Doctor Who 50th. anniversary short stories (spoilers).

[The Romulan Republic]

A while ago I created a thread about the possibility of J.K. Rowling writing one of a series of short stories created for the fiftieth anniversary.

http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=157532

However, that thread is rather out of date, so here's a new one to discuss the series.

The first story, A Big Hand for the Doctor, features the First Doctor and is written by Eoin Colfer. The second, The Nameless City, features the Second Doctor and is written by Michael Scott, about whom I know almost nothing. The first story has Spoiler

a pirate

, and the second one has Spoiler

the Necronomicon

.

The Guardian has been kind enough to feature an article with an excerpt on each story.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-boo ... hael-scott

[Ahriman238]

Interesting. I may as well add that Chuck has put up a review of the Three Doctors.

[The Romulan Republic]

The writer of the third story is Marcus Sedgwick. I don't know much about him. Has anyone here heard of him before?

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-boo ... ck-extract

Doctor Who: The Spear of Destiny by Marcus Sedgwick - extract
Sample the third in a new series of Doctor Who stories. Written by Marcus Sedgwick, author of My Sword Hand is Singing, the story focuses on the Third Doctor and Jo Grant as they try to track down the magical spear of Odin and find themselves caught up in a vicious battle between two Viking tribes

[Havok]

I don't know why they called it The Three Doctors. It should have been The Two Doctors and some old dude on a TV you can barely see.

Oh and I hope that Eccleston comes back for the 50th thing. Fuck you Stark! Hahahahaha!

[The Romulan Republic]

What does The Three Doctors have to do with this thread? Did you accidentally post that in the wrong thread?

[Havok]

Wow. Problem following sequential posts?

[The Romulan Republic]

I forgot that someone posted a comment about Chuck's review in here. Sorry.

And I would also like it if Eccleston returns. But I would like McGann to get another chance to play the Doctor on screen even more.

[The Romulan Republic]

News about the fourth story:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-boo ... ve-extract

Doctor Who: The Roots of Evil by Philip Reeve - extract
Sample the fourth in a new series of Doctor Who stories. Written by Philip Reeve, author of the Mortal Engines, the story focuses on the fourth Doctor and Leela and the dangers of an immense tree space station known as the Heligan Structure that has been asleep for centuries, dreaming of vengeance against a man in a blue box...