Happy Endings - Paul Cornell, ebook
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‘Doctor, this is my fiance. Please don’t kill him.’
You are cordially invited to the wedding of Mr Jason Kane and Professor
Bernice S. Summerfield, to be held in the village of Cheldon Bonniface in the
year 2010.
If everything works out, that is. Between rows, fights and pre-emptive
divorce proceedings, there may not be a wedding at all. Especially if there
really is someone who wants to prevent it happening.
Everybody’s coming: from the Ice Warriors to UNIT veterans, a flirtatious Ace
to a suspicious Hamlet Macbeth – and a very confused trio of Isley Brothers.
The Doctor has to organize a buffet, Roz has a mystery to solve, and Chris
has a girlfriend who used to be the Timewyrm.
The fiftieth New Adventure, this celebratory book ties up plot threads from
the previous novels, features guest appearances from well-loved characters,
and includes a chapter written by many of the series’ favourite authors.
PAULCORNELL
is one of the most popular and prolific authors in the New
Adventures series.
THENEW
ADVENTURES
HAPPY ENDINGS
Paul Cornell
First published in Great Britain in 1996 by
Doctor Who Books
an imprint of Virgin Publishing Ltd
332 Ladbroke Grove
London W10 5AH
Copyright © Paul Cornell 1996
The right of Paul Cornell to be identified as the Author of this Work has been
asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
1988.
‘Doctor Who’ series copyright © British Broadcasting Corporation 1996
Cover illustration by Paul Campbell ISBN 0 426 20470 0
Typeset by Galleon Typesetting, Ipswich
Printed and bound in Great Britain by
Mackays of Chatham
PLC
All characters in this publication are fictitious and any resemblance to real
persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or
otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out or otherwise circulated without the
publisher’s prior written consent in any form of binding or cover other than
that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this
condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.
With thanks to:
Ben Aaronovitch, Jon Blum, Peter Darvill-Evans, Andy Lane, Kate Orman,
Lance Parkin, Marc Platt, Gareth Roberts
– criticism and structural advice.
Donald Gillikin
– because Andy didn’t credit him.
Alison Lawson, Jackie Mulligan
– research.
Penny List, Carrie O’Grady
– moral support.
The NSCT and Special K
– fraternity.
Peter Linford
– an original idea.
Daniel Ben-Zvi, Steven Moffat
– roads not taken.
Vanessa Bishop
– the poem.
Evan Dowe (not the author of
Managra
)
– the music.
Rebecca (mad mod poet god) Levene
– who took the original idea far too seri-
ously.
Parts of this book were written at the Fitzroy Tavern. Obviously.
And to all my friends, for their love and patience.
And thanks to Mum and Dad, for Bread and Butter and Honey.
‘Everybody’s Welcome at the Wedding’ was written by, in order of appearance:
Mark Gatiss, Daniel Blythe, Daniel O’Mahony, Ben Aaronovitch, Lance Parkin,
Gary Russell, Steve Lyons, Dave Stone, Justin Richards, Gareth Roberts, David
A.McIntee, Christopher Bulis, Paul Leonard, Kate Orman, Peter Darvill-Evans,
Nigel Robinson, John Peel, Marc Platt, Simon Messingham, David Banks, An-
drew Cartmel, Andy Lane, Andrew Hunt, Terrance Dicks and Neil Penswick.
Peter C. . . you nearly missed it. You can’t get away as easily as that.
’Bye!
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