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* [[Simon Bucher-Jones]] contributed slightly more than any other writer besides Lawrence Miles. The final edition of ''The Book of the War'' included at least one entry by Bucher-Jones 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> Perhaps relatedly, the "Design Specs for Advanced Users" included a "The A-Z of the War" section which featured entries for many concepts also explored in Bucher-Jones' novels ''[[The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|The Taking of Planet 5]]'' and ''[[The Brakespeare Voyage (novel)|The Brakespeare Voyage]]'', such as the [[Leviathan (The Book of the War)|Leviathan]]s and [[Robert Scarratt]], who was credited to Bucher-Jones in the acknowledgments of ''[[Weapons Grade Snake Oil (novel)|Weapons Grade Snake Oil]]''. The [[Order of the White Peacock]] also appeared in ''[[The Book of the Enemy (anthology)|The Book of the Enemy]]'' and early drafts of ''The Brakespeare Voyage''.<ref>[https://simonbjones.blogspot.com/2014/01/shard-apocrypha-brakespeare.html Shard Apocrypha - Brakespeare Initialisation]</ref> | * [[Simon Bucher-Jones]] contributed slightly more than any other writer besides Lawrence Miles. The final edition of ''The Book of the War'' included at least one entry by Bucher-Jones 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> Perhaps relatedly, the "Design Specs for Advanced Users" included a "The A-Z of the War" section which featured entries for many concepts also explored in Bucher-Jones' novels ''[[The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|The Taking of Planet 5]]'' and ''[[The Brakespeare Voyage (novel)|The Brakespeare Voyage]]'', such as the [[Leviathan (The Book of the War)|Leviathan]]s and [[Robert Scarratt]], who was credited to Bucher-Jones in the acknowledgments of ''[[Weapons Grade Snake Oil (novel)|Weapons Grade Snake Oil]]''. The [[Order of the White Peacock]] also appeared in ''[[The Book of the Enemy (anthology)|The Book of the Enemy]]'' and early drafts of ''The Brakespeare Voyage''.<ref>[https://simonbjones.blogspot.com/2014/01/shard-apocrypha-brakespeare.html Shard Apocrypha - Brakespeare Initialisation]</ref> | ||
* [[Daniel O'Mahony]] came narrowly in third place for words contributed to the book. He wrote far more for ''The Book of the War'' than ended up in the final draft, and Bucher-Jones only overtook him in the final edit.<ref>[https://removalvan.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/pantechnicon_issue_eight.pdf Pantechnicon Issue Eight]</ref> He drew heavily from his rejected [[BBC Books]] novel proposals, saying "the entire plot of one outline is embedded in there somewhere, while a lot of the background for another became a major part of the Faction universe."<ref>[https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/factionparadox/author-author-dom-t914-s10.html#p5756 Author! Author! DOM]</ref> The planet [[Lethe (The Parliament of Rats)|Lethe]], mentioned in the entry for the [[Lethean Campaign]], previously appeared in O'Mahony's Doctor Who short story ''[[The Parliament of Rats (short story)|The Parliament of Rats]]'', itself a scene from a BBC Books novel proposal.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20061213205116/http://www.gallifreyone.com:80/interview.php?id=omahony O'Mahony Gallifrey One Interview]</ref> He would later use [[babel]]s, [[Thessalia]], and the [[Order of the Weal]] in his novel ''[[Newtons Sleep (novel)|Newtons Sleep]]''. He stated that he had no involvement in [[Michael Brookhaven]]'s filmography.<ref>[https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/factionparadox/brookhaven-a-filmography-t534.html Brookhaven: A Filmography]</ref> | * [[Daniel O'Mahony]] came narrowly in third place for words contributed to the book. He wrote far more for ''The Book of the War'' than ended up in the final draft, and Bucher-Jones only overtook him in the final edit.<ref>[https://removalvan.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/pantechnicon_issue_eight.pdf Pantechnicon Issue Eight]</ref> He drew heavily from his rejected [[BBC Books]] novel proposals, saying "the entire plot of one outline is embedded in there somewhere, while a lot of the background for another became a major part of the Faction universe."<ref>[https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/factionparadox/author-author-dom-t914-s10.html#p5756 Author! Author! DOM]</ref> The planet [[Lethe (The Parliament of Rats)|Lethe]], mentioned in the entry for the [[Lethean Campaign]], previously appeared in O'Mahony's Doctor Who short story ''[[The Parliament of Rats (short story)|The Parliament of Rats]]'', itself a scene from a BBC Books novel proposal.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20061213205116/http://www.gallifreyone.com:80/interview.php?id=omahony O'Mahony Gallifrey One Interview]</ref> He would later use [[babel]]s, [[Thessalia]], and the [[Order of the Weal]] in his novel ''[[Newtons Sleep (novel)|Newtons Sleep]]''. He stated that he 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 ''Schrödinger's Botanist'' for the 1998 [[ | * [[Ian McIntire]] introduced [[Carmen Yeh]] in his unlicensed short story ''Schrödinger's Botanist'' for the 1998 [[charity anthology]] ''[[Perfect Timing]]''. The related entries were co-written with [[Mad Norwegian Press]] CEO [[Lars Pearson]].<ref name="BotW Question" /> He also contributed to the entry for [[the War King]], including the detail of the unfolded [[hypercube]] on his desk, which was intended as a link to one of his other, ultimately-rejected entries.<ref>[http://big-finish-sketches.tumblr.com/post/177895970788/id-a-facebook-post-by-ian-mcintire-which-says-i A Facebook post by Ian McIntire]</ref> | ||
* [[Mags L. Halliday]] wrote about [[Anastasia Romanov|Anastasia]] and the [[Thirteen-Day Republic]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040814202707/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/cult/doctorwho/books/telepress/halliday/page8.shtml BBC Online Interview]</ref> She later used Cousin [[Octavia Sutherland|Octavia]] in ''[[Warring States (novel)|Warring States]]''. | * [[Mags L. Halliday]] wrote about [[Anastasia Romanov|Anastasia]] and the [[Thirteen-Day Republic]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040814202707/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/cult/doctorwho/books/telepress/halliday/page8.shtml BBC Online Interview]</ref> She later used Cousin [[Octavia Sutherland|Octavia]] in ''[[Warring States (novel)|Warring States]]''. | ||
* [[Helen Fayle]] wrote the material about the [[Mal'akh]],<ref>[https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/factionparadox/the-poenari-relic-t673-s30.html#p3876 Helen Fayle on the Mal'akh]</ref> the [[Shelley Cabal]],<ref>[https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/factionparadox/viewtopic.php?p=1967#p1967 Helen Fayle on Shelley and Lamia]</ref><ref>[https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/factionparadox/viewtopic.php?p=4204#p4204 Helen Fayle on Keats and Shelley]</ref> and the [[Star Chamber]].<ref>[https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/factionparadox/viewtopic.php?p=4009#p4009 Helen Fayle on the Star Chamber]</ref> Her fan award-winning ''The Book of Taliesin'' fanfiction series was inspired by ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120422140716/http://www.fanfiction.net/u/413077/Helen_Fayle Helen Fayle at FanFiction.Net via the Wayback Machine]</ref> and depicted Simon Bucher-Jones' "version of what the 'Enemy' might have been".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130414114939/http://www.sff.net/people/hsfayle/stories.htm The Book of Taliesin: Stories]</ref> | * [[Helen Fayle]] wrote the material about the [[Mal'akh]],<ref>[https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/factionparadox/the-poenari-relic-t673-s30.html#p3876 Helen Fayle on the Mal'akh]</ref> the [[Shelley Cabal]],<ref>[https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/factionparadox/viewtopic.php?p=1967#p1967 Helen Fayle on Shelley and Lamia]</ref><ref>[https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/factionparadox/viewtopic.php?p=4204#p4204 Helen Fayle on Keats and Shelley]</ref> and the [[Star Chamber]].<ref>[https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/factionparadox/viewtopic.php?p=4009#p4009 Helen Fayle on the Star Chamber]</ref> Her fan award-winning ''The Book of Taliesin'' fanfiction series was inspired by ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120422140716/http://www.fanfiction.net/u/413077/Helen_Fayle Helen Fayle at FanFiction.Net via the Wayback Machine]</ref> and depicted Simon Bucher-Jones' "version of what the 'Enemy' might have been".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130414114939/http://www.sff.net/people/hsfayle/stories.htm The Book of Taliesin: Stories]</ref> | ||
* [[Philip Purser-Hallard]] wrote the articles concerning the [[City of the Saved]],<ref name="SWWW">[http://www.infinitarian.com/botwswww.html "So, Who Wrote What?"]</ref> which he had originally developed for his ultimately-unproduced ''[[Iris Wildthyme (series)|Iris Wildthyme]]'' novel ''[[Iris Wildthyme in the City of the Saved (novel)|Iris Wildthyme in the City of the Saved]]''.<ref name="iriscity" /> He later revisited the City in his novel ''[[Of the City of the Saved... (novel)|Of the City of the Saved…]]'' and in [[Obverse Books]]' [[The City of the Saved (series)|''City of the Saved'' anthology series]]. He also wrote the entry for [[House Mirraflex]],<ref>[https://twitter.com/purserhallard/status/926070499729428480 purserhallard on Twitter]</ref> although Miles thoroughly rewrote 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]],<ref name="SWWW">[http://www.infinitarian.com/botwswww.html "So, Who Wrote What?"]</ref> which he had originally developed for his ultimately-unproduced ''[[Iris Wildthyme (series)|Iris Wildthyme]]'' novel ''[[Iris Wildthyme in the City of the Saved (novel)|Iris Wildthyme in the City of the Saved]]''.<ref name="iriscity" /> He later revisited the City in his novel ''[[Of the City of the Saved... (novel)|Of the City of the Saved…]]'' and in [[Obverse Books]]' [[The City of the Saved (series)|''City of the Saved'' anthology series]]. He also wrote the entry for [[House Mirraflex]],<ref>[https://twitter.com/purserhallard/status/926070499729428480 purserhallard on Twitter]</ref> although Miles thoroughly rewrote 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 (The Book of the War)|Belial]] and the Faction's [[Remote]] experiments on Native American warrior tribes. She later returned to Native America and [[Wounded Knee]] in ''[[Project Thunderbird (short story)|Project Thunderbird]]''. | * [[Kelly Hale]], who herself is part [[Native American]], wrote the entries concerning Cousin [[Belial (The Book of the War)|Belial]] and the Faction's [[Remote]] experiments on Native American warrior tribes. She later returned to Native America and [[Wounded Knee]] in ''[[Project Thunderbird (short story)|Project Thunderbird]]''. | ||
* [[Jonathan Dennis]], who had previously written the story ''The Hollywood Life'' for the [[1999 (releases)|1999]] charity anthology ''Perfect Timing 2'', created [[Faction Hollywood]] for ''The Book of the War''. However, those entries also included major contributions from at least three other writers,<ref name="BotW Question" /> including Lawrence Miles<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20031218032809/http://www.factionparadox.co.uk:80/interview1.htm Lawrence Miles on Language, Literature and Lying to the Audience]</ref> and Simon Bucher-Jones.<ref>[https://the-voice-of-light-city.tumblr.com/post/171601681800/rassilon-imprimatur-i-think-the-funniest-thing#notes Re:"Through The Eye of Eternity" modest cough]</ref> Dennis also contributed one other full plotline and several miscellaneous entries. He later revisited Faction Hollywood in his stories ''[[Remake/Remodel (short story)|Remake/Remodel]]'' and ''[[Hyponormalisation: A Faction Hollywood Production (novel)|Hyponormalisation]]'', and he co-write ''[[The Brakespeare Voyage (novel)|The Brakespeare Voyage]]'' with Bucher-Jones. | * [[Jonathan Dennis]], who had previously written the story ''The Hollywood Life'' for the [[1999 (releases)|1999]] charity anthology ''[[Perfect Timing 2]]'', created [[Faction Hollywood]] for ''The Book of the War''. However, those entries also included major contributions from at least three other writers,<ref name="BotW Question" /> including Lawrence Miles<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20031218032809/http://www.factionparadox.co.uk:80/interview1.htm Lawrence Miles on Language, Literature and Lying to the Audience]</ref> and Simon Bucher-Jones.<ref>[https://the-voice-of-light-city.tumblr.com/post/171601681800/rassilon-imprimatur-i-think-the-funniest-thing#notes Re:"Through The Eye of Eternity" modest cough]</ref> Dennis also contributed one other full plotline and several miscellaneous entries. He later revisited Faction Hollywood in his stories ''[[Remake/Remodel (short story)|Remake/Remodel]]'' and ''[[Hyponormalisation: A Faction Hollywood Production (novel)|Hyponormalisation]]'', and he co-write ''[[The Brakespeare Voyage (novel)|The Brakespeare Voyage]]'' with Bucher-Jones. | ||
* [[Mark Clapham]] and Bucher-Jones had previously explored the [[Celestis]] in their cowritten [[Eighth Doctor]] novel ''[[The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|The Taking of Planet 5]]''. | * [[Mark Clapham]] and Bucher-Jones had previously explored the [[Celestis]] in their cowritten [[Eighth Doctor]] novel ''[[The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|The Taking of Planet 5]]''. | ||
=== Unincluded entries === | === Unincluded entries === | ||
The book credits [[Lance Parkin]], [[David A. McIntee]], and [[Eddie Robson]] as writers who "wanted to play but whose material didn't quite fit anywhere". | The book credits [[Lance Parkin]], [[David A. McIntee]], and [[Eddie Robson]] as writers who "wanted to play but whose material didn't quite fit anywhere". | ||
* [[Lance Parkin|Parkin]]'s contribution included an entry about his character [[Saldaamir|Mister Saldaamir]], who had previously briefly appeared in his novels ''[[Beige Planet Mars (novel)|Beige Planet Mars]]'', ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'', and ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]''. Although it was excluded by Miles because "it wasn't very good",<ref>[https://twitter.com/The_Beasthouse/status/1401655739505119232 Lawrence Miles on Twitter]</ref> it was later published in the [[2003 (releases)|2003]] fanzine ''Myth Makers 13''<ref>[http://dwin.org/home/mythmakers/article/myth_makers_past_issues Myth Makers Past Issues]</ref> and in [[2021 (releases)|2021]] as [[Mr Saldaamir (short story)|a standalone short story]]. It mentioned [[Last Contact]], a concept mentioned in several of Parkin's stories connected to the War, including several [[charity publication|charity anthology]] short stories, the unproduced novel pitch ''[[Enemy of the Daleks (novel)|Enemy of the Daleks]]'', and his book ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]''. | * [[Lance Parkin|Parkin]]'s contribution included an entry about his character [[Saldaamir|Mister Saldaamir]], who had previously briefly appeared in his novels ''[[Beige Planet Mars (novel)|Beige Planet Mars]]'', ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'', and ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]''. Although it was excluded by Miles because "it wasn't very good",<ref>[https://twitter.com/The_Beasthouse/status/1401655739505119232 Lawrence Miles on Twitter]</ref> it was later published in the [[2003 (releases)|2003]] fanzine ''[[Myth Makers (fanzine)|Myth Makers 13]]''<ref>[http://dwin.org/home/mythmakers/article/myth_makers_past_issues Myth Makers Past Issues]</ref> and in [[2021 (releases)|2021]] as [[Mr Saldaamir (short story)|a standalone short story]]. It mentioned [[Last Contact]], a concept mentioned in several of Parkin's stories connected to the War, including several [[charity publication|charity anthology]] short stories, the unproduced novel pitch ''[[Enemy of the Daleks (novel)|Enemy of the Daleks]]'', and his book ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]''. | ||
* [[David A. McIntee|McIntee]] spoke with Lars Pearson about contributing but never actually submitted any material.<ref>[https://doctornolonger.tumblr.com/post/158650519187/the-book-of-the-war-has-over-250-entries-however Rejected ''Book of the War'' entries]</ref> | * [[David A. McIntee|McIntee]] spoke with Lars Pearson about contributing but never actually submitted any material.<ref>[https://doctornolonger.tumblr.com/post/158650519187/the-book-of-the-war-has-over-250-entries-however Rejected ''Book of the War'' entries]</ref> | ||
* [[Eddie Robson|Robson]]'s five submitted entries were published online by [[Niki Haringsma]] in [[2017 (releases)|2017]]; they told a story about Faction Paradox's Father Katzmary, his "Minimediras Project", and his daughter Tanya Glassman. They also further explored the concept of the [[Nine Gallifreys]] and the character of Mother [[Festen]].<ref>[http://big-finish-sketches.tumblr.com/post/162467318118/the-book-of-the-war-eddie-robsons-previously Eddie Robson's previously unpublished entries]</ref> Robson would later reuse some elements of these ideas in his ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' audios ''[[Beyond the Sea (audio story)|Beyond the Sea]]'' and ''[[Resurrecting the Past (audio story)|Resurrecting the Past]]'', both of which involved the planet [[Maximediras]]. | * [[Eddie Robson|Robson]]'s five submitted entries were published online by [[Niki Haringsma]] in [[2017 (releases)|2017]]; they told a story about Faction Paradox's Father Katzmary, his "Minimediras Project", and his daughter Tanya Glassman. They also further explored the concept of the [[Nine Gallifreys]] and the character of Mother [[Festen]].<ref>[http://big-finish-sketches.tumblr.com/post/162467318118/the-book-of-the-war-eddie-robsons-previously Eddie Robson's previously unpublished entries]</ref> Robson would later reuse some elements of these ideas in his ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' audios ''[[Beyond the Sea (audio story)|Beyond the Sea]]'' and ''[[Resurrecting the Past (audio story)|Resurrecting the Past]]'', both of which involved the planet [[Maximediras]]. | ||
