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| Founder | James Wylder |
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| Fiction genres | Science fiction, fantasy |
| Official website | arcbeatlepress |
Arcbeatle Press is an independent publishing company founded and run by James Wylder. Based in the United States, they are best known for their various Doctor Who independent spin-offs, and their revival of the WARS Trading Card Game.
Arcbeatle Press began as a venture from writer James Wylder, who had previously had plays produced by Hanover College. [1] [2] Their first official release would be Cascade, a previously self-published book by Wylder. [ citation needed ]
The company and by extension Wylder would receive their most notable media attention with the unofficial poetry book An Eloquence of Space and Time. [3] [4] Following this, the company began running their first long running series, 10,000 Dawns, which would receive contributions from authors such as Simon Butcher-Jones. [5] [6] [7]
Arcbeatle would return to the Doctor Who universe in an official capacity with their ongoing series Cwej: The Series , a spin-off focused on the character of the same name. [8] They would also enter a brief partnership with BBV Productions and continue the P.R.O.B.E. line, although it wouldn't last and the companies would soon split. Afterwards the company would publish a novel based on The Minister of Chance . [ citation needed ]
In 2021, Arcbeatle began a revival of the WARS fiction series, based on the trading card game of the same name. This was inspired by Wylder, who was a notable fan of the series. They would publish multiple short stories before going on to create a slice of life spin-off series, Academy 27. [9] [10]
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