The Liar, the Glitch and the War Zone (short story)

The Liar, the Glitch and the War Zone

Main character(s):

Missy

Featuring:

Thirteenth Doctor

Main enemy:

Gryphon

Main setting:

Venice

Key crew

Writer:

Peter Anghelides

Release details

Part of:

The Missy Chronicles

Release date:

22 February 2018


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The Liar, the Glitch and the War Zone was the fourth short story published in The Missy Chronicles.

Summary[]

Trapped in Venice between two time-zones, pursued by militaristic Gryphons, Missy will do anything to survive.

Plot[]

to be added

Characters[]

Antonia
"Aslan"
Curator of the Museum
Curator's assistant
Ugo Esposito
Felicity
Gabriele
Gerald
"Hermione"
Mario
Missy
Nun

Worldbuilding[]

to be added

Notes[]

The title is a reference to the 1950 novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis.
This story marks the first official appearance of the Thirteenth Doctor after her post-regeneration scene in Twice Upon a Time, as well as her debut appearance outside of television.

Continuity[]

Missy has only just escaped from the Daleks. (TV: The Witch's Familiar)
Missy says she never allowed her daughter to have pets. (TV: The Witch's Familiar)
The Doctor's identity is only revealed when her assistant tells Missy that "the Doctor doesn't work here anymore". She instead goes by the alias of "the Curator", a title she would adopt in a future incarnation. (TV: The Day of the Doctor, COMIC: The Then and the Now)

v • e BBC New Series Adventures anthologies

Summer Falls and Other Stories	About the Authors • Summer Falls: Introduction • Summer Falls • The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery • Devil in the Smoke: An Adventure for the Great Detective

Tales of Trenzalore: The Eleventh Doctor's Last Stand	Tales of Trenzalore • Let it Snow • An Apple a Day... • Strangers in the Outland • The Dreaming

The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who	Sunset Over Venus • The Lost Generation • The Room with All the Doors • The Hungry Night • All the Empty Towers • Rewriting History • Silver Mosquitoes • In Search of Lost Time • Natural Regression • Potential Energy • The Arboreals • The Piper • The Girl Who Stole the Stars • The Mercy Seats • The Constant Doctor

Time Lord Fairy Tales	The Garden of Statues • Frozen Beauty • Cinderella and the Magic Box • The Twins in the Wood • The Three Little Sontarans • Jak and the Wormhole • Snow White and the Seven Keys to Doomsday • Little Rose Riding Hood • The Gingerbread Trap • The Scruffy Piper • Helana and the Beast • Andiba and the Four Slitheen • The Grief Collector • The Three Brothers Gruff • Sirgwain and the Green Knight • The Emperor Dalek's New Clothes

The Legends of Ashildr	The Arabian Knightmare • The Fortunate Isles • The Triple Knife • The Ghosts of Branscombe Wood

The Legends of River Song	Picnic at Asgard • Suspicious Minds • A Gamble with Time • Death in New Venice • River of Time

Twelve Doctors of Christmas	All I Want for Christmas • A Comedy of Terrors • The Christmas Inversion • Three Wise Men • Sontar's Little Helpers • Fairy Tale of New New York • The Grotto • Ghost of Christmas Past • The Red Bicycle • Loose Wire • The Gift • The Persistence of Memory

Tales of Terror	Murder in the Dark • Something at the Door • The Monster in the Woods • Toil and Trouble • Mark of the Medusa • Trick or Treat • The Living Image • Organism 96 • The Patchwork Pierrot • Blood Will Out • The Mist of Sorrow • Baby Sleepy Face

The Missy Chronicles	Dismemberment • Lords and Masters • Teddy Sparkles Must Die! • The Liar, the Glitch and the War Zone • Girl Power! • Alit in Underland

The Day She Saved the Doctor	Sarah Jane and the Temple of Eyes • Rose and the Snow Window • Clara and the Maze of Cui Palta • Bill and the Three Jackets

Twelve Angels Weeping	Halfway Into the Dark • Grey Matter • Red Planet • Celestial Intervention — A Gallifreyan Noir • Ghost in the Machine • Student Bodies • A Soldier's Education • The Red-Eyed League • The Heist • The King in Glass • The Third Wise Man • The Rhino of Twenty-Three Strand Street • Anything You Can Do

The Wintertime Paradox	He's Behind You • Father of the Daleks • Inflicting Christmas • For the Girl Who Has Everything • Visiting Hours • We Will Feed You to the Trees • Christmas with the Plasmavores • A Girl Called Doubt • A Perfect Christmas • Missing Habitas Frond • A Day to Yourselves • The Paradox Moon • Canaries

I Am The Master	Anger Management • The Dead Travel Fast • Missy's Magical Mystery Mission • A Master of Disguise • The Night Harvest • The Master and Margarita

Adventures in Lockdown	A Message from the Doctor • Things She Thought While Falling • The Terror of the Umpty Ums • Doctor Who and the Time War • Revenge of the Nestene • Rory's Story • One Virtue, and a Thousand Crimes • The Simple Things • The Tourist • Press Play • The Shadow Passes • Shadow of a Doubt • The Shadow in the Mirror • Fellow Traveller • Listen • The Secret of Novice Hame

Origin Stories	Chemistry • My Daddy Fights Monsters • The Myriapod Mutiny • The Last of the Dals • Murmuration • The Big Sleep • Doctor Jones • The Girl Who Tore Through the Universe • Clara Oswald and the Enchanted Forest • Velvet Hugs • Tempered

Missy stories

Television

Dark Water / Death in Heaven • The Magician's Apprentice / The Witch's Familiar • Extremis • The Lie of the Land • World Enough and Time / The Doctor Falls

Webcast

Who Is The Master?

Audio

The Bekdel Test • Day of the Master • Masterful • Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden • True Nemesis • The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50

Missy

A Spoonful of Mayhem • Divorced, Beheaded, Regenerated • The Broken Clock • The Belly of the Beast • The Lumiat • Brimstone and Terror • Treason and Plot • Too Many Masters • Body and Soulless • War Seed • Two Monks, One Mistress • Missy and the Time Assassin • Bad Apple Brigade • The Baron Robbers

Prose

Meet Missy! • Yes, Missy • Dr. Twelfth • The Unwanted Gift of Prophecy • Missy on Trial • The Master's Beard • Winning • Pain Management • Missing Habitas Frond • Missy's Magical Mystery Mission • The Wonderful Doctor of Oz • Tempered

The Missy
Chronicles

Dismemberment • Lords and Masters • Teddy Sparkles Must Die! • The Liar, the Glitch and the War Zone • Girl Power! • Alit in Underland

Comics

The Abominable Showmen / The Five Masters • Missy Loves Ghostie • The Great Shopping Bill • A Confusion of Angels • The Road To... • The Master Plan

Video games

Legacy ("Sonic Adventure") • Lost in Time

Considered
not part
of the DWU

Master of Time • LEGO Dimensions • Doctor Who Game Maker • The Dalek Invasion of Time • The Daft Dimension (490 • 514)

* Substantial appearances only; see a full list of appearances here

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