August 27, 2007, McKeon completed the text's first draft, which came out at 170,477 words. This, when examined by Howe, proved to be too large and very shortly thereafter McKeon went to work on the second draft with the goal to cut the word count to 90,000 words. This second attempt he completed on December 27, 2007, albeit with approximately 115,000 words. Howe began to edit this draft over in early 2008, and on February 10, 2008, McKeon received the edited third draft of ''Time's Champion'', coming in at about 103,000 words. This text he subsequently re-read (at Howe's suggestion during their meeting at the 2008 GallifreyOne convention), to which he made some final revisions. This fourth draft was returned to Howe for final editing. Howe then submitted this draft gto an independent reader for further alterations. By late March, this draft had been completed and turned over to another reader for a final read-through and opinion. On July 6th, 2008, the completed text and a cover drawn by renowned Doctor Who artist [[Alister Pearson]] were turned in for final publication, and the novel was released on July 21, 2008.
 
==Continuity==
*The Valeyard first appeared in [[DW]]: ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]'', and has subsequently appeared in [[MA]]: ''[[Millennial Rites]]'', [[PDA]]: ''[[Matrix (novel)|Matrix]]'', ''[[Mission: Impractical]]''.
*An alternate version of the Valeyard appeared in [[DWU]]: ''[[He Jests at Scars...]]''.
 
==See also==
''to be added''
 
==External links==
*[http://www.timeschampion.co.uk/ Time's Champion website and blog]
 
==Footnotes==
''to be added''
 
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Latest revision as of 21:42, 23 November 2024

With the sacrifice of his previous incarnation, the Seventh Doctor was born. (TV: Time and the Rani)

Time's Champion was a title used by various individuals, most notably the Seventh Doctor, after making a deal with the Menti Celesti Time. (PROSE: Love and War, Original Sin, et al.) It signified a responsibility to protect history, no matter the cost. (PROSE: Christmas on a Rational Planet)

During the Sixth Doctor's lifetime, Time was looking for a champion to make the difficult decisions needed to save time and space from a coming conflict. The Valeyard told the Sixth Doctor that he planned on applying. (PROSE: Millennial Rites) Elektra and Prometheus hoped their child, Kronos, would become Time's Champion. (PROSE: The Quantum Archangel) Ultimately, the Seventh Doctor agreed to become Time's Champion. As payment, he sacrificed his prior incarnation. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Revelation, Love and War)

To protect history, the Doctor set a complex array of plots and counterplots into motion. He and his companions would often became trapped in his own schemes, relying on his future self to arrange things so they would turn out right. (PROSE: No Future) These designs would often involve the Doctor's companions without their knowledge or consent, placing them in harm's way. (PROSE: Love and War, Head Games) Ace notably rebuked the Doctor for sacrificing Jan Rydd as part of a plan to stop the Hoothi. (PROSE: Love and War) The Doctor struggled with his culpability for these deaths; he started sleeping less to avoid nightmares (PROSE: Head Games) of the Sixth Doctor's voice taunting him. (PROSE: Return of the Living Dad, Head Games) In response to one of these dreams, he remarked, "I am Time's Champion, and guilt is a luxury I can no longer afford!" (PROSE: Head Games)

At different times, the Doctor was addressed with the title by the Hoothi, the Puterspace, (PROSE: Love and War) the Grandmaster gestalt, (PROSE: So Vile a Sin) and the Carnival Queen. (PROSE: Christmas on a Rational Planet) Iris Wildthyme laughed in the Doctor's face when he said he was Time's Champion. (PROSE: The Scarlet Empress, The Blue Angel) When Time appeared to Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart, she directly named the Doctor as her champion. (PROSE: Set Piece)

After Roz Forrester's death, the Doctor felt ready to abandon the Champion role by regenerating. (PROSE: The Room With No Doors) The Eighth Doctor included "Champion of Time and Life" among his titles when repelling the Ice Warrior invasion of the United Kingdom, (PROSE: The Dying Days) but later grew to regret his past incarnation's actions. (PROSE: The Blue Angel, et al.) The Ninth Doctor, when criticising the Unon's goal of "stitching up" the Post-Time War universe, sarcastically asked if they wanted his blessing to become "Time's new Champions." (COMIC: Weapons of Past Destruction)

Other claimants to the title included Iris Wildthyme, Daedalus, (PROSE: The Blue Angel) and Sabbath. (PROSE: Camera Obscura, The Domino Effect)

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