Second paragraph of third chapter:Theodore hadn't stopped apologising for the last mile, even though Yaz kept insisting it was unnecessary - if she hadn't clicked that, outside the protection of the TARDIS, any update to K9's systems would overwrite the data, then he couldn't possibly be expected to know.
A good Thirteenth Doctor novel by the ( Read more... )

Second paragraph of third chapter:But even knowing this, I had no all-consuming desire to commit words to paper. I’m an action gal, not a pen-pusher. I wrote my first book just so all of time and space wouldn’t get ripped apart - the book already existed, you see, so not to write it would be a paradox. Melody Malone: Private Detective in Old New ( Read more... )

Second paragraph of third story ("The Monster in the Woods", by Paul Magrs):Ange was upstairs in her bedroom painting her younger brother's face for Hallowe'en. Terry was ten and amazingly patient as she finished off his David Bowie lightning flash.
This is a set of twelve Doctor Who short stories for YA readers, themed around Halloween, each of ( Read more... )

Second paragraph of third story ("Save Yourself", by Terrance Dicks):The Doctor felt tired, as if he'd been waiting here a lifetime.
I loved this. It's a collection of Doctor Who short stories, edited by Steve Cole with contributions from Joy Wilkinson, Simon Guerrier, the much-missed Terrance Dicks, Matthew Sweet, Susie Day, Matthew "Adric" ( Read more... )

Second frame of third story (the title story, "The Highgate Horror", by Mark Wright with art by David A. Roach - NB the character here is not Bill as portrayed by Pearl Mackie, though there are obvious similarities):

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Second paragraph of third story ("Clara and the Maze of Cui Palta", by Susan Calman): Clara sighed heavily, turned to face him, placed her hands very deliberately on her hips and spoke in a tone that warned of impending annoyance. 'What? Why do you keep staring at me? Have I grown a horn from the middle of my forehead?'
Four pretty good stories, ( Read more... )

A couple of spinoff short story collections published recently, featuring two of the strong female characters of the Moffat era.

The Missy Chronicles, by James Goss, Cavan Scott, Paul Magrs, Peter Anghelides, Jacqueline Rayner and Richard Dinnick

Second para of third story ("Teddy Sparkles Must Die", by Paul Magrs):Jack spared his younger sister ( Read more... )

The fourth of the Big Finish Short Trips anthologies, and the third edited by Jac Rayner, published in 2003. At that stage we had eight canonical Doctors, so it seems in retrospect a fairly obvious idea to compile a collection of nine stories, each featuring one of them, with one more featuring them all. And while there are many cultural uses of ( Read more... )

This was the first of 29 anthologies of stories featuring the first eight Doctors published by Big Finish between 2002 and 2009. This takes the dubious proposition that astrology as developed on Earth might somehow be relevant to Gallifrey, and asks twelve writers to write stories based on signs of the Zodiac. The results are variable; the one that ( Read more... )

A neat and effective Companion Chronicle, starring Maureen O'Brien as two different versions of Vicki, and Jacqueline King (Donna's mother on TV) as an unhappy medium. Well written and well performed, a good jumping-in place if you haven't sampled the range and shows that the Companion Chronicles are still doing well even as they begin to reach the ( Read more... )