Seasons of War
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Publisher's summary
“They retaliate in ways more inventive, more deadly and more unimaginable than ever before. Events are written and unwritten again and again. History is changed. Future is altered. Every moment in time and space is burning. The Time War is about to enter a new phase. Whatever you call yourself, you’re going to be very busy...”
A War that threatens all of time and space…
A man who has renounced his name and everything he stood for…
A battle being fought across the universe between old enemies, both sides keeping dark secrets that must never be revealed…
Individual stories
- Epilogue: Warsmiths by Matt Fitton
- I. Karn by Declan May
- Crowsnest Past by Warren Frey
- The Eight Minute War by Lee Rawlings
- Everything in its Right Place by J.R. Southall
- II. Corsair by Declan May
- The Ambassador From Wolf-Rayet 134 by Kate Orman; art by Carolyn Edwards
- The Amber Room by Simon Brett & John Davies
- The Celephas Gift by Andrew Smith
- The Girl with the Purple Hair by Declan May & John Davies
- An Historical Curiosity by Matthew Sweet
- Here Comes the Doctor by Christopher Bryant
- Your Move by John Peel
- III. Sonnet by Jenny Colgan
- Disjecta Membra by Elton Townend-Jones
- IV. Loop by Declan May
- The Holdover by Daniel Wealands
- Climbing the Mountain by Lance Parkin
- Gardening by Sami Kelish
- Sleepwalking to Paradise by Dan Barratt
- Guerre by Alan P. Jack & Declan May
- V. Lady Leela by Declan May
- Making Endings by Nick Mellish
- The Book of Dead Time by David Carrington
- Driftwood by Simon Brett
- The Ingenious Gentleman by Alan Roland
- Fall by Matt Barber
- Always Face the Curtain with a Bow by Jon Arnold
- Help a Stranded Time Traveller by Matthew Sylvester
- Storage Wars by Paul Driscoll
- The Postman by John Davies
- The Thief of All Ways by Elliot Thorpe
- The Time Lord Who Came to Tea by Paul Driscoll
- The Nightmare Child by Declan May
- Meals on Wheels by Paul Magrs
- Time Enough for War by Jim Mortimore; art by Simon Brett (comic story)
- Doctor Death by Barnaby Eaton-Jones
- The Beach by Gary Russell
- The Moments In Between by George Mann
- Prologue: The Horde of Travesties by Declan May
Unused cover for the anthology by Will Brooks
Notes
- The book focuses on the untold adventures of the War Doctor portrayed by John Hurt, who fought in the Time War over an uncertain period of time (possibly 400 years in relative time, though, for the character of the War Doctor there are hints in some of the stories that is was considerably longer). Part of the aim of the book was to create an "era" for a Doctor which has largely been unrevealed.
- Although a number of contributors to the book have previously worked on Doctor Who in an official capacity, the book is not endorsed by the BBC nor referenced in any of their licensed works as adopted canon and therefore should not be considered a valid source.
- The book is dedicated to Paul Spragg, who discussed the concept of the book and helped bring a number of contributors together before his death. The preface is written by Nicholas Briggs.
- The book was produced in support of Caudwell Children.
- It was initially released as a PDF on January 31 2015 to anyone who donated via JustGiving. It is currently available on various formats for all e-reader and tablet devices.
- The book has illustrations by Paul Hanley, who designed the costume for Cinder, Carolyn Edwards, Paul Griffin and Simon Brett.
- A short film featuring a young War Doctor played by Tom Menary was released to coincide with the release of the anthology. Additionally, the film features a portrayal of the Corsair played by Tom Hutchings, his character identifiable by an Ouroboros tattoo on his arm. The Corsair features in at least one of the stories in the anthology and his eventual fate is also mentioned.
- Seasons of War went through several cover changes, including a cover showing a progression of the War Doctor from young to old, then another with a post-regeneration War Doctor designed by artist Will Brooks. However, licensing issues prevented the use of John Hurt's likeness on the cover of the anthology. A version was designed by Simon Brett, an image from the accompanying film, further refined down to the final minimalist-style cover.
