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* A story by veteran series writer [[Gareth Roberts]] was to be included in the anthology. <ref>[https://www.blogtorwho.com/coming-soon-doctor-who-the-target-storybook/ Coming Soon – Doctor Who: The Target Storybook]</ref> While BBC Books paid him for his story, Roberts released a personal statement that it would not be printed following complaints from fans and authors | * A story by veteran series writer [[Gareth Roberts]] was to be included in the anthology.<ref>[https://www.blogtorwho.com/coming-soon-doctor-who-the-target-storybook/ Coming Soon – Doctor Who: The Target Storybook]</ref> While BBC Books paid him for his story, Roberts released a personal statement saying that it would not be printed following complaints from fans and authors regarding his transphobic remarks on Twitter in 2017.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20190604101854/https://medium.com/@zmangareth/statement-on-bbc-books-and-transgenderism-dd7ad0c9231a Statement on BBC Books and Transgenderism]</ref> [[Susie Day]], another author for ''The Target Storybook'', publicly stated: "I raised my concerns, and said if he was in, I was out. I don’t share a platform with bigots."<ref>https://twitter.com/mssusieday/status/1135973537070616576?s=19</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 23:37, 24 October 2019
The Target Storybook was a collection of short stories released in 24 October 2019.
Publisher's summary
We’re all stories in the end..
In this exciting collection you'll find all-new stories spinning off from some of your favourite Doctor Who moments across the history of the series. Learn what happened next, what went on before, and what occurred off-screen in an inventive selection of sequels, side-trips, foreshadowings and first-hand accounts – and look forward too, with a brand new adventure for the Thirteenth Doctor.
Each story expands in thrilling ways upon aspects of Doctor Who's enduring legend. With contributions from show luminaries past and present – including Colin Baker, Matthew Waterhouse, Vinay Patel, Joy Wilkinson and Terrance Dicks – The Target Storybook is a once-in-a-lifetime tour around the wonders of the Whoniverse.
Contents
Notes
- A story by veteran series writer Gareth Roberts was to be included in the anthology.[1] While BBC Books paid him for his story, Roberts released a personal statement saying that it would not be printed following complaints from fans and authors regarding his transphobic remarks on Twitter in 2017.[2] Susie Day, another author for The Target Storybook, publicly stated: "I raised my concerns, and said if he was in, I was out. I don’t share a platform with bigots."[3]
External links
- Official The Target Storybook page at Penguin Books
