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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2018 11:34:51 GMT
My revival Target novelisations haven't arrived in the mail yet I just checked the tracking on my order: it gets sent out on Monday to arrive later in the week. Feeling your pain! Ugh, the worst thing is that Booktopia (an online Australian bookseller) states on their website that their out of stock, despite that I ordered my copies weeks in advance to avoid a sell-out. Their usually VERY good about pre-orders and have oversea releases very quick after release date
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Post by shutupbanks on Apr 12, 2018 12:29:26 GMT
I just checked the tracking on my order: it gets sent out on Monday to arrive later in the week. Feeling your pain! Ugh, the worst thing is that Booktopia (an online Australian bookseller) states on their website that their out of stock, despite that I ordered my copies weeks in advance to avoid a sell-out. Their usually VERY good about pre-orders and have oversea releases very quick after release date Amazon Australia are pretty much the same: it's the same release dates as Australian publication despite being part of an international company which should have access before the local release but - for various no-doubt-worthy reason - plays to the local market.
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Post by constonks on Apr 12, 2018 22:40:14 GMT
Ugh, the worst thing is that Booktopia (an online Australian bookseller) states on their website that their out of stock, despite that I ordered my copies weeks in advance to avoid a sell-out. Their usually VERY good about pre-orders and have oversea releases very quick after release date Amazon Australia are pretty much the same: it's the same release dates as Australian publication despite being part of an international company which should have access before the local release but - for various no-doubt-worthy reason - plays to the local market. The Canadian date is in September... :/
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2018 23:13:58 GMT
Ugh, the worst thing is that Booktopia (an online Australian bookseller) states on their website that their out of stock, despite that I ordered my copies weeks in advance to avoid a sell-out. Their usually VERY good about pre-orders and have oversea releases very quick after release date Amazon Australia are pretty much the same: it's the same release dates as Australian publication despite being part of an international company which should have access before the local release but - for various no-doubt-worthy reason - plays to the local market. Oh no, it's worse then that. There meant to deliever close after the UK date.
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Post by shutupbanks on Apr 13, 2018 10:51:34 GMT
Amazon Australia are pretty much the same: it's the same release dates as Australian publication despite being part of an international company which should have access before the local release but - for various no-doubt-worthy reason - plays to the local market. The Canadian date is in September... :/ That sucks more than a really sucky thing.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2018 1:14:59 GMT
The Target adaptation for Full Circle written by Andrew Smith. Books have this really magical quality, almost inexplicable, to infuse words with whatever the author was feeling at the time. Somehow strong emotion actually buries itself down into the vowels and consonants and the prose just pops. Excitement somehow translates. Full Circle's a joy from the word go because you can just feel Smith going: Oh, my god, oh, my god, oh, my god, I get to write a real Target! This is amazing! all the way through.
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Post by fantasticalice on Jun 8, 2018 8:02:31 GMT
Getting Day of the Doctor sent me on a book binge. Read that, read TUAT read Plague City, Missy Chronicles, and got a killer deal on the Dya she saved the Doctor and Pirate Planet audio/kimdle combos.
If you get a good deal on Saved the Doctor plus audio... do it. However.... The Bill story is great. So is the reader. I didn't like the reader for the 4 and Sarah story. She's extreme RP and I think she's trying to do a Tenth Doctor impression. However, the Sarah Jane story is excellent. The authors picked is great. A well known lgbt author is writing in it. I thought she would write Bill's story but she's writing Clara's story and they have a black author writing Bill's. Which I think is tremendously important when choosing stories about someone of colour.
She captures Bill's unique voice perfectly. so does the reader although I have only read the Bill and Sarah story they are amazingly well written. These are stories you don't normally get when mem write women because there's a lot of vulnerability and style choices that a woman Will pick up on and amplify.
Speaking of queer and poc writers my next favourite is written bh Justin Richards who is neither and that is not an obstacle for him. He writes the !most amazing 12th Doctor tale I've ever 'seen' He thoroughly engages and embraces Bill's identity as a black lesbian in a way that feels honest and normal for a story set in Plague infested Edinburgh.
But it's not just about Bill. Plague City is a Bill and Nardole piece and a very 12th Doctor piece. Nardole and the Doctor are brilliantly written and because it's so clearly the 12th Doctor it makes certain moments in the book very intense and I was crying at multiple spots in the book. and this was because I had (some headcanon here) my lovely genderfluid/gender ambiguous Nardole(I always joke that if he had a form to fill out he'd write "Nardole" as his gender) who I also see as asexual basically he's just nardole and when I found out Matt Lucas was gay I ran through my flat screaming in joy. It just meant a whole lot to me to see a gay actor up there in my show playing a character without any declared sexuality or gender. and then of course months later I found out about Bill. And I just love Bill there's something about her that really makes me happy She's likeable, she's kind, and she reminds me of the best of Jo, Sarah, and Donna. and at the same time she is just Bill. And my Rock and Roll Doctor is perfectly written. Honestly I keep saying how great the story is but I don't know if it's a really great story. But every character leaps out of the pages in the best versions of themselves. You want to check in on everyone and read every word every thought of Nardole, Bill, and the Doctor. And that's why I said I don't know if it's a great story. Because what makes it great is all of the people. Even the people Bill meets who live in Plagued Edinburgh are so well drawn.
So the story is epic and amazing because you are so wrapped up in the characters you eant to know everything! And actually...yes it is a great story. The plot is really twisted and crazy and there are so mamy turns you're not entirely sure what's going on until the last chapter.
So on reflection... It's a fantastic story. Any Doctor could enter this story and it be good. but it works so well because of the uniqueness of each character and I say the adventure is good but it really needs this Doctor to have all of the moments it has. Perhaps it could work with Hartnell... but that's just me pointing out that the story itslef is really good. But I like it because I really can't see anpther Doctor doing this adventure.
I'm a fan of every Doctor. IF it's Peter or another favourite I can deal with a "generic" adventure. But I don't like those. If I read a Peter story I want my rock and roll Doctor, my calm and brave man with celery, or the goofy weirdo who built his own Tardis. Because if it's not my Doctor that I instantly love in everything...
I want something different. If I decide I want tl read an 8th Doctor story I want a breathless romantic in love with the world and in love with travel talking about Kafka to Kant, Mary Shelley, and then dropping the villain witnh some Venusian aikido.
I want a 3rd doctor story with lots of bravado, arrogance, Aikido, and a lot of time soent with Jo Grant and UNIT.
When you have a love for 16 Doctors(Peter Cushing/David Warner) you never want to read a story that Any Doctor can slot into. The three "new" books I've read are about their Doctors. Which for Day of the Doctor is damn impressive since it tackles.... um.. War, 10, 11, 8, and 12 has a strong cameo. Oh and technically the Curator all have very defined personality. Twice Upon a Time and Plague City are of course 12th Doctor and Bill with a bit of first Doctor.
I cannot recommend Plague City enough. This is the magic of Doctor Who. When it's at its best you can read 14 different books with 14 distinct characters. And that's how these books are. Also Plague city had me crying a lot. So did the other books.
I'm also almost finished with the Ribos operation in preparation for Pirate Planet. It's not amazing but it's a fun book and I recommend getting it before reading Pirate Planet because it IS a lot of fun.
So there we go. Read Ribos before Pirate Planet if you're buying it, pick up Day she Saved the Doctor and gef the audiobook/kimdle combos if you get a deal. Pick up Twice Upon a Time and Day of The Doctor for well drawn characters and a amazing reading experience.
And buy Plague City by Justin Richards right now. One click kindle, or same day shipping. or put on shoes and run to the store! Plague City is really really good. Even if Matt or Jon or colin is your favourite... give it a read. It's distinctly and perfectly a 12th Doctor story which even though I always say my favourite is Peter I still want to read a story about HIM and a story that will only be written this way when it is his Doctor. and that 's why I cried so much. Don let the silly Kindle tag line discourage you, Plague City is a masterpiece.
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Post by coffeeaddict on Jun 8, 2018 16:21:28 GMT
Amazon Australia are pretty much the same: it's the same release dates as Australian publication despite being part of an international company which should have access before the local release but - for various no-doubt-worthy reason - plays to the local market. The Canadian date is in September... :/ Order them from Book Depository, that's what I did. Shipping is free no matter the order size and they follow UK releases, so for the DW content you get it much earlier than the Canadian release on Amazon.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2018 18:43:45 GMT
First couple of chapters of Moffat's Day Of The Doctor. It's wonderful so far. After the prologue the first chapter is all Night Of The Doctor. Fitz gets added to the list of companions the Doc pays homage to as he goes.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2018 23:53:58 GMT
I've been flipping through some old paperbacks, looking for bookmarks and the like. I've been doing this long enough that I've actually managed to snag a few duplicates by accident. They're on their way to the charity bin or the local library if they'll take them, wherever someone new can appreciate them. I've just come across a drawing-in book I'd been given a couple years back. Found something on the page -- The Sixth Doctor thinks his outfit isn't colourful enough. Draw him a new one.
A sticky note, on which reads: "Such a thing was not meant for the eyes of mortal men."
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Post by ljwilson on Jul 1, 2018 12:27:14 GMT
Recently finished 'Grave Matters' by Justin Richards, which starts great with mysterious goings on in the creepy fishing village but loses a bit of steam 2nd half.
Just started 'Festival of Death' by Jonathan Morris, and have 'Dreams of Empire' (by Richards again) in the queue.
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Post by aemiliapaula on Jul 2, 2018 12:58:34 GMT
Twice Upon a Time. I like to read/watch things set in a cold place during a heat wave
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Post by newt5996 on Jul 5, 2018 4:14:41 GMT
Currently reading Time of Your Life by Steve Lyons to adapt into an audio drama. A really fun book, but quite a bit like Vengeance on Varos on Steroids.
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Post by constonks on Jul 5, 2018 6:59:20 GMT
Currently reading Time of Your Life by Steve Lyons to adapt into an audio drama. A really fun book, but quite a bit like Vengeance on Varos on Steroids. Cool, that one's coming up soonish for me (I'll probably reach it in Sept/Oct) - are you going to post the audio script when you're done or get folks together and record it?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2018 9:58:06 GMT
Currently reading Time of Your Life by Steve Lyons to adapt into an audio drama. A really fun book, but quite a bit like Vengeance on Varos on Steroids. Ooh, yeah, it left quite the impression on me reading it for the first time. There's something very reminiscent of "An Unearthly Child" in Angela finding the Doctor on Torrok in those first couple of chapters. The planet being this hellish, battery acid sort of place. It's so difficult to talk about without going into spoilers, but I'm very curious how you guys are going to go about visualising: {Spoiler}the Doctor's reaction to Angela's death and him bashing Nik Calvin's head in with the TARDIS hatstand while the Valeyard laugh echoes in his ears. Look forward to seeing the final product, in any case. It's a great little tale in a very unique period of Sixie's life.
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Post by newt5996 on Jul 5, 2018 13:48:35 GMT
Currently reading Time of Your Life by Steve Lyons to adapt into an audio drama. A really fun book, but quite a bit like Vengeance on Varos on Steroids. Cool, that one's coming up soonish for me (I'll probably reach it in Sept/Oct) - are you going to post the audio script when you're done or get folks together and record it? Eventually it will be recorded after we finish recording the four Timewyrm books
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Post by newt5996 on Jul 5, 2018 14:36:19 GMT
Currently reading Time of Your Life by Steve Lyons to adapt into an audio drama. A really fun book, but quite a bit like Vengeance on Varos on Steroids. Ooh, yeah, it left quite the impression on me reading it for the first time. There's something very reminiscent of "An Unearthly Child" in Angela finding the Doctor on Torrok in those first couple of chapters. The planet being this hellish, battery acid sort of place. It's so difficult to talk about without going into spoilers, but I'm very curious how you guys are going to go about visualising: {Spoiler}the Doctor's reaction to Angela's death and him bashing Nik Calvin's head in with the TARDIS hatstand while the Valeyard laugh echoes in his ears. Look forward to seeing the final product, in any case. It's a great little tale in a very unique period of Sixie's life. I’ll probably alter it a little as I’m cutting down on quite a lot of the actual TV shows just so we can get a reasonable cast as we’re producing it after Timewyrm Revelation and that’s got a monster of a cast list
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2018 16:54:57 GMT
Finished The Day of The Doctor. Mild spoilers to follow but nothing not in the reviews. It really is very, very special. It gives a real scope to the story that the TV version couldn't do for budget, time and age reasons. Like when the classic Doctors all arrive at the end, they're not just there to fly their TARDISes around - Gallifrey's poles are inverting with the change about to happen and The Doctors from Hartnell through Eccleston go all Thunderbirds - rescuing people from Earthquakes, hurricanes, floods etc. It's breathtaking. The first person narration device works so well, there's a few points where you don't know who is narrating till the end of the chapter and it's a lovely surprise. Cameos from River (with the Tenth Doctor!), The Brig and even Jodie's Doctor make it a real treat. I think my favourite part was confirming a fan theory I've had since 2013. I always thought that The War Doctor was not fundamentally different from the others and that Ohilia's elixir to make him a warrior was a fake - she "took the liberty of preparing this one herself" after all. I thought she used a placebo on him knowing he'd still be The Doctor when push came to shove. Well.....in this that's exactly what Moffat confirms - it was lemonade and dry ice. He never was made into a warrior by some magic potion. Speaking of Ohilia.....oh, no, I'll leave that for people who read the book. There's also a full, lengthy and quite gorgeous explanation of how Peter Cushing's Doctor is canon too! Lovely stuff.
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Post by newt5996 on Jul 5, 2018 18:40:37 GMT
Finished The Day of The Doctor. Mild spoilers to follow but nothing not in the reviews. It really is very, very special. It gives a real scope to the story that the TV version couldn't do for budget, time and age reasons. Like when the classic Doctors all arrive at the end, they're not just there to fly their TARDISes around - Gallifrey's poles are inverting with the change about to happen and The Doctors from Hartnell through Eccleston go all Thunderbirds - rescuing people from Earthquakes, hurricanes, floods etc. It's breathtaking. The first person narration device works so well, there's a few points where you don't know who is narrating till the end of the chapter and it's a lovely surprise. Cameos from River (with the Tenth Doctor!), The Brig and even Jodie's Doctor make it a real treat. I think my favourite part was confirming a fan theory I've had since 2013. I always thought that The War Doctor was not fundamentally different from the others and that Ohilia's elixir to make him a warrior was a fake - she "took the liberty of preparing this one herself" after all. I thought she used a placebo on him knowing he'd still be The Doctor when push came to shove. Well.....in this that's exactly what Moffat confirms - it was lemonade and dry ice. He never was made into a warrior by some magic potion. Speaking of Ohilia.....oh, no, I'll leave that for people who read the book. There's also a full, lengthy and quite gorgeous explanation of how Peter Cushing's Doctor is canon too! Lovely stuff. See I'm generally not a fan of novelizations, but it sounds like a fun one to buy, I may just have to pick it up.
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Post by newt5996 on Jul 5, 2018 18:45:30 GMT
Getting Day of the Doctor sent me on a book binge. Read that, read TUAT read Plague City, Missy Chronicles, and got a killer deal on the Dya she saved the Doctor and Pirate Planet audio/kimdle combos. If you get a good deal on Saved the Doctor plus audio... do it. However.... The Bill story is great. So is the reader. I didn't like the reader for the 4 and Sarah story. She's extreme RP and I think she's trying to do a Tenth Doctor impression. However, the Sarah Jane story is excellent. The authors picked is great. A well known lgbt author is writing in it. I thought she would write Bill's story but she's writing Clara's story and they have a black author writing Bill's. Which I think is tremendously important when choosing stories about someone of colour. She captures Bill's unique voice perfectly. so does the reader although I have only read the Bill and Sarah story they are amazingly well written. These are stories you don't normally get when mem write women because there's a lot of vulnerability and style choices that a woman Will pick up on and amplify. Speaking of queer and poc writers my next favourite is written bh Justin Richards who is neither and that is not an obstacle for him. He writes the !most amazing 12th Doctor tale I've ever 'seen' He thoroughly engages and embraces Bill's identity as a black lesbian in a way that feels honest and normal for a story set in Plague infested Edinburgh. But it's not just about Bill. Plague City is a Bill and Nardole piece and a very 12th Doctor piece. Nardole and the Doctor are brilliantly written and because it's so clearly the 12th Doctor it makes certain moments in the book very intense and I was crying at multiple spots in the book. and this was because I had (some headcanon here) my lovely genderfluid/gender ambiguous Nardole(I always joke that if he had a form to fill out he'd write "Nardole" as his gender) who I also see as asexual basically he's just nardole and when I found out Matt Lucas was gay I ran through my flat screaming in joy. It just meant a whole lot to me to see a gay actor up there in my show playing a character without any declared sexuality or gender. and then of course months later I found out about Bill. And I just love Bill there's something about her that really makes me happy She's likeable, she's kind, and she reminds me of the best of Jo, Sarah, and Donna. and at the same time she is just Bill. And my Rock and Roll Doctor is perfectly written. Honestly I keep saying how great the story is but I don't know if it's a really great story. But every character leaps out of the pages in the best versions of themselves. You want to check in on everyone and read every word every thought of Nardole, Bill, and the Doctor. And that's why I said I don't know if it's a great story. Because what makes it great is all of the people. Even the people Bill meets who live in Plagued Edinburgh are so well drawn. So the story is epic and amazing because you are so wrapped up in the characters you eant to know everything! And actually...yes it is a great story. The plot is really twisted and crazy and there are so mamy turns you're not entirely sure what's going on until the last chapter. So on reflection... It's a fantastic story. Any Doctor could enter this story and it be good. but it works so well because of the uniqueness of each character and I say the adventure is good but it really needs this Doctor to have all of the moments it has. Perhaps it could work with Hartnell... but that's just me pointing out that the story itslef is really good. But I like it because I really can't see anpther Doctor doing this adventure. I'm a fan of every Doctor. IF it's Peter or another favourite I can deal with a "generic" adventure. But I don't like those. If I read a Peter story I want my rock and roll Doctor, my calm and brave man with celery, or the goofy weirdo who built his own Tardis. Because if it's not my Doctor that I instantly love in everything... I want something different. If I decide I want tl read an 8th Doctor story I want a breathless romantic in love with the world and in love with travel talking about Kafka to Kant, Mary Shelley, and then dropping the villain witnh some Venusian aikido. I want a 3rd doctor story with lots of bravado, arrogance, Aikido, and a lot of time soent with Jo Grant and UNIT. When you have a love for 16 Doctors(Peter Cushing/David Warner) you never want to read a story that Any Doctor can slot into. The three "new" books I've read are about their Doctors. Which for Day of the Doctor is damn impressive since it tackles.... um.. War, 10, 11, 8, and 12 has a strong cameo. Oh and technically the Curator all have very defined personality. Twice Upon a Time and Plague City are of course 12th Doctor and Bill with a bit of first Doctor. I cannot recommend Plague City enough. This is the magic of Doctor Who. When it's at its best you can read 14 different books with 14 distinct characters. And that's how these books are. Also Plague city had me crying a lot. So did the other books. I'm also almost finished with the Ribos operation in preparation for Pirate Planet. It's not amazing but it's a fun book and I recommend getting it before reading Pirate Planet because it IS a lot of fun. So there we go. Read Ribos before Pirate Planet if you're buying it, pick up Day she Saved the Doctor and gef the audiobook/kimdle combos if you get a deal. Pick up Twice Upon a Time and Day of The Doctor for well drawn characters and a amazing reading experience. And buy Plague City by Justin Richards right now. One click kindle, or same day shipping. or put on shoes and run to the store! Plague City is really really good. Even if Matt or Jon or colin is your favourite... give it a read. It's distinctly and perfectly a 12th Doctor story which even though I always say my favourite is Peter I still want to read a story about HIM and a story that will only be written this way when it is his Doctor. and that 's why I cried so much. Don let the silly Kindle tag line discourage you, Plague City is a masterpiece. See I think you underestimate the creativity, intelligence, and capability of non-minority authors. I mean sure they've not always been perfect in the past (ie a lot of the Target novel's I've read take some of the female companions and lose something) but it's 2018 and men can write women. And I know it's a nitpick but it was Jonathan Morris who wrote Plague City, if it were Richards I would be surprised it would be quite deep because of how average Richards' prose is.
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