Simon Guerrier (born June 1976) is a British science fiction author and dramatist, closely associated with the fictional universe of ''

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'' and its

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. Although he has written three ''Doctor Who'' novels, for the

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range, his work has mostly been for

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' audio drama and book ranges. Guerrier has also written

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books for the Being Human and Primeval television series and co-authored a reference book for the

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television series.

Work

Guerrier's earliest published fiction appeared in ''

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'', the first of Big Finish's '' Short Trips'' range of ''Doctor Who'' short story anthologies. To date, his work has appeared in the majority of the ''Short Trips'' collections. He has also edited three volumes in the series, '' The History of Christmas'', ''

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'' and '' How the Doctor Changed My Life''. The second of these takes as its starting-point Guerrier's short story ''An Overture Too Early'' in '' The Muses''. The third anthology featured stories entirely by previously unpublished writers. After contributing two stories to the anthology '' Life During Wartime'' in Big Finish's

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range of books and audio dramas, Guerrier was invited to edit the subsequent year's short story collection, '' A Life Worth Living'', and the novella collection ''

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''. After contributing two audio dramas to the series, Guerrier became the producer of the Bernice Summerfield range of plays and books, a post he held between January 2006 and June 2007. His other ''Doctor Who'' work includes the audio dramas, '' The Settling'' and ''

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'', in Big Finish's ''Doctor Who'' audio range, three ''

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'' and a contribution to the ''

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'' spinoff series. He created the spin-off ''Graceless'', which aired on BBC Radio 4 Extra. He has also written a play in Big Finish's ''

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'' range.

Style

Guerrier's work is characterised by character-driven humour and by an interest in unifying the continuity of the various Big Finish ranges through multiple references and reappearances of characters. As editor he has been a strong promoter of the work of various script writers from the

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era of the ''Doctor Who'' television series.

Bibliography

''Doctor Who'' novels

*'' The Time Travellers'' (2005), . *'' The Pirate Loop'' (2007), . *''

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'' (2009), .

''Primeval'' novels

*''Fire and Water'' (2009) ()

''Being Human'' novels

*''

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'' (2010), .

''Sherlock Holmes'' novels

*''The Great War'' (2021) .

''Doctor Who'' short stories

*"Libra: The Switching: in '' Short Trips: Zodiac'' (2002; edited by

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), . *'Curriculum Vitae" in '' Short Trips: Companions'', (2003; edited by Rayner), . *"Euterpe: An Overture Too Early" in '' Short Trips: The Muses'', (2003; edited by Rayner), }. Also Reprinted in '' Short Trips: Time Signature'' (2006; edited by Guerrier), . *"A Good Life" in '' Short Trips: Steel Skies'' (2003; edited by John Binns), . *"The Immortals" in '' Short Trips: Past Tense'' (2004; edited by

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), . *"Categorical Imperative" in '' Short Trips: Monsters'' (2004; edited by Farrington), . *"Last Christmas" in '' Short Trips: A Christmas Treasury'' (2004; edited by

Paul Cornell Paul Douglas Cornell (born 18 July 1967) is a British writer. He has worked in television drama and ''Doctor Who'' fiction, being the creator of one of the Doctor's spin-off companions, Bernice Summerfield. Other British television dramas f ...

), . *"How You Get There" in '' Short Trips: A Day in the Life'' (2005; edited by Farrington), . *"Christmas on the Moon" in '' Short Trips: The History of Christmas'' (2005; edited by Guerrier), . *"Incongruous Details" in '' Short Trips: The Centenarian'' (2006; edited by Farrington), . *"DS Al Fine" in '' Short Trips: Time Signature'' (2006; edited by Guerrier), . *"The Best Joke I Ever Told" and "The Eighth Wonder of the World" in '' Short Trips: Dalek Empire'' (2006; edited by

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), . *"There's Something About Mary" in '' Short Trips: Snapshots'' (2007; edited by

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), . *"Great Escapes" in '' Short Trips: Defining Patterns'' (2008; edited by Farrington), . *"Do You Smell Carrots?" in '' Short Trips: Christmas Around the World'' (2008; edited by Xanna Eve Chown), . *"Pass It On" in '' Short Trips: Indefinable Magic'' (2009; edited by Neil Corry), . *"Journey Out of Terror" in '' The Target Storybook'' (2019), .

Doctor Who comic strips

*''The Secret Army'' *''The Good Old Days''

Bernice Summerfield short stories

*''The Birthday Party'' and ''Speaking Out'' in '' Life During Wartime'' (2003; edited by Cornell), . *''Inappropriate Laughter'' and ''After Life'' in '' Something Changed'' (2005; edited by Guerrier), . * ''Six Impossible Things'' in ''Present Danger'' (2010, edited by Eddie Robson), . * ''Benny and the Grieving Man'' in ''In Time'' (2018, edited by Xanna Eve Chown), . * ''Santa Benny at the Bottom of the Sea'' in ''The Christmas Collection'' (2020, audiobook edited by Chown), .

As editor

*'' A Life Worth Living'' (2004), . *'' Short Trips: The History of Christmas'' (2005), . *''

'' (2005), . *'' Something Changed'' (2005), . *'' Short Trips: Time Signature'' (2006), . *'' Old Friends'' (2006), . *'' Short Trips: Dalek Empire'' (2006), . *'' Short Trips: How the Doctor Changed My Life'' (2009), .

Reference books

* ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Slayer Stats: The Complete Infographic Guide to All Things Buffy'' (2018; with Steve O'Brien), .

Audio Productions

Doctor Who audio drama

*'' The Settling'' (2006; featuring the

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and

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) *''

'' (2009; featuring the

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) * ''The Mega'' (2013; featuring the

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) * ''The Yes Men'' (2015; featuring the

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} * ''The Black Hole'' (2015; featuring the

} * ''The Sontarans'' (2016; featuring the

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} * ''The Outliers'' (2017; featuring the

} * ''The Home Guard'' (2019; featuring the

} * ''The Bookshop at the End of the World'' (part of ''Shadow of the Daleks 1'') (2020; featuring the

) * ''Wicked Sisters'' (2020; featuring the

)

Doctor Who audio novels

* ''Scourge of the Cybermen'' (2021)

Doctor Who Companion Chronicles

*''

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'' (2008; featuring

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) *'' The Prisoner's Dilemma'' (2009; featuring

and Zara) *''

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'' (2009; featuring

) *''Shadow of the Past'' (2010; featuring

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) * '' The Guardian of the Solar System'' (2010; featuring

) * '' The Perpetual Bond'' (2011; featuring Steven Taylor & Oliver Harper) * ''The Cold Equations'' (2011; featuring Steven Taylor & Oliver Harper) * ''

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'' (2011; featuring

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) * '' The First Wave'' (2011; featuring Steven Taylor & Oliver Harper) * '' The Anachronauts'' (2012; featuring Steven Taylor & Sara Kingdom) * ''

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'' (2012; featuring

) * '' The Library of Alexandria'' (2013; featuring

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) * ''

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'' (2014; featuring Steven Taylor) * ''The Founding Fathers'' and ''The Locked Room'' (2015; featuring Steven Taylor)

Doctor Who Short Trips

* ''Letting Go'' (2011) * ''The Switching'' (2017)

Bernice Summerfield audio dramas

*''The Lost Museum'' (2005) *''

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'' (2006) *'' The Wake'' (2007) *''Braxiatel in Love'' (2018)

Blake's 7 audio drama

*''The Dust Run'' and ''The Trial'' (2009) *''The Turing Test'' (2012) *''The Magnificent Four'' (2012) *''Logic'' (2013) *''Spy'' (2014) *''President'' (2014) *''Remnants'' (2015) *''No Name'' (2022)

Other Big Finish audio dramas

*'' UNIT: The Coup'' (2004) *'' Sapphire and Steel: The School'' (2006) *'' Iris Wildthyme: The Two Irises'' (2009) *'' Robin Hood: The Siege'' (2009) * '' Graceless'' (2010–2017) *''

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: The Creeping Fog'' (2011) *''Dan Dare: Reign of the Robots'' (2017) *''Susan's War: The Uncertain Shore'' (2020)

References

External links

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(author's blog) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guerrier, Simon Living people 1976 births British science fiction writers Writers of Doctor Who novels 21st-century British short story writers 21st-century British male writers 20th-century British male writers 20th-century British novelists British male novelists British male dramatists and playwrights Alumni of the University of Reading