Simon Forward is a British author primarily known for his contributions to licensed science fiction and fantasy franchises, most notably Doctor Who. He has written numerous novels, short stories, and audio dramas, as well as role-playing game material for various popular media properties.
Career
Forward began his career as a writer in the late 1990s, quickly establishing himself as a prolific contributor to media tie-in series. His work frequently involves expanding upon the lore and characters of established fictional universes.His most extensive body of work is within the Doctor Who universe. For BBC Books, he authored several novels in both the Eighth Doctor Adventures range, including Emotional Chemistry and Sabbath of the Dead, and the Past Doctor Adventures, such as Drift and The Eleventh Tiger. He also contributed numerous short stories to various official Doctor Who anthologies.
Beyond novels, Forward has written extensively for Big Finish Productions' range of Doctor Who audio dramas, featuring various incarnations of the Doctor and his companions. These include episodes for the main range, companion chronicles, and other spin-off series, contributing significantly to the audio drama canon of the franchise.
In addition to Doctor Who, Forward has penned tie-in novels and stories for other popular franchises, including:
- Judge Dredd (from 2000 AD)
- Warhammer 40,000 (Games Workshop)
- Primeval
- Stargate SG-1
He has also contributed to role-playing games, notably the Doctor Who Roleplaying Game published by Cubicle 7.
Selected Bibliography
Doctor Who Novels (BBC Books)
- Emotional Chemistry (Eighth Doctor Adventures, 1999)
- Sabbath of the Dead (Eighth Doctor Adventures, 2000)
- Drift (Past Doctor Adventures, 2001)
- The Eleventh Tiger (Past Doctor Adventures, 2004)
- The Taking of Planet 5 (Past Doctor Adventures, 2006)
Other Tie-in Novels
- Judge Dredd: Dreddlocked (2001)
- Warhammer 40,000: Necromunda - Terminal Overkill (2003)
- Primeval: Fire and Water (2008)
- Stargate SG-1: Hall of the Two-Fold Path (2012)
Selected Doctor Who Audio Dramas (Big Finish Productions)
- Circular Time (with Paul Cornell, Doctor Who Main Range, 2007)
- The Beast of Macra (Doctor Who Main Range, 2010)
- The Chaos Pool (Doctor Who Main Range, 2011)
- Last of the Cybermen (Doctor Who Main Range, 2015)
- Ravenous 3: Companions Assemble! (Eighth Doctor Adventures, 2019)
References
- Information sourced from publisher websites (e.g., BBC Books, Big Finish Productions, Cubicle 7) and genre-specific wikis and databases (e.g., Tardis Wiki, Fantastic Fiction).