Only a year and a half older than me. Damn. RIP to a major contributor to the world of Doctor Who.
The first Doctor Who novel I read was by Justin Richards, an NSA from the Ninth Doctor line. RIP.
That's sad news. I've read The Resurrection Casket and listened to Wave of Destruction, and I enjoyed them both. He also wrote one of the stories in Tales of Trenzalore, which I own but haven't read yet.
Dunno if I mentioned reading Krikkitmen recently.
Gareth Robert’s probably does a better Fourth Doctor and Romana generally but this isn’t too bad as what it is — a book of a script idea that Adam’s recycled as Life,the Universe and Everything.
Since I know that particular Hitchhikers book pretty well, some of it was a little familiar, but it’s really just the overarching plot that is similar.
Ironically, it probably would fit fine in season 18, but I doubt all the ‘sequel to shada’ stuff would have been in it if they had done it on screen.
Lalla’s performance style comes over quite well, so it’s fairly well written.
Gareth Robert’s probably does a better Fourth Doctor and Romana generally but this isn’t too bad as what it is — a book of a script idea that Adam’s recycled as Life,the Universe and Everything.
Since I know that particular Hitchhikers book pretty well, some of it was a little familiar, but it’s really just the overarching plot that is similar.
Ironically, it probably would fit fine in season 18, but I doubt all the ‘sequel to shada’ stuff would have been in it if they had done it on screen.
Lalla’s performance style comes over quite well, so it’s fairly well written.
Found this funny. Matt Smith won't do Big Finish but he will do (softcore) porn audiobooks.
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Matt Smith to Star in Quinn Audio Original Drama ‘The Wolf’ (Exclusive)
"I think this series is for anyone who loves a good murder mystery and also loves a bit of eroticism in their murder mysteries,” says Smith.
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Not a Doctor Who novel, but I'll mention it here anyway since the author is certainly connected to the franchise. After seeing it mentioned in our thread about RTD's second term, I've bought and have just finished reading Death at the White Hart, a murder mystery written by Chris Chibnall, and damn, it is really good. While his work on Doctor Who may have been flawed, one thing Chibnall excels at is character work, and he is firing on all cylinders when it comes to the character work in this novel. Definitely recommend this, even if you're not a fan of Chibnall's time on Doctor Who, this will give you a look at what he's like when he's at his A Game.
That wouldn't be the same White Hart from Arthur C. Clarke's Harry Purvis stories, would it?
To be fair, The White Hart is a very common inn name, and is a whole mythology of its own.
See also: The Worlds End, The Kings Arm, The Queens Head, The Railway Tavern, The Seven Sisters…
Pubs look great in book titles.
No, this White Hart is located in a small village.
He's not under any obligation to do Big Finish.
Never said he was. Just said I found it funny. Got a problem with that?
You read as offended to me that he would do this and not that.
Portia da Costa's The Stranger? I have that. It was fine. Lance Parkin references the main character, Claudia, in Father Time and The Gallifrey Chronicles.
There's also an eighth Doctor cameo in Parkin's Emmerdale: Their Finest Hour. It's super brief, not worth buying the whole book for.
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I finished reading the Fourth Doctor comic miniseries The Gaze of The Medusa a few days ago, and I really enjoyed it. It does a great job of capturing the feel of that era of the show, and if you're a Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane fan, I'd definitely recommend checking it out.
Today in oddball Doctor Who-inspired books: Gruntleigh the Ogron and the Complications of Chaos. Clearly there's still some love for the Daleks' dumbest assistants, who appeared onscreen in a few Third Doctor stories. This is the first, I think, in a series that grew out of a twitter comedy account.
I'll read this one. Not sure I'll get more, but you never know. Available through lulu.com.
I'll read this one. Not sure I'll get more, but you never know. Available through lulu.com.
Simon Guerrier is novelizing Terrance Dicks' "The Six Doctors," Dicks' original, fourth Doctor-heavy conception of the 20th-anniversary special.
Apparently, when the University of York acquired Dicks' files, there were more materials relating to "The Six Doctors" than was known.
This has me curious.
Apparently, when the University of York acquired Dicks' files, there were more materials relating to "The Six Doctors" than was known.
This has me curious.
Simon Guerrier is novelizing Terrance Dicks' "The Six Doctors," Dicks' original, fourth Doctor-heavy conception of the 20th-anniversary special.
Apparently, when the University of York acquired Dicks' files, there were more materials relating to "The Six Doctors" than was known.
This has me curious.
I thought it barely got along, they were in such a rush that they didn’t work anything full up and it all changed once Tom isn’t showing up.
They should get Culshaw to do the audiobook again. His Ainley and Courtney are pretty good. I think his Tom isn’t that great tbh mind you.
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