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

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'' Urban Gothic'' in 2001. The name comes from that of the fictional planet

Telos Telos (; ) is a term used by philosopher Aristotle to refer to the final cause of a natural organ or entity, or of human art. ''Telos'' is the root of the modern term teleology, the study of purposiveness or of objects with a view to their aims, ...

from the long-running British

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series ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...

''.

History

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". 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, and the

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s, where they won the PS Publishing Award for Best Small Press in 2010 and 2011. One of their publications, the ''Doctor Who'' novella ''Small Gods'' by Jonathan Blum and Kate Orman, won an

Aurealis Award The Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction is an annual literary award for Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. Only Australians are eligible for the award. History The Aurealis Award was established in 1995 by ...

for Best Australian Science Fiction Novel, the first television tie-in to receive a major science-fiction award. Christopher Fowler's novella ''Breathe'' won the British Fantasy Society Award for best novella in 2005. In 2006, Telos' founders Howe and Walker won the

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for Best Non-Professional for their publishing work.

Authors of note published by Telos

Authors published by ''Telos Publishing'' have included Juliette Benzoni, William S Burroughs, Simon Clark, Paul Finch, Christopher Fowler,

Neil Gaiman Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (; born Neil Richard Gaiman; 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic series ''The Sandman (comic book), The Sandma ...

, Hank Janson,

Tanith Lee Tanith Lee (19 September 1947 – 24 May 2015) was a British science fiction and fantasy writer. She wrote more than 90 novels and 300 short stories, and was the winner of multiple World Fantasy Society Derleth Awards, the World Fantasy Lifetime ...

, 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

*''

Time and Relative ''Time and Relative'' is an original novella written by Kim Newman and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Set shortly before the first televised ''Doctor Who'' story, it features the First Docto ...

'' by Kim Newman (features the

First Doctor The First Doctor is the original incarnation of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor, the protagonist of the British Science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He was portrayed by actor William Hartnell in th ...

and

Susan Susan is a feminine given name, the usual English version of Susanna or Susannah. All are versions of the Hebrew name Shoshana, which is derived from the Hebrew ''shoshan'', meaning ''lotus flower'' in Egyptian, original derivation, and severa ...

) (November 2001) *'' Citadel of Dreams'' by Dave Stone (features the

Seventh Doctor The Seventh Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He is portrayed by Scottish actor Sylvester McCoy. Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-o ...

and Ace) (March 2002) *'' Nightdreamers'' by Tom Arden (features the

Third Doctor The Third Doctor is an incarnation of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor, the protagonist of the British Science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He was portrayed by actor Jon Pertwee. Within the series' ...

and Jo Grant) (May 2002) *''

Ghost Ship A ghost ship, also known as a phantom ship, is a ship, vessel with no living crew aboard; it may be a fictional ghostly vessel, such as the ''Flying Dutchman'', or a physical Flotsam, jetsam, lagan and derelict, derelict found adrift with its cre ...

'' by Keith Topping (features the Fourth Doctor) (August 2002) *'' Foreign Devils'' by

Andrew Cartmel Andrew J. Cartmel (born 6 April 1958) is a British script editor, author and journalist. He was the script editor of ''Doctor Who'' during the Sylvester McCoy era of the show between 1987 and 1989. He has also worked as a script editor on other t ...

(features the

Second Doctor The Second Doctor is an incarnation of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor, the protagonist of the British Science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He was portrayed by actor Patrick Troughton. Out of his 1 ...

, Jamie and Zoe) (November 2002) *'' Rip Tide'' by Louise Cooper (features the Eighth Doctor) (January 2003) *'' Wonderland'' by

Mark Chadbourn Mark Chadbourn is an English fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, and horror author with more than a dozen novels (and one non-fiction book) published around the world. He also writes historical novels under the pseudonym "James Wilde". ...

(features the

Ben Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given names Benjamin, Benedict, Bennett, Benson or Ebenezer, and is also a given name in its own right. Ben meaning "son of" is also found in Arabic as ''Ben'' (dialectal Arabic) or ''bin ...

and

Polly Polly is a given name, most often feminine, which originated as a variant of Molly (name), Molly (a diminutive of Mary (name), Mary). Polly may also be a short form of names such as Polina (given name), Polina, Polona (given name), Polona, Pauline ...

(April 2003) *''

Shell Shock Shell shock is a term that originated during World War I to describe symptoms similar to those of combat stress reaction and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which many soldiers suffered during the war. Before PTSD was officially recogni ...

'' by Simon A Forward (features the

Sixth Doctor The Sixth Doctor is an incarnation of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor, the protagonist of the British Science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He is portrayed by Colin Baker. Although his televisual t ...

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

and

) (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

and

Catherine Katherine (), also spelled Catherine and Catherina, other variations, is a feminine given name. The name and its variants are popular in countries where large Christian populations exist, because of its associations with one of the earliest Ch ...

) (December 2003) *'' Blood and Hope'' by Iain McLaughlin (features the

Fifth Doctor The Fifth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He is portrayed by Peter Davison. Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old alien Time Lord ...

, Peri and Erimem (January 2004) *'' The Dalek Factor'' by Simon Clark (features an unspecified incarnation of the Doctor) (February 2004)

Time Hunter novellas

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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External links

Telos website
Book publishing companies of Wales Denbighshire