Warriors' Gate and Beyond was an "extended novelisation" collecting, in print, the direct-to-audio novelisation of the 1981 television story Warriors' Gate, the 2021 exclusive-to-audio story The Kairos Ring, and the original short story The Little Book of Fate. All three stories were written by Stephen Gallagher, who wrote the original TV story and the original novelisation (changed beyond his satisfaction before release), and released by Target Books on 13 July 2023.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
I am Biroc. The shadow of my past... and your future.
In this new-to-print, expanded novelisation of the classic 1981 adventure, the TARDIS is caught in a collapsing void between two different universes - and the 4th Doctor, Romana and Adric must enter into a dangerous alliance with the Tharils - a race of enslaved, time-sensitive aliens. The consequences are explored in two further short stories...
Now allies of the enslaved across all creation, Romana and the Tharil Laszlo ride the time winds in search of the sinister Sluagh - aliens who retool the dead as deadly warriors.
Searching for the source of a scream across time, the Eighth Doctor investigates a most unusual carnival freak show in the north of England - where a figure from his past awaits him.
Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]
| # | Title | Doctor | Featuring |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warriors' Gate | 4th | Romana II, Adric, K9 Mark II, Biroc, Lazlo, Tharils |
| 2 | The Kairos Ring | n/a | Romana II, K9 Mark II, Lazlo, Tharils |
| 3 | The Little Book of Fate | 8th | Romana, Lazlo |
Writing and publishing notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The main story of this anthology, Warriors' Gate, was originally a direct-to-audio novelisation based on the 1981 television serial of the same name. It was written by Steve Gallagher (under the name John Lydecker) based on the original paperwork for his original 1982 novelisation, which had been significantly reworked prior to publication, according to DWM 533. This anthology saw this audio story moved to print, with little to no differences from the audio counterpart.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Warriors' Gate and Beyond page at Penguin Books