Kate Orman
Encyclopedia
Kate Orman is an Australia
n author, best known for her books connected to the British
science-fiction television
series Doctor Who
.
and Melbourne
and spent two years living in the United States
. She earned a degree in microbiology
at Sydney University before becoming a professional author. She is a self-described "liberal feminist
". She is married to American
writer Jonathan Blum
, whom she met through Doctor Who fandom
.
and Telos Publishing
, the first non-British and first female author to do so. Several of her later Doctor Who works were in collaboration with her husband. She has also collaborated with Paul Cornell
: Orman and Cornell co-plotted Human Nature, written by Cornell, and Return of the Living Dad
, written by Orman. More recent Doctor Who and related work has been for Big Finish
.
Orman has also had a number of short science fiction
stories published.
In 2004, Orman and Blum's Doctor Who novella Fallen Gods
, published by Telos the previous year, won the Aurealis Award
for best Australian science-fiction book.
Virgin New Adventures
"Benny" New Adventures
Eighth Doctor Adventures
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n author, best known for her books connected to the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
science-fiction television
Science fiction on television
Science fiction first appeared on a television program during the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Special effects and other production techniques allow creators to present a living visual image of an imaginary world not limited by the constraints of reality; this makes television an excellent medium...
series Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
.
Biography
Orman was born in Sydney, but grew up in CanberraCanberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
and Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
and spent two years living in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. She earned a degree in microbiology
Microbiology
Microbiology is the study of microorganisms, which are defined as any microscopic organism that comprises either a single cell , cell clusters or no cell at all . This includes eukaryotes, such as fungi and protists, and prokaryotes...
at Sydney University before becoming a professional author. She is a self-described "liberal feminist
Liberal feminism
Liberal feminism asserts the equality of men and women through political and legal reform. It is an individualistic form of feminism and theory, which focuses on women’s ability to show and maintain their equality through their own actions and choices...
". She is married to American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
writer Jonathan Blum
Jonathan Blum
Jonathan Blum is an American writer most known for his work for various Doctor Who spin-offs, usually with his wife Kate Orman although he has also been published on his own...
, whom she met through Doctor Who fandom
Fandom
Fandom is a term used to refer to a subculture composed of fans characterized by a feeling of sympathy and camaraderie with others who share a common interest...
.
Writing
Orman penned many spin-off novels from Doctor Who for Virgin Publishing, BBC BooksBBC Books
BBC Books is an imprint majority owned and managed by Random House. The minority shareholder is BBC Worldwide, the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation...
and Telos Publishing
Telos Publishing Ltd.
Telos Publishing Ltd. is a publishing company, originally established by David J. Howe and Stephen James Walker, with their first publication being a horror anthology based on the television series Urban Gothic in 2001...
, the first non-British and first female author to do so. Several of her later Doctor Who works were in collaboration with her husband. She has also collaborated with Paul Cornell
Paul Cornell
Paul Cornell is a British writer best known for his work in television drama as well as Doctor Who fiction, and as the creator of one of the Doctor's spin-off companions, Bernice Summerfield....
: Orman and Cornell co-plotted Human Nature, written by Cornell, and Return of the Living Dad
Return of the Living Dad
Return of the Living Dad is an original novel written by Kate Orman and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor, Chris and Roz, Bernice and Jason....
, written by Orman. More recent Doctor Who and related work has been for Big Finish
Big Finish Productions
Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays based, primarily, on cult British science fiction properties...
.
Orman has also had a number of short science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
stories published.
In 2004, Orman and Blum's Doctor Who novella Fallen Gods
Fallen Gods
Fallen Gods is an original novella written by Jonathan Blum and Kate Orman and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Eighth Doctor. It was released both as a standard edition hardback and a deluxe edition featuring a frontispiece by Daryl...
, published by Telos the previous year, won the Aurealis Award
Aurealis Award
Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction is an annual literary award for Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. Only Australians are eligible for the award.-History:...
for best Australian science-fiction book.
Virgin New AdventuresVirgin New AdventuresThe Virgin New Adventures were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who...
- The Left-Handed HummingbirdThe Left-Handed HummingbirdThe Left-Handed Hummingbird is an original novel written by Kate Orman and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice. A prelude to the novel, also written by Orman, appeared in Doctor Who Magazine #207...
(1993) - Set PieceSet Piece (Doctor Who)Set Piece is an original novel written by Kate Orman and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor, Ace, Bernice and Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart. It is the last New Adventure to feature Ace as a regular character, although she...
(1995) - SLEEPYSLEEPYSLEEPY is an original novel written by Kate Orman and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor, Bernice, Chris and Roz. It is part of the "Psi Powers series".-Synopsis:...
(1996) - Return of the Living DadReturn of the Living DadReturn of the Living Dad is an original novel written by Kate Orman and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor, Chris and Roz, Bernice and Jason....
(1996) - The Room With No DoorsThe Room With No DoorsThe Room With No Doors is an original novel written by Kate Orman and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor and Chris....
(1997) - So Vile a SinSo Vile a SinSo Vile a Sin is an original novel written by Ben Aaronovitch & Kate Orman and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor, Chris and Roz, Bernice, Jason, Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart...
(with Ben AaronovitchBen AaronovitchBen Denis Aaronovitch is a London-born British writer who has worked on television series including Doctor Who, Casualty, Jupiter Moon and Dark Knight...
, 1997)
"Benny" New AdventuresBernice SummerfieldBernice Surprise Summerfield is a fictional character created by author Paul Cornell as a new companion of the Seventh Doctor in Virgin Publishing's range of original full-length Doctor Who novels, the New Adventures...
- Walking to BabylonWalking to BabylonWalking to Babylon is a 1998 novel by Kate Orman in the Virgin New Adventures series featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield ....
(1998, later adapted into an audio drama by Big FinishBig Finish ProductionsBig Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays based, primarily, on cult British science fiction properties...
)
Eighth Doctor AdventuresEighth Doctor AdventuresThe Eighth Doctor Adventures are a series of spin off novels based on the long running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who and published under the BBC Books imprint. 73 books were published overall...
- Vampire ScienceVampire ScienceVampire Science is the second novel in the BBC Books series, the Eighth Doctor Adventures, based upon the BBC's long-running science fiction television series, Doctor Who...
(with Jonathan BlumJonathan BlumJonathan Blum is an American writer most known for his work for various Doctor Who spin-offs, usually with his wife Kate Orman although he has also been published on his own...
, 1997) - Seeing ISeeing ISeeing I is an original novel written by Jonathan Blum and Kate Orman and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
(with Jonathan Blum, 1998) - Unnatural HistoryUnnatural History (Doctor Who)Unnatural History is an original novel written by Jonathan Blum and Kate Orman and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
(with Jonathan Blum, 1999) - The Year of Intelligent TigersThe Year of Intelligent TigersThe Year of Intelligent Tigers is a BBC Books original novel written by Kate Orman and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Eighth Doctor, Fitz and Anji.-Synopsis:...
(2001)
Short stories
- "No-One Goes to Halfway There" (in Decalog 4Virgin DecalogThe Virgin Decalog books were collections of short stories published by Virgin Publishing based on the television series Doctor Who: they gained their name from the fact that each volume contained ten stories...
, 1997) - "The Bicycle Net" (in InterzoneInterzone (magazine)Interzone is an award-winning British fantasy and science fiction magazine. Published since 1982, Interzone is the eighth longest-running science fiction magazine in history and the longest-running British SF magazine...
, September 1997) - "The Adventures of Kate Orman, Novelist" (in Pretext: Salvage, 1999)
- "Steal from the World" in The Dead Men DiariesThe Dead Men DiariesThe Dead Men Diaries is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Paul Cornell, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Stories:...
, 2000) - "Cactus Land" (in Realms of FantasyRealms of FantasyRealms of Fantasy is a professional bimonthly fantasy speculative fiction magazine published by Damnation Books, which specializes in fantasy, nonfiction, and art. The magazine publishes short stories by some of the genre's most popular and most prominent authors...
, August 2000) - "Pyramid Scheme" (in Outside the Box: the Best Short Fiction from Bookface.com, 2001)
- "And All the Children of Chimaera" (in Passing Strange, 2002)
- "Ticket to Backwards" (in Agog! Fantastic Fiction, 2002)
- "Solar Max and the Seven-Handed Snake Mother" (in Bernice Summerfield: A Life of SurprisesA Life of SurprisesA Life of Surprises is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Paul Cornell, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Stories:...
, 2002) - "In the Days of the Red Animals" (in Agog! Terrific Tales, 2003)
- "The Peter Principle" (in Bernice Summerfield: Life During WartimeLife During Wartime (Bernice Summerfield)Life During Wartime is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Paul Cornell, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Stories:...
, 2003) - "No Exit" (in Doctor Who - Short Trips: Steel SkiesShort Trips: Steel SkiesShort Trips: Steel Skies is a Big Finish original anthology edited by John Binns and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The stories are all set in enclosed and artificial environments...
, 2003) - "The Southwell Park Mermaid" (in Doctor Who - Short Trips: Life ScienceShort Trips: Life ScienceShort Trips: Life Science is a Big Finish original anthology edited by John Binns and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The collection's theme is the nature of life.-Stories:-Notes:...
, 2004) - "Buried Alive" (in Bernice Summerfield: A Life Worth Living, 2004)
- "Culture War" (in Doctor Who - Short Trips: 2040Short Trips: 2040Short Trips: 2040 is a Big Finish original anthology edited by John Binns and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The stories are all set in the year 2040.-Stories:-External links:* * Richard Salter's...
, 2004) - "Nobody's Gift" (in Doctor Who - Short Trips: The History of ChristmasShort Trips: The History of ChristmasShort Trips: The History of Christmas is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Simon Guerrier and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is the second Christmas anthology released under the Short Trips title.-Stories:-External links:*...
, 2005) - "White on White" (in Doctor Who - Short Trips: Christmas Around the WorldShort Trips: Christmas Around the WorldShort Trips: Christmas Around the World is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Xanna Eve Chown and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The theme of the collection is how Christmas is experienced in different countries.-Stories:-External links:* ...
, 2009)