The Cabinet of Light (novel)

 was the ninth Telos Doctor Who novella published in 2003. This Doctor Who story resulted in a spin-off series of books by Telos entitled Time Hunter, which would outlast Telos' licence to publish Doctor Who fiction. This was the first of two (the second was The Dalek Factor) to feature an unspecified and unidentifiable incarnation of the Doctor.

Publisher's summary
Where is the Doctor? Everyone is hunting him.

Honoré Lechasseur, a time sensitive "fixer", is hired by mystery woman Emily Blandish to find him. Lechasseur discovers that the Doctor is, in fact, a semi-mythical figure who has appeared off and on throughout Earth's history. But what is his connection with London in 1949? And why is a mysterious group seeking "the cabinet of light," a device somehow connected with the Doctor?

Lechasseur is about to discover that following in the Doctor's footsteps can be a difficult task.

Plot
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Characters

 * The Doctor
 * Honoré Lechasseur
 * Emily Blandish
 * G. Syme
 * Eric Walken
 * Mestizer
 * Abraxas
 * Mrs Beardsley
 * Miranda Sessions
 * Amber

The Doctor

 * The Doctor regenerated from his previous incarnation after being shot by Mestizer in the bay.
 * The Doctor wears a large green coat with a white shirt underneath.
 * The Doctor smokes, because this body has cravings, and jokes that smoking improves one's singing voice.

The Doctor's items

 * The Doctor uses everlasting matches made by the Eternity Perpetual Company.

History

 * G. Syme also claims that the Doctor is credited or blamed with the Great Fire of London, kidnapping the crew of the Mary Celeste and building Stonehenge.

Individuals

 * Emily has not read the works of Franz Kafka.

Continuity

 * The Doctor and the Cabinet of Light will return in PROSE: Child of Time.
 * Emily's identity and the cause of her memory loss will later be revealed. (PROSE: Child of Time)
 * Mestizer returns in PROSE: The Tunnel at the End of the Light.

Audio release


The story was released as an audiobook read by Terry Molloy. Due to licensing restrictions, all mentions of the Doctor were changed to "Doctor Smith".