At the time that lawrence miles wrote alien bodies, he intended for the war in heaven to stay indeterminably far in the doctors future, like merlin or the valeyard. Before the faction paradox series from image comics, there was the war in heavena wideranging conflict between the. Who knows maybe it exists in an alternate timeline, or maybe its a whole different universe. An az of faction paradox, the war, the enemy and other stuff that may not exist. The book of the war obverse wiki fandom powered by wikia. Even before the outbreak of the war in heaven, faction paradox was regarded as the most unpredictable and opportunistic of the timeactive powers. First seen as particularly dreaded enemies of the eighth doctor, the faction eventually grew in number and power until. You will make war with the beast of the city, and the people will b. Faction paradox, once known as house paradox, was a timeactive cult and criminal syndicate devoted to opposing the time lords traditional philosophy of rationality and stability over time travel.
They are the namers and the makers, of all that is. The idea was to create a new race capable of processing thousands of different channels of information simultaneously while interpreting them in their own. Aware of the precarious nature of history but under no obligation to protect it while the other great houses were still attempting to uphold a universal order, the faction was following. The book of the war by lawrence miles pdf, epub ebook d0wnl0ad a standalone novel in alphabetical order. Its perhaps unwise to think of the sontarans as a species, as such. This book is not for sale on the mad norwegian website.
Faction paradox was once a part of the doctor who universe, but now. The fiction ive written for the the faction paradox series includes. The book of the war was the first release but instead of lawrence miles created faction paradox as a time travelling voodooesque cult as a villain for the bbc range of eighth doctor books. Published by mad norwegian in 2002 and described as a standalone novel in alphabetical order, the book of the war serves as the foundation for the wider faction paradox literary universe, seeding plotlines as diverse as the city of the saved and the machinations of the celestis and house lolita. The book of the war novel faction paradox wiki fandom. A standalone novel in alphabetical orderbefore the faction parad. The book of the war, edited by lawrence miles faction paradox between the age of 11 and 14 i was massively into games workshops warhammer 40,000 game. Faction paradox is a series of novels, audio stories, short story anthologies, and comics set in and around the war in heaven, a historyspanning conflict between the godlike great houses and their mysterious enemy. The house military, christopher rodonante cwej, forced regen missions, the ruling houses, robert scarratt, waves of the house military of the house military, the war king. Read more the city of the saved nonhumans not welcome. Structurally, the book of the war is a fictional encyclopaedia of some of the core events. It was the only book to precede the first of the faction paradox protocols contents. Presidential elections and 19th century islam to be a smooth read, yet here we are. The faction paradox have played a long game, but the war in heaven, where the time lords battled for the right to control history, is over.
Faction paradox is a spinoff of doctor who, originating in the novel alien bodies the main series is composed of books, comics, and audio dramas from several publishers though the only one currently publishing is obverse books. A brief explanation of what the faction actually is can be found here, although the war in heaven in which the factions a reluctant combatant is a larger and stranger settting than the cult itself. The adventuress of henrietta street lawrence miles 2001. Faction paradox is a splinter of the doctor who expanded universe continuities, and was originated by author lawrence miles. A homunculus breed, hatched by the million and engineered for fullengagement warfare, the sontaran military machine is regarded by many timeactive cultures as an occupational hazard. The book of the war novelcausalities of war faction. It was the only book to precede the first of the faction paradox protocols. The book was edited by lawrence miles, and written by miles, simon bucherjones, daniel omahony, ian mcintire, mags l. The book of the war however, the war king hired house lolita to destroy the elevenday empire. It should be understood as a work of fiction in its own right, somewhere between an anthology and a collaborative novel.
May 04, 2009 welcome to the malleus critical overview of the faction paradox audio drama serials, the faction paradox protocols and the true history of faction paradox magic bullet. See the complete faction paradox series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The book of the peace being the only accurate record of the end of the war between the great houses and their enemy, and the effects thereof on the denizens of the spiral politic and wider universe in the period in which the armistice was negotiated and signed. The book of the enemy the great houses hold chains that bind time and space. The book of the war was the first novel in the faction paradox series. Pages in category faction paradox the following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. So, at this point, and doing it exceptionally well, obverse books is the sole source for all things faction paradox. We were created by lawrence miles, who depicted the little gallivantings of the faction across this rather odd universe of ours, which, weve been told, holds uncountable parallels to the. The series is named after a minor group in the war, a fictional time travelling cult rebel group organized crime syndicate originally created by author lawrence miles for bbc books doctor who novels. Faction paradox the book of the war pdf download darkpiratebay. A revised and improved version of this essay is in my book sci ence. Before we discuss the factions past, lets take a brief glimpse at its future. The book does not feature the faction, but introduces the character of sabbath who subsequently made appearances in the faction paradox audio adventures. Sep 17, 2002 a standalone novel in alphabetical order before the faction paradox series from image comics, there was the war in heavena wideranging conflict between the immovable great houses, the renegade faction paradox and other major powers.
Can i read the other books out of order or do they build upon another in terms of story and character development. The book of the war was the book which launched the faction paradox series. The book of the war is a hypertext multiauthor novel presented in the form of an encyclopedia of the first 50 years of the war in the faction paradox universe. This book chronicles the rise of the faction as a renegade house, the creation of a living timeship named compassion, some brutal battles across all of time and. It has been written as a companion to bbvs the faction paradox protocols audio adventures, but tailored for readers who havent listened to the audios first. Read more war time factions as introduced by the book of the war read more causalities of war faction paradox is a spinoff of doctor who, originating in the novel alien bodies the main series is composed of books, comics, and audio dramas from several publishers. Started reading the book of the war from faction paradox, pretty good so far. The book of the war is a reference work allowing readers to familiarise themselves with the alternate, non names for characters and organisations carried over from the bbc television series. Although purporting to be an encyclopaedia of the first fifty years of the war in heaven, the book of the war offers mostly original information rather than summaries of established events. The book of the war was the fictional bookwithinabook contained in the faction paradox novel of the same name.
One of the more unusual literary outings for faction paradox was the first mad norwegian publication, the book of the war. The book of the war is a hypertext multiauthor novel presented in the form of an encyclopedia of the first 50 years of the war in the faction paradox universe based on the doctor who universe. The funny thing about weeping angels, they have a terribly dark sense of humor. The faction paradox book series by multiple authors includes books faction paradox. Its funny, its witty, its extremely wellresearched and it makes connections between concepts and ideas that i never would have thought of. It doesnt really matter, so long as the stories are good. The aftereffects will affect every one, including the gang in coal hill. Various contributions to mad norwegian presss first faction paradox book, the book of the war. The book of the war pdf, djvu, epub public group active 2 years, 8 months ago. The book of the war is far more than a collection of short fiction. Faction paradox is a separate splinter from the continuum you may know as the doctor who expanded universe.
It was the only book to be precede the initial audio stories. The faction paradox series is a standalone collection of audio, prose, and comic stories set in and around the war in heaven, introduced in lawrence miles 1997 eighth doctor novel alien bodies. The faction seeks to subvert history to its own ends, preferably by letting its rivals kill each other off, then swooping in to seize whatevers left presuming the universe survives. This book chronicles the rise of the faction as a renegade house, the creation of a living timeship named compassion, some brutal battles across all of time and space and more. And they are far more powerful than anyone realizes. Edited by miles and featuring contributions by a number of established doctor who authors, faction paradox. But the nature of their enemy has always been shro. Lawrence miles has stated that the events of the ancestor cell will be ignored in all of the faction paradox spinoffs. Extra bonus points for calling the time war the war and using the phrase lesser species, just in case you thought it was different from the faction paradox one when the doctor came to earth to track down the nestene consciousness and its plastic servants, the autons he had no intention of finding a human companion. Before the faction paradox series from image comics, there was the war in heavena wideranging conflict between the immovable great houses, the renegade faction paradox and other major powers. The bbc took the faction in a different way to what miles originally intended so he spun them off into their own series. The only house to have left the homeworld en masse and defied every protocol of the ruling houses just for the sake of it.