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Mark Clapham (born 1976) is a British
author An author is the writer of a book, article, play, mostly written work. A broader definition of the word "author" states: "''An author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility f ...
, best known for writing fiction and reference books for
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, in particular relating to '' Doctor Who'' (and its
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) and
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.


Writing

Clapham started out writing ''Doctor Who'' fan fiction and, through Seventh Door Fanzines, began to work with
Lance Parkin Lance Parkin is a British author. He is best known for writing fiction and reference books for television series, in particular ''Doctor Who'' (and spin-offs including the Virgin New Adventures and Faction Paradox) and as a storyliner on ''Emmerda ...
. Notable fan fiction work included ''Integration'', a novella in Seventh Door's ''Odyssey'' series, edited by Parkin. Having been asked to write a '' New Adventure'' (a
Bernice Summerfield Bernice Surprise Summerfield (later Professor Bernice Summerfield or just Benny) is a fictional character created by author Paul Cornell as a new companion of the Seventh Doctor in Virgin Publishing's range of original full-length '' Doctor Wh ...
novel for
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) for the November 1998 slot, Parkin found himself too busy with other commitments to write a book on his own and, with editor
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's blessing, brought in Clapham as a co-author. Between them, the two devised '' Beige Planet Mars'', a campus mystery novel set at a
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University. Clapham was later offered the final Virgin Benny slot and, with a tight deadline, brought in Jon de Burgh Miller as his co-writer on '' Twilight of the Gods''. Clapham went on to co-write '' The Taking of Planet 5'' with
Simon Bucher-Jones Simon Bucher-Jones (born Simon Jones, 6 September 1964) is an author, poet, and amateur actor. He is best known for his Doctor Who novels for Virgin and BBC and as a contributor to the Faction Paradox spin-off series. Between 1988 and Dec 2018, h ...
in the
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's ''Doctor Who'' novel line, before eventually writing his first solo novel for the line, '' Hope''. He wrote a comic in Accent UK's ''Zombies'' anthology. He edited ''
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'', a Bernice Summerfield anthology. He has written non-fiction, both reference books for TV (often with Jim Smith) and magazine work, notably for the official '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' magazine. With Smith and
Eddie Robson Eddie Robson (born 20 December 1978) is a British writer and novelist best known for his sitcom '' Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully'' and his work on a variety of spin-offs from the BBC Television series ''Doctor Who''. He has w ...
, he wrote ''Who's Next: An Unofficial Guide to Doctor Who''. He later wrote official fiction in the
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universe.


Bibliography


Bernice Summerfield


Virgin

* '' Beige Planet Mars'', with
Lance Parkin Lance Parkin is a British author. He is best known for writing fiction and reference books for television series, in particular ''Doctor Who'' (and spin-offs including the Virgin New Adventures and Faction Paradox) and as a storyliner on ''Emmerda ...
* '' Twilight of the Gods'', with Jon de Burgh Miller


Big Finish

* ''
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'', editor and linking material * "In the Ledgers of Madness", short story in ''Present Danger'' * "The Seventh Fanfic", short story in ''In Time'' * ''Venus Mantrap'', with Lance Parkin; audio drama, 2009 * "Tap", short audio drama, in ''The Christmas Collection''


Doctor Who

* '' The Taking of Planet 5'', with
Simon Bucher-Jones Simon Bucher-Jones (born Simon Jones, 6 September 1964) is an author, poet, and amateur actor. He is best known for his Doctor Who novels for Virgin and BBC and as a contributor to the Faction Paradox spin-off series. Between 1988 and Dec 2018, h ...
, 1999 * '' Hope'', 2002 * "A Town Called Eternity", with Lance Parkin; short story in ''Short Trips and Side Steps''


Iris Wildthyme

* "Channel 666", short story in ''The Panda Book of Horror'' * "Lilac Mars", with Lance Parkin; short story in ''Iris Wildthyme of Mars''


Warhammer 40K

* "Sanctified", short story in ''Fear the Alien'' * "In Hrondir's Tomb, short story in ''Hammer and Bolter'' issue 20; re-published online, ISBN 9781785723001 * ''Iron Guard'', novel, July 2012 as ebook, ISBN 9780857877543; 2013 as paperback, ISBN 9781849704991 ** ''Le Garde de Fer'' (French edition), 2015 * "The Siege of Fellguard", short story published online in December 2013 * "The Hour of Hell", short story published online in December 2013 (sequel to "The Siege of Fellguard") * "Blood of Sanguinius", short story published online in December 2014, ISBN 978-1-78251-830-3 * "Hollow Beginnings", short story published online in August 2015, ISBN 9781785721786 * "Deathwatch: The Known Unknown", short story published online in February 2016 * ''Tyrant of the Hollow Worlds'', novel, December 2016 ** ''Le Tyran des Mondes Creux'' (French edition), 2017 ** ''Der Tyrann der Hohlwelten'' (German edition), 2017


Other fiction

* ''Dead Stop'', novella, Abaddon Books, 2014 * ''Black Plasma Adventures'', with David Zoellner, graphic novel, 2020


Non-fiction

* ''Soul Searching: The Unofficial Guide to the Life and Trials of Ally McBeal'', with Jim Smith, 2000 ** ''Ally McBeal. Le Guide Non Officiel de la Série'' (French edition), 2001 * ''Small Town, Strange World: An Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Smallville'', 2003 * ''Secret Identities - An Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Alias'', with Lance Parkin, 2003 * ''Who's Next: An Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Doctor Who: An Unofficial & Unauthorised Guide to Dr Who'', with
Eddie Robson Eddie Robson (born 20 December 1978) is a British writer and novelist best known for his sitcom '' Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully'' and his work on a variety of spin-offs from the BBC Television series ''Doctor Who''. He has w ...
and Jim Smith, 2005


References


External links


Shiny Shelf websiteBlog
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clapham, Mark 1976 births Living people Alumni of University College London British science fiction writers British male novelists 21st-century British short story writers 21st-century British male writers 20th-century British male writers 20th-century British novelists Writers of Doctor Who novels