Doctor Who Fandom
Despite Doctor Who being redone in 2005, I never really watched it. My friends all loved it but it just slipped me by. That has now changed since I've hit the wall of fandom and crashed through all the seasons just while the 5 season started. Much to my joy I discovered that my library system has also fallen in love with Doctor Who and has bought many of the series' books.
Series 2 with Rose books:
The art of destruction by Stephen Cole: Set in a near future Africa where they are trying to grow genetically altered food on bat guano found in a nearby mountain. Unfortunately they stumble upon a treasure chamber with a Midas touch defense system, and enter into a inter-galactic war. Giant slug creatures, after killing their enemies, have been looking for their treasure to desecrate. Let's just say the this book is not of the fluffy kittens variety but is very well crafted with no clear resolution in sight.
The feast of the drowned by Stephen Cole: One of the few books where Jackie and Mickey are part of it, and deals with relationships between people very well. When a ship goes down in the North Sea, it is towed back into London where the dead manifest as ghosts to lure their loved ones to the Themes.
The Nightmare of Black Island by Mike Tucker: I am tempted to find the audiobook of this, narrated by Anthony Head, who would make it all the more chilling. Quite a creepy book where the nightmares of children are being brought to life in order to resurrect a dead god, evil of course.
The price of Paradise by Colin Brake: haven't read
Series 3 with Martha:
Sting of the Zygons by Stephen Cole: haven't read
Wooden Heart by Martin Day: haven't read
Series 4 with Donna:
Shining Darkness by Mark Michalowski: haven't read
No Companion:
Judgement of the Judoon by Colin Brake: haven't read
The Slitheen Excursion by Simon Guerrier: haven't read
Then of course the internet is very useful in finding other stuff David Tennant is part of, such as the Doctor Who audiobooks: The Stone Rose, The Last Voyage, Pest Control, Dead Air and The Day of the Troll. That then led me to the How to train your dragon series, which has been made into a movie that I quite liked. Here Tennant's Scottish accent and people impersonations are a joy to hear, especially Toothless. Last week a new audiobook has released with the ?Telegraph? With Matt Smith being the Doctor called the Runaway Train which I am looking forward to.
Other books of interest:
WWW: Wake by Robert J. Sawyer: This was a great second book where all the clichés of AI's are forgotten and the humanity of the AI is tested. I particularly liked how he “came out” in the world by getting rid of all the junk mail, to prove that he is nice. Then when the government was trying to delete him he overloaded their servers with the same junk mail.
Lost in a good book by Jasper Fforde
Starfish by Peter Watts
Not less than Gods by Kage Baker
Rebels and Lovers by Linnea Sinclair
Pinion by Jay Lake
The fade by Chris Wooding
Makers by Cory Doctorow
Emissaries from the dead by Adam-Troy Castro
The 38 million dollar smile, Donald Strachey mystery by Richard Stevenson
Heist Society by Ally Carter: A light rom-com that deals with family threat and stealing art capers.
Series 2 with Rose books:
The art of destruction by Stephen Cole: Set in a near future Africa where they are trying to grow genetically altered food on bat guano found in a nearby mountain. Unfortunately they stumble upon a treasure chamber with a Midas touch defense system, and enter into a inter-galactic war. Giant slug creatures, after killing their enemies, have been looking for their treasure to desecrate. Let's just say the this book is not of the fluffy kittens variety but is very well crafted with no clear resolution in sight.
The feast of the drowned by Stephen Cole: One of the few books where Jackie and Mickey are part of it, and deals with relationships between people very well. When a ship goes down in the North Sea, it is towed back into London where the dead manifest as ghosts to lure their loved ones to the Themes.
The Nightmare of Black Island by Mike Tucker: I am tempted to find the audiobook of this, narrated by Anthony Head, who would make it all the more chilling. Quite a creepy book where the nightmares of children are being brought to life in order to resurrect a dead god, evil of course.
The price of Paradise by Colin Brake: haven't read
Series 3 with Martha:
Sting of the Zygons by Stephen Cole: haven't read
Wooden Heart by Martin Day: haven't read
Series 4 with Donna:
Shining Darkness by Mark Michalowski: haven't read
No Companion:
Judgement of the Judoon by Colin Brake: haven't read
The Slitheen Excursion by Simon Guerrier: haven't read
Then of course the internet is very useful in finding other stuff David Tennant is part of, such as the Doctor Who audiobooks: The Stone Rose, The Last Voyage, Pest Control, Dead Air and The Day of the Troll. That then led me to the How to train your dragon series, which has been made into a movie that I quite liked. Here Tennant's Scottish accent and people impersonations are a joy to hear, especially Toothless. Last week a new audiobook has released with the ?Telegraph? With Matt Smith being the Doctor called the Runaway Train which I am looking forward to.
Other books of interest:
WWW: Wake by Robert J. Sawyer: This was a great second book where all the clichés of AI's are forgotten and the humanity of the AI is tested. I particularly liked how he “came out” in the world by getting rid of all the junk mail, to prove that he is nice. Then when the government was trying to delete him he overloaded their servers with the same junk mail.
Lost in a good book by Jasper Fforde
Starfish by Peter Watts
Not less than Gods by Kage Baker
Rebels and Lovers by Linnea Sinclair
Pinion by Jay Lake
The fade by Chris Wooding
Makers by Cory Doctorow
Emissaries from the dead by Adam-Troy Castro
The 38 million dollar smile, Donald Strachey mystery by Richard Stevenson
Heist Society by Ally Carter: A light rom-com that deals with family threat and stealing art capers.