pickThis is the novelization of Rose, the restart episode for the newer Doctor Who. It was good, but some of the additions seemed a little trite.
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We've come to Durham for a few days' break, which means that the country has had a typical month's-worth of rain in one day! 🌧️☔ Expecting such weather as our usual lot, at least there's lots of indoor things to do.
Books will be bought on this trip, starting with these two that I got from the supermarket charity table ½ mile from my front door when we stopped for takeaway coffee for the journey 🤦♂️
While shopping at #target I came across this book! What caught my eye was Sanderson‘s name. Come to find out this is in the larger universe of The Stormlight Archive series! I guess this was a kickstarter campaign for him.
so-soI find the cover art super creepy and don‘t like that the Doctor Who logo is absent. It makes the story look pulpy (which it is, but shhh). This is one of those Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane ones where they get captured about four times and Sarah Jane nearly gets killed twice (not through anything she did, just the fact that she‘s travelling with the Doctor). It‘s a quick read and probably better if you‘ve watched and enjoyed the TV version.
pickA solid retelling of a now-lost First Doctor serial. The ending actually differs from the TV series, but I like the book ending better. The author also apparently used Marco Polo‘s actual diaries for inspiration when adding descriptive details.
so-soEnjoyable enough adaptation of a Dr. Who arc I've never seen. It's a 40-year-old British publication, and the back cover assures us it's for children despite being at least as sophisticated (in both premise and vocabulary) as a lot of current American sci-fi aimed at adults. I'll let that speak for itself.
pickThis is the book that goes with the Doctor Who episode The Christmas Invasion. David Tennant's first episode and one of my favorites.
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I've been in a rut, it's Christmas, and I've been rewatching Doctor Who since July (starting with An Unearthly Child.) I've read a couple of these new Who Target novelizations and they're usually fun with just enough extra detail to make it worth itvwhqh you've seen the episode a few times. Hopefully this is no exception
