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Lethbridge-Stewart: The HAVOC Files 3
Strange fungoid creatures in Hull,
a deserted Scottish village at Hallowe’en,
wishes coming true, and a special mission
for Samson and Evans in Llanfairfach.
Young Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart and his friends
investigate strange happenings in Pengriffen,
and Professor Travers returns to Tibet,
only to find he’s being followed by enemy agents.
And Sir Alistair rushing to get a very special
gift to his grandaughter.
Five short stories previously only available in digital
format, published in print for the first time.
Plus three brand new adventures, and part two
of the exclusive three-part novella, The Lost Skin.
A collection of short stories from the classic era of Doctor Who,
starring Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and Anne Travers,
based on the characters and concepts created by
Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln
Includes:
The Bledoe Cadets and the Bald Man of Pengriffen by Tim Gambrell
The Last Duty by Christopher Bryant
Eve of the Fomorians by Robert Mammone
The Wishing Bazaar by Sharon Bidwell
The Feast of Evans by Simon A Forward
Home for Christmas by The Author Collective
Slouching Towards Det-Sen by Shaun Collins
Lucy Wilson by Sue Hampton
and
The Lost Skin by Andy Frankham-Allen
(part two of a brand-new novella)
a deserted Scottish village at Hallowe’en,
wishes coming true, and a special mission
for Samson and Evans in Llanfairfach.
Young Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart and his friends
investigate strange happenings in Pengriffen,
and Professor Travers returns to Tibet,
only to find he’s being followed by enemy agents.
And Sir Alistair rushing to get a very special
gift to his grandaughter.
Five short stories previously only available in digital
format, published in print for the first time.
Plus three brand new adventures, and part two
of the exclusive three-part novella, The Lost Skin.
A collection of short stories from the classic era of Doctor Who,
starring Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and Anne Travers,
based on the characters and concepts created by
Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln
Includes:
The Bledoe Cadets and the Bald Man of Pengriffen by Tim Gambrell
The Last Duty by Christopher Bryant
Eve of the Fomorians by Robert Mammone
The Wishing Bazaar by Sharon Bidwell
The Feast of Evans by Simon A Forward
Home for Christmas by The Author Collective
Slouching Towards Det-Sen by Shaun Collins
Lucy Wilson by Sue Hampton
and
The Lost Skin by Andy Frankham-Allen
(part two of a brand-new novella)
- GenresDoctor Who
288 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2017
23 people want to read
About the author
Andy Frankham-Allen
65 books46 followersWelsh-born Andy Frankham-Allen's passion for writing began with a love of Doctor Who. He's been writing since as far back as he can remember, and, although unsuccessful, he wrote a Doctor Who novel for BBC Books in 1996 after an accident caused him to be out of work for four months. Following that writing fell back into a hobby until 2001 when he began an ongoing fan-fiction series called Doctor Who: The Legacy, which carried on until 2006.
He has been writing professionally since 2004, through several official Doctor Who short stories, and since 2010 with horror shorts of Untreed Reads Publishing. March 2011 saw the release of his novel, 'Seeker', the first book in The Garden Saga, published in print by Hirst Publishing and in all digital formats by Untreed Reads.
He has been writing professionally since 2004, through several official Doctor Who short stories, and since 2010 with horror shorts of Untreed Reads Publishing. March 2011 saw the release of his novel, 'Seeker', the first book in The Garden Saga, published in print by Hirst Publishing and in all digital formats by Untreed Reads.
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December 11, 2021
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Another collection of really strong short stories in the Lethbridge-Stewart continuity. I think my pick would be the first, "The Bledoe Cadets and the Bald Man of Pengriffen", by Tim Gambrell, a tale from the Brigadier's childhood with, as it turns out, no sfnal elements, but they are all good, requiring not too much familiarity with the surrounding novels.
Another collection of really strong short stories in the Lethbridge-Stewart continuity. I think my pick would be the first, "The Bledoe Cadets and the Bald Man of Pengriffen", by Tim Gambrell, a tale from the Brigadier's childhood with, as it turns out, no sfnal elements, but they are all good, requiring not too much familiarity with the surrounding novels.
August 23, 2017
Candy Jar continues to offer free short stories set between the novels and then collecting them in the Havoc Files collections. Vol. 3 is the best so far.
(In the interests of full disclosure, I wrote a short in this anthology, "Slouching Toward Det-Sen".)
The Bledoe Cadets and the Bald Man of Pengriffen by Tim Gambrell - A great story set in LS early days as he and the cadets face off against an escaped convict, with just enough "supernatural" scares.
The Last Duty by Christopher Bryant - A story that feels very much like a Third Doctor action tale as the Fifth fights off an invasion of Fungus Men! The story is framed by fictional version of real life Eileen Younghusband who was written into the range. Good stuff.
Eve of the Fomorians by Robert Mammone - A fun, spooky Halloween story with aliens, Bill, Anne and Samson.
The Wishing Bazaar by Sharon Bidwell - A different twist on the Monkey's Paw tale, about a "Needful Things" style shop that grants wishes. Well done.
The Feast of Evans by Simon A Forward - I love Evans. He has become such an endearing looser. But as with all characters of his ilk, you run the risk of him becoming one note, or overstaying his welcome and becoming tiresome. This Christmas story sheds a bit of light on his back story, and makes sure he stays in the lovable column. So very good.
Home for Christmas by The Author Collective - The previous short story authors all take a whack at giving their characters a slice of Christmas in what is itself an anthology story. Wonderful.
Slouching Towards Det-Sen by Shaun Collins - Since this one is mine, I don't feel I can rightly comment, other than I am proud to be included amongst such fine other works.
Lucy Wilson by Sue Hampton - A little tale with Lethbridge-Stewart's granddaughter Lucy, that I feel will be setting up BIG things.
The Lost Skin by Andy Frankham-Allen (part two of a brand-new novella) - ANDY! WHY YOU GOTTA TORTURE ME WITH THE WAIT FOR PART 3!!!??!?!?!?!?! It's good.
For our full review, check out http://travelingthevortex.com/?p=8179
(In the interests of full disclosure, I wrote a short in this anthology, "Slouching Toward Det-Sen".)
The Bledoe Cadets and the Bald Man of Pengriffen by Tim Gambrell - A great story set in LS early days as he and the cadets face off against an escaped convict, with just enough "supernatural" scares.
The Last Duty by Christopher Bryant - A story that feels very much like a Third Doctor action tale as the Fifth fights off an invasion of Fungus Men! The story is framed by fictional version of real life Eileen Younghusband who was written into the range. Good stuff.
Eve of the Fomorians by Robert Mammone - A fun, spooky Halloween story with aliens, Bill, Anne and Samson.
The Wishing Bazaar by Sharon Bidwell - A different twist on the Monkey's Paw tale, about a "Needful Things" style shop that grants wishes. Well done.
The Feast of Evans by Simon A Forward - I love Evans. He has become such an endearing looser. But as with all characters of his ilk, you run the risk of him becoming one note, or overstaying his welcome and becoming tiresome. This Christmas story sheds a bit of light on his back story, and makes sure he stays in the lovable column. So very good.
Home for Christmas by The Author Collective - The previous short story authors all take a whack at giving their characters a slice of Christmas in what is itself an anthology story. Wonderful.
Slouching Towards Det-Sen by Shaun Collins - Since this one is mine, I don't feel I can rightly comment, other than I am proud to be included amongst such fine other works.
Lucy Wilson by Sue Hampton - A little tale with Lethbridge-Stewart's granddaughter Lucy, that I feel will be setting up BIG things.
The Lost Skin by Andy Frankham-Allen (part two of a brand-new novella) - ANDY! WHY YOU GOTTA TORTURE ME WITH THE WAIT FOR PART 3!!!??!?!?!?!?! It's good.
For our full review, check out http://travelingthevortex.com/?p=8179
April 16, 2017
This is the third collection of short stories set in the world of the Lethbridge-Stewart novels and I thought this was the best yet.
The Bledoe Cadets and the Bald Man of Pengriffin by Tim Gambrell: There's no sci-fi elements to this story- set in the Brig's childhood it is a famous five-type story where Alastair, his brother James and their friends investigate the mysterious bald man who has started to appear in the village. A really enjoyable story.
The Last Duty by Christopher Bryant: A fun story where the Fifth deal with fungoid creatures in Hull. I liked the story but wasn't sure the framing device was that effective.
Eve of the Fomorians by Robert Mammone: Bill Bishop, Anne Travers and Samson Ware find themselves in a deserted Scottish village at Halloween. There's aliens around of course. A really strong story that almost felt like it could have been a whole novel- there's certainly great potential for the Fomorians to return!
The Wishing Bazaar by Sharon Bidwell: Thanks to alien influence wishes are coming true, though not in the way the wishers might imagine. This one really focuses on Lethbridge-Stewart investigating and it was an enjoyable and different style of story.
The Feast of Evans by Simon A Forward: A Christmas themed story where driver Evans finds an alien has fallen down his chimney. Samson is sent to investigate and we get a fun Christmas adventure. I thought the author of this story really got the character of Evans down to a tee.
Home for Christmas by the Author Collective: Not a whole story as such but a lovely piece of writing about the various characters of the series celebrating Christmas. It wouldn't necessarily mean much on it's own but as a fan of the series it was a real joy to read.
Slouching Towards Det-Sen by Shaun Collins: Professor Travers heads back to Tibet and is pursued by agents from the Vault. Nice to focus on a different character and a moving story.
Lucy Wilson by Sue Hampton: An elderly Lethbridge-Stewart visits his granddaughter Lucy Wilson. It was a touching story but I was quite distracted by trying to work out Lethbridge-Stewart's family tree. I'm pretty good on my Who mythology and hadn't heard to half the characters here and there wasn't even a mention of Kate Stewart.
The Lost Skin: Episode Two by Andy Frankham-Allen: The story continues from the last collection. We meet the Selkie and there's a HUGE revelation about Larry Green and Harold Chorley's relationship. I didn't see that one coming. Meanwhile, Anne goes up against the Vault (which is probably not a good idea). I'm really looking forward to the third installment of this.
I don't think there was a single weak story in this collection. A nice range of stories too and lots of bonus character stuff that wouldn't necessarily fit in the novels.
The Bledoe Cadets and the Bald Man of Pengriffin by Tim Gambrell: There's no sci-fi elements to this story- set in the Brig's childhood it is a famous five-type story where Alastair, his brother James and their friends investigate the mysterious bald man who has started to appear in the village. A really enjoyable story.
The Last Duty by Christopher Bryant: A fun story where the Fifth deal with fungoid creatures in Hull. I liked the story but wasn't sure the framing device was that effective.
Eve of the Fomorians by Robert Mammone: Bill Bishop, Anne Travers and Samson Ware find themselves in a deserted Scottish village at Halloween. There's aliens around of course. A really strong story that almost felt like it could have been a whole novel- there's certainly great potential for the Fomorians to return!
The Wishing Bazaar by Sharon Bidwell: Thanks to alien influence wishes are coming true, though not in the way the wishers might imagine. This one really focuses on Lethbridge-Stewart investigating and it was an enjoyable and different style of story.
The Feast of Evans by Simon A Forward: A Christmas themed story where driver Evans finds an alien has fallen down his chimney. Samson is sent to investigate and we get a fun Christmas adventure. I thought the author of this story really got the character of Evans down to a tee.
Home for Christmas by the Author Collective: Not a whole story as such but a lovely piece of writing about the various characters of the series celebrating Christmas. It wouldn't necessarily mean much on it's own but as a fan of the series it was a real joy to read.
Slouching Towards Det-Sen by Shaun Collins: Professor Travers heads back to Tibet and is pursued by agents from the Vault. Nice to focus on a different character and a moving story.
Lucy Wilson by Sue Hampton: An elderly Lethbridge-Stewart visits his granddaughter Lucy Wilson. It was a touching story but I was quite distracted by trying to work out Lethbridge-Stewart's family tree. I'm pretty good on my Who mythology and hadn't heard to half the characters here and there wasn't even a mention of Kate Stewart.
The Lost Skin: Episode Two by Andy Frankham-Allen: The story continues from the last collection. We meet the Selkie and there's a HUGE revelation about Larry Green and Harold Chorley's relationship. I didn't see that one coming. Meanwhile, Anne goes up against the Vault (which is probably not a good idea). I'm really looking forward to the third installment of this.
I don't think there was a single weak story in this collection. A nice range of stories too and lots of bonus character stuff that wouldn't necessarily fit in the novels.
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