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|image=The Cabinet of Light TN cover.jpg
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|illustrator= [[John Higgins]]
|illustrator   = [[John Higgins]]
|name = The Cabinet of Light
|number        = 9
|series =[[Telos Doctor Who novella|Telos ''Doctor Who'' novellas]]
|main character = [[Honoré Lechasseur]]
|number = 9
|featuring      = Emily Blandish
|doctor = The Doctor (The Cabinet of Light)|The Doctor
|featuring2    = The Doctor (The Cabinet of Light)
|setting = [[Earth]], [[England]], [[London]], [[1949]]
|enemy          = [[Mestizer]]
|writer = [[Daniel O'Mahony]]
|setting        = [[London]], [[1949]]
|publisher = [[Telos Publishing]]
|writer         = Daniel O'Mahony
|release date = [[10 July (releases)|10 July]] [[2003]]
|read by        = [[Terry Molloy]]
|format = Hardback Book, 121 Pages
|publisher     = Telos Publishing
|isbn = ISBN 1-903889-18-9 (Standard)<br />ISBN 1-903889-19-7 (Limited)
|release date   = 10 July 2003
|prev = Shell Shock (novel)
|format         = Hardback book, 121 Pages
|next = Fallen Gods (novel)
|isbn           = ISBN 1-903889-18-9 (Standard), ISBN 1-903889-19-7 (Limited), ISBN 184583142X (Time Hunter reprint)
|series        = [[Telos Doctor Who novella|Telos ''Doctor Who'' novellas]]
|prev           = Shell Shock (novel)
|next           = Fallen Gods (novel)
|series2        = ''[[Time Hunter]]''
|next2          = The Winning Side (novel)
}}
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the ninth [[Telos Doctor Who novella|Telos ''Doctor Who'' novella]] published in [[2003]]. This ''Doctor Who'' story resulted in a spin-off series of books by Telos entitled [[Time Hunter]], which would outlast Telos' licence to publish ''Doctor Who'' fiction. This was the first of two (the second was ''[[The Dalek Factor (novel)|The Dalek Factor]]'') to feature an unspecified and unidentifiable incarnation of the Doctor.
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the ninth [[Telos Doctor Who novella|Telos ''Doctor Who'' novella]] published in [[2003 (releases)|2003]]. It formed the basis for Telos's spinoff series ''[[Time Hunter]]''. ''The Cabinet of Light'' was the first of two Telos novellas to feature an unspecified and unidentifiable incarnation of the Doctor.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
Where is the Doctor? Everyone is hunting him.
Where is [[the Doctor]]? Everyone is hunting him.


[[Honoré Lechasseur]], a [[time sensitive]] "fixer", is hired by mystery woman [[Emily Blandish]] to find him. Lechasseur discovers that the Doctor is, in fact, a semi-mythical figure who has appeared off and on throughout Earth’s history. But what is his connection with London in 1949? And why is a mysterious group seeking "the cabinet of light," a device somehow connected with the Doctor?
[[Honoré Lechasseur]], a [[Time sensitivity|time sensitive]] "fixer", is hired by mystery woman [[Miranda Sessions|Emily Blandish]] to find him. Lechasseur discovers that the Doctor is, in fact, [[The Doctor in Earth history|a semi-mythical figure who has appeared off and on throughout Earth's history]]. But what is his connection with [[London]] in [[1949]]? And why is a mysterious group seeking "the [[cabinet of light]]," a device somehow connected with the Doctor?


Lechasseur is about to discover that following in the Doctor's footsteps can be a difficult task.
Lechasseur is about to discover that following in the Doctor's footsteps can be a difficult task.
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* [[Amber (The Cabinet of Light)|Amber]]
* [[Amber (The Cabinet of Light)|Amber]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Lechausseur mentions [[Harpo Marx]].
 
=== The Doctor ===
=== The Doctor ===
* The Doctor regenerated from his previous incarnation after being shot by Mestizer in the bay.
* [[The Doctor (The Cabinet of Light)|The Doctor]] regenerated from his [[Previous Doctor (The Cabinet of Light)|previous incarnation]] after being shot by [[Mestizer]] in the bay.
* The Doctor wears a large green coat with a white shirt underneath and smokes to improve his singing voice.
* The Doctor wears a large [[green]] [[coat]] with a [[white]] [[shirt]] underneath.
* The Doctor smokes, because this body has cravings, and jokes that smoking improves one's singing [[voice]].


=== The Doctor's items ===
=== The Doctor's items ===
* The Doctor uses [[everlasting matches]] made by the [[Eternity Perpetual Company]].
* The Doctor uses [[everlasting matches]] made by the [[Eternity Perpetual Company]].
=== History ===
* G. Syme also claims that the Doctor is credited or blamed with the [[Great Fire of London]], kidnapping the crew of the ''[[Mary Celeste]]'' and building [[Stonehenge]].


=== Individuals ===
=== Individuals ===
* Honoré once met a small [[Seventh Doctor|Scottish Doctor]], who at the time sported a beard.
* Emily has not read the works of [[Franz Kafka]].
* Emily has not read the works of [[Franz Kafka]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
*[[Fantom Films]] audiobook brands this story as the first part of the Time Hunter series.
* The Doctor in this story is unspecified. He bears some similarities to the [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|Ninth Doctor]] from ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]''.
* The Doctor in this story is unspecified, but looks almost identical to the [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|Ninth Doctor]].
* Honoré Lechasseur and Emily Blandish are two characters who spun off into Telos's ''[[Time Hunter]]'' novella series.
* Honoré Lechasseur and Emily Blandish are two characters who spun off into Telos's [[Time Hunter]] novella series.
* The foreword was written by [[Chaz Brenchley]].
* The foreword was written by [[Chaz Brenchley]].
* The cover illustration by [[John Higgins]] was only used on the deluxe edition and the later audiobook.
* The cover illustration by [[John Higgins]] was only used later editions of this story.
* It is implied that the mysterious alien creatures in Mestizer's manor dress themselves in [[Time Lord]] robes and collars, but their purpose for doing so is unclear. The [[Onihr]] of ''[[Trading Futures (novel)|Trading Futures]]'' previously wore similar regalia when attempting to gain mastery over time in the [[Post-War universe]], believing the robes and collars to be relics of significant ritual value.
* The deluxe edition was signed by the author, foreword writer, and cover artist.
* The deluxe edition was signed by the author, foreword writer, and cover artist.
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* The story was released as an audiobook read by [[Terry Molloy]].
Cabinet_of_Light_cover_illustration.jpg|Illustration by [[John Higgins]]
* Due to licensing restrictions, all mentions of the Doctor in the audiobook, as well as in the ''Time Hunter'' reprints, were changed to "Dr Smith".
* ''The Cabinet of Light'' won Best Book in the 2003 Jade Pagoda mailing list awards.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.bondegezou.co.uk/jp/jpawards.htm
|title=Jade Pagoda awards
|year of source=2008
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922194131/http://www.bondegezou.co.uk/jp/jpawards.htm
|archivedate=22 September 2008
}}</ref>
 
=== Cover gallery ===
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
Cabinet of Light cover illustration.jpg|Illustration by [[John Higgins]].
Cabinet of Light Time Hunter.jpg|''[[Time Hunter]]'' ebook.
CabinetCD.jpg|''Time Hunter'' audiobook.
</gallery>
</gallery>


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* [[The Doctor (The Cabinet of Light)|The Doctor]] and [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the Cabinet of Light]] will return in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Child of Time (novel)|Child of Time]]''.
* [[G. Syme]] also claims that [[the Doctor]] is credited or blamed with the [[Great Fire of London]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'') kidnapping the crew of the ''[[Mary Celeste]]'' ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') and building [[Stonehenge]].
* [[The Doctor (The Cabinet of Light)|The Doctor]] and the [[Cabinet of Light]] will return in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Child of Time (novel)|Child of Time]]''.
* Emily's identity and the cause of her memory loss will later be revealed. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Child of Time (novel)|Child of Time]]'')
* Emily's identity and the cause of her memory loss will later be revealed. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Child of Time (novel)|Child of Time]]'')
* Mestizer returns in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tunnel at the End of the Light (novel)|The Tunnel at the End of the Light]]''.
* Hnoré and Emily would later face [[Mestizer]] again. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tunnel at the End of the Light (novel)|The Tunnel at the End of the Light]]'')


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://74.54.78.50/~telosco/archive/who/novella09/main09.htm Telos.co.uk page for '''The Cabinet of Light''']
* {{Telos|shop/time-hunter-novellas/time-hunter-collection/}}
* {{dwrefguide|telos09.htm|The Cabinet of Light}}
{{fantom|product/time-hunter-the-cabinet-of-light/|{{StoryTitle}} audiobook}}
{{dwrefguide|telos09.htm|The Cabinet of Light}}
* {{whoniverse|TE09.php|The Cabinet of Light}}
* {{whoniverse|TE09.php|The Cabinet of Light}}
* [http://www.magnetopia.org/cloisterlibrary/cabinet.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Cabinet of Light''']
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/cabinet.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Cabinet of Light''']


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The Cabinet of Light was the ninth Telos Doctor Who novella published in 2003. It formed the basis for Telos's spinoff series Time Hunter. The Cabinet of Light was the first of two Telos novellas to feature an unspecified and unidentifiable incarnation of the Doctor.

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

Where is the Doctor? Everyone is hunting him.

Honoré Lechasseur, a time sensitive "fixer", is hired by mystery woman Emily Blandish to find him. Lechasseur discovers that the Doctor is, in fact, a semi-mythical figure who has appeared off and on throughout Earth's history. But what is his connection with London in 1949? And why is a mysterious group seeking "the cabinet of light," a device somehow connected with the Doctor?

Lechasseur is about to discover that following in the Doctor's footsteps can be a difficult task.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor's items[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor in this story is unspecified. He bears some similarities to the Ninth Doctor from Scream of the Shalka.
  • Honoré Lechasseur and Emily Blandish are two characters who spun off into Telos's Time Hunter novella series.
  • The foreword was written by Chaz Brenchley.
  • The cover illustration by John Higgins was only used later editions of this story.
  • It is implied that the mysterious alien creatures in Mestizer's manor dress themselves in Time Lord robes and collars, but their purpose for doing so is unclear. The Onihr of Trading Futures previously wore similar regalia when attempting to gain mastery over time in the Post-War universe, believing the robes and collars to be relics of significant ritual value.
  • The deluxe edition was signed by the author, foreword writer, and cover artist.
  • The story was released as an audiobook read by Terry Molloy.
  • Due to licensing restrictions, all mentions of the Doctor in the audiobook, as well as in the Time Hunter reprints, were changed to "Dr Smith".
  • The Cabinet of Light won Best Book in the 2003 Jade Pagoda mailing list awards.[1]

Cover gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Jade Pagoda awards (2008). Archived from the original on 22 September 2008.
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