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Lawrence Miles (born 15 March 1972 in Middlesex) is a science fiction author known for his work on original ''Doctor Who'' novels (for both the Virgin New Adventures and BBC Books series) and the subsequent spin-off Faction Paradox. He is also co-author (with Tat Wood) of the ''About Time'' series of ''Doctor Who'' critiques. Life and work Miles's first professionally published fiction was a 3-page comic strip, illustrated by Richard Elson and run under the generic title ''Tharg's Time Twisters'' in the weekly science fiction anthology comic ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD''. It appeared in issue 722 (March 1991) and to date is Miles's only contribution to ''2000 AD''. Miles's major contribution to the ''Doctor Who'' expanded universe is the "War in Heaven" story arc, arc begun in his novel ''Alien Bodies''. He has also written several novels and short stories outside this arc. After most of the elements contributed by Miles were removed from the BBC novel range in the novel ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Middlesex
Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a Historic counties of England, former county in South East England, now mainly within Greater London. Its boundaries largely followed three rivers: the River Thames, Thames in the south, the River Lea, Lea to the east and the River Colne, Hertfordshire, Colne to the west. A line of hills formed its northern boundary with Hertfordshire. The county was the List of counties of England by area in 1831, second smallest of the historic counties of England, after Rutland. The name of the county derives from its origin as a homeland for the Middle Saxons in the early Middle Ages, with the county subsequently part of that territory in the ninth or tenth century. The City of London, formerly part of the county, became a self governing county corporate in the twelfth century; the City was still able to exert influence as the sheriffs of London maintained their jurisdiction in Middlesex, though the county otherwise remained separate. To the east of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Spec Script
A spec script, also known as a speculative screenplay, is a non-commissioned and unsolicited screenplay. It is usually written by a screenwriter who hopes to have the script optioned and eventually purchased by a producer, production company, or studio. Spec scripts which have gone on to win Academy Awards include '' Thelma & Louise'' (sold by Callie Khouri to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for US$500,000 in 1990), '' Good Will Hunting'' (sold by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck to Miramax for US$675,000 in 1994), and '' American Beauty'' (sold by Alan Ball to DreamWorks Pictures for US$250,000 in 1998), which all won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. A spec script reads differently from a shooting script or production script in that it focuses more on the storytelling itself, while focus on cinematography and other directing aspects should rarely, if ever, be used. Videographic and technical directions are often added in the later drafts. The sole purpose of a spec script, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Short Short Story
Flash fiction is a brief fictional narrative that still offers character and plot development. Identified varieties, many of them defined by word count, include the six-word story; the 280-character story (also known as "twitterature"); the "dribble" (also known as the " minisaga", 50 words); the "drabble" (also known as "microfiction", 100 words); "sudden fiction" (up to 750 words); "flash fiction" (up to 1,000 words); and "microstory".Christopher Kasparek, "Two Micro-Stories by Bolesław Prus", ''The Polish Review'', 1995, no. 1, pp. 99-103. Some commentators have suggested that flash fiction possesses a unique literary quality in its ability to hint at or imply a larger story. History Flash fiction has roots going back to prehistory, recorded at origin of writing, including fables and parables, notably ''Aesop's Fables'' in the west, and Panchatantra and Jataka tales in India. Later examples include the tales of Nasreddin, and Zen koans such as ''The Gateless Gate''. In the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Wonders
Wonders may refer to: * Wonders of the World, spectacular man-made constructions and natural things in the world * Signs and Wonders, a phrase associated with groups that are a part of modern charismatic movements and Pentecostalism * Nevada Wonders, an American soccer team * Samuel D. Wonders (1890–1980), American engineer * ''Wonders'' (album), a 2014 album by The Piano Guys * ''Wonders'' (The Sound of Arrows song), a 2011 song by The Sound of Arrows * ''Wonders'' (Michael Patrick Kelly song), a 2021 song by Michael Patrick Kelly See also * Wonder (other) Wonder may refer to: Arts and media Film * ''Wonder'' (film), a 2017 drama based on the R. J. Palacio novel * ''The Wonder'' (film), a 2022 drama based on the Emma Donoghue novel * Wonder, a character in the 2006 American family film '' ... * Wondering (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Adventuress Of Henrietta Street
''The Adventuress of Henrietta Street'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Lawrence Miles and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Eighth Doctor, Fitz and Anji. Plot The destruction of Gallifrey has destabilised time. The Doctor arrives in Earth's history. He allies himself with Scarlette, who owns a brothel. They plan for the Doctor to marry Juliette, who works in the brothel. Writing and development The novel is written in the style of a history text, drawing on the genre of historical biographies and has been compared to Thomas Pynchon's '' Mason & Dixon''.''Time and Relative Dissertations in Space: Critical Perspectives on Doctor Who'' by David Butler, Manchester University Press, 2007, p. 66 This novel sees the first named appearance of the villain Sabbath, who subsequently appeared in many of the following novels. Sabbath is presented as an antagonist and a narrative double to the character of the Doctor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Book Two
A book is a structured presentation of recorded information, primarily verbal and graphical, through a medium. Originally physical, electronic books and audiobooks are now existent. Physical books are objects that contain printed material, mostly of writing and images. Modern books are typically composed of many pages Bookbinding, bound together and protected by a Book cover, cover, what is known as the ''codex'' format; older formats include the scroll and the Clay tablet, tablet. As a conceptual object, a ''book'' often refers to a written work of substantial length by one or more authors, which may also be distributed digitally as an electronic book (ebook). These kinds of works can be broadly Library classification, classified into fiction (containing invented content, often narratives) and non-fiction (containing content intended as factual truth). But a physical book may not contain a written work: for example, it may contain ''only'' drawings, engravings, photographs, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
