Paul J. Leonard Hinder, better known by his pseudonym of Paul Leonard and also originally published as PJL Hinder, is an author best known for his work on various spin-off fiction based on the long-running British

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series ''

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''. Leonard has acknowledged a debt to his friend and fellow ''Doctor Who'' author

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in his writing career, having turned to Mortimore for help and advice at the start of it. This advice led to his first novel, ''

Venusian Lullaby ''Venusian Lullaby'' is an original novel written by Paul Leonard and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the First Doctor, Ian and Barbara. Synopsis When the Doctor, Ian and Barbara ...

'' being published as part of

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's '' Missing Adventures'' range in 1994. Virgin published three more of his novels before losing their licence to publish ''Doctor Who'' fiction: '' Dancing the Code'' (1995); ''

Speed of Flight ''Speed of Flight'' is an original novel written by Paul Leonard and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Third Doctor, Jo and Mike Yates. Plot The TARDIS lands on Nooma, a world ...

'' (1996) and (as part of their ''

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'' range) '' Toy Soldiers'' (1995). Following the loss of their licence, Virgin also published the novel '' Dry Pilgrimage'' (co-written with Nick Walters) in 1998 as part of their

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range of novels. Leonard also wrote for the fourth volume of Virgin's Decalog short story collections. Following this, he was asked to co-edit the fifth volume of the collection with mentor Jim Mortimore. Leonard's experience in writing for ''Doctor Who'' led to him being asked to write one of the first novels in

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series, the novel ''

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''. This led to four further novels for the range, of which '' The Turing Test'' received particular acclaim for its evocative use of real-life historical characters and first person narrative. Leonard has also written short stories for the

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and

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collections.

External links

Outpost Gallifrey's Paul Leonard page

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leonard, Paul English short story writers English science fiction writers Living people Writers of Doctor Who novels 20th-century English novelists 21st-century British novelists Year of birth missing (living people)