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'''''Summer Falls and Other Stories''''' was an omnibus collecting the first print editions of the 2012 and 2013 tie-in e-books. ''[[Summer Falls (novel)|Summer Falls]]'', ''[[The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery]]'', and ''[[Devil in the Smoke (novel)|Devil in the Smoke: An Adventure for the Great Detective]]''. As with the original e-books, ''Summer Falls'' and ''Angel's Kiss'' are billed as written by the fictional characters [[Amelia Williams]] (actually [[James Goss]]) and [[River Song|Melody Malone]] (actually [[Justin Richards]]), and ''Devil in the Smoke'' is credited to its actual author, Richards.
'''''Summer Falls and Other Stories''''' was an anthology collecting the first print editions of the 2012 and 2013 tie-in e-books ''[[Summer Falls (novel)|Summer Falls]]'', ''[[The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery (novel)|The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery]]'', and ''[[Devil in the Smoke (novel)|Devil in the Smoke: An Adventure for the Great Detective]]''. As with the original e-books, ''Summer Falls'' and ''Angel's Kiss'' are billed as written by the fictional characters [[Amelia Williams]] (actually [[James Goss]]) and [[Melody Malone]] (actually [[Justin Richards]]), and ''Devil in the Smoke'' appeared to be credited to its actual author, Richards, however it was revealed in new material included in the anthology that he too existed in-universe, as an author whose works were read by a young Amelia.


The print edition is augmented by two short fiction pieces written by Goss: an untitled Introduction piece by Amelia Williams, and ''The Girl Who Never Grew Up'', a magazine article from 1969 profiling Amelia.
The print edition is augmented by two short fiction pieces written by Goss: an untitled Introduction piece by Amelia Williams, and ''The Girl Who Never Grew Up'', a magazine article from 1969 profiling Amelia. The ebook edition also included an about the authors section which gave details about the in-universe authors.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
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=== ''Devil in the Smoke'', as recounted by Mr Justin Richards ===
=== ''Devil in the Smoke'', as recounted by Mr Justin Richards ===
On a cold day in December, two young boys, tired of sweeping snow from the workhouse yard, decide to build a snowman — and are confronted with a strange and grisly mystery. In horrified fascination, they watch as their snowman begins to bleed...The search for answers to this impossible event will plunge Harry into the most hazardous — and exhilarating — adventure of his life. (Inspired by the ''Doctor Who'' episode, ''The Snowmen'')
On a cold day in December, two young boys, tired of sweeping snow from the workhouse yard, decide to build a snowman — and are confronted with a strange and grisly mystery. In horrified fascination, they watch as their snowman begins to bleed...The search for answers to this impossible event will plunge Harry into the most hazardous — and exhilarating — adventure of his life. (Inspired by the ''Doctor Who'' episode, ''The Snowmen'')
== New content ==
* An Introduction (featuring [[Rory Williams]] and an echo of [[Clara Oswald]]), which is addressed to the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. In it, Amelia describes meeting an elderly woman who asks her to pass along a message to the Doctor: "Run you clever boy, and remember.".
* A dedication page that reads: "To [[River Song|My Daughter]]."
* An excerpt of an interview between Amy and [[Chrissie Allen]], briefly featuring Rory, for the ''[[Brooklyn Fayre]]'' in [[1969]]. Amy discusses her next book idea about a little girl who is lost on the streets of 1969 [[New York City]] (a reference to [[Melody Pond]]'s childhood regeneration as seen in [[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'').


== Stories ==
== Stories ==
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|''[[Summer Falls: Introduction (short story|Summer Falls: Introduction]]''
|''[[About the Authors (feature)|About the Authors]]''
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|''[[Summer Falls: Introduction (short story)|Summer Falls: Introduction]]''
|rowspan=2|[[James Goss]]
|rowspan=2|[[James Goss]]
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|''[[Summer Falls (novel)|Summer Falls]]''
|''[[Summer Falls (novel)|Summer Falls]]''
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|''[[The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery]]''
|''[[The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery (novel)|The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Justin Richards]]
|rowspan=2|[[Justin Richards]]
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* The book includes an About the Author section that reads:
=== New content ===
:: "[[Amelia Williams]] is the editor of the famous ''[[Melody Malone (series)|Melody Malone]]'' series of crime novels, and a bestselling author of several books for children. She lives in [[New York City|New York]] with her husband [[Rory Williams|Rory]] and their young son, [[Anthony Williams (P.S.)|Anthony]]. They have a grown-up daughter, [[Melody Pond|Melody]], who works as an [[archaeologist]]. [[Melody Malone]] is the owner and sole employee of the [[Angel Detective Agency]] in [[Manhattan]]. She is possibly married but lives alone usually, and is older than both her parents. Sometimes. Mr [[Justin Richards (The Secret Lives of Monsters)|Justin Richards]] is a noted author of fictional fantasies concerning the continuing exploits of a mysterious traveller in space and time known only as "[[the Doctor]]". He has also chronicled the fantastical events of the Victorian era in his novels ''The Death Collector'', ''The Parliament of Blood'' and ''The Chamber of Shadows''."
* An Introduction (featuring [[Rory Williams]] and [[Clara Oswald splinter|an echo]] of [[Clara Oswald]]), which is addressed to the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. In it, Amelia describes meeting an elderly woman who asks her to pass along a message to the Doctor: "Run you clever boy, and remember.".
* A dedication page that reads: "To [[River Song|My Daughter]]."
* An excerpt of an interview between Amy and [[Chrissie Allen]], briefly featuring Rory, for the ''[[Brooklyn Fayre]]'' in [[1969]]. Amy discusses her next book idea about a little girl who is lost on the streets of 1969 [[New York City]] (a reference to [[Melody Pond (Prequel to The Impossible Astronaut)|Melody Pond]]'s childhood regeneration as seen in [[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'').


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Penguin|419928/doctor-who-summer-falls-and-other-stories-by-amelia-williams-melody-malone-and-justin-richards/9781849907231}}
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