{"id":33130,"date":"2021-08-31T03:06:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T02:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/?p=33130"},"modified":"2021-08-30T20:08:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T19:08:03","slug":"available-to-order-now-candy-jar-books-lucy-wilson-mysteries-the-children-of-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2021\/08\/31\/available-to-order-now-candy-jar-books-lucy-wilson-mysteries-the-children-of-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Available to Order Now: Candy Jar Books’ Lucy Wilson Mysteries — The Children of January"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Start the new year early with a new instalment of The Lucy Wilson Mysteries<\/em>, a spin-off of Candy Jar’s successful Lethbridge-Stewart<\/em> range, featuring Lucy, the granddaughter of Doctor Who<\/em> favourite, Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last four years have seen her contend with a succession of extra-terrestrial threats drawn to her home in the seaside village of Ogmore-by-Sea, Wales. This time, however, Lucy is packed off on a school trip to Dartmoor, where to her surprise she encounters seven other young defenders of Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s time for The Children of January<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Head of publishing at Candy Jar, Shaun Russell, said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLucy and Hobo have really grown as characters since Sue Hampton masterfully introduced them in Avatars of the Intelligence<\/em>. Since then we\u2019ve seen them thwart an invasion of Mirror Clowns, end the TV career of Billy Bandrel, meet the Quarks, help the Brigadier save the universe, visit Fang Rock, and even witness Lucy\u2019s birth. But now Lucy and Hobo are taking on their greatest challenge \u2013 and this time they need help!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Enter Joshua Benton, Reisha Travers and many more \u2013 the Children of January!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tim Gambrell, the author of The Children of January<\/em>, is thrilled to be kicking off this new phase of the Lucy Wilson saga. He says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor one reason or another, I seem to have spent a lot of time with Lucy Wilson and Hobo over the past two years! It wasn\u2019t planned that way, that\u2019s just how it\u2019s worked out. For me, at least, it\u2019s been a joy. Lucy and Hobo are great characters to write for and build stories around. But since The Brigadier and the Bledoe Cadets<\/em> was published, the next planned step for me was always The Children of January<\/em>.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The book is set in January 2020 (hence the title), before the impact of COVID-19. Lucy and Hobo are sent off to Dartmoor to represent their school, alongside various other pupils from schools nationwide. This adventure ties up a few loose ends from the previous books, and establishes a brand new mystery for our heroes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tim continues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Children of January<\/em> was never going to be just another Lucy Wilson Mysteries <\/em>book. Shaun gave me the title and a shopping list of things he wanted the book to contain. This included quite a large cast of characters. In fact, there\u2019s even a guest appearance from a certain well-known warrant officer! Shaun then left me to turn his shopping list into an engaging Lucy Wilson Mysteries <\/em>book. It was a challenge, for sure, but hopefully I\u2019ve succeeded.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Here’s the blurb:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new calendar year. A new term. A new set of challenges for Lucy Wilson and Hobo Kostinen.<\/p>

The two of them discover they\u2019ve been selected to represent their school at a national team event, that weekend.<\/p>

But why such short notice? Who are the other seven children making up their team? And why are none of them bothered by the prospect of searching out concealed aliens on the frozen wastes of Dartmoor in January 2020?<\/p>

Pretty soon, Lucy and Hobo realise that no one is quite what they seem on this particular weekend away.<\/p>

The Lucy Wilson Mysteries<\/em> is a Lethbridge-Stewart <\/em>spin-off adventure inspired by characters created for Doctor Who<\/em> by Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

And it also features Sergeant Benton, created by Derek Sherwin!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can order The Children of January<\/em> from Candy Jar Books<\/a> now<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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