Faction Paradox ( series ) The " Faction Paradox " series is a standalone collection of audio , prose and comic stories set in and around the War in Heaven , introduced in Lawrence Miles ' 1997 Eighth Doctor novel " Alien Bodies " . History . At the time that Lawrence Miles wrote " Alien Bodies " , he never intended for the War in Heaven to become a large arc , but after he learned that Kate Orman and Jon Blum were including Faction Paradox in their novel " Unnatural History " , he felt justified to explore them further in his 1999 two - part novel " Interference " , which introduced the Eleven - Day Empire and the Remote . However , after " Interference " received unfavourable reviews in DWM 281 and elsewhere , Miles felt he had " lost [ his ] mandate " and resigned from writing " Doctor Who " to instead develop a " Faction Paradox " series . By the year 2000 , BBV Productions had agreed to produce " The Faction Paradox Protocols " audio series . These audios introduced several concepts that would later become staples of the " Faction Paradox " range , such as the Faction ' s shadow - weapon s and alternate names like " Great House s " for the Time Lord s or " timeship s " for TARDIS es . Miles described these alternate names as the continuation of the reinvention that he began in " Alien Bodies " : as he explored more of the mechanics of the War , the War - era Time Lords evolved further and further away from the Time Lords of the past . This process would not be completed until the writing of " The Book of the War " , an encyclopedia - style " guidebook to a series that doesn ' t exist yet " intended to be a standalone companion to the " Protocols " audios . As Miles collected , edited , and synthesized stories from nine other authors , he developed the War as a more mythological setting , which had the scale and appearance of science fiction but none of the props . For instance , instead of using alien s in " The Book of the War " , Miles characterised all non - human s as either god s , like the Great House s and Celestis , or monsters , like the Yssgaroth and Mal ' akh . " The Book of the War " was published in September 2002 by Mad Norwegian Press , and it was such a success that , in December of that year , Mad Norwegian announced that it was beginning a series of standalone " Faction Paradox " novels edited by Miles . Despite the series ' name , these novels did not specifically focus on the Faction , instead exploring " a myriad of times / settings " throughout the universe . Along with several original novels , they also republished Miles ' 1999 book " Dead Romance " , which had originally been released in Virgin Books ' " New Adventures " line . At the same time , Mad Norwegian began producing a " Faction Paradox " comic to be published by Image Comics . It was written by Lawrence Miles and tied into his 2001 Eighth Doctor novel " The Adventuress of Henrietta Street " , albeit in a way that required no prior knowledge of that novel or any other " Faction Paradox " story . The comic was listed as one of Diamond Distribution ' s " Gems of the Month " and was received favourably by several comic reviewers , but for various reasons Mad Norwegian decided to end the comic series after the second issue , leaving the story unfinished . In September of 2003 , BBV Productions announced that they were ending their " Audio Adventures in Time & Space " range to focus exclusively on the " The Faction Paradox Protocols " line . However , BBV stopped producing new content after " A Labyrinth of Histories " in 2004 , so Miles , impressed by the quality of actors in the " Kaldor City " series , reached out to Magic Bullet Productions to continue the " Faction Paradox " audios . Though the resultant " True History of Faction Paradox " series was designed to be standalone from the earlier " Protocols " audios , it continued to feature the characters of Justine , Eliza , and Lolita , albeit played by different actors . The first " True History " audio was released in July 2005 , and the series continued until the sixth and final story was released on 23 November 2009 . The Mad Norwegian Press novel series continued until , in September 2006 , CEO Lars Pearson announced that the return of " Doctor Who " to television had focused fans ' attentions elsewhere , so the " Faction Paradox " novels would end with " Erasing Sherlock " that December . However , the following July , the New Zealand - based publisher Random Static announced they would be continuing the " Faction Paradox " novel line with " Newtons Sleep " , eventually published 12 January 2008 to some media attention . Concerned that the " Faction Paradox " branding was scaring off unfamiliar readers and distracting reviewers , Random Static also released the novel online as a free ebook . Despite plans for a novel to be released in 2010 , this would be Random Static ' s only " Faction Paradox " release . On 7 June 2010 , Obverse Books announced that it had obtained the license to publish a series of " Faction Paradox " short story anthologies , beginning with " A Romance in Twelve Parts " in 2011 . Following that anthology ' s success , Obverse took over the " Faction Paradox " prose license in its entirety . They began their new novel line with the novels " Against Nature " and " The Brakespeare Voyage " , both of which had begun production while Mad Norwegian was running the series . Obverse also began " The City of the Saved " series of short story anthologies , edited by Philip Purser - Hallard and set in the eponymous City , first introduced in " The Book of the War " . This was the first " Faction Paradox " prose spinoff or subseries . Obverse maintains a steady release schedule of " Faction Paradox " prose . In 2015 , they notably published the anthology " Liberating Earth " , edited by acclaimed " Doctor Who " novelist Kate Orman , which featured only women writers . In 2017 , on the day after the exact 20th anniversary of the Faction ' s introduction in " Alien Bodies " , Obverse released the novel " Spinning Jenny " , which had been finished for over three years . They also announced the anthology " The Book of the Enemy " , which would be released in January 2018 . Stories . Prose . Anthologies . In 2012 , Obverse released the anthology " Tales of the City " , starting the " Faction Paradox " spin - off / subseries " The City of the Saved " , set in the eponymous City introduced in " The Book of the War " . Short stories . Mad Norwegian Press and Random Static both released short stories as prologues to their " Faction Paradox " novels . These were often released online or as extras with other releases . Audio . " The Faction Paradox Protocols " . BBV Productions released three two - part audios in their series " The Faction Paradox Protocols " between 2001 and 2004 . " The True History of Faction Paradox " . In 2004 , Magic Bullet Productions obtained the Faction Paradox audio license and began the six - part " The True History of Faction Paradox " series , which ended in 2009 . Comic . Two issues of a bimonthly Faction Paradox comic were produced by Mad Norwegian and published by Image Comics in the latter half of 2003 . Each issue had a central , 16 - page comic along with shorter , illustrated text stories . The main comic story was an ongoing one , so the early cancellation of the title meant that the story was never finished . It was set after the end of the War and acted as a prequel to " The Adventuress of Henrietta Street " ; the " Faction Paradox Protocols " audio stories " Sabbath Dei " and " In the Year of the Cat " were intended to be prequels to the comic . The comic was written by Lawrence Miles , edited by Lars Pearson , penciled by Jim Calafiore , inked by Peter Palmiotti , lettered by Christa Dickson , and coloured by Paul Monts . The covers were made by Steve Johnson .