The Toymaker (poem)

The Toymaker was a poem in the anthology Now We Are Six Hundred.

	The Toymaker
	Tenth Doctor
	Celestial Toyroom
	Harper Design
	James Goss
	Russell T Davies
	Now We Are Six Hundred
	26 September 2017
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Summary

The Toymaker thinks about his actions in the Celestial Toyroom and also attempts to persuade another victim to play the Trilogic Game.

Worldbuilding

• The Toymaker toys with the Tenth Doctor, a Dalek, a Cyberman, and an Adipose.
• The Toymaker mentions his old picture book, at which he never looks or else he cries.
• His playing cards have sad faces: the Jack, Queen, King, and all the Aces.
• A doll and a teddy bear wail in despair.
• The Toymaker's latest victim plays the Trilogic Game.

Notes

• The poem is based upon Now We Are Six's Knights and Ladies.
• The poem is told from the first person perspective of the Toymaker.

Continuity

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