Tommy Donbavand

Tommy Donbavand (28 November 1967-14 May 2019Tommy V Cancer) wrote the BBC New Series Adventures novel Shroud of Sorrow.
In late 2015 and early 2016, Donbavand wrote several stories for the Doctor Who Adventures magazine.
== Illness ==
In March 2016, Donbavand was diagnosed with cancer, forcing him to stop writing and be hospitalised. Tommy vs Cancer In July, Obverse Books published a charity anthology of Doctor Who-themed short stories called A Target for Tommy to raise money for Donbavand. Many notable Doctor Who writers contributed to the collection, including Paul Magrs, Stephen Cole, Paul Cornell, and Daniel Blythe. Obverse Books: A Target for Tommy
After his recovery from throat cancer, Donbavand was then diagnosed with a tumour in his lung. Obverse Books released a second charity anthology, A Second Target for Tommy, in February 2018 which included the exclusive publication of the Christopher Eccleston draft scene by Steven Moffat for The Day of the Doctor.
== Death ==
Donbavand died from his cancer on 14 May 2019. http://www.tommyvcancer.com/2019/05/important-message-please-read/ The Target Storybook was dedicated to his memory, as was the Big Finish Doctor Who audio anthology Time Apart, which included a story written by Donbavand, What Lurks Down Under, recorded and released posthumously.
== DWU Stories ==
=== Novels ===
==== New Series Adventures ====
* Shroud of Sorrow
=== Comics ===
==== Doctor Who Adventures ====
* The Ministry of Time
* Shock Horror
=== Short Stories ===
==== The Paternoster Gang Investigates ====
* The Importance of Being Strax
* The Terror of the Thames
* The Curious Case of the Miniature Menace
=== Audio ===
==== Doctor Who Main Range ====
* What Lurks Down Under
== External links ==
== Footnotes ==
Category:Short story writers
Category:Comic writers
Category:NSA novelists
Category:Doctor Who novelists
Category:Main Range writers