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Obverse Books have previously published collections featuring the character of [[Iris Wildthyme]]. Iris makes a guest appearance in this volume, in co-editor Stuart Douglas's short story ''Library Pictures''. |
Obverse Books have previously published collections featuring the character of [[Iris Wildthyme]]. Iris makes a guest appearance in this volume, in co-editor Stuart Douglas's short story ''Library Pictures''. |
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Three contributors, [[Philip Purser-Hallard]], [[Daniel O'Mahony]] and [[Jonathan Dennis]], previously contributed to ''The Book of the War''. Purser-Hallard and O'Mahony later wrote the ''Faction Paradox'' novels ''[[Of the City of the Saved...]]'' (Mad Norwegian Press, 2004) and ''[[Newtons Sleep]]'' (Random Static, 2008) respectively. |
Three contributors, [[Philip Purser-Hallard]], [[Daniel O'Mahony]] and [[Jonathan Dennis]], previously contributed to ''The Book of the War''. Purser-Hallard and O'Mahony later wrote the ''Faction Paradox'' novels ''[[Of the City of the Saved...]]'' (Mad Norwegian Press, 2004) and ''[[Newtons Sleep]]'' (Random Static, 2008) respectively. |
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The book was almost universally praised. The [[DWIN (Doctor Who)|DWIN]] magazine, Enlightenment, described it as “simple in vision, incredibly broad in scope...quite simply the most accomplished Who-related books I have read in years".<ref>[http://www.dwin.org/home/enlightenment/article/issue_166 Enlightenment 166]</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:01, 14 May 2013
| Author | eds Lawrence Miles and Stuart Douglas |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Faction Paradox |
| Genre | Fantasy, Science Fiction, Short Stories |
| Publisher | Obverse Books |
Publication date | 31 May 2011 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-9565605-4-4 |
| Preceded by | The Book of the War |
| Followed by | Burning with Optimism's Flames |
A Romance in Twelve Parts is a short story anthology edited by Lawrence Miles and Stuart Douglas, published by Obverse Books in May 2011, featuring the voodoo-style time-travelling cult Faction Paradox.[1][2]
This is the first collection of Faction Paradox short stories as such to be published, although The Book of the War (Mad Norwegian Press, 2002) was a collaborative work of fiction in encyclopedia format. A number of Faction Paradox novels have also been published by Mad Norwegian Press and Random Static.
Obverse Books have previously published collections featuring the character of Iris Wildthyme. Iris makes a guest appearance in this volume, in co-editor Stuart Douglas's short story Library Pictures.
Three contributors, Philip Purser-Hallard, Daniel O'Mahony and Jonathan Dennis, previously contributed to The Book of the War. Purser-Hallard and O'Mahony later wrote the Faction Paradox novels Of the City of the Saved... (Mad Norwegian Press, 2004) and Newtons Sleep (Random Static, 2008) respectively.
Stories
| Title | Author |
| Storyteller | Matt Kimpton |
| Gramps | Jonathan Dennis |
| Mightier than the Sword | Jay Eales |
| Now or Thereabouts | Blair Bidmead |
| Nothing Lasts Forever | David N Smith and Violet Harrison |
| Library Pictures | Stuart Douglas |
| Holding Pattern | Scott Harrison |
| The Story of the Peace | Ian Potter |
| Print the Legend | Daniel O'Mahony |
| Tonton Macoute | Dave Hoskin |
| Alchemy | James Milton |
| A Hundred Words from a Civil War | Philip Purser-Hallard |