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|writer = {{il|[[Lawrence Miles]]|[[Simon Bucher-Jones]]|[[Daniel O'Mahony]]|[[Ian McIntire]]|[[Mags L. Halliday]]|[[Helen Fayle]]|[[Philip Purser-Hallard]]|[[Kelly Hale]]|[[Jonathan Dennis]]|[[Mark Clapham]]|[[Lars Pearson]] (uncredited)<ref name="BotW Question | |writer = {{il|[[Lawrence Miles]]|[[Simon Bucher-Jones]]|[[Daniel O'Mahony]]|[[Ian McIntire]]|[[Mags L. Halliday]]|[[Helen Fayle]]|[[Philip Purser-Hallard]]|[[Kelly Hale]]|[[Jonathan Dennis]]|[[Mark Clapham]]|[[Lars Pearson]] (uncredited)<ref name="BotW Question">[https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/factionparadox/botw-constructing-themes-question-t651.html BotW Constructing Themes Question]</ref>}} | ||
|editor = [[Lawrence Miles]] | |editor = [[Lawrence Miles]] | ||
|publisher = Mad Norwegian Press | |publisher = Mad Norwegian Press | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* While editing the Book, [[Lawrence Miles]] described it as "a continuity in a book, it's an encyclopaedia to the War Era universe. It's got a structure rather than a plot, the way history's got a structure or a Bible's got a structure. Some parts of the universe are cross-referenced with other parts, and it all comes together to make up this great big ... vision."<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080509161052/http://www.gallifreyone.com/interview.php?id=miles Outpost Gallifrey Interview]</ref> | * While editing the Book, [[Lawrence Miles]] described it as "a continuity in a book, it's an encyclopaedia to the War Era universe. It's got a structure rather than a plot, the way history's got a structure or a Bible's got a structure. Some parts of the universe are cross-referenced with other parts, and it all comes together to make up this great big ... vision."<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080509161052/http://www.gallifreyone.com/interview.php?id=miles Outpost Gallifrey Interview]</ref> | ||
* It was deliberately kept unclear as to which authors contributed which articles | * "Design Specs for Advanced Users", purporting to reveal the "secret pathway running through the whole volume", were also published on said website, and they form a basis for the organisation of the entries on this page. The Specs specified that its listing contained "almost certainly at least one mistake", as well as "a single entry which isn't connected to anything else".<ref>[http://www.curufea.com/doku.php?id=faction:factionbook1reading Design Specs for Advanced Users]</ref> The mistake was the listing of the nonexistent "[[Robert Scarratt|Scarratt]]'s Group" entry under "The A-Z of the War", and the single unconnected entry was "[[Parablox]]" (here placed under "The End"). | ||
* The contributors to the book mostly worked on their stories independently, only discovering the added intersections with other stories once the book was released. It was deliberately kept unclear as to which authors contributed which articles, but later releases provided some clues. | |||
** As editor, [[Lawrence Miles]] rewrote many or all entries. The "Faction Paradox Family" section was credited to him in the book's notes, and it had been previously released on the Faction Paradox website.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20011115105551/http://www.factionparadox.co.uk:80/family.htm The Faction Paradox Family]</ref> | ** As editor, [[Lawrence Miles]] rewrote many or all entries. The "Faction Paradox Family" section was credited to him in the book's notes, and it had been previously released on the Faction Paradox website.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20011115105551/http://www.factionparadox.co.uk:80/family.htm The Faction Paradox Family]</ref> | ||
** [[Simon Bucher-Jones]] wrote slightly more than any other contributor to the Book, with the exception of Lawrence Miles. The final edition of the | ** [[Simon Bucher-Jones]] wrote slightly more than any other contributor to the Book, with the exception of Lawrence Miles. The final edition of ''The Book of the War'' included at least one entry by him for every letter of the alphabet, including "Lords Celestial", which was interrupted by [[Shift (Alien Bodies)|the Shift]];<ref>[https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/factionparadox/ask-the-author-sbj-t716.html#p4629 Ask the Author SBJ]</ref> the "Design Specs for Advanced Users" included a potentially-related "A-Z of the War" section that featured entries for many concepts he had previously explored in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|The Taking of Planet 5]]'' and would later explore in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Brakespeare Voyage (novel)|The Brakespeare Voyage]]''. | ||
** [[Daniel O'Mahony]] used [[Thessalia]], [[the Imperator]], and [[babel]]s in his novel [[PROSE]]: ''[[Newtons Sleep (novel)|Newtons Sleep]]''. The planet [[Lethe (The Parliament of Rats)|Lethe]], mentioned in the entry for [[Lethean Campaign]], originally appeared in his | ** [[Daniel O'Mahony]] used [[Thessalia]], [[the Imperator]], and [[babel]]s in his novel [[PROSE]]: ''[[Newtons Sleep (novel)|Newtons Sleep]]''. The planet [[Lethe (The Parliament of Rats)|Lethe]], mentioned in the entry for [[Lethean Campaign]], originally appeared in his Doctor Who short story ''[[The Parliament of Rats (short story)|The Parliament of Rats]]''. He stated that he'd had no involvement in [[Michael Brookhaven]]'s filmography.<ref>[https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/factionparadox/brookhaven-a-filmography-t534.html Brookhaven: A Filmography]</ref> | ||
** [[Ian McIntire]] introduced [[Carmen Yeh]] in his unlicensed short story ''Schrodinger's Botanist'' for the charity anthology ''Perfect Timing''. | ** [[Ian McIntire]] introduced [[Carmen Yeh]] in his unlicensed short story ''Schrodinger's Botanist'' for the charity anthology ''Perfect Timing''. The related entries were co-written with the uncredited [[Mad Norwegian Press]] CEO [[Lars Pearson]].<ref name="BotW Question" /> | ||
** [[Mags L. Halliday]] used Cousin [[Octavia Sutherland|Octavia]] in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Warring States (novel)|Warring States]] | ** [[Mags L. Halliday]] wrote about [[Anastasia Romanov|Anastasia]] and the [[Thirteen-Day Republic]].<ref name="BotW Question" /> She later used Cousin [[Octavia Sutherland|Octavia]] in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Warring States (novel)|Warring States]]''. | ||
** [[Philip Purser-Hallard]] wrote the articles concerning the [[City of the Saved]], which was later featured in his novel [[PROSE]]: ''[[Of the City of the Saved... (novel)|Of the City of the Saved...]]'' and [[Obverse Books]]' [[The City of the Saved (series)|City of the Saved]] anthology series.<ref name="SWWW">[http://www.infinitarian.com/botwswww.html "So, Who Wrote What?"]</ref> He also wrote the entry for [[House Mirraflex]],<ref>[https://twitter.com/purserhallard/status/926070499729428480 purserhallard on Twitter]</ref> though Miles thoroughly overhauled it in editing. Purser-Hallard commented that he had not written the articles on [[Wallachia]], [[Michael Brookhaven]], [[Grigori Rasputin]], or the [[Spiral Politic]].<ref name="SWWW" /> | ** [[Philip Purser-Hallard]] wrote the articles concerning the [[City of the Saved]], which was later featured in his novel [[PROSE]]: ''[[Of the City of the Saved... (novel)|Of the City of the Saved...]]'' and [[Obverse Books]]' [[The City of the Saved (series)|City of the Saved]] anthology series.<ref name="SWWW">[http://www.infinitarian.com/botwswww.html "So, Who Wrote What?"]</ref> He also wrote the entry for [[House Mirraflex]],<ref>[https://twitter.com/purserhallard/status/926070499729428480 purserhallard on Twitter]</ref> though Miles thoroughly overhauled it in editing. Purser-Hallard commented that he had not written the articles on [[Wallachia]], [[Michael Brookhaven]], [[Grigori Rasputin]], or the [[Spiral Politic]].<ref name="SWWW" /> | ||
** [[Kelly Hale]], who herself is part Native American, wrote the entries concerning Cousin [[Belial]] and the Faction's [[Remote]] experiments on the [[Native American]] warrior tribes. She would later use Native America in ''[[Project Thunderbird (short story)|Project Thunderbird]]''. | ** [[Kelly Hale]], who herself is part Native American, wrote the entries concerning Cousin [[Belial]] and the Faction's [[Remote]] experiments on the [[Native American]] warrior tribes. She would later use Native America in ''[[Project Thunderbird (short story)|Project Thunderbird]]''. | ||
** [[Jonathan Dennis]], who previously wrote the story ''The Hollywood Life'' for the [[Charity publications|charity anthology]] ''Perfect Timing 2'', created [[Faction Hollywood]] for ''The Book of the War''. However, at least three other writers contributed to those entries.<ref>[https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/factionparadox/botw-constructing-themes-question-t651-s10.html BotW Constructing Themes Question #12]</ref> He would later reuse Faction Hollywood in his story [[PROSE]]: ''[[Remake/Remodel (short story)|Remake/Remodel]]'' and co-write [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Brakespeare Voyage (novel)|The Brakespeare Voyage]]'' with Bucher-Jones. | ** [[Jonathan Dennis]], who previously wrote the story ''The Hollywood Life'' for the [[Charity publications|charity anthology]] ''Perfect Timing 2'', created [[Faction Hollywood]] for ''The Book of the War''. However, at least three other writers contributed to those entries.<ref>[https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/factionparadox/botw-constructing-themes-question-t651-s10.html BotW Constructing Themes Question #12]</ref> He would later reuse Faction Hollywood in his story [[PROSE]]: ''[[Remake/Remodel (short story)|Remake/Remodel]]'' and co-write [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Brakespeare Voyage (novel)|The Brakespeare Voyage]]'' with Bucher-Jones. | ||
** [[Mark Clapham]] and Bucher-Jones explored the [[Celestis]] in their cowritten [[Eighth Doctor]] novel [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|The Taking of Planet 5]]''. | ** [[Mark Clapham]] and Bucher-Jones explored the [[Celestis]] in their cowritten [[Eighth Doctor]] novel [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|The Taking of Planet 5]]''. | ||
* Lawrence Miles briefly considered releasing an expanded version of ''The Book of the War'' on CD-ROM. Simon Bucher-Jones wrote the entries ''Protective Neotony'' and ''Instant Animals'' for this project.<ref>[https://simonbjones.blogspot.com/2006/12/book-of-war-unused-material.html The Book Of The War unused material]</ref> Though [[Mad Norwegian Press]]' other Faction Paradox series books would be later be released as ebooks, [[Lars Pearson]] said that the number of permissions that would be needed from the contributors made it not worth it.<ref name="ebook discussion">[http://gallifreybase.com/forum/showpost.php?p=5668976&postcount=26 Re: Faction Paradox (Non-BBC) - Your Favourites]</ref> | |||
* Lawrence Miles briefly considered releasing an expanded version of ''The Book of the War'' on CD-ROM. Simon Bucher-Jones wrote the entries ''Protective Neotony'' and ''Instant Animals'' for this project.<ref>[https://simonbjones.blogspot.com/2006/12/book-of-war-unused-material.html The Book Of The War | |||
* Lawrence Miles considered using the [[Sontaran]]s with permission from the [[Robert Holmes]] estate, but decided it wasn't necessary.<ref name="ebook discussion" /> | * Lawrence Miles considered using the [[Sontaran]]s with permission from the [[Robert Holmes]] estate, but decided it wasn't necessary.<ref name="ebook discussion" /> | ||
