Quality of Leadership
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altarielI meant to post about this last week, but didn't get a chance. Anyway, the BBC has approved the Big Finish Short Trips anthology The Quality of Leadership, publication in May, edited by Keith R.A. DeCandido. My story "The Slave War" stars the Second Doctor, Ben, Polly, Jamie, Spartacus, and a cast of thousands.
Available in the UK from discerning bookshops and Amazon, or from the good people at Big Finish.
In the US from Mike's Comics and Who North America. Attendees at Shore Leave 30 in Baltimore in July will rightly run past David Hewlett, George Takei, Adam Baldwin and Malcolm MacDowell to get their copies signed by ten of the thirteen people involved in the book (not including me: I'll be in England).
Doctor Who: Short Trips - The Quality of Leadership
Edited by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Based on a concept by John S. Drew
From "The Slave War" by Una McCormack
“Run!” yelled the Doctor, and Polly obeyed. She turned on her heel and was off like a champion.
She sprinted towards a clump of trees she’d spotted a few hundred yards away. Left the boys standing again, she thought, wickedly. Polly, old girl, you’ll deserve more than a glass of water when this is all over. She reached cover first, Jamie a close second. Eventually Ben fell down next to them. “There’s a bloody great battle!—ooh, sorry, Pol, pardon my French—a battle going on back there!” His eyes were shining, and Polly couldn’t tell if it was excitement or fear.
Jamie peered around. “Did either of you see which way the Doctor headed?”
The three companions stared at each other. “So we’re only down one man,” Ben said. “But he’s the one with the time machine.”
Polly peeped out past the trees. “Right now...” she murmured.
“What’s that, Duchess?”
She didn’t get to answer before two men crashed through the trees. Both were fresh from the battle, filthy, and grasping short swords. Polly nodded in satisfaction. “Right now is when we should be getting captured.”
***
The Doctor, the TARDIS, Ben, Jamie and Polly © 2008 BBC. Spartacus belongs to history.
Available in the UK from discerning bookshops and Amazon, or from the good people at Big Finish.
In the US from Mike's Comics and Who North America. Attendees at Shore Leave 30 in Baltimore in July will rightly run past David Hewlett, George Takei, Adam Baldwin and Malcolm MacDowell to get their copies signed by ten of the thirteen people involved in the book (not including me: I'll be in England).
Doctor Who: Short Trips - The Quality of Leadership
Edited by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Based on a concept by John S. Drew
- Introduction — Keith R.A. DeCandido
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kradical - “From Little Acorns…” — John S. Drew drewshi
- “One Fateful Knight” — Peter David
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peterdavidblog2 - “The Slave War” — Una McCormack
- “Goths and Robbers” — Diane Duane dduane
- “Good Queen, Bad Queen, I Queen, You Queen” — Terri Osborne terri_osborne
- “The Price of Conviction” — Richard C. White nightwolfwriter
- “God Send Me Well to Keep” — Linnea Dodson neadods
- “Peaceable Kingdom” — Steven Savile
- “Rock Star” — Robert T. Jeschonek bob_j
- “On a Pedestal” — Kathleen O. David puppetmaker40
- “Cleanup on Aisle Two” — James Swallow jmswallow
- “The Spindle of Necessity” — Allyn Gibson tiggerallyn
- “Epilogue” — John S. Drew
From "The Slave War" by Una McCormack
“Run!” yelled the Doctor, and Polly obeyed. She turned on her heel and was off like a champion.
She sprinted towards a clump of trees she’d spotted a few hundred yards away. Left the boys standing again, she thought, wickedly. Polly, old girl, you’ll deserve more than a glass of water when this is all over. She reached cover first, Jamie a close second. Eventually Ben fell down next to them. “There’s a bloody great battle!—ooh, sorry, Pol, pardon my French—a battle going on back there!” His eyes were shining, and Polly couldn’t tell if it was excitement or fear.
Jamie peered around. “Did either of you see which way the Doctor headed?”
The three companions stared at each other. “So we’re only down one man,” Ben said. “But he’s the one with the time machine.”
Polly peeped out past the trees. “Right now...” she murmured.
“What’s that, Duchess?”
She didn’t get to answer before two men crashed through the trees. Both were fresh from the battle, filthy, and grasping short swords. Polly nodded in satisfaction. “Right now is when we should be getting captured.”
***
The Doctor, the TARDIS, Ben, Jamie and Polly © 2008 BBC. Spartacus belongs to history.
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Date: 2008-03-20 10:25 pm (UTC)Nope... out of my own pocket it will have to be. I hope there will be copies to be bought this weekend.
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Date: 2008-03-25 09:02 pm (UTC)Other contributing factors were the con-goers dinners (and absence of competition other than McDonalds in the neighborhood), and getting to the Dealers room after the Costume Man had gone home.
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