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|image = The Target Storybook (anthology).jpg | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image = <gallery> | |||
The Target Storybook (anthology).jpg|Front | |||
The Target Storybook (anthology) - Back cover.jpg|Back | |||
</gallery> | |||
|publisher = BBC Books | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
|cover = [[Anthony Dry]] | |cover = [[Anthony Dry]] | ||
|illustrator = [[Mike Collins]] | |illustrator = [[Mike Collins]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 24 October 2019 | ||
|format = 320 pages, 15 short stories | |format = 320 pages, 15 short stories | ||
|isbn = ISBN 9781785944741 | |isbn = ISBN 9781785944741 | ||
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|prev = The Missy Chronicles | |prev = The Missy Chronicles | ||
|next = Star Tales (anthology) | |next = Star Tales (anthology) | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a collection of short stories released on [[24 October (releases)|24 October]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a collection of short stories released on [[24 October (releases)|24 October]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]].<ref name=":0">[https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/a-new-collection-of-spin-off-stories-in-the-target-storybook A new collection of spin-off stories in The Target Storybook]</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> | ||
== Publisher's summary == | ==Publisher's summary== | ||
''We’re all stories in the end..'' | ''We’re all stories in the end..'' | ||
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Each story expands in thrilling ways upon aspects of ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s enduring legend. With contributions from show luminaries past and present – including [[Colin Baker]], [[Matthew Waterhouse]], [[Vinay Patel]], [[Joy Wilkinson]] and [[Terrance Dicks]] – The Target Storybook is a once-in-a-lifetime tour around the wonders of the Whoniverse. | Each story expands in thrilling ways upon aspects of ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s enduring legend. With contributions from show luminaries past and present – including [[Colin Baker]], [[Matthew Waterhouse]], [[Vinay Patel]], [[Joy Wilkinson]] and [[Terrance Dicks]] – The Target Storybook is a once-in-a-lifetime tour around the wonders of the Whoniverse. | ||
== Stories == | ==Stories== | ||
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!# || Title || Writer | !#||Title||Writer | ||
!Doctor||Featuring | |||
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|1 | | 1 | ||
|''[[Gatecrashers (short story)|Gatecrashers]]'' | |''[[Gatecrashers (short story)|Gatecrashers]]'' | ||
|[[Joy Wilkinson]] | |[[Joy Wilkinson]] | ||
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|[[Time Lord messenger (Genesis of the Daleks)|Time Lord Messenger]] | |[[Time Lord messenger (Genesis of the Daleks)|Time Lord Messenger]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|9 | | 9 | ||
|''[[We Can't Stop What's Coming (short story)|We Can't Stop What's Coming]]'' | |''[[We Can't Stop What's Coming (short story)|We Can't Stop What's Coming]]'' | ||
|[[Steve Cole]] | |[[Steve Cole]] | ||
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|[[Encyclopedia Gallifreya]], [[Clara Oswald|Clara]], [[Missy]], Graham, Yaz, Ryan | |[[Encyclopedia Gallifreya]], [[Clara Oswald|Clara]], [[Missy]], Graham, Yaz, Ryan | ||
|- | |- | ||
|14 | | 14 | ||
|''[[Pain Management (short story)|Pain Management]]'' | |''[[Pain Management (short story)|Pain Management]]'' | ||
|[[Beverly Sanford (writer)|Beverly Sanford]] | |[[Beverly Sanford (writer)|Beverly Sanford]] | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
*''The Target Storybook'' was officially announced on 5 August 2019.<ref name=":0" /> Prior to this, it was listed for release but with no details.<ref name=":2" /> | |||
* The book is dedicated to [[Tommy Donbavand]]. | *Cover art is by [[Anthony Dry]], with illustrations by [[Mike Collins]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">https://www.thewhoshop.com/the-target-storybook</ref><ref name=":3">[https://www.blogtorwho.com/doctor-who-the-target-storybook-full-cover-and-interior-art-revealed/ Doctor Who: The Target Storybook – Full Cover and Interior Art Revealed]</ref> | ||
* The wrap-around cover | **The full cover art was revealed on 16 September 2019.<ref name=":3" /> | ||
* A story by | *The book is dedicated to [[Tommy Donbavand]]. | ||
*The wrap-around cover features all incarnations of the Doctor up to the [[Thirteenth Doctor|then-current]] and also [[Adric]]. | |||
*An extract of ''Save Yourself'' was published to [https://doctorwho.tv/ the BBC Studios Doctor Who website] on 8 October 2019.<ref>[https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/exclusive-terrance-dicks-extract-from-the-target-storybook EXCLUSIVE: Terrance Dicks extract from The Target Storybook]</ref> | |||
*A story by [[Gareth Roberts]] was to be included in the anthology.<ref name=":2">[https://www.blogtorwho.com/coming-soon-doctor-who-the-target-storybook/ Coming Soon – Doctor Who: The Target Storybook]</ref> While BBC Books paid him for his story, Roberts released a personal statement saying that it would not be printed following complaints from fans and authors regarding his transphobic remarks on Twitter in 2017.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20190604101854/https://medium.com/@zmangareth/statement-on-bbc-books-and-transgenderism-dd7ad0c9231a Gareth Roberts' Statement on BBC Books and Transgenderism]</ref> [[Susie Day]], another author for ''The Target Storybook'', publicly stated: ''"I raised my concerns, and said if he was in, I was out. I don't share a platform with bigots."''<ref>https://twitter.com/mssusieday/status/1135973537070616576?s=19</ref> | |||
== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | |||
File:The Target Storybook (anthology).jpg|Front. | |||
File:The Target Storybook (anthology) - Front with Spine.jpg|Front with spine. | |||
File:The Target Storybook (anthology) - Back cover.jpg|Back. | |||
File:The Target Storybook full cover.jpg|Full cover. | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Footnotes == | ==External links== | ||
*{{Penguin|111/1118653/doctor-who--the-target-storybook/9781785944741.html}} | |||
*Official extract of '''''[https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/exclusive-terrance-dicks-extract-from-the-target-storybook Save Yourself]''''' at [https://doctorwho.tv/ the BBC Studios Doctor Who website]. | |||
==Footnotes== | |||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
