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Paul Magrs has described his works as taking place in a 'ramshackle but vaguely consistent universe' (see this quote) - that's what we're here to cover. Generally known as the Magrsverse by fans, it spans the well-known series such as Iris Wildthyme series to The Brenda and Effie Mysteries and Fester Cat to Phoenix Court, to more lesser-known works by Magrs such as his repertoire of short stories, along with tons in between.

Quotes "I'm about to finish this notebook. I look back at the start and there's an account of being in the pub with Simon Barnard, and he asked me why I tend to make my stories cross-over with each other. Why do I take characters from one place and introduce them again, to other characters in another world? Why am I building a ramshackle but vaguely consistent universe of my own? At first I put it down to growing up as a fan of Marvel Comics and loving things like 'Team-Up!' and 'Marvel Two-in-One' and 'The Secret Wars', in which heroes met and interacted with each other all the time, crossing lines of continuity with every passing issue. But really, more than comic book characters, it was about separations in my family. I can see that easily now: being at the centre of two sets of characters who will never meet again, of course I longed with all my might for easy interactions and parties once more. Growing older and more conscious of the adult world meant living in a place where there would be no more crossovers into each other's universes. The universes stand quite separate and alone. I think I invented my own stories from the beginning to integrate the pieces of my life. 'Crisis on Infinite Earths!' is what DC comics used to call that universal team-up and conflict stuff and that really does fit my childhood as a title, in many ways. I've ended up with a desire to write stories about reunions and making amends, rapprochement, crossovers and juxtaposition. I love the idea of people and characters and how they make guest appearances in each other's lives. That's what fiction is, for me. All the great stories are about surprise collisions and conflict and, despite your complicated backstory, still hoping for the best."

- Paul Magrs - The Novel Inside You pg 311-312

"The promise that these people – these friends, family, colleagues, lovers, characters, friendly creatures; everyone who ever leaves you and your story; who chooses to or finds they have to leave your side – they will carry on having their own adventures elsewhere. And somewhere, somehow, that is what’s happening."

- Paul Magrs on his blog

"Doctor Who – with its time travel, parallel universes and multiple lives – seems the perfect place to experiment with these themes. I can see it would be hard to read my stuff and try to imagine it all being ‘literally true’ inside one consistent universe. But I’m not very interested in things being literally true inside one consistent universe, really."

- Paul Magrs Q&A

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This wiki takes some inspiration and uses similar conventions from but also aims to improve upon it. This wiki aims to not be a direct supplement wiki to the Tardis Wiki, but an independant project to document the world of stories by Magrs; this also means that this wiki should not be viewed as a "dumping ground" for what the Tardis Wiki doesn't cover. Both wikis should aim for inclusivity regardless of one another. That being said, this wiki has been structured deliberately to be compatible with the Tardis Wiki (as well as the subsidiary wikis such as the Faction Paradox and Lockdown wikis).

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