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''

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''The Natural History of Fear'' and their '' Tomorrow People'' audio play ''Plague of Dreams''. He has done music for other Big Finish productions as well as playing keyboards in the Bristol based band SLS. He released his first original novel in 2011, ''Skaldenland''.

Doctor Who novels

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

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) *'' Blood Heat'' (1993) *''

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'' (1994) *'' Eternity Weeps'' (1997) *'' The Sword of Forever'' (1998) (a Bernice Summerfield novel) *'' Eye of Heaven'' (1998) *'' Beltempest'' (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
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