Bafflement & Devotion: Iris at the Edges (anthology)
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Bafflement and Devotion: Iris at the Edges was a charity anthology published by Obverse Books in 2021, collecting seventeen Iris Wildthyme short stories from out of print charity anthologies, some other non-charity Iris Wildthyme anthologies, and some previously lost stories that were released online. As such, some of the stories were unofficial reprints, though the elements owned by people such as Paul Magrs and Cody Schell were used under license.
Unlike other anthologies in the Iris Wildthyme series, which were released for profit, all proceeds from Bafflement and Devotion were donated to the Project Muyembe charity.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
A blonde in a catsuit flirting with the 8th Doctor, a scruffy old dear exploring a universe hidden in a cupboard in the Bus, the spitting image of the glorious Katy Manning on Neptune with its anatomically extravagant inhabitants, an elderly author of lesbian fiction… Iris has had a lot of faces, and been to a lot of places. She’s been all the way to the edges and back again, so it any wonder some of her adventures have been misplaced over the years, or grown tricky to uncover?
Here, gathered together for the first time ever in a new charity collection, are the Iris stories which appeared in charity anthologies, on convention stages, got lost on old web servers and fell down the back of the sofa… a selection of tales, both old and new, from the very edges of the Obverse…
Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]
| # | Title | Author | Featuring | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bafflement and Devotion | Paul Magrs | Paul Magrs "Jane Fonda" Iris Eighth Doctor |
Previously published in DWM 289. |
| 2 | In the Sixties | Paul Magrs Dr. Who "Jane Fonda" Iris |
Previously published in Walking in Eternity and, with unlicensed names changed, Twelve Stories. | |
| 3 | Being an Extract from ‘The Amazing Adventures of Iris Wildthyme on Neptune’ | Iris Wildthyme | Previously published in Tales of the Solar System. | |
| 4 | An Unearthly Palaver | "Katy Manning" Iris Panda |
A retelling of An Unearthly Child with Iris and Panda replacing the Doctor and Susan. Intended as a stageplay for the G’Day of the Doctor convention, although was ultimately cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. | |
| 5 | Entertaining Mr O | "Beryl Reid" Iris Tom |
Introduces Tom. Previously published in Perfect Timing. Received a partial continuation in Talented Witches. | |
| 6 | Hospitality | "lesbian novelist" Iris | Previously published in Iris: Abroad. Sequel to Phoenix Court. | |
| 7 | It's Raining Again | Paul Magrs, Stewart Sheargold | Iris Wildthyme | Previously published in Perfect Timing. |
| 8 | Iris Explains[1] | Lance Parkin | "Jane Fonda" Iris Eighth Doctor Miranda Dawkins |
Previously published in Missing Pieces. |
| 9 | A World Apart | Daniel Tessier | Iris Wildthyme, Ninth Doctor, Rose Tyler | Previously published on the Iris Wildthyme Pages website. |
| 10 | No Place Like Home | Stuart Douglas | Iris Wildthyme | Previously published in Shelf Life. |
| 11 | Faking It | Phil Marsh | Previously published on the Iris Wildthyme Pages website. | |
| 12 | Iris Wildthyme and the Spiders from Magrs | Alan Taylor | Previously published in Walking in Eternity. | |
| 13 | Iris and the Outsider | Simon Bucher-Jones | Previously published on the Iris Wildthyme Pages website. | |
| 14 | Cabinet of Changes[2] | Philip Purser-Hallard | "Jane Fonda" Iris Sally Canine Magda |
Sequel to The Blue Angel and Phoenix Court. Previously published in Walking in Eternity. |
| 15 | Deleted Scene from The Key Lime Pie 2 Time | Cody Schell | "Katy Manning" Iris Panda Señor 105 Masterbakers of Barastabon |
Ebook extra to Iris: Abroad, later reprinted in Señor 105 & the Elements of Danger. |
| 16 | Lost, Presumably Illogically Ignored | Anon[3] | Iris Wildthyme The Doctor |
Attributed to an old FTP server. |
| 17 | When Iris Met Billy | Stuart Douglas | Iris Wildthyme, First Doctor | Previously published in A Second Target for Tommy and, with unlicensed names changed, as First Meetings in Iris: Abroad. |
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Jon Arnold's contribution to the then-recent The Curse of Fanfic! charity anthology, It's Raining Gin (featuring Iris, Panda, and the stars from Sooty & Co.) was omitted because the charity anthology it was printed in was only released a few months prior.[4]
Cover art[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The cover featured art by Blair “Baffled” Bidmead, Jay “el Logo Loco” Eales, Paul “Puzzled” Hanley, Bret “Befuddled” M Herholz, June “Discombobulated” Hudson, Jon “Wesley” Huff, Mark “Flummoxed” Manley, Mark “Missed” Michalowski, Cody “Vexed” Schell, Johannes Chazot, Zal Cryptid, and William Oxley.
![Five And A Half Wildthymes by Paul Hanley[5]](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/6/64/The_incarnations_of_Iris_Wildthyme_by_Paul_Hanley.jpg/120px-The_incarnations_of_Iris_Wildthyme_by_Paul_Hanley.jpg)
Five And A Half Wildthymes by Paul Hanley[5]
![Iris Wildthyme by Zal Cryptid[6]](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/b/b8/Iris_Wildthyme_by_Zal_Cryptid.jpg/117px-Iris_Wildthyme_by_Zal_Cryptid.jpg)
Iris Wildthyme by Zal Cryptid[6]
![Five And A Half Wildthymes by Paul Hanley[5]](/wiki/File:The_incarnations_of_Iris_Wildthyme_by_Paul_Hanley.jpg)
![Iris Wildthyme by Zal Cryptid[6]](/wiki/File:Iris_Wildthyme_by_Zal_Cryptid.jpg)
![Iris Wildthyme Remastered by Whoxley.[7][8]](/wiki/File:Iris_wildthyme_remastered_by_whoxley.jpg)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Bafflement and Devotion: Iris at the Edges page at Obverse Books
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ Lance Parkin, Iris Explains - full text
- ↑ Philip Purser-Hallard, Cabinet of Changes - full text
- ↑ Attributed to one of the Petit sisters.
- ↑ @obversebooks on twitter.com
- ↑ Paul Hanley's piece on DeviantArt
- ↑ Zal Cryptid's piece on Twitter
- ↑ Iris Wildthyme Remastered by Whoxley
- ↑ Iris Wildthyme - Bafflement and Devotion
