Telos Novellas

The American Civil War — a time of great unrest, when fathers found themselves in conflict with their sons and when lawlessness and slavery were rife. The Doctor, together with his companions Peri and Erimem, arrive in the middle of the conflict. The Doctor manages to cope in his own inimitable manner, however Peri — an American — and Erimem — a dark-skinned Egyptian — find themselves faced with all the bigotry and hatred that typified the war for some… This deluxe edition is limited to 600 copies, all signed by author Iain McLaughlin.

San Francisco 1967. A place of love and peace as the hippy movement is in full swing and everyone is looking forward to the ultimate festival: the Human Be-in. Summer, however, has lost her boyfriend, and fears him dead, destroyed by a new type of drug nicknamed Blue Moonbeam. Her only friends are three English tourists: Ben and Polly, and their mysterious guardian and friend the Doctor. But will any of them help Summer, and what is the strange threat posed by the Blue Moonbeams…? This deluxe edition is limited in number and signed.

Inhabiting a colony spaceship in the thirty second century are members of a religious cult which left Earth to find a world of their own. Their leader, Seraph, has downloaded his mind into the ship’s computers, but now he has gone silent, enticed and serenaded by a siren song coming from inside a black hole. Trapped in orbit around the void, Seraph’s followers are confused by his silence, and when the Doctor arrives, he finds a world on the brink of chaos… This deluxe edition is limited in number, signed and contains a foreward by Neil Gaiman.

When a Thal platoon arrive on a hostile planet investigating reports that Dalek artefacts have been detected, they are unprepared for what they find. In an underground room is a stranger, a Professor, or so he claims, with no memory of who he is or why he is there. With death and horror their only companions, the Thals make their way with the Professor into the heart of a crumbling Dalek citadel in search of answers… only to find that the Daleks are the least of the horrors they must face… This deluxe edition is limited in number and signed.

Where is the Doctor? Everyone is hunting him. Honoré Lechasseur, a time-sensitive “fixer”, is hired by mystery woman Emily Blandish to find him. Lechasseur discovers that the Doctor is, in fact, a semi-mythical figure who has appeared off and on throughout Earth’s history. But what is his connection with London in 1949? And why is a mysterious group seeking the “cabinet of light” — a device somehow connected with the Doctor? Lechasseur is about to discover that following in the Doctor’s footsteps can be a difficult task… This deluxe edition is limited to 800 copies and signed.

The Doctor is washed up — literally — on an alien beach with only intelligent crabs and a madman for company. How can he possibly rescue Peri who was lost at sea the same time as he and the TARDIS? But Peri has problems of her own. “Rescued” from drowning by an intelligent sponge growth, she has been adopted by the life form as its own personal God. As the denizens of the beach come under increasingly vicious attack, the Doctor must discover the truth in time to save all their lives… This deluxe edition is limited in number and signed.

Unsettling things are afoot in a sleepy Cornish village. Strangers are hanging about the harbour and a mysterious object is retrieved from the sea bed. Then the locals start getting sick. Could this have anything to do with the alluringly beautiful Ruth who local lifeboatman Steve has taken a shine to… or could the other stranger, a man calling himself the Doctor, be somehow involved? And why is Ruth both drawn and terrified by the sea? The Doctor is perhaps the only person who can help, but can he discover the truth in time…? This deluxe edition is limited in number and signed.

Perihelion Night on the wooded moon Verd. A time of strange sightings, ghosts, and celebration before the morn, when Lord Esnic marries the beautiful Lady Ria. However Ria has other ideas, and flees through the gravity wells which dot the moon to meet with her true love Tonio. When the Doctor and Jo arrive on Verd, drawn down by the fluctuating gravity, they find themselves involved in the unpredictable events of Perihelion. But what of the mysterious and terrifying Nightdreamers? And of the Nightdreamer King…? This deluxe edition is limited to 1,400 copies and signed.

On a blasted world, the Doctor and Susan find themselves in the middle of a war they cannot understand. With Susan missing and the Doctor captured, who will save the people from the enemies from both outside and within…? This deluxe edition is limited in number and signed.

China, 1800, and the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe arrive at the English Trade Concession in Canton. A supposedly harmless relic known as the Spirit Gate becomes active and whisks Jamie and Zoe into the future. The Doctor follows in the TARDIS and arrives in England, 1900, where the descendents of an English merchant from 1800 are gathering. Among their number is a young man called Carnacki, an expert in all things mystical, and before long he is helping the Doctor investigate a series of bizarre murders in the house. The spirits of the past have returned, and when the Doctor discovers that the house and surrounds have literally been taken out of space and time, he realises that their attacker may not be all they seem… This deluxe edition is limited to 800 copies and signed.

Escaping from one battle and straight into another, the Doctor and his companion, Catherine, find themselves on a far flung world where time travellers are persecuted as witches and warlocks by the Papal Inquisition. The Doctor is arrested, his only hope of escape being Cat, but she has demons of her own to face, and as the Doctor starts to realise exactly what is happening, so time rapidly starts to slip away for both him and Cat… This deluxe edition is limited in number and signed.