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He introduced [[Faction Paradox]] and the [[Time Lord]]s' [[War in Heaven|Future War]] in his [[1997 (releases)|1997]] [[Eighth Doctor]] novel ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]''. At the time, he never intended for it to become a large arc: "It was never supposed to be a big murder-mystery type of thing, with this huge question hovering over it. At the time, I was planning on revealing who [[the enemy]] was in the next book I did, but [[Stephen Cole]] stopped me doing it."<ref name="Last Interview">[https://web.archive.org/web/20101225192943/http://www.curufea.com/Wikka/wikka.php?wakka=FactionFinal The Potential Last Ever Doctor Who Interview with Lawrence Miles]</ref> The first draft of his [[1999 (releases)|1999]] novel ''[[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference]]'' barely even mentioned Faction Paradox, but upon learning that [[Kate Orman]] planned to include them in ''[[Unnatural History (novel)|Unnatural History]]'', he felt emboldened to do more with them.<ref name="64 Thousand">[https://web.archive.org/web/20050301093713/http://www.planeteleven.co.uk/features/lmia/64thousand.php 64 Thousand-Dollar Questions]</ref> | He introduced [[Faction Paradox]] and the [[Time Lord]]s' [[War in Heaven|Future War]] in his [[1997 (releases)|1997]] [[Eighth Doctor]] novel ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]''. At the time, he never intended for it to become a large arc: "It was never supposed to be a big murder-mystery type of thing, with this huge question hovering over it. At the time, I was planning on revealing who [[the enemy]] was in the next book I did, but [[Stephen Cole]] stopped me doing it."<ref name="Last Interview">[https://web.archive.org/web/20101225192943/http://www.curufea.com/Wikka/wikka.php?wakka=FactionFinal The Potential Last Ever Doctor Who Interview with Lawrence Miles]</ref> The first draft of his [[1999 (releases)|1999]] novel ''[[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference]]'' barely even mentioned Faction Paradox, but upon learning that [[Kate Orman]] planned to include them in ''[[Unnatural History (novel)|Unnatural History]]'', he felt emboldened to do more with them.<ref name="64 Thousand">[https://web.archive.org/web/20050301093713/http://www.planeteleven.co.uk/features/lmia/64thousand.php 64 Thousand-Dollar Questions]</ref> | ||
At its release, ''[[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference]]'' was the only two-part novel ever released by BBC Books, and it garnered widespread controversy. Although fans on the Internet liked and supported ''Interference'',<ref name="Last Interview" /> extremely negative reviews like [[Ness Bishop]]'s in [[DWM 281]] made Miles feel that he had "lost [his] mandate", and on 17 August 1999 he posted his resignation from writing Doctor Who.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050228081424/http://planeteleven.co.uk/features/lmia/coat.php All-Purpose Internet Statement]</ref> Instead, he began working on the ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' series, and by the year [[2000 (production)|2000]] [[BBV Productions]] agreed to <ref name="Last Interview" /> | At its release, ''[[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference]]'' was the only two-part novel ever released by BBC Books, and it garnered widespread controversy. Although fans on the Internet liked and supported ''Interference'',<ref name="Last Interview" /> extremely negative reviews like [[Ness Bishop]]'s in [[DWM 281]] made Miles feel that he had "lost [his] mandate", and on 17 August 1999 he posted his resignation from writing Doctor Who.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050228081424/http://planeteleven.co.uk/features/lmia/coat.php All-Purpose Internet Statement]</ref> Instead, he began working on the ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' series, and by the year [[2000 (production)|2000]] [[BBV Productions]] agreed to publish.<ref name="Last Interview" /> | ||
However, he returned to [[BBC Books]] in [[2002 (releases)|2002]] with ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'', which introduced the major recurring villain [[Sabbath Dei|Sabbath]]. "I didn't write ''Adventuress'' because I had the desperate urge to write another book," Miles said. "I did it because I needed a job."<ref name="Outpost Miles Interview">[http://web.archive.org/web/20041104232208/http://gallifreyone.com/interview.php?id=miles Archive of Outpost Gallifrey - Lawrence Miles Interview]</ref> | However, he returned to [[BBC Books]] in [[2002 (releases)|2002]] with ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'', which introduced the major recurring villain [[Sabbath Dei|Sabbath]]. "I didn't write ''Adventuress'' because I had the desperate urge to write another book," Miles said. "I did it because I needed a job."<ref name="Outpost Miles Interview">[http://web.archive.org/web/20041104232208/http://gallifreyone.com/interview.php?id=miles Archive of Outpost Gallifrey - Lawrence Miles Interview]</ref> | ||
