''Verdigris'' is a

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original novel written by

Paul Magrs Paul Magrs (pronounced "Mars"; born 12 November 1969) is a writer and lecturer. He was born in Jarrow, England, and now lives in Manchester with his partner, author and lecturer Jeremy Hoad. Early life Magrs was born in Jarrow, Tyne & Wear, on ...

and based on the long-running British

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series ''

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''. It features the

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Jo Grant Josephine "Jo" Grant, later Jo Jones, is a fictional character played by Katy Manning in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Jo was introduced by Barry Letts and Terrance Dicks in the first episode of ''Do ...

and

Iris Wildthyme Iris Wildthyme is a fictional character created by writer Paul Magrs, who has appeared in short stories, novels and audio dramas from numerous publishers. She is best known from Doctor Who spin-offs, spin-off media based on the long-running Britis ...

Plot

Orbiting above

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is a mysterious ship, a duplicate of the

St Pancras railway station St Pancras railway station (), also known as London St Pancras or St Pancras International and officially since 2007 as London St Pancras International, is a central London railway terminus on Euston Road in the London Borough of Camden. It is ...

. The Doctor, with the aid of the adventurer, Iris Wildthyme, bargains to stop creatures determined to infiltrate in the guise of characters from nineteenth century novels. The Doctor is cut off from many of his friends and allies.

Continuity

had earlier appeared in other

Paul Magers Paul Magers (born May 15, 1954) is a former American news anchor and reporter, most recently at KCBS-TV in Los Angeles, California. Magers was born in Santa Maria, California and spent the majority of his childhood in Ellensburg, Washington. He ea ...

written Doctor Who stories, such as a short prose found in the first two volumes of BBC Books' Short Trips series and

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. The character would later be expanded into her own spin-off series of books and audio dramas. In the audio dramas, Wildythme is portrayed by

Katy Manning Catherine Ann "Katy" Manning (born 14 October 1946) is an English-Australian actress, television presenter, voice artist and former model. Although she has made many appearances on both screen and stage, Manning is best known for her part as th ...

, who originally portrayed Jo, a character featured heavily in this book. Her companion later Tom reappears in the Doctor Who audio dramas ''

Wildthyme at Large ''Iris Wildthyme'' is a series of audio plays from Big Finish Productions, featuring Katy Manning as Iris Wildthyme, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Episod ...

'' and ''

The Devil in Ms Wildthyme ''Iris Wildthyme'' is a series of audio plays from Big Finish Productions, featuring Katy Manning as Iris Wildthyme, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Episod ...

'', and the anthology ''

Wildthyme on Top Iris Wildthyme is a fictional character created by writer Paul Magrs, who has appeared in short stories, novels and audio dramas from numerous publishers. She is best known from spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction tel ...

''.

References

External links

The Cloister Library - ''Verdigris''
{{Iris Wildthyme 2000 British novels 2000 science fiction novels Past Doctor Adventures Third Doctor novels The Master (Doctor Who) novels Novels by Paul Magrs BBC Books books Novels set in London