The Target Storybook (anthology)
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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
| # | Title | Writer | Featuring |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gatecrashers[1] | Joy Wilkinson | Thirteenth Doctor, Graham[2] |
| 2 | Journey Out of Terror[1] | Simon Guerrier | First Doctor, Ian, Barbara[2] |
| 3 | Save Yourself[1] | Terrance Dicks | Second Doctor[3] |
| 4 | The Clean Air Act[1] | Matthew Sweet | |
| 5 | Punting[4] | Susie Day | Fourth Doctor |
| 6 | The Dark River[1] | Matthew Waterhouse | |
| 7 | Interstitial Insecurity[1] | Colin Baker | Sixth Doctor[5] |
| 8 | The Slyther of Shoreditch[1] | Mike Tucker | Seventh Doctor[2] |
| 9 | We Can't Stop What's Coming[1] | Steve Cole | |
| 10 | Decoy[1] | George Mann | |
| 11 | Grounded[1] | Una McCormack | |
| 12 | The Turning of the Tide[1] | Jenny T Colgan | |
| 13 | Citation Needed[1] | Jacqueline Rayner | |
| 14 | Pain Management[1] | Beverly Sanford | Twelfth Doctor[6] |
| 15 | Letters From The Front[7] | Vinay Patel |
Notes
- Vinay Patel's story was a prequel to his series 11 episode Demons of the Punjab.[4]
- Susie Day's story tied in with The Five Doctors.[4]
- Matthew Waterhouse's story takes place during the Fifth Doctor's era.[8]
External links
- Official The Target Storybook page at Penguin Books
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 https://twitter.com/mssusieday/status/1184893956976455680
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1785944746?tag=prhmarketing2552-21
- ↑ https://www.doctorwho.tv/news/?article=exclusive-terrance-dicks-extract-from-the-target-storybook
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://susieday.com/2019/08/11/the-target-storybook-lets-go-punting/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/SteveColeBooks/status/1181187359381045248
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Beviathan/status/1167392546416463873
- ↑ https://twitter.com/VinayPatel/status/1159511629605888000
- ↑ https://twitter.com/MinettaLane/status/1185193517322256386
