Kerides the Thinker: The Collected Scripts Volume One - Paperback

by Claire Bartlett (Author), Iain McLaughlin (Author)

Egypt, 276BCKerides, penniless young Greek student arrives in Alexandria, seeking to pursue his studies. With the help, occasional hindrance and regular insults of former slave, Adrea, Kerides finds that murders and mysteries have a regular habit of interrupting his studies. Together, they face merciless assassins, brutal ancient cults, betrayal, an attack on Egypt itself and a marketplace fortune teller claiming to be the reincarnation of an uncrowned pharaoh... and the strange thing is, she seems to be telling the truth... They even manage to find time for a trip to the fables Library of Alexandria, only to find that the librarian had been checked out for good.These scripts are episodes 1-8 of the popular Imagination Theater radio series, Kerides The Thinker, and each script is accompanied by notes by the writers.The double-length Episode 8, Return of the Queen, features the uncrowned Pharaoh Erimem, from the universe of Doctor Who.

Author Biography

Iain McLaughlin and Claire Bartlett have written extensively across a number of mediums. They have written for radio, television and have written a number of novels and short stories together. They have worked extensively in the universe of Doctor Who, writing audio plays, novels and short stories. They also created the Doctor's companion, Erimem, an uncrowned pharaoh from Egypt's Middle Kingdon. They have also written for a number of well-known properties including Sherlock Holmes, Blake's 7, Dennis the Menace & Gnasher and Frankenstein. They have also created their own radio series, Kerides the Thinker which airs on Imagination Theater.