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Mad Norwegian Press is proud to announce the forthcoming publication of Ahistory — its foundational Doctor Who work, as written by Lance Parkin and Lars Pearson.
Ahistory Fourth Edition, almost undoubtedly the largest timeline to Doctor Who ever written, will be published as three volumes…
- Volume 1: September 18, 2018
- Volume 2: December 4, 2018
- Volume 3: March 12, 2019
Ahistory now incorporates nearly 2,500 Doctor Who-related stories (the TV show, the books, the audios, the comics and much more) onto a single timeline, from the beginning of the Universe and working its way forward to the universe’s heat death. This Fourth Edition of Ahistory includes Doctor Who titles up through the end of 2017 (the finale of the twelfth Doctor era, with Twice Upon a Time), as well as a host of spin-offs (Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Class and more).
Cumulatively, Ahistory is now well over a million words.
The three volumes range from 448 to 482 oversized pages each. Each will retail for $29.95. A full list of the titles being included in Ahistory will be available before publication of Volume 1.
Readers can pre-order the new Ahistory direct from the publisher (and receive additional perks) on Patreon, at the newly launched Patreon.com/madnorwegian. The Patreon pre-orders are ideal for US customers, with tip jars available for overseas readers who wish to support Mad Norwegian’s lunatic books.
Otherwise, Ahistory Fourth Edition is up for preorder on the likes of Amazon and Barnes & Noble. In the UK, it’s best attainable from Amazon UK and Forbidden Planet.
There will be no digital version of Ahistory Fourth Edition for at least two years after publication, possibly more.
To request a review copy of Ahistory Fourth Edition, or to schedule an interview with the book’s authors, please email: MadNorwegian@gmail.com
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AHistory: An Unauthorized History of the Doctor Who Universe (Fourth Edition Volume 1)
Retail Price: $29.95
Release Date: September 18, 2018
ISBN: 9781935234227
Written by: Lance Parkin and Lars Pearson
Size: 10 inches tall by 7 inches wide
Solicit Blurb
The Fourth Edition of AHistory amends and vastly expands (by about 40%) the work of Third Edition, continuing to incorporate the whole of Doctor Who into a single timeline. All told, this Fourth Edition takes about 2500 (!!!!!) full-length Doctor Who stories and dates them in a single chronology — starting with the Universe’s origins and working its way forward to the end of time.
Specifically, this Fourth Edition covers all Doctor Who TV episodes through the end of the twelfth Doctor era starring Peter Capaldi (Twice Upon a Time); all New Series Adventures up through Diamond Dogs; the Big Finish audio range up through Static (#233); all Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures, K9 and Class episodes, novels and comics; the Titan, IDW and Doctor Who Magazine comics; and a cornucopia of other Doctor Who spin-off series (Jago & Litefoot, Counter-Measures and more).
Volume 1 (of 3) of Ahistory Fourth Edition encompasses the Prehistory and History sections (through 1962) of the Doctor Who universe. Also included: a bonus timeline to Big Finish’s The Confessions of Dorian Gray audios.
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AHistory: An Unauthorized History of the Doctor Who Universe (Fourth Edition Volume 2)
Retail Price: $29.95
Release Date: December 4, 2018
ISBN: 9781935234234
Written by: Lars Pearson and Lance Parkin
Size: 10 inches tall by 7 inches wide
Solicit Blurb
The Fourth Edition of AHistory amends and vastly expands (by about 40%) the work of Third Edition, continuing to incorporate the whole of Doctor Who into a single timeline. All told, this Fourth Edition takes about 2500 (!!!!!) full-length Doctor Who stories and dates them in a single chronology — starting with the Universe’s origins and working its way forward to the end of time.
Specifically, this Fourth Edition covers all Doctor Who TV episodes through the end of the twelfth Doctor era starring Peter Capaldi (Twice Upon a Time); all New Series Adventures up through Diamond Dogs; the Big Finish audio range up through Static (#233); all Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures, K9 and Class episodes, novels and comics; the Titan, IDW and Doctor Who Magazine comics; and a cornucopia of other Doctor Who spin-off series (Jago & Litefoot, Counter-Measures and more).
Volume 2 (of 3) of Ahistory Fourth Edition encompasses the Present Day, UNIT, Modern Day (through 2017) and Gallifrey sections of the Doctor Who universe.
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AHistory: An Unauthorized History of the Doctor Who Universe (Fourth Edition Volume 3)
Retail Price: $29.95
Release Date: March 12, 2019
ISBN: 9781935234241
Written by: Lars Pearson and Lance Parkin
Size: 10 inches tall by 7 inches wide
Solicit Blurb
The Fourth Edition of AHistory amends and vastly expands (by about 40%) the work of Third Edition, continuing to incorporate the whole of Doctor Who into a single timeline. All told, this Fourth Edition takes about 2500 (!!!!!) full-length Doctor Who stories and dates them in a single chronology — starting with the Universe’s origins and working its way forward to the end of time.
Specifically, this Fourth Edition covers all Doctor Who TV episodes through the end of the twelfth Doctor era starring Peter Capaldi (Twice Upon a Time); all New Series Adventures up through Diamond Dogs; the Big Finish audio range up through Static (#233); all Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures, K9 and Class episodes, novels and comics; the Titan, IDW and Doctor Who Magazine comics; and a cornucopia of other Doctor Who spin-off series (Jago & Litefoot, Counter-Measures and more).
Volume 3 (of 3) of Ahistory Fourth Edition encompasses the Future History section of the Doctor Who universe — from the start of 2018 to its final, sputtering heat death.
About the Creators
LANCE PARKIN has ranked among the most beloved Doctor Who novelists for the past twenty years, having authored acclaimed Who books such as Just War, The Dying Days, The Infinity Doctors, Father Time and The Gallifrey Chronicles. With Lars Pearson, Parkin co-writes Ahistory: the longest Doctor Who timeline ever published (now boasting more than a million words), which places nearly 2,500 Doctor Who stories on a single timeline from the start of history to its finish. In addition to contributing pieces to magazines such as TV Zone, SFX and Doctor Who Magazine, Parkin is also known for his biography of the comic-book writer Alan Moore (Magic Words, Aurum Press, 2013) and a biography of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry (The Impossible has Happened, Aurum Press, 2016).
LARS PEARSON has served as editor-in-chief and publisher of Mad Norwegian Press since 2001, overseeing such works as the Hugo Award-winning Chicks Dig… essay book series and the (to date) eight-volume About Time series, a seminal work on Doctor Who. With Lance Parkin, he co-writes the definitive Doctor Who timeline Ahistory (now more than a million words). For three years, he was a staff editor at Wizard Entertainment, working on such magazines as InQuest Gamer, ToyFare and Wizard.
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