#doctor who expanded universe

[lightfromandromeda]

first you get into doctor who (2005) and youre like "wow what a beautiful piece of sci fi with heartbreaking moments and well written characters"

then you get into the original classic doctor who (1963) and youre like: "oh wow the shows history is vast and rich and full of great stories and a huge variety of characters and the practical effects are so fun!"

then you get into the doctor who expanded universe and youre like ".......why the fuck is doctor who on tv. we cant keep letting them get away with this"

[daughterofheartshaven]

It was the Doctor who first called Romanadevoratrelundar "Romana." And she didn't even like that name at first, claiming she'd rather be called "Fred." She went by "Mana", as a kid, and later goes by "Trey" when she needs a new quick name.

And yet.

She keeps calling herself Romana. Even after she leaves the Doctor. Even in E-Space. Even on Gallifrey. Even as president. Even during a war that destroys reality. She's always Romana. Not "Mana", not "Fred", not "Trey"

I think that, more than anything else, shows how much the Doctor means to her

[gallifreyanhotfive]

Now, now, we all know that the One Who Waits must be *shuffles a deck of classic and EU character cards and they all go flying everywhere* Shit. Uh. It must be *gathers up cards hastily but they spill out over my fingers* Shit. Shit. I'm so sorry. I'm so, so sorry. Fucking hell. We all know that the One Who Waits must be *dramatically selects a single card and holds it up for the audience* the Doctor’s Aunt Flavia.

[jazzrazzberry]

god I love the doctor who books. Reading vampire science it’s like. There’s this guy, he’s deranged, he’s insane, he nearly kills a pov character, he was buried alive and clawed his way back through cement to get free. He wore his fingers to the bone. He’s gone mad from starvation and isolation. He’s absolutely bloodthirsty and murderous and has no concept of morality. He’s named Weird Harold.

[dw-ebook-preservation-society]

Welcome to the Doctor Who eBook Preservation Society

See original post.

What is this?

"This" is just a bunch of nerds making properly formatted EPUBs (convertible into other file types (e.g. MOBI, AZW3)) of Doctor Who books! It was started because @blazing-dynamo wanted to read properly formatted Eighth Doctor Adventures, however has expanded.

Currently the main focuses are Eighth Doctor Adventures, New Series Adventures, and Virgin New Adventures.

How far along are you?

EDAs: 31/74

NSAs: 2/?

VNAs: 2/84

PDAs: 1/76

Have you done the book I want?

Check the folders or the masterlists (EDAs, NSAs, VNAs) to see if the book you want has already been made. If not, send a request through this form or an ask. The form is preferred.

I found an error in a book

Send the error report through this form. Despite its title, it is for all books. Alternatively, you can send an ask, though the form is preferred.

I want to help out

Great! Join the Discord server here.

I have another question

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[kronos-lungbarrow-oakdown]

Okay, a fact we all need to get straight is that Time Lords are walking around saying "Thanks, Omega" (meaning the same of "Thanks God") without knowing what ABO is. Oh, the blessings of being an alien.

[obrienpolycule]

[leelarots]

I redrew it and now I like it. old one under cut

[alyona11]

Look at my son (pride is not the word I’m looking for)

[yowzeight]

girls be like I'm really normal about doctor who then proceeds to tell you the difference between EDAs 8DAs PDAs and VNAs

[secretlyhuntokar]

Irving Braxiatel

reblog if you agree. reblog if you disagree. hell, reblog if you have no opinion on him. the world shall know the name Irving Braxiatel

[magpiefrankie]

"I told you we'd get caught!"

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I don't usually hop on to trends like this but the moment I saw it I thought oh yeah. That's totally them. I've not seen an academy era version yet but I did see a tensimm one which coincidentally was the other way around.

[daughterofheartshaven]

Something I find really interesting in both Doctor Who and its expanded universe is how the character of Rassilon is handled over time. When the character is first introduced in comic story The Tides of Time and then shown onscreen in The Five Doctors, he is seen as a benevolent figure, if a harsh one. Then during the 90s, there start to be seeds that Rassilon might be a bit more malicious then he's been presented as so far in the books, but as far as I can tell, its just that - some small hints. He's still presented as a mostly acting in the interest in Good, but his actions are presented as pretty sketchy. (These hints show up in The Virgin New Adventures and the Doctor Who Magazine Comics, and I'm pretty sure also the Eighth Doctor Adventures as well, but I haven't read those). Then, in 2002, the Big Finish audio story Zagreus presents Rassilon as tyrannical xenophobic power-grabber, explaining the benevolence as a façade. It's a pretty big departure from how he's been presented prior, although the writers of Zagreus do a good job of making it feel in-line enough with everything that's been presented prior.

And then that is Rassilon's characterization pretty much from then on. In the expanded universe and tv proper both. I've never seen such a complete reversal of characterization happen so gradually or naturally.

[gallifreyanhotfive]

Just...the emphasis on the Doctor’s complexity in terms of space and time. The fact that he said he was extradimensional.

They don't often say that part out loud on TV. Most of the content about extradimensional Time Lords is in the expanded universe.

Just...yes. Yes. The Doctor’s not human. He can't even be fully perceived by humans. He's extradimensional. Yes.

Lordieeee, are we eating good right now

[jazzrazzberry]

Fred the eternal snail my beloved I’m so sorry I didn’t mention you on the post that wasn’t about you