Jim Mortimore is a British

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writer, who has written several spin-off novels for popular television series, principally ''

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'', but also ''

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'' and ''

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''. When

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cancelled his ''Doctor Who'' novel ''Campaign'', he had it published independently and gave the proceeds to a

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– the Bristol Area Down's Syndrome Association. He is also the writer of the Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio play '' The Natural History of Fear'' and their '' Tomorrow People'' audio play ''Plague of Dreams''. He has also done music for other Big Finish productions. He released his first original novel in 2011, ''Skaldenland''.

Doctor Who novels

*'' Lucifer Rising'' (1993) (with

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) *''

Blood Heat ''Blood Heat'' is an original novel written by Jim Mortimore and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice. A prelude to the novel, also penned by Mortim ...

'' (1993) *''

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'' (1994) *''

Eternity Weeps ''Eternity Weeps'' is an original novel written by Jim Mortimore and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Seventh Doctor, Chris Chris is a short form of various names including C ...

'' (1997) *''

The Sword of Forever ''The Sword of Forever'' is an original novel by Jim Mortimore featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. The New Adventures were a spin-off from the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Synops ...

'' (1998) (a

Bernice Summerfield Bernice Surprise Summerfield (later Professor Bernice Summerfield or just Benny) is a fictional character created by author Paul Cornell as a new companion of the Seventh Doctor in Virgin Publishing's range of original full-length ''Doctor Wh ...

novel) *''

Eye of Heaven The ''Past Doctor Adventures'' (sometimes known by the abbreviation ''PDA'' or ''PDAs'') were a series of spin-off novels based on the long running BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' and published under the BBC Books imprint ...

'' (1998) *''

Beltempest ''Beltempest'' is an original novel written by Jim Mortimore and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Eighth Doctor and Sam Sam, SAM or variants may refer to: Places * Sam, Benin ...

'' (1998) *''Campaign'' (2000) (published unofficially)

Cracker novels

*''The Mad Woman in the Attic'' (1994) *''Men Should Weep'' (1995) *''Brotherly Love'' (1996)

Other novels

*''Space Truckers'' (1996) *'' Babylon 5: Clark's Law'' (1996, ) *''Farscape: Dark Side of the Sun'' (2000) – under pseudonym of Andrew Dymond *''Skaldenland'' (2011, Obverse Books)

External links

Interview with Mortimore on Outpost GallifreyDownloadable PDF of Campaign
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mortimore, Jim Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Writers of Doctor Who novels 21st-century British male writers 20th-century British male writers 20th-century British novelists 21st-century British novelists British male novelists British science fiction writers