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OncomingStorm12th wrote: Pluto2 wrote: Off the top of my head, most Magrs works do have DWU connections.

Exchange introduced characters that went on to appear in Enter Wildthyme.

To the Devil - A Diva! is tied closely to Mad Dogs and Englishmen.

The Ninnies ties in with 'The Ninnies on Putney Common'' and the latter is a sequel of sorts to the former.

Brenda and Effie characters criss-cross between Iris stories, Doctor Who stories, and their own series.

Phoenix Court and The Blue Angel are firmly linked.

Imaginary Boys has characters from Doctor Who and Iris stories.

Baker's End has Vince Cosmos.

There are few, if any, works by Paul Magrs that have no connection to Doctor Who.

I'll quote myself from Thread:208658:

''My point is: Paul Magrs, and any other writer can pick characters of their DW related works, and use them outside of DWU. It may be confusing at first, but, if their intention is simply to use a character again, I'm pretty sure they won't be thinking "oh, let's make a new DWU novel/audio". They may just be thinking "oh, I liked that character. Let's use him/her/it again."''

Since Paul Magrs like to cross characters this much, I believe the most appropiate question should be: is he truly intending to make these novels set on DWU, or is he simply wanting to use characters again?

Again: it might be confusing, but his interests might be different than ours. His interest is probably about the characters themselves, not the "universe" in which the novels takes place. It is very possible he doesn't care much (or at all) about these other novels being set on DWU or not. I don't consider a major character from one series being a major character in another to be a cameo.