Simon Bucher-Jones
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Simon Bucher-Jones in Liverpool; he is a British author, poet, artist, and amateur actor, best known for his Doctor Who
novels for Virgin and the BBC
and as a contributor to the Faction Paradox
spin-off series.
He is known for a hard SF
approach. He has also written Cthulhu Mythos
short stories. He also reviewed books for the Fortean Times, and for small press papers. He maintains a blog at http://www.simonbjones.blogspot.com where he is, among other projects, gradually turning all the Star Wars films into Shakespearean plays. He also markets a range of Cthulhu Mythos artwork t-shirts and mugs. He is also a major contributor of 'hidden cities' to the 'blind atlas' meme.
Doctor Who and related novels for Virgin
Doctor Who novels and other material for BBC
Doctor Who work for Big Finish
Unpublished
The collections for which these stories were written now seem unlikely to see print. The stories are therefore available to read on Simon Bucher-Jones' blog, and he is open to re-print offers.
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...
novels for Virgin and the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
and as a contributor to the Faction Paradox
Faction Paradox
Faction Paradox is a fictional time travelling cult/rebel group/organized crime syndicate, originally created by the author Lawrence Miles. The Faction's belief-system as portrayed has some similarities to voodoo, and is sometimes described as such...
spin-off series.
He is known for a hard SF
Hard science fiction
Hard science fiction is a category of science fiction characterized by an emphasis on scientific or technical detail, or on scientific accuracy, or on both. The term was first used in print in 1957 by P. Schuyler Miller in a review of John W. Campbell, Jr.'s Islands of Space in Astounding Science...
approach. He has also written Cthulhu Mythos
Cthulhu Mythos
The Cthulhu Mythos is a shared fictional universe, based on the work of American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft.The term was first coined by August Derleth, a contemporary correspondent of Lovecraft, who used the name of the creature Cthulhu - a central figure in Lovecraft literature and the focus...
short stories. He also reviewed books for the Fortean Times, and for small press papers. He maintains a blog at http://www.simonbjones.blogspot.com where he is, among other projects, gradually turning all the Star Wars films into Shakespearean plays. He also markets a range of Cthulhu Mythos artwork t-shirts and mugs. He is also a major contributor of 'hidden cities' to the 'blind atlas' meme.
Doctor Who and related novels for VirginVirgin BooksVirgin Books is a United Kingdom book publisher 90% owned by the publishing group Random House, and 10% owned by Virgin Enterprises, the company originally set up by Richard Branson as a record company.-History:...
- The Death of ArtThe Death of ArtThe Death of Art is an original novel written by Simon Bucher-Jones and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor, Chris, Roz and Ace. It is part of the "Psi Powers series"....
(1996) (Seventh Doctor, Roz, Chris Cwej) - Ghost DevicesGhost DevicesGhost Devices is an original novel by Simon Bucher-Jones featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. The New Adventures were a spin-off from the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who....
(1997) (Bernice Summerfield)
Doctor Who novels and other material for BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
- The Taking of Planet 5The Taking of Planet 5The Taking of Planet 5 is a BBC Books original novel written by Simon Bucher-Jones & Mark Clapham and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Eighth Doctor, Fitz and Compassion. It is, in part, a sequel to the television serial Image of the...
(1999) (Eighth Doctor, Fitz, Compassion; written with Mark ClaphamMark ClaphamMark Clapham is a British author, best known for writing fiction and reference books for television series, in particular Doctor Who in his book : Who's Next....
) - Grimm RealityGrimm RealityGrimm Reality is a BBC Books original novel written by Simon Bucher-Jones and Kelly Hale and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Eighth Doctor, Fitz and Anji....
(2001) (Eighth Doctor, Fitz, Anji; written with Kelly HaleKelly HaleKelly Hale is an American author. Her first novel was the e-book Erasing Sherlock Holmes, which mixed Sherlock Holmes with a time-travel plot. Her next novel, co-written with Simon Bucher-Jones, was the BBC Doctor Who novel Grimm Reality...
) - also: short story War Crimes in BBC short story collection Short Trips (1998)
Doctor Who work for Big FinishBig Finish ProductionsBig Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays based, primarily, on cult British science fiction properties...
- Short story The Thousand Years Of Christmas in the collection 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) - Short story The Painting On The Stair in the Bernice Summerfield collection Collected WorksCollected WorksCollected Works is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Nick Wallace, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who....
(2006)
Faction Paradox
- The Book of the War (2002) (contributor) While the entries in The Book of The War are anonymous, it is known that Simon Bucher-Jones wrote more words in it than any other single contributor after the editor. The other contributors in order of wordage were: Daniel O'Mahony, Ian McIntire, Mags L. Halliday, Helen Fayle, Phil Purser-Hallard, Kelly Hale, Jonathan Dennis, and Mark Clapham.
Obverse Books
- Riviera Showdown in Iris: AbroadIris: AbroadIris: Abroad is a short-story anthology edited by Paul Magrs and Stuart Douglas, published by Obverse Books and featuring Iris Wildthyme, a series character with a complicated publishing history, and Iris' companion Panda, a ten inch tall sentient toy panda....
(2011) (contributor) - Her and Allan in Wildthyme in PurpleWildthyme in PurpleWildthyme in Purple is a short-story anthology edited by Cody Quijano-Schell and Stuart Douglas, published by Obverse Books and featuring Iris Wildthyme, a series character with a complicated publishing history, and Iris' companion Panda, a ten inch tall sentient toy panda.The book is themed round...
(2011) (contributor)
Cthulhu Mythos and other Horror work
- (with James Ambeuhl) The Case of the Curiously Competent Conjuror in the collection Lin Carter's Anton Zarnak, Supernatural Sleuth.
- Some Thoughts On The Problem Of Order in the collection Hardboiled Cthulhu.
- A 2007 Cthulhu Mythos Calendar containing Simon Bucher-Jones's art was at one point available online.
- Things To Do In Pornutopia When You're Dead a comic strip in Violent #13, now available [Simon Bucher-Jones writer].
Charity and/or fan publications
- In the "Days of the 'Days of the Days of Our Lives'"' in 'Missing Pieces
- Tempus Fugit written with James Ambeuhl in Missing Pieces
- The Big Cat in The Cat Who Walked Through Time
- At the Beach in Lifedeath
- The Pulp Of The Black Lotus in Walking In Eternity
- At the Academy in Drabble Who
- Dial M for Metaphysics in the Craig Hinton memorial Fanthology Shelf Life (2008)
- Two Poems in Shooty Dog Thing: 2th & Claw (2011)
Unpublished
- Mr Kitling's Cakes written in 2005 for the proposed charity fanthology The Cat Who Walked Through Time II It is a sequal to *The Big Cat*
- The Temple Of Dagon written in 2004 for the proposed Chaosium anthology The Dagon Cycle
- Passin' Through Judgement written in 2005 for the proposed anthology Tales Of The Outre West
The collections for which these stories were written now seem unlikely to see print. The stories are therefore available to read on Simon Bucher-Jones' blog, and he is open to re-print offers.
Self published: "Pantechnikon Press"
- Godzilla In East Anglia a collection of poetry available via Lulu and Kindle (2010)
Charity or amateur theatrical performances
- Jacob in Joseph (St Michael's Church 2007)
- The Slave Seller in Sinbad the Sailor (Pantoloons Pantomime 2008)
- The Stage Manager in Little Dead Riding Hood (Pantoloons Murder Mystery 2008)
- King Rattle in Dick Whittington Goes West (Pantoloons Pantomime Jan 2009)
- Mister Shock in Robinson Crusoe: A Space Oddity (Pantoloons Pantomime Jan 2010)
- Asbad: King of Thieves in Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves (Pantoloons Pantomime Jan 2011)