Telos Publishing

British independent publisher

For the American Telos Press Publishing, see Telos (journal).

Telos Publishing Ltd. is a publishing company, originally established by David J. Howe and Stephen James Walker, with their first publication being a horror anthology based on the television series Urban Gothic in 2001. The name comes from that of the fictional planet Telos from the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.

## History

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Since being formed, Telos Publishing Ltd. has published a wide variety of works, from original novellas based on Doctor Who to original horror and fantasy novels. They also produce a variety of unofficial guide books to popular television and film series, as well as the Time Hunter series of novellas. Starburst magazine called them "perhaps the UK's best-known independent publishers of Doctor Who books".[1]

Telos have employed many unknown writers, in addition to works by established and award-winning authors.

Telos, and its co-founders, have been nominated for a variety of awards in their own right, such as the Canadian Prix Aurora Award,[2] and the British Fantasy Awards, where they won the PS Publishing Award for Best Small Press in 2010[3] and 2011.[4] One of their publications, the Doctor Who novella Small Gods by Jonathan Blum and Kate Orman, won an Aurealis Award for Best Australian Science Fiction Novel, the first television tie-in to receive a major science-fiction award.[5] Christopher Fowler's novella Breathe won the British Fantasy Society Award for best novella in 2005.[6] In 2006, Telos' founders Howe and Walker won the World Fantasy Award for Best Non-Professional for their publishing work.[7]

## Authors of note published by Telos

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Authors published by Telos Publishing have included Juliette Benzoni, William S Burroughs, Simon Clark, Paul Finch, Christopher Fowler, Neil Gaiman, Hank Janson, Tanith Lee, George Mann, Graham Masterton, Fiona Moore, Simon Morden, Mike Ripley, Alan Stevens, Sam Stone, and co-founders Stephen James Walker and David J. Howe.

## List of Doctor Who novellas

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Main article: Telos Doctor Who novellas

* Time and Relative by Kim Newman (features the First Doctor and Susan) (November 2001)
* Citadel of Dreams by Dave Stone (features the Seventh Doctor and Ace) (March 2002)
* Nightdreamers by Tom Arden (features the Third Doctor and Jo Grant) (May 2002)
* Ghost Ship by Keith Topping (features the Fourth Doctor) (August 2002)
* Foreign Devils by Andrew Cartmel (features the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe) (November 2002)
* Rip Tide by Louise Cooper (features the Eighth Doctor) (January 2003)
* Wonderland by Mark Chadbourn (features the Second Doctor, Ben and Polly (April 2003)
* Shell Shock by Simon A Forward (features the Sixth Doctor and Peri Brown (June 2003)
* The Cabinet of Light by Daniel O'Mahony (features an Unspecified Doctor, spawned the Time Hunter novels) (July 2003)
* Fallen Gods by Jon Blum and Kate Orman (features the Eighth Doctor) (August 2003)
* Frayed by Tara Samms (feature the First Doctor and Susan) (October 2003)
* The Eye of the Tyger by Paul J. McAuley (features the Eighth Doctor) (November 2003)
* Companion Piece by Robert Perry and Mike Tucker (features the Seventh Doctor and Catherine) (December 2003)
* Blood and Hope by Iain McLaughlin (features the Fifth Doctor, Peri and Erimem (January 2004)
* The Dalek Factor by Simon Clark (features an unspecified incarnation of the Doctor) (February 2004)

## Time Hunter novellas

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Main article: Time Hunter

A series focused on "time sensitive" Honoré Lechasseur and "time channeler" Emily Blandish, characters first introduced in Telos' Doctor Who novella The Cabinet of Light.

* The Winning Side by Lance Parkin (November 2003)
* The Tunnel at the End of the Light by Stefan Petrucha| (March 2004)
* The Clockwork Woman by Claire Bott (June 2004)
* Kitsune by John Paul Catton (October 2004)
* The Severed Man by George Mann (December 2004)
* Echoes by Iain McLaughlin and Claire Bartlett (April 2005)
* Peculiar Lives by Philip Purser-Hallard (July 2005)
* Deus Le Volt by Jon de Burgh Miller (January 2006)
* The Albino's Dancer by Dale Smith (June 2006)
* The Sideways Door by R.J. Carter and Troy Riser (August 2006)
* Child of Time by George Mann and David J Howe (August 2007)

## References

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1. ^ Southall, J.R. (30 March 2012). "Books! The Best Weapons In The World! - A Guide to Independent Doctor Who Publishing". Starburst. Retrieved 14 May 2013.[permanent dead link]
2. ^ Willett, Edward. "Prix Aurora Awards nominees (so far) include several SF Canada members". SF Canada. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
3. ^ Frei, Elaine. "British Fantasy Award winners are announced". Chronicles. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
4. ^ "And the winners are … BFA winners announced!". British Fantasy Society. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
5. ^ Juddery, Mark (1 January 2005). "The spin-off doctors". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
6. ^ "The British Fantasy Awards". Archived from the original on 5 December 2006.
7. ^ "2006 World Fantasy Award Winners & Nominees". World Fantasy. Archived from the original on 22 July 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2013.

## External links

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* Telos website