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Post by mark687 on Mar 8, 2021 16:29:03 GMT
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Mar 9, 2021 15:09:09 GMT
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Post by shallacatop on Mar 11, 2021 18:17:03 GMT
T’Crimson ‘Orror and The Witchfinders came through the letterbox today. Ordered Dalek too, but I think that’s the most popular, as it’s awaiting a restock.
Beautiful covers and Jodie’s logo works better in person than it does on the photo. Looking forward to reading them!
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Mar 11, 2021 23:02:24 GMT
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Mar 12, 2021 11:07:21 GMT
Wilkinson shared an excerpt from Witchfinders, and well, if you're aware of recent UK news, the timing of this is eerie:
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2021 14:21:55 GMT
I really enjoyed Crimson Horror, I was going to start with Dalek but on finding out that Mark uses different ways of presenting the narrative, I was in for that.
I'm glad in the interview above that I posted that Mark talks of Bram Stoker's Dracula inspiring the book in that we are presented with journals, transcripts of wax cylinders and the like rather than a straight A-B. It's very obvious if you've read Dracula - and there are a few Easter eggs there to find, and for some of Mark's other works and likes. Though it's kinda interesting to me as someone who grew up reading the Targets that although Mark's influenced by Stoker, the Targets did this waaaaay back in the 80s where Donald Tosh's Romans novelisation takes a similar path in terms of telling a "straight" Who story through a totally different format - recovered manuscripts, diaries, letters and epistles. Fun to think Tosh probably had Stoker in mind as well. Kinda tickles me the two Dracula-like prose in the Targets both feature zero vampires whatsoever.
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Post by shallacatop on Mar 14, 2021 14:59:13 GMT
I did the opposite to Davy above. I was going to start with T’Crimson ‘Orror, but Dalek turned up yesterday, so I began that this morning... and breezed through it all over a few cups of tea! Really great read. Shearman knows that Dalek, as brilliant as it is, boils down to the titular character in pursuit for 45 minutes. Not necessarily the most gripping prose, so the numbered chapters - which are basically very close to the televised story - are interspersed with brand new additions that tell us the histories of the many characters we’re introduced to in Dalek. It’s these tales that are the heart of the book. They’re all running on the same themes of dysfunctional families (and, seemingly, the number seven!), and giving us various insights into how they end up in their roles with Van Statten, who also gets his own story. The real highlight is the tale of the Dalek, where we get inside his head and it makes for some grim reading. The Dalek’s recollection of the Fall of Arcadia really makes me want some War Doctor stories in the eyes of others. I think that’s where the most potential is with that incarnation. I think the slightly tweaked ending works better than the televised story. It’s not drastically different, but there’s a couple of changes that work better.
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Post by constonks on Mar 14, 2021 15:36:31 GMT
Oh man sounds like The Crimson Horror might be hard to turn down! I was just going to get Dalek...
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Post by shallacatop on Mar 17, 2021 8:27:27 GMT
I adored The Crimson Horror. I have a big soft spot for the televised story, as it's just so fun and a glimpse into the Paternoster spin-off that never was. The novelisation maintains that fast pace and pads it out with a prequel (which is a third of the book) and a few extra journals / transcripts from other characters. I particularly loved the Doctor's entry and the wax cylinder tellings from Ada. Strax's entries are great fun and I love that it's Jenny who is really driving and telling the story for the most part. I think she still remains the most overlooked of the trio - although the audio range has tried to address that - so it's nice that she's given additional content here.
I've still got The Witchfinders to go, but I think The Crimson Horror & The Day of the Doctor are the best from the two batches so far; Doctor Who and the Nightmare in Silver by Neil Gaiman & The Name of the Doctor by Steven Moffat in the future please? Oh, and The Time of the Doctor would be ideal for a novel; plenty of short tales you can add and it always feels as though it could've been a 3x60 minute epic.
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Post by constonks on Mar 17, 2021 17:43:57 GMT
I adored The Crimson Horror. I have a big soft spot for the televised story, as it's just so fun and a glimpse into the Paternoster spin-off that never was. The novelisation maintains that fast pace and pads it out with a prequel (which is a third of the book) and a few extra journals / transcripts from other characters. I particularly loved the Doctor's entry and the wax cylinder tellings from Ada. Strax's entries are great fun and I love that it's Jenny who is really driving and telling the story for the most part. I think she still remains the most overlooked of the trio - although the audio range has tried to address that - so it's nice that she's given additional content here. I've still got The Witchfinders to go, but I think The Crimson Horror & The Day of the Doctor are the best from the two batches so far; Doctor Who and the Nightmare in Silver by Neil Gaiman & The Name of the Doctor by Steven Moffat in the future please? Oh, and The Time of the Doctor would be ideal for a novel; plenty of short tales you can add and it always feels as though it could've been a 3x60 minute epic. Ooh, I feel like Name of the Doctor would need a massive overhaul to work as a book, so could end up being something really interesting!
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Post by shallacatop on Mar 20, 2021 12:12:37 GMT
The Witchfinders is another great read. I really like the episode on TV, but I think it’s over and done with in a flash, especially that last act. It’s still breathless in the book, which preserves the beats of the story, but we get a nice prologue and epilogue that helps to flesh things out. And we get more depth into why Becka is how she is and her relationships with the other characters.
Joy Wilkinson also dedicates some time into making the story less standalone and a bit more cohesive into Thirteen’s era. We get some fascinating glimpses into the Doctor’s thoughts and how she’s treat and on the back foot for being a woman. Yaz gets material that better seeds Can You Hear Me? in the following series. Graham gently challenges the Doctor on rewriting time, something that was actually lacking on screen, in hindsight, given what happens to Grace. It’s also written to be following Kerblam!, whereas it was originally meant to be earlier in the series on screen, so it’s nice to have references to Rosa & Demons of the Punjab to serve as reminders why time shouldn’t be altered.
Great stuff, loved the three I’ve read and hope we do get more down the line. Currently I’m only interested in the original writers penning the novelisations, as I think that gives them the scope to make amendments and make it a more satisfying read, rather than just a breezy prose retelling. I would make exceptions, such as Jenny Colgan penning a Doctor & Donna story, but I feel that whilst these continue to be event releases, that won’t alter.
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You know, now that you mention it, I actually do rather like Attack of the Cybermen ...
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Post by lidar2 on Mar 23, 2021 10:02:47 GMT
These new target novels are great, but the covers seemed designed to tick the boxes only for a very narrow demographic of fans who came of age in the first couple of years of target novels.
I would much rather they had Andrew Skilleter cover or an Alistair Pearson cover. And Dr appropriate logos - diamond, neon, etc.
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Post by sherlock on Apr 18, 2021 10:29:37 GMT
Finished Dalek. It took a while for me to really get into this one, but god it was worth it in the end. The various stories really enrich the characters especially {Spoiler} That of the Dalek itself! A real look into the nuts and bolts of Dalek society. Mutants being birthed and conditioned, their extraneous flesh and unique defects removed to fit their body in the casing, tefeiving their designation in the empire and finally meeting the Doctor. It’s nasty and compelling. Recommended.
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Post by shallacatop on Jun 14, 2021 11:22:52 GMT
All of the new batch are 99p on Kindle for today.
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Post by sherlock on Jan 18, 2022 20:23:54 GMT
Looks like we’ve got another wave coming this year!
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Post by grinch on Jan 18, 2022 22:20:29 GMT
Interesting choice of novelisations I must say.
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Post by masterdoctor on Jan 18, 2022 22:29:07 GMT
Love seeing two(three technically) Capaldi stories there, and both by the original authors. Would it be possible to get Capaldi into narrate one, perhaps Zygon, and have Pearl Mackie or Matt Lucas narrate Eaters of Light?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2022 22:39:36 GMT
I looked for these on Amazon and they had listed the Stones of Blood and the Androids of Tara. I guess they could be junior novelisations like with the Pirate Planet and City of Death, but the first two already had shorter novelisations before David Fisher expanded them for audio.
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Post by kastoniago on Jan 18, 2022 23:19:11 GMT
I looked for these on Amazon and they had listed the Stones of Blood and the Androids of Tara. I guess they could be junior novelisations like with the Pirate Planet and City of Death, but the first two already had shorter novelisations before David Fisher expanded them for audio. I reckon they'll just be printed version of the audio novelisations that Fisher wrote for BBC Audio.
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