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Post by number13 on Mar 12, 2021 13:51:02 GMT
I wasn't exactly gripped by the content of the trailer for 'The Fellowship of Ink' and tbh I don't think they have chosen the best excerpt they could have. If you're undecided about this release, it might be worth reading the free 'Look Inside' sample from the start of the ebook on Amazon, which imo 'sells' the story much better.
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Post by kurumais on May 3, 2021 12:17:21 GMT
i thought brenda and effie was completely independent and one othem was thre bride of Frankenstein. and i just saw the not sutiable for minors on the iris wildtyme releases for
this month. i thought iris was especially for kids by the way where was iris during the time war?
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Post by grinch on May 3, 2021 12:22:30 GMT
i thought brenda and effie was completely independent and one othem was thre bride of Frankenstein. and i just saw the not sutiable for minors on the iris wildtyme releases for this month. i thought iris was especially for kids by the way where was iris during the time war? Iris was fighting on the front lines alongside a battle hardened eye patch wearing Panda. Or at least that’s how she remembers it. More than likely she went on a centuries long pub crawl.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on May 5, 2021 8:15:00 GMT
"It's the 1930s, and in the medieval university town of Darkholmes, Professor Cleavis and his literary friends, the Smudgelings are conjuring up monsters from other dimensions through their work. Witches, demons and gargoyles are mixing with the dons and their frustrated wives – and a mysterious and unusual housemaid called Brenda...
Fellowship of Ink was first published by Snowbooks in 2017, and is still available as a paperback and ebook from snowbooks.com"
out today :-)
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Post by barnabaslives on May 5, 2021 8:47:46 GMT
While it's downloading, let me say they had me at "Smudgelings", which I'm fairly sure can be little else than a not-so-thinly veiled take on the "Inklings" C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams? Whatever resemblance the audio does or doesn't bear to that fascinating subject, I'm quite curious to hear what Magrs has done with it and no doubt it's sure to be lots of fun as well.
FWIW, I'd bought the first two books in Lewis' Perelandra trilogy at a local bookshop (I'd just read the Narnia books for the first time and began wondering what else he wrote), and when I'd finished I went to Google for the third book, and found some webpages by Kathryn Lindskoog concerning a possible surviving fragment of a 4th book in the series, from Lewis' papers, which were said to have mostly been burned.
I thought Lindskoog had a really good point that the 4th book really didn't seem like it was written in Lewis' style, but it occurred to me that parts of the 3rd Perelandra book didn't either. There are tiny parts of it that felt so pagan to me that I decided Charles Williams might have been the one who actually wrote them, and that possibly where the big mystery came from is that Lewis, Tolkien and Williams might have entertained themselves by writing little bits of each other's work or deliberately trying to write bits in each other's styles?
I may never know but kind of a fun thing to wonder about (and a great excuse for reading their works, lol). I'd not be surprised if Tom Bombadil got left out of the Tolkien movies because that chapter seems a bit incongruous, and if it seems so because it might actually be C.S. Lewis' work?
Just the description though brings back lots of very pleasant memories of curling up in bed reading books that have stories in them, something I haven't done in ages (possibly literally, lol).
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Post by noneofyourbusiness on May 5, 2021 19:51:26 GMT
While it's downloading, let me say they had me at "Smudgelings", which I'm fairly sure can be little else than a not-so-thinly veiled take on the "Inklings" C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams? Indeed they are! They first appeared in the Eighth Doctor Adventures novel Mad Dogs and Englishmen, as well as the novel Fellowship of Ink which this audiobook is adapted from.
BTW, my former neighbour Pam's brother was a student of Tolkien and Lewis, and she met them in person. She says Lewis was a flirt. While it's downloading, let me say they had me at "Smudgelings", which Just the description though brings back lots of very pleasant memories of curling up in bed reading books that have stories in them, something I haven't done in ages (possibly literally, lol). I know what you mean! Narnia and The Hobbit were a big part of my childhood.
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Post by kurumais on May 5, 2021 23:10:59 GMT
the covers for the 2 new wildthyme release are really good they should stick with those
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Post by pawntake on May 6, 2021 12:22:07 GMT
This is over ten hours long! Taking it bit by bit.I am about 2 hours in,really enjoying it.Louise Jameson's narration is excellent,glad i bought it! And a great story with Paul Magrs usual wit!
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Post by Andymac on May 6, 2021 15:11:30 GMT
I've enjoyed the companion chronicles with Iris, and the crossovers. I see they're all her adventures are on sale, are they worth it? I'm also considering the books.
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Post by Ela on May 6, 2021 16:33:24 GMT
I love Iris Wildthyme as played by Katy Manning, though I hated the character when I first encountered in Doctor Who books. I need to decide if I'm going to get the whole bundle. Guess it's time to listen to the full set of older Iris Wildthyme I already bought on sale ages ago and never got around to listening to.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on May 21, 2021 8:39:21 GMT
out now (for more info, follow the links)
:-)
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Post by pawntake on May 21, 2021 10:25:02 GMT
PHEW!!This is 720 minutes duration! Where will i find the time?
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Jun 23, 2021 9:10:28 GMT
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BF Twitter Update.
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Post by mark687 on Nov 29, 2021 15:53:13 GMT
PRODUCTION UPDATE | Due to unforeseen production delays, unfortunately we have had to postpone the release of three previously-announced Iris Wildthyme audiobooks. As soon as we have more information, and a new release date, we will share it here. We are very sorry for the inconvenience and any disappointment caused.
Regards
mark687
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Post by mark687 on Feb 4, 2022 11:04:33 GMT
Interesting Development
So its Post Production Issues of some kind
Regards
mark687
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Post by roosa88 on Jan 6, 2023 15:05:01 GMT
Has there been any further news on these? I can't remember there being any "official" update in the Big Finish news or on the Podcast on the last year.
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Post by sidestep on Jan 6, 2023 19:36:47 GMT
Interesting Development So its Post Production Issues of some kind Regards mark687 Hmm. I missed this update & read it just now. Been wondering why it became TBA (it had release dates when I preordered it). For the longest time I thought it hadn’t been recorded yet, then was pleasantly surprised when Katy appeared in many other things, so it wasn’t that. At least it cleared up the recording part of the mystery. 🙂
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Post by mark687 on Feb 3, 2023 15:31:10 GMT
Update Soon
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mark687
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Post by grinch on Feb 3, 2023 15:32:47 GMT
I must admit, I honestly forgot about these Iris audiobooks.
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Post by mark687 on Feb 6, 2023 15:13:20 GMT
Confirmed Release Dates for the other Audiobooks
◉ PRODUCTION UPDATE | Release dates revealed for three long-awaited Iris Wildthyme and Friends audiobooks! Click the links below to pre-order the full-cast audio adventures on download.
Iris Wildthyme and Friends: Enter Wildthyme - Due for release on 27 February 2023.
Iris Wildthyme and Friends: Wildthyme Beyond - Due for release on 16 March 2023.
Iris Wildthyme and Friends: Iris Wildthyme and the Polythene Terror - Due for release on 25 April 2023.
BF Tweet
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mark687
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