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The ''Time Hunter'' series of books is published by
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and features the characters Honoré Lechasseur and Emily Blandish from
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's ''
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The Cabinet of Light ''The Cabinet of Light'' was the ninth novella published by Telos Publishing Ltd. as part of its Doctor Who novellas series. It was written by Daniel O'Mahony and was published as a standard edition hardback and a deluxe edition with a frontispi ...
''. Each novella is issued in a standard format paperback format, and a deluxe hardback edition signed by the novella's author.


Novellas

The series began with ''The Winning Side'' by
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, following
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's decision not to renew Telos's licence for publishing novellas based on the ''Doctor Who'' television series. The eleven novellas were published on an irregular schedule. Following the publication of this eleventh novella, Telos have announced that the range will temporarily end due to poor sales. ''Child of Time'' reveals much of the backstory of the series. The covers of the standard edition ''Time Hunter'' novellas each feature a circle motif containing the year in which the majority of the action of the story takes place. Although the novellas are not part of the ''Doctor Who'' franchise, they have featured familiar characters and concepts from the programme. Aside from Honoré and Emily, the Fendahl appears in ''Deus Le Volt'', and a
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appears in ''Child of Time''. Concepts from the ''Time Hunter'' series also feature in the ''Doctor Who'' spin-off DVD drama ''
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'' written by David J. Howe, although neither of the main characters from the book series appear in the DVD. A character appearing very briefly in ''The Albino's Dancer'' may be an unnamed
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, although whether this is true or not is left open to the reader's interpretation. The character "Dr Smith" who appears in ''Child of Time'' appears to be the incarnation of the Doctor first seen in ''The Cabinet of Light'', although his identity with ''Doctor Who'' Doctor is now less clear.


Audiobooks

In September 2008, Telos announced that a fan production company,
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, had been licensed to produce audiobook readings of the ''Time Hunter'' novellas for release on CD and as online downloads. The first two titles, ''
The Cabinet of Light ''The Cabinet of Light'' was the ninth novella published by Telos Publishing Ltd. as part of its Doctor Who novellas series. It was written by Daniel O'Mahony and was published as a standard edition hardback and a deluxe edition with a frontispi ...
'' and '' The Winning Side'' (read by former ''Doctor Who'' actors
Terry Molloy Terry Molloy (born 4 January 1947) is an English actor. He is best known for his work on radio and television, especially his portrayal of Mike Tucker (The Archers), Mike Tucker in ''The Archers'' and Davros in three ''Doctor Who'' serials in ...
and
Louise Jameson Louise Marion Jameson (born 20 April 1951) is an English actress with a variety of television and theatre credits. Her roles on television have included playing Leela (Doctor Who), Leela in ''Doctor Who'' (1977–1978), Anne Reynolds in ''The O ...
respectively), were released in November 2008 and releases have continued since.


References


External links


Telos website
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