Post by iainmclaughlin on May 14, 2020 13:59:35 GMT
May 14, 2020 10:45:01 GMT @wolfie53 said:
A second set of four Peter Cushing Dr Who novelisations are now available from Obverse Books. This time Dr Who is supporting the NHS by raising money for NHS charities. The first four books are also available again as ebooks and if you want printed versions, drop Stu a line at Obverse and tell him - if there's enough interest he'll do a short run reprint.
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After the success of 'Dr. Who and the Ice Men from Mars', Milton Subotsky and Michael Carreras didn't wait to see how 'The Tenth Planet Invades the Moonbase' fared to set their next production in motion. over the next few years, they released no less than three new Dr Who movies, starring the debonair actor Peter Cushing, as well a successful radio series.
Obverse Books are delighted to present David Agnew's novelisations of those three movies, plus a first ever Dr Who anthology, based on the first series of the radio show!
ALL PROFITS TO NHS CHARITIES!
Obverse Books are delighted to present David Agnew's novelisations of those three movies, plus a first ever Dr Who anthology, based on the first series of the radio show!
ALL PROFITS TO NHS CHARITIES!
To anyone interested in Peter Cushing's Dr Who, these are gloriously true to the spirit of those films, while also having the courage to evolve beyond the letter. Smithee's novelisation of David Whitaker and Brian Hayles's Ice Men of Mars brings us a remarkably humanist slant on the remarkably cold-blooded Ice Warriors. Conversely, his novelisation of Kit Pedler, Gerry Davis and Whitaker's The Tenth Planet Invades the Moonbase transfers the sheer panic of a Cyber-invasion onto the big screen. Without going into spoilers, the assault on Snowcap feels like a moment from Zulu or a Connery era Bond film.
The "production notes" prefacing these releases are a delight as well. Really considered with a genuine weight of history slowly building behind them. The cast too pop from the page in recognisable faces like Wanda Ventham (Colonel Lake of UFO) or Timothy Dalton (Prince Barin of Flash Gordon, to go with a less obvious entry ). If you have the funds spare, I seriously recommend a purchase of these stories. They've a familiar Doctor, new companions and an enriching spin on a classic idea.