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Unnatural History (Doctor Who)
''Unnatural History'' is an original novel written by Jonathan Blum and Kate Orman and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Eighth Doctor, Sam, Fitz and Faction Paradox. Plot In London during the year 2002, the dark-haired Sam Jones is living a normal life, though struggling with a drug addiction, when the Eighth Doctor arrives in the shop she works in and tells her that she should have blonde hair and be travelling with him. Shocked by this, she runs out onto the street to get away from him and is attacked by a ten-year-old boy, who claims that she shouldn't exist. When the Doctor rescues her, she agrees to go with him to San Francisco. When they arrive, the Doctor finds Fitz and explains that when the TARDIS destroyed the Earth, but reversed time, a scar in space and time was left behind and strange creatures from other dimensions are being attracted to the city by it. The TARDIS has become trapped inside the sca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Blum (writer, Born 1972)
Jonathan Blum (born May 1972) is an American writer most known for his work for various ''Doctor Who'' spin-offs, usually with his wife Kate Orman although he has also been published on his own. He lives in Australia, where he moved after meeting and falling in love with Orman on the '' Doctor Who'' newsgroup rec.arts.drwho (RADW). Personal life Blum grew up in Maryland and attended University of Maryland, College Park. He is a member of Alpha Phi Omega co-ed service fraternity. Work Blum started out as a fan of the BBC Television series '' Doctor Who'', and in particular the spin-off range of novels the ''New Adventures'', and was mostly known for his discussions of the program and its spin-offs on RADW, and also for writing and starring in several fan films such as ''Time Rift'', in which he impersonated Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor. Blum has joked that he slept his way into the Doctor Who range—his first credited professional work was the BBC Books' Eighth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Lords
The Time Lords are a fictional ancient race of extraterrestrial life, extraterrestrial people in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', of which the series' main protagonist, The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor, is a member. Time Lords are so named for their command of time travel technology and their Nonlinear narrative, non-linear perception of time. Originally, they were described as a powerful and wise race from the planet Gallifrey, from which the Doctor was a renegade; details beyond this were very limited for the first decade of the series. They later became integral to many episodes and stories as their role in the universe developed. For the first eight years after the History of Doctor Who#2000s, series resumed in 2005, the Time Lords were said to have been destroyed during the Time War (Doctor Who), Last Great Time War at some point in the show's continuity between the original series' cancellation in 1989 and the show's revival. In 2013, the 50 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Infinity Doctors
''The Infinity Doctors'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Lance Parkin and based on the long-running British science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. The book was released to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the series, and features several references to the series' past. Synopsis During the Dark Time, the Gallifreyan scientist Omega leaves his wife to travel to the star that will give his people the power to become Lords of Time when he causes it to go supernova. But things do not go as planned and Omega is lost inside a black hole. Millions of years later, an unknown version of the Doctor, his friend the Magistrate and star pupil Larna, together with the rest of the Time Lords are preparing to host a peace conference between the Sontarans and the Rutan (Doctor Who), Rutans to end their thousand-year war. But behind the scenes a masked figure arranges a kidnapping and robbery in the Doctor's rooms and a strange anomaly appears ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gallifrey Chronicles (2005 Novel)
''The Gallifrey Chronicles'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Lance Parkin and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was the last of the Eighth Doctor Adventures range and features the Eighth Doctor, Fitz Kreiner, and Trix MacMillan. Plot The Eighth Doctor, accompanied by Fitz Kreiner and Trix MacMillan, overthrows the tyrant Mondova on an alien world, prevents a time-travelling alien from interfering in Ancient Roman history, and stops a Dalek (never named as such, but heavily implied) invasion of Mars. Against this backdrop, Fitz and Trix have begun a relationship and decide to leave the TARDIS. The Doctor returns to Earth in 2005, materialising at the grave of Sam Jones. When the Doctor claims not to remember his former companion, Fitz becomes angry and leaves with Trix. As the pair attempt to readjust to normal life, it is revealed that Trix has been secretly passing information gained on their travels to another ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Joyce
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the 20th century. Joyce's novel ''Ulysses'' (1922) is a landmark in which the episodes of Homer's ''Odyssey'' are paralleled in a variety of literary styles, particularly stream of consciousness. Other well-known works are the short-story collection ''Dubliners'' (1914), and the novels ''A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man'' (1916) and ''Finnegans Wake'' (1939). His other writings include three books of poetry, a play, letters, and occasional journalism. Joyce was born in Dublin into a middle-class family. He attended the Jesuit Clongowes Wood College in County Kildare, then, briefly, the Christian Brothers-run O'Connell School. Despite the chaotic family life imposed by his father's unpredictable finances, he excelled at the Jesuit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Taint (novel)
''The Taint'' (also called ''Doctor Who and the Taint'') is an original novel credited to Michael Collier and based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. The work features the Eighth Doctor and Sam. This also marks the introduction of a new companion, Fitz Kreiner. Writing The book was written by range editor Steve Cole Steve Cole (born August 17, 1970) is an American smooth jazz saxophonist. He is also a professor/adviser of music business at the University of St. Thomas. Early career and education Cole was born in Chicago, Illinois and began to play musi .... Repeating the arrangement done for the earlier '' Longest Day'', Cole asked his friend, Michael Collier, for permission to publish under his name. Collier later became an author of historical fiction in his own right.''Doctor Who - Pieces of Eighth'' podcast, episode "5.9 Longest Day (EDA 9)", 9 December 2022. https://anchor.fm/doctor-who---pieces-of-eighth/episodes/5-9- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seeing I
''Seeing I'' is an original novel written by Jonathan Blum and Kate Orman and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Eighth Doctor and Sam. Continuity *The I also appear in the BBV audio play ''I Scream'' by Lance Parkin *The novel is partly set in a private prison called the Oliver Bainbridge Functional Stabilisation Centre, in which corporate spies and those who know too much are held. Orman's later novel ''Blue Box'' featured a high security mental institution called Bainbrige Hospital with a similar remit. *The Time Lord Savar from ''The Invasion of Time'' is briefly mentioned; the loss of his eyes here ties into his appearance in ''The Infinity Doctors ''The Infinity Doctors'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Lance Parkin and based on the long-running British science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. The book was released to commemorate the 35th a ...''. Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To The Slaughter
''To the Slaughter'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Stephen Cole and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Eighth Doctor, Fitz and Trix. Continuity *The novel provides an explanation as to why Jupiter had only twelve moons at the time of the Fourth Doctor serial '' Revenge of the Cybermen'' when, at last count, the planet has sixty-three moons. In Cole's author's note, he states that his inspiration for the book was to explain away the discrepancy. *The Doctor still cannot see the colour violet Violet may refer to: Common meanings * Violet (color), a spectral color with wavelengths shorter than blue * One of a list of plants known as violet, particularly: ** ''Viola'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants Places United States * Viol ..., an ability he lost in '' Unnatural History''. External links *The Cloister Library - ''To the Slaughter''* {{Eighth Doctor stories, selected=Books 2005 Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violet (color)
Violet is the color of light at the short wavelength end of the visible spectrum, between blue and invisible ultraviolet. It is one of the seven colors that Isaac Newton labeled when dividing the spectrum of visible light in 1672. Violet light has a wavelength between approximately 380 and 435 nanometers. The color's name is derived from the violet flower. In the RGB color model used in computer and television screens, violet is produced by mixing red and blue light, with more blue than red. In the RYB color model historically used by painters, violet is created with a combination of red and blue pigments and is located between blue and purple on the color wheel. In the CMYK color model used in printing, violet is created with a combination of magenta and cyan pigments, with more magenta than cyan. Violet is closely associated with purple. In optics, violet is a spectral color (referring to the color of different single wavelengths of light), whereas purple is the color of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Unearthly Child
''An Unearthly Child'' (sometimes referred to as ''100,000 BC'') is the first serial of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was first broadcast on BBC TV in four weekly parts from 23 November to 14 December 1963. Scripted by Australian writer Anthony Coburn, the serial introduces William Hartnell as the First Doctor and his original companions: Carole Ann Ford as the Doctor's granddaughter, Susan Foreman, with Jacqueline Hill and William Russell as school teachers Barbara Wright and Ian Chesterton. The first episode deals with Ian and Barbara's discovery of the Doctor and his time-space ship, the TARDIS, in a junkyard in contemporary London. The remaining episodes are set amid a power struggle between warring Stone Age factions who have lost the secret of making fire. The show was created to fill a gap between children's and young adult programming. Canadian producer Sydney Newman, recently made Head of Drama at the BBC, was tasked with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadow
A shadow is a dark area where light from a light source is blocked by an opaque object. It occupies all of the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it. The cross section of a shadow is a two-dimensional silhouette, or a reverse projection of the object blocking the light. Point and non-point light sources A point source of light casts only a simple shadow, called an "umbra". For a non-point or "extended" source of light, the shadow is divided into the umbra, penumbra, and antumbra. The wider the light source, the more blurred the shadow becomes. If two penumbras overlap, the shadows appear to attract and merge. This is known as the shadow blister effect. The outlines of the shadow zones can be found by tracing the rays of light emitted by the outermost regions of the extended light source. The umbra region does not receive any direct light from any part of the light source and is the darkest. A viewer located in the umbra region cannot directly se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradox
A paradox is a logically self-contradictory statement or a statement that runs contrary to one's expectation. It is a statement that, despite apparently valid reasoning from true premises, leads to a seemingly self-contradictory or a logically unacceptable conclusion. A paradox usually involves contradictory-yet-interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time. They result in "persistent contradiction between interdependent elements" leading to a lasting "unity of opposites". In logic, many paradoxes exist that are known to be invalid arguments, yet are nevertheless valuable in promoting critical thinking, while other paradoxes have revealed errors in definitions that were assumed to be rigorous, and have caused axioms of mathematics and logic to be re-examined. One example is Russell's paradox, which questions whether a "list of all lists that do not contain themselves" would include itself, and showed that attempts to found set theory on the identification ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
