Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Lucy Wilson Brand New Short Story (Plus A Word From The Brig)

7 April 2020 admin Comments 0 Comment

Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce its latest free-for-download short story. Copy/Paste by Jonathan Macho sees Lucy Wilson and Hobo Kostinen stuck in isolation along with the rest of us. And just like the rest of us, they are using technology to communicate with the outside world. But what if the technology has other ideas?

The Serpent’s Tongue and The Two Brigadiers author, Jonathan Macho, has written this story especially for fans in lock-down. He says:

“When Shaun at Candy Jar asked me to work on this story I was honoured. I’ve been enjoying and appreciating the work of some of my favourite writers and other creative professionals while stuck at home, including the team at Doctor Who, so I know how magic an escape right now can be. The chance to contribute something small to that brilliant effort was pretty special.”

Jonathan’s story also recognises the important job our key workers are doing for us in these difficult times. Jonathan continues:

“Shaun already had a lot of great ideas for how to tell the story, including the new menace our heroes have to face, and getting it written was a lot of fun. I took the chance to grapple with my own lockdown demons, some sock related, take a moment to appreciate the marvels of modern technology, and of course salute the people who are working so hard to keep us safe right now, including all of you at home. I hope you enjoy Lucy and Hobo’s new adventure, and thanks to Candy Jar for giving me the opportunity to do my little bit.”

For Doctor Who fans that are unaware of Lucy Wilson, she is the granddaughter of the iconic Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, one of Doctor Who’s longest running characters. “The Brigadier”, as he is known to fans, was played by the late Nicholas Courtney. The Copy/Paste free story also includes a message from the Brigadier (recently discovered by Richard Brewer). Head of Publishing at Candy Jar, Shaun Russell, says: “When Richard sent us the message from the Brig we contacted him straight away to ask if we could share it with our readers. Richard agreed and we are pleased to present this long-lost UNIT message to Doctor Who fans.”

Blurb:

It’s 2020 and Lucy Wilson is stuck at home, locked down with her family and feeling glum. She’s used to being the hero, but this particular type of heroism is hard and slow. Luckily, her friend Hobo is just a few clicks away. Isn’t modern technology amazing?

But why does the video keep glitching? Who’s that smiling with Lucy’s face? And can she really save the world when she can’t even leave her house?

To download The Lucy Wilson Mysteries: Copy/Paste please visit:

NEW AUTHOR TAKES OVER ON HIS MAJESTY’S NATIONAL SERVICE

1 September 2019 admin Comments 0 Comment

Candy Jar Books regrets to announce that a change of author has taken place, in order to fix the delay of the coda to The Laughing Gnome series of books.

On His Majesty’s National Service was originally scheduled for a June 2019 release, and it was to be written by David A McIntee and Lynette Nusbacher. However, the title is now being handed over to John Peel, author of many previous Doctor Who titles for BBC Books and Lethbridge-Stewart novels for Candy Jar, including the Lethbridge-Stewart novel, The Grandfather Infestation and The Midnight People, part of The Lucy Wilson Mysteries.

Editor Andy Frankham-Allen says:

“After David’s previous book with us The Schizoid Earth was received well – as I expected it would be – we were excited to see what he would come up with next. Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances, David has been unable to deliver this book.”

Head of Publishing Shaun Russell says:

“I have always been a big fan of David’s outstanding Doctor Who work, and I truly regret having to engage a new author. It is unfortunate that, in David’s own words, he was ‘over committed’, but we’re lucky to have found such a wonderful replacement in John Peel.”

The new version of On His Majesty’s National Service is set during the same period of Lethbridge-Stewart’s life, but will be telling a different story.

Andy explains:

“John promptly came up with some ideas and a basic outline that fit the shopping list of elements I gave to him – certain story beats needed to be hit, to fit continuity from other books. I did give David the option of allowing John to use elements from his story, should they fit, which David was quite happy to do. However, beyond a few background details, John has opted to go his own way. It’s going to be an exciting adventure story set during the Korean War, in which we see the events that turned Lethbridge-Stewart into the hero we all know and love.”

Blurb:

There was always one question that bugged Bill Bishop, what turned Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart from a man interested in teaching to a career military hero? Using the power of the Laughing Gnome, Bill travels back to the 1950s to find out…As a young man Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart never wanted to follow in his illustrious family military history, he just wanted to be a maths teacher. But then the Korean War broke out and he was called up for National Service. He soon met Spencer Pemberton – and his life was changed forever!

This book is currently only available to pre-order.

On His Majesty’s National Service is currently up for pre-order at: