The Time Lord Letters (novel)
The Time Lord Letters is a collection of letters and writings by and to the Doctor. It hearkens back to many televised adventures, and adds many more details of its own. The book is written as a historical publication written and compiled by an in-universe writer who provides background information on each document.
Publisher's summary
A unique collection of more than 100 never-before-seen letters, notes, and jottings both by and to the Doctor—correspondence by turns entertaining and inspiring, funny and flippant, brilliant and incredible drawn from all fifty-two years of the show.
No one could travel through history—past present and future—as much as the Doctor does without leaving an impression. Much of what we know about this mysterious figure comes from what he does— the planets he saves and the monsters he defeats. But until now we've had little knowledge of his writings.
These rich and diverse documents paint an extraordinarily detailed picture of the Doctor and include his plea to the Time Lords to help end the War Games, an extract from the written defence he submitted at his subsequent trial, his application for the post of Caretaker at Coal Hill School, his apology to the Queen for missing dinner, even telepathic messages to the High Council on Gallifrey and his famous letter to Santa Claus. Like the Doctor himself, the mood can change in an instant.
The Time Lord Letters captures the best and most dramatic moments of an impossible life. You'll never see the Doctor in quite the same way again.
Contents
Introduction
to be added
Gallifrey and the Time Lords
| Letter | Name | From | To | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Academic Progress | Theta Sigma | Borusa | Unknown |
| In response to his Interim Academy Report, the First Doctor sends a message to his tutor, Borusa, head of Prydonian Academy. He mentions an incident with a perigosto stick and a temporal feedback loop, saying High Tutor Albrecht had a few regenerations to spare. One of Borusa's comments was "he might as well have grown up on a barn rather than a fully techno-temporal society." | ||||
| 02 | Missing TARDIS | First Doctor | "Whom It May Concern" | Unknown |
| 03 | A Warning to the Meddlesome | First Doctor | The Monk | October 1066 |
| The First Doctor leaves a note for the Monk after defeating his plans. He says he's taken precautions to stop his time meddling, should he have any plans of trying again. The Doctor goes on to explain the implications of the Monk's behaviour, and says to at least keep notes of any transgressions of the Laws of Time. He's taken his dimensional controller to teach him a lesson. | ||||
| 04 | A Plea for Help | Second Doctor | Time Lords | Unknown |
| The Second Doctor sends a telepathic message to the Time Lords, telling them of the humans left stranded on an unknown planet by the War Lords, and asking for their help. He mentions that the time travel technology used by the War Lords was provided by a Time Lord, so they should want to clean it up. | ||||
| 05 | A Case for the Defence | Second Doctor | Time Lord judges | Unknown |
| 06 | Returning Home | Fourth Doctor | Time Lords | Unknown |
| 07 | In Tribute | Sixth Doctor | Time Lords | August 2100 |
| 08 | Telepathic Directions | Third Doctor | Terrynate | 2540 |
| 09 | Interference | Fourth Doctor | Time Lords | Unknown |
| 10 | A Statement of Discontent | Sixth Doctor | Time Lords | Unknown |
Planet Earth
Gallifrey and the Time Lords
| Letter | Name | From | To | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Taken to the Tower | First Doctor | Henry VIII | July 1543 |
| 12 | Absent Friend | Fourth Doctor | Chronotis | 2 October 1955 |
| 13 | Third Doctor | 11 April 1958 | ||
| 14 | Fourth Doctor | 24 July 1960 | ||
| 15 | Fourth Doctor | 3 January 1964 | ||
| 16 | Fourth Doctor | 15 August 1977 | ||
| 17 | To my Granddaughter | First Doctor | Susan Foreman | 2167 |
| 18 | The Slow Path... | Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson | Tenth Doctor | April 1764 |
| 19 | Hope in Adversity | Third Doctor | Marie Antoinette | 1793 |
| 20 | Getting Out | Martha Jones | Tenth Doctor | June 2009 |
| 21 | Apologies and Thanks | Eleventh Doctor | Napoléon Bonaparte | February 1821 |
| 22 | A Medical Note | Tenth Doctor | Royal Hope Hospital | September 2008 |
| 23 | The Missing Bow | Seventh Doctor | Elizabeth II | November 1988 |
| 24 | Congratulations and Regrets | Ninth Doctor | Harriet Jones | 2006 |
| 25 | Tenth Doctor | |||
| 26 | A Fond Farewell | Tenth Doctor | Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart | Unknown |
| 27 | 66 Seconds | Twelfth Doctor | Agatha Christie | Unknown |
| 28 | Putting Things Straight | Tenth Doctor | Mr Copper | February 2008 |
Coal Hill School
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The Daleks and Other Monsters
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UNIT
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The TARDIS
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References
- The First Doctor mentions an incident with a perigosto stick and a temporal feedback loop during his time at Prydonian Academy.
Notes
to be added
Continuity
- Borusa was established as the Doctor's former teacher in TV: The Deadly Assassin.
- One of Borusa's comments in his Interim Academy Report of the Doctor is "he might as well have grown up on a barn rather than a fully techno-temporal society." The Doctor did, in fact, grow up in a barn. (TV: Listen, The Day of the Doctor, Hell Bent)
- The First Doctor leaves a note for the Monk after defeating him for the first time, scorning him for his misdeeds. (TV: The Time Meddler)
- One of the articles is the telepathic message the Second Doctor sent to the Time Lords in TV: The War Games.
- The Doctor would later again make the claim that he ran away from Gallifrey because he was bored. (TV: The Witch's Familiar) He, reveals, though, that he really left because he was afraid. (TV: Heaven Sent)
External links
- Official The Time Lord Letters page at Penguin Books
