Lloyd Rose
Encyclopedia
Lloyd Rose is an American writer most associated with her work on various Doctor Who spin-offs
. She has also written for the American television series Homicide: Life on the Street
and Kingpin
. She often jokes in her biographies that her name is the pen name
of a writer called Sarah Tonyn (a pun on serotonin
), although (despite the information on her IMDb
entry) she has not had any professional writing published under this name.
Rose wrote the season seven story Zen and the Art of Murder for the series Homicide: Life on the Street in 1993 and was one of the writers for the 2003 mini-series Kingpin. After becoming a fan of the Virgin New Adventures
, Lloyd sent a proposal for an Eighth Doctor Adventure
to BBC Books
which eventually became the story The City of the Dead (BBC Books, 2001). This novel was highly regarded by both the readership and her contemporaries, and led to two further novels — Camera Obscura
(BBC Books, 2002; winner of the 2002 Doctor Who Magazine Award) and The Algebra of Ice
(BBC Books, 2004) — being published, the latter as part of the BBC's Past Doctor Adventures
range.
Following the popular reception for her novels, Rose also wrote an audio adventure for Big Finish Productions
, Caerdroia
(Big Finish, November 2004).
Doctor Who spin-offs
Doctor Who spin-offs refers to material created outside of, but related to, the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who....
. She has also written for the American television series Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street is an American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Homicide Unit. It ran for seven seasons on NBC from 1993 to 1999, and was succeeded by a TV movie, which also acted as the de-facto series finale...
and Kingpin
Kingpin (TV series)
Kingpin is an American crime drama television series which debuted on the NBC network in the U.S. and CTV in Canada on February 2, 2003 and lasted 6 episodes. NBC's answer to The Sopranos and also influenced by The Godfather, Macbeth and Traffik, the story was about a Mexican drug trafficker named...
. She often jokes in her biographies that her name is the pen name
Pen name
A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
of a writer called Sarah Tonyn (a pun on serotonin
Serotonin
Serotonin or 5-hydroxytryptamine is a monoamine neurotransmitter. Biochemically derived from tryptophan, serotonin is primarily found in the gastrointestinal tract, platelets, and in the central nervous system of animals including humans...
), although (despite the information on her IMDb
Internet Movie Database
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entry) she has not had any professional writing published under this name.
Work
Rose was the theatre critic for the Washington Post.Rose wrote the season seven story Zen and the Art of Murder for the series Homicide: Life on the Street in 1993 and was one of the writers for the 2003 mini-series Kingpin. After becoming a fan of 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...
, Lloyd sent a proposal for an Eighth Doctor Adventure
Eighth Doctor Adventures
The 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...
to BBC Books
BBC 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...
which eventually became the story The City of the Dead (BBC Books, 2001). This novel was highly regarded by both the readership and her contemporaries, and led to two further novels — Camera Obscura
Camera Obscura (Doctor Who)
Camera Obscura is a BBC Books original novel written by Lloyd Rose and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Eighth Doctor, Fitz and Anji.-Continuity:...
(BBC Books, 2002; winner of the 2002 Doctor Who Magazine Award) and The Algebra of Ice
The Algebra of Ice
The Algebra of Ice is a BBC Books original novel written by Lloyd Rose and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor and Ace.-Synopsis:...
(BBC Books, 2004) — being published, the latter as part of the BBC's Past Doctor Adventures
Past Doctor Adventures
The Past Doctor Adventures were 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. For most of their existence, they were published side-by-side with the Eighth Doctor Adventures...
range.
Following the popular reception for her novels, Rose also wrote an audio adventure for Big Finish Productions
Big Finish Productions
Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays based, primarily, on cult British science fiction properties...
, Caerdroia
Caerdroia (Doctor Who audio)
Caerdroia is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is part of the "Divergent Universe" saga which continued until The Next Life.-Plot:...
(Big Finish, November 2004).