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|doctor = | |series =[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | ||
| | |doctor = Eighth Doctor | ||
|writer = | |setting = [[Earth]] | ||
| | |writer = James Goss | ||
|next | |anthology= Short Trips: Indefinable Magic | ||
|release date = 30 March 2009 | |||
|prev = White on White (short story) | |||
|next = The Power Supply (short story) | |||
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'''''Phoenix''''' was the first short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Indefinable Magic]]''. It was written by [[James Goss]], and featured the [[Eighth Doctor]]. | |||
==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
The Doctor is on the trail of a sentient book entitled "a bestiary of legendary and magical creatures". The Doctor tracks the book to [[Earth]] where it begins creating mythical creatures such as [[ | The Doctor is on the trail of a sentient book entitled "a bestiary of legendary and magical creatures". The Doctor tracks the book to [[Earth]] where it begins creating mythical creatures such as a [[unicorn]] and a phoenix. The Doctor, with the help of a talking [[cat]] and a house-bound neighbour, manages to defeat the book as it creates a dragon from human and animal body parts. After the Doctor leaves in [[the TARDIS]], a strange rash on the house-bound neighbour transforms into the Doctor, who quickly defeats the book's final creation before dissolving into nothingness. | ||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
*[[Eighth Doctor]] | * [[Eighth Doctor]] | ||
*The [[Bestiary of Legendary and Magical Creatures]] | * The [[Bestiary of Legendary and Magical Creatures]] | ||
*Margaret | * [[Margaret (Phoenix)|Margaret]] | ||
*Fire | * [[Fire (Phoenix)|Fire]] | ||
* | * [[Marmaduke (Phoenix)|Marmaduke]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* | * [[Thinking book]]s work in the same manner as audiobooks, except they work with thought processes. | ||
* The book creates a [[unicorn]] from [[toilet paper]]. | |||
*The book creates a [[unicorn]] from toilet paper. | |||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
''to be added'' | |||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
*Fire | * Fire mentions the [[First Doctor]]'s imprisonment in the [[Cave of Skulls]], ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'') and [[Fifth Doctor]]'s escapades at [[Pudding Lane]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'') | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:09, 17 March 2024
Phoenix was the first short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: Indefinable Magic. It was written by James Goss, and featured the Eighth Doctor.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor is on the trail of a sentient book entitled "a bestiary of legendary and magical creatures". The Doctor tracks the book to Earth where it begins creating mythical creatures such as a unicorn and a phoenix. The Doctor, with the help of a talking cat and a house-bound neighbour, manages to defeat the book as it creates a dragon from human and animal body parts. After the Doctor leaves in the TARDIS, a strange rash on the house-bound neighbour transforms into the Doctor, who quickly defeats the book's final creation before dissolving into nothingness.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Thinking books work in the same manner as audiobooks, except they work with thought processes.
- The book creates a unicorn from toilet paper.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Fire mentions the First Doctor's imprisonment in the Cave of Skulls, (TV: An Unearthly Child) and Fifth Doctor's escapades at Pudding Lane. (TV: The Visitation)
