Lethbridge-Stewart was a series of novels, novellas, anthologies, and short stories published by Candy Jar Books beginning in 2015. It was created by Andy Frankham-Allen, with input from Shaun Russell. They starred recurring Doctor Who character Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart and co-starred Anne Travers.
On 4th January 2022, Candy Jar announced the range would end later in 2022 with six remaining books.[1]
Background
Frankham-Allen served as the head writer and range editor, with Shaun Russell, Hayley Cox, Will Rees, Lauren Thomas and Keren Williams serving as co-editors on various books.
The stories initially bridged the gap between The Web of Fear and The Invasion, but with The Laughing Gnome series (which debuted in August 2018), as well as the rest of Phase Two, the range began to take place throughout Doctor Who's history. They were not licensed by the BBC but by the Haisman Literary Estate, the copyright holders for the character. They included various elements of other Doctor Who stories, by agreement/license of the original authors, such as Terrance Dicks, who wrote Horror of Fang Rock, and Gary Russell, who created the Vault in The Scales of Injustice.
The series built up a new team around Lethbridge-Stewart and Anne Travers, including William Bishop, Samson Ware, and Walter Douglas. It also featured recurring characters, both Harold Chorley and Private Evans come from The Web of Fear, while new characters were added to the roster; of note are Sally Wright, Lethbridge-Stewart's fiancee, Owain Vine, Lethbridge-Stewart's nephew, and Oliver Hamilton.
The series particularly delved deeper into the history and character of Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart, creating a whole family for him not previously seen on television. Family members included; Mary Gore, his mother, James Lethbridge-Stewart, his older brother who died in 1938, and Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, his father, a commander in the RAF who was declared Missing In Action at the end of World War II. It also debuted his children and grandchildren with Doris Lethbridge-Stewart, the Wilsons (son, Albert, daughter-in-law Tamara, and grandchildren Conall, Nick and Lucy). Lucy would later head her own series of spin-off novels, with guest appearances from various members of her family.
Along the way the series also delved into the Brigadier's ancestors and extended family, including cousins, uncle, and grandparents. Most notably in the short story anthology, Lineage.
The series also developed an extended family for Anne Travers and her father, Professor Travers. These included; Alun Travers, Anne's brother. Lyndon Travers, Anne's grandfather and Professor Travers' father. Margaret Travers, Anne's mother and Traver's wife, and Travers' twin, Vincent and his children. Ben Travers, from Horror of Fang Rock, was revealed to be the uncle of Professor Travers.
In addition to the novels, which initially followed an ongoing narrative, the short stories occasionally dipped into different periods of Lethbridge-Stewart's past and future. For instance, Ashes of the Inferno was set directly after the TV story, Inferno, and The Lock-In was set around the time of his death, with Of the Future exploring the divide between the Brigadier and his daughter, Kate, and the birth of his grandson, Gordy. The Enfolded Time brought focus on the UNIT dating controversy and could be said to finally solve the longstanding dating issues once and for all, though the regularity with which spin-off media attempts to "fix" the controversy makes it one of many.
From late 2018, with The Laughing Gnome series of books, the range moved from the ongoing narrative that featured in the first sixteen novels, and began to dip into various periods of Lethbridge-Stewart's past, present and future. This would be the beginning of Phase Two, and The Laughing Gnome would later be followed on with Bloodlines, as well as several Special Editions of previous novels and anthologies, including previously unpublished material.
It was announced that a sequel to the 1995 home-video release Downtime was in development, in conjunction with Reeltime Pictures.
Novels
Phase One
Series 1
- Main article: Series 1 (Lethbridge-Stewart)
| Title | Writer(s) | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| The Forgotten Son | Andy Frankham-Allen | 26 February 2015 |
| The Schizoid Earth | David A. McIntee | 25 September 2015 |
| Beast of Fang Rock | Andy Frankham-Allen | 29 October 2015 |
| Mutually Assured Domination | Nick Walters | 20 November 2015 |
Series 2
- Main article: Series 2 (Lethbridge-Stewart)
| Title | Writer(s) | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Moon Blink | Sadie Miller | 17 May 2016 |
| The Showstoppers | Jonathan Cooper | 25 June 2016 |
| The Grandfather Infestation | John Peel | 29 July 2016 |
Series 3
- Main article: Series 3 (Lethbridge-Stewart)
| Title | Writer(s) | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Times Squared | Rick Cross | 30 October 2016 |
| Blood of Atlantis | Simon A. Forward | 1 December 2016 |
| Mind of Stone | Iain McLaughlin | 16 December 2016 |
Series 4
- Main article: Series 4 (Lethbridge-Stewart)
| Title | Writer(s) | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Night of the Intelligence | Andy Frankham-Allen | 9 June 2017 |
| The Daughters of Earth | Sarah Groenewegen | 24 July 2017 |
| The Dreamer's Lament | Benjamin Burford-Jones | 10 August 2017 |
Series 5
- Main article: Series 5 (Lethbridge-Stewart)
| Title | Writer(s) | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| A Very Private Haunting | Sharon Bidwell | January 2018 |
| The New Unusual | Adrian Sherlock, Andy Frankham-Allen | May 2018 |
| The Man from Yesterday | Nick Walters | March 2018 |
Phase Two
Series 6: The Laughing Gnome
- Main article: The Laughing Gnome
| Title | Writer(s) | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Scary Monsters | Simon A. Forward | September 2018 |
| Fear of the Web | Alyson Leeds | October 2018 |
| The Danger Men | Nick Walters | December 2018 |
| Rise of the Dominator | Robert Mammone | March 2019 |
| Lucy Wilson and the Bledoe Cadets | Tim Gambrell | 18 May 2019 |
| On His Majesty's National Service | John Peel | 23 December 2019 |
Series 7: Bloodlines
- Main article: Bloodlines
| Title | Writer(s) | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Home Fires Burn | Gareth Madgwick | 11 October 2019 |
| The Shadowman | Sharon Bidwell | 23 November 2019 |
| An Ordinary Man | Andy Frankham-Allen, Tim Gambrell | 13 March 2020 |
| The George Kostinen Mystery | Chris Lynch | 28 July 2020 |
| Foreword to the Past | Baz Greenland | October 2020 |
| I, Alastair | Robert Mammone | 24 June 2020 |
Series 8
- Main article: Series 8 (Lethbridge-Stewart)
| Title | Writer(s) | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Domination Game | Alyson Leeds & Megan Fizell | 17 December 2020 |
| Fear Frequency | George Ivanoff | February 2021 |
| The Haunting of Gabriel Chase | Andrew Allen | June 2021 |
Series 9
- Main article: Series 9 (Lethbridge-Stewart)
| Title | Writer(s) | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Warriors of Montu | Gareth Madgwick | 3 September 2021 |
| The Overseers | James Middleditch | 12 November 2021 |
| Blue Blood | Chris Thomas | 27 January 2022 |
Series 10
- Main article: Series 10 (Lethbridge-Stewart)
Other books
Novellas
| Title | Writer(s) | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| The Life of Evans | John Peel | May 2017 |
| The Flaming Soldier | Christopher Bryant | August 2017 |
| The Lost Skin | Andy Frankham-Allen | July 2018 |
Anthologies
Many short stories were released digitally to tie into Lethbridge-Stewart novel releases; these were later collected alongside original stories in a number of Lethbridge-Stewart anthologies.
"Special Editions" of The HAVOC Files 2 and The HAVOC Files 3 were also released in March 2019 and 2020, respectively.
Invalid releases
Unreleased books
| Title | Reason |
|---|---|
| Fear of Light | Author inflexibility |
| Horror of Det-Sen | Scheduling conflicts |
| Feralia | Author inflexibility |
| Day of the Intelligence | Personal reasons |
| The HAVOC Files: Five[2] | Scheduling conflicts |
Non-fiction books
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Lethbridge-Stewart Quiz Book | 26 July 2018 |
| The Brigadier: Declassified | 11 December 2019 |
| The Lethbridge-Stewart Colouring Book | 16 December 2020 |
Spin-offs
External links
- Official Lethbridge-Stewart page at Candy Jar Books
- Official Lethbridge-Stewart page at Fantom Publishing
- Official website
- Official Twitter account
Footnotes
- ↑ LsVerse twitter, 13:20 4th Jan 2022: "2022 is the final year of the Lethbridge-Stewart range. Titles, covers, blurbs for the remaining six titles will all be announced in due course."
- ↑ https://gallifreybase.com/gb/threads/coming-soon.229566/page-26#post-12127728