Andy Lane
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Andrew Lane who also writes as Andy Lane, is a British
author and journalist. He has written a number of spin-off novels in the Virgin New Adventures
range and audio dramas for Big Finish
based on the BBC
science fiction
television series Doctor Who
(and a novel for the Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood
), as well as assorted non fiction books based upon popular film and TV franchises such as James Bond
. He has also written TV storylines and scripts for the Sky One
science fiction
series Space Island One
.
During 2009 Macmillan Books announced that Andrew Lane would be writing a series of books focusing on the early life of Sherlock Holmes
. The series was developed in conjunction with the estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Andy had already shown an extensive knowledge of the Holmes character and continuity in his Virgin Books novel All-Consuming Fire
in which he created The Library of St. John the Beheaded
as a meeting place for the worlds of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Who. The first book in the 'Young Sherlock Holmes' series -- Death Cloud -- was published in the UK in June 2010 (February 2011 in the USA), with the second -- Red Leech -- published in the UK in November of that year (with a planned US publication date under the title Rebel Fire of February 2012). The third book -- Black Ice -- was published in June 2011 in the UK while the fourth book -- Fire Storm -- is scheduled for October 2011. Death Cloud was shortlisted for the 2010 North East Book Award. (coming second by three votes) and has also been shortlisted for the 2011 Southampton's Favourite Book Award.
Andy Lane originally studied Physics at Warwick University, where he was a contemporary and friend of writers Justin Richards
and Craig Hinton
. He currently lives with his wife and son in Dorset, England. He is represented by Robert Kirby
at United Agents.
, SFX, Starburst
, Star Trek Magazine, Star Wars Magazine, Star Wars Fact Files and TV Guide
(USA).
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...
author and journalist. He has written a number of spin-off novels in the Virgin New Adventures
Virgin New Adventures
The Virgin New Adventures were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who...
range and audio dramas for Big Finish
Big Finish
Big Finish may refer to:* Big Finish Productions, a British company that produces books and audio plays based on science fiction properties* Big Finish Games, the production company behind the Three Cards to Midnight adventure game...
based on 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...
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...
television 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...
(and a novel for the Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood
Torchwood
Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. The series is a spin-off from Davies's 2005 revival of the long-running science fiction programme Doctor Who. The show has shifted its broadcast channel each series to reflect its growing audience, moving from...
), as well as assorted non fiction books based upon popular film and TV franchises such as James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
. He has also written TV storylines and scripts for the Sky One
Sky One
Sky1 is the flagship BSkyB entertainment channel available in the United Kingdom and Ireland.The channel first launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, and is the fourth-oldest TV channel in the United Kingdom, behind BBC One , ITV and BBC Two...
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...
series Space Island One
Space Island One
Space Island One is a British/German science fiction television series that ran for 26 episodes beginning in 1998. A co-production between the UK's Sky One channel and the German Vox channel, it starred Judy Loe as Kathryn McTiernan, the commander of the multinational crew of the space station...
.
During 2009 Macmillan Books announced that Andrew Lane would be writing a series of books focusing on the early life of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fantastic London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve...
. The series was developed in conjunction with the estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Andy had already shown an extensive knowledge of the Holmes character and continuity in his Virgin Books novel All-Consuming Fire
All-Consuming Fire
All-Consuming Fire is an original novel written by Andy Lane and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The novel is a crossover with Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective Sherlock Holmes featuring the characters of both Holmes and Doctor Watson, and also...
in which he created The Library of St. John the Beheaded
The Library of St. John the Beheaded
The Library of St. John the Beheaded is an institution in the fictional world of Dr Who. Created by Andy Lane for his novel All-Consuming Fire, it is described as being under the control of the Roman Catholic Church which uses the Library as a depository for banned literature...
as a meeting place for the worlds of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Who. The first book in the 'Young Sherlock Holmes' series -- Death Cloud -- was published in the UK in June 2010 (February 2011 in the USA), with the second -- Red Leech -- published in the UK in November of that year (with a planned US publication date under the title Rebel Fire of February 2012). The third book -- Black Ice -- was published in June 2011 in the UK while the fourth book -- Fire Storm -- is scheduled for October 2011. Death Cloud was shortlisted for the 2010 North East Book Award. (coming second by three votes) and has also been shortlisted for the 2011 Southampton's Favourite Book Award.
Andy Lane originally studied Physics at Warwick University, where he was a contemporary and friend of writers Justin Richards
Justin Richards
Justin Richards is a British writer. He has written science fiction and fantasy novels, including series set in Victorian or early-20th-century London, and also adventure stories set in the present day...
and Craig Hinton
Craig Hinton
Craig Paul Alexander Hinton was a British writer best known for his work on various spin-offs from the BBC Television series Doctor Who....
. He currently lives with his wife and son in Dorset, England. He is represented by Robert Kirby
Robert Kirby
Robert Kirby was a British born arranger of string sections for rock and folk music. He is best known for his work on the Nick Drake albums, Five Leaves Left and Bryter Layter, but has also worked with Elton John, Ralph McTell, Strawbs, Paul Weller and Elvis Costello.-At Cambridge:Patrick...
at United Agents.
Young Sherlock Holmes
- Death CloudDeath CloudYoung Sherlock Holmes: Death Cloud is the first novel in the Young Sherlock Holmes series that depicts Arthur Conan Doyle's detective Sherlock Holmes as a teenager in the 1860s...
(2010) - Red LeechRed LeechYoung Sherlock Holmes: Red Leech is the second novel in the Young Sherlock Holmes series that depicts Arthur Conan Doyle's detective Sherlock Holmes as a teenager in the 1860s. It was written by Andy Lane and released in the UK on 5 November 2010 by Macmillan Books...
(2010) - Black IceYoung Sherlock Holmes: Black IceYoung Sherlock Holmes: Black Ice is the third novel in the Young Sherlock Holmes series that depicts Arthur Conan Doyle's detective Sherlock Holmes as a teenager in the 1860s. It was written by Andy Lane and released in the UK on 3 June 2011 by Macmillan Books...
(2011) - Fire Storm (2011)
Virgin New Adventures
- Lucifer RisingLucifer Rising (Doctor Who)Lucifer Rising is an original Virgin New Adventures novel written by Jim Mortimore and Andy Lane 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 penned by Mortimore and Lane, appeared...
(1993) (with Jim MortimoreJim MortimoreJim Mortimore is a British science fiction writer, who has written several spin-off novels for popular television series, principally Doctor Who, but also Farscape and Babylon 5....
) - All-Consuming FireAll-Consuming FireAll-Consuming Fire is an original novel written by Andy Lane and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The novel is a crossover with Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective Sherlock Holmes featuring the characters of both Holmes and Doctor Watson, and also...
(1994) - Original SinOriginal Sin (Doctor Who)Original Sin is an original novel written by Andy Lane and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It introduces the Seventh Doctor's new companions Roz Forrester and Chris Cwej.-Plot:...
(1995)
Other TV-related novels and novelisations
- Bugs : A Sporting Chance (1996)
- Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)Randall and Hopkirk , first transmitted during 1969-70, is a British private detective television series starring Mike Pratt and Kenneth Cope as the private detectives Jeff Randall and Marty Hopkirk, respectively. The series was originally created by Dennis Spooner and produced by Monty Berman...
: Ghost in the Machine (2000)
TV and film-related non-fiction
- The Babylon File (1997)
- The Bond Files: The Unofficial Guide to Ian Fleming's James BondJames BondJames Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
(1998) (with Paul Simpson) - The Babylon File: Volume 2 (1999)
- Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)Randall and Hopkirk , first transmitted during 1969-70, is a British private detective television series starring Mike Pratt and Kenneth Cope as the private detectives Jeff Randall and Marty Hopkirk, respectively. The series was originally created by Dennis Spooner and produced by Monty Berman...
- The Files (2001) - The World of Austin PowersAustin Powers (film series)The Austin Powers series is a series of action-comedy films written by and starring Mike Myers as the title character, directed by Jay Roach and distributed by New Line Cinema...
(2002) - Creating Creature ComfortsCreature ComfortsCreature Comforts was originally a 1989 British humorous animated short film about how animals feel about living in a zoo, featuring the voices of the British public "spoken" by the animals. It was created by Nick Park and Aardman Animations...
(2003) - The World of Wallace and GromitWallace and GromitWallace and Gromit are the main characters in a series consisting of four British animated short films and a feature-length film by Nick Park of Aardman Animations...
(2004) - The World of The Magic RoundaboutThe Magic RoundaboutThe Magic Roundabout was a children's television programme created in France in 1963 by Serge Danot...
(2005) (with Paul Simpson) - The Art of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-RabbitWallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-RabbitWallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is a 2005 British clay-mation animated comedy horror film, the first feature-length Wallace and Gromit film. It was produced by DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Animations, and released by DreamWorksPictures...
(2005) (with Paul Simpson)
Short stories
- ‘Living in the Past’ (in Doctor Who Magazine, Issue 162, July 1990)
- ‘Crawling From the Wreckage’ (in The Ultimate Witch, Dell 1993)
- ‘The More Things Change’ (in Doctor Who Yearbook, 1994)
- ‘Lovers, and Other Strangers’ (in Interzone, issue 87, September 1994)
- ‘Fallen Angel' (in Decalog, Virgin 1994)
- ‘It’s Only a Game' (in Doctor Who Yearbook, 1995)
- ‘Faceless in Ghazar’ (in Blake’s Seven Poster Magazine. Issue 2, Jan 1995)
- ‘The Old, Old Story’ (in The Ultimate Dragon, 1995)
- ‘Saving Face’ (in Full Spectrum 5, 1995)
- ‘Where the Heart Is’ (in Decalog 2, 1995)
- ‘Four Angry Mutants’ (with Rebecca Levene) (in The Ultimate X-Men, 1996)
- ‘Dependence Day’ (with Justin Richards) (in Decalog 4, 1997)
- ‘No Experience Necessary’ (in Odyssey issue 2, 1997)
- ‘As Near to Flame as Lust to Smoke’ (in Shakespearean Detectives, 1998)
- ‘The Gaze of the Falcon’ (in The Mammoth Book of Royal Whodunnits, 1998)
- ‘Blood on the Tracks’ (in Bernice Summerfield - Missing Adventures, 2007)
- ‘Only Connect’ (in Short Trips - Transmissions, 2008)
- ‘The Beauty of Our Weapons’ (in Torchwood Yearbook, 2008)
- ‘Who by Fire?’ (in Torchwood Magazine, Issue 14 ; 2009)
- ‘Closing Time’ (in Torchwood Magazine, Issues 16 & 17; 2009)
- ‘The Curious Case of the Compromised Card Files’ (for a Barclay's Bank internal document; 2011)
- ‘The Audience of the Dead’ (in The Strand Magazine, Issue 34, June-Sept 2011)
Space Island One
- ‘Awakenings’ (story) (1998)
- ‘Mayfly’ (script) (1998)
- ‘Money Makes the World Go Around’ (story) (1998)
Doctor Who
- The Companion Chronicles: ‘Here There Be Monsters’ (June 2008)
- The Companion Chronicles: ‘The Mahogany Murderers’ (June 2009)
- A Thousand Tiny Wings (April 2010)
- Paradise 5 (with P. J. Hammond) (April 2010)
- The Adventures of Jago and Litefoot: ‘The Similarity Engine’ (June 2010)
- The Adventures of Jago and Litefoot: ‘The Ruthven Inheritance’ (January 2011)
- The Companion Chronicles: ‘The Forbidden Time’ (as David Lock) (March 2011)
- The Adventures of Jago and Litefoot: ‘Chronoclasm’ (June 2011)
Journalism
Andy Lane has written articles, reviews and interviews for various magazines, including: DreamWatch, Radio TimesRadio Times
Radio Times is a UK weekly television and radio programme listings magazine, owned by the BBC. It has been published since 1923 by BBC Magazines, which also provides an on-line listings service under the same title...
, SFX, Starburst
Starburst
Starburst may refer to:*Starburst region, a generic term to describe a region of space with a much higher than normal star formation*Starburst galaxy*Starburst , the breaking up of a large company...
, Star Trek Magazine, Star Wars Magazine, Star Wars Fact Files and TV Guide
TV Guide
TV Guide is a weekly American magazine with listings of TV shows.In addition to TV listings, the publication features television-related news, celebrity interviews, gossip and film reviews and crossword puzzles...
(USA).