The Target Storybook (anthology)
The Target Storybook was a collection of short stories released on 24 October 2019.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | edit source]
We’re all stories in the end..
In this exciting collection you'll find all-new stories spinning off from some of your favourite Doctor Who moments across the history of the series. Learn what happened next, what went on before, and what occurred off-screen in an inventive selection of sequels, side-trips, foreshadowings and first-hand accounts – and look forward too, with a brand new adventure for the Thirteenth Doctor.
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[[edit] | edit source]
| # | Title | Writer | Doctor | Featuring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gatecrashers | Joy Wilkinson | 13th | Graham, Yaz, Ryan |
| 2 | Journey Out of Terror | Simon Guerrier | 1st | Ian, Barbara |
| 3 | Save Yourself | Terrance Dicks | 2nd | Socra, The War Lord |
| 4 | The Clean Air Act | Matthew Sweet | 3rd | Jo |
| 5 | Punting | Susie Day | 4th | Romana II |
| 6 | The Dark River | Matthew Waterhouse | Adric, Nyssa | |
| 7 | Interstitial Insecurity | Colin Baker | 6th | |
| 8 | The Slyther of Shoreditch | Mike Tucker | 7th | Time Lord Messenger |
| 9 | We Can't Stop What's Coming | Steve Cole | 8th | Fitz, Trix |
| 10 | Decoy | George Mann | War | Rassilon |
| 11 | Grounded | Una McCormack | Clive Finch | |
| 12 | The Turning of the Tide | Jenny T Colgan | Corin | Rose |
| 13 | Citation Needed | Jacqueline Rayner | 11th, 12th, 13th | Encyclopedia Gallifreya, Clara, Missy, Graham, Yaz, Ryan |
| 14 | Pain Management | Beverly Sanford | 12th | Bill, Nardole, Missy |
| 15 | Letters from the Front | Vinay Patel | Prem |
Notes[[edit] | edit source]
- The book is dedicated to Tommy Donbavand.
- The wrap-around cover featured all incarnations of the Doctor and also Adric.
- A story by veteran series writer Gareth Roberts was to be included in the anthology.[1] 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.[2] 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."[3]
External links[[edit] | edit source]
- Official The Target Storybook page at Penguin Books
Footnotes[[edit] | edit source]
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