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Post by fitzoliverj on Feb 20, 2021 17:21:11 GMT
"Doctor Who: The Wonderful Doctor of Oz" by Jacqueline Rayner, due 10th June.
"Doctor Who: Legends of Camelot", also by Jacqueline Rayner and published 10th June. |
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Post by timegirl on Feb 20, 2021 17:34:24 GMT
I love these concepts!đSo clever!
I might try and read both of them!
Can we please get one with 12 and Clara? I have several classics I would love to see them in!
Sidenote: we really donât get enough 12 content!
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Post by grinch on Feb 20, 2021 17:45:55 GMT
I wonder if thisâll be a case of they give a science fiction explanation behind these crossovers (for example a society deliberately models itself on the Oz books) or itâll just be a case of the Doctor and co literally land in the Land of Oz and meet all of its inhabitants?
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Post by fitzoliverj on Feb 20, 2021 19:06:47 GMT
I wonder if thisâll be a case of they give a science fiction explanation behind these crossovers (for example a society deliberately models itself on the Oz books) or itâll just be a case of the Doctor and co literally land in the Land of Oz and meet all of its inhabitants?
I suspect it might be the 'real' place (Jac Rayner has already used an un-Battlefield-esque Camelot in one of the alternate endings to "Wolfsbane"). Just doing Oz and no other fictional content would be a waste of the Land of Fiction.
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Post by grinch on Feb 20, 2021 19:48:18 GMT
Considering Jacqueline Rayner is penning these, should we expect the Grel to make a cameo appearance?
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Post by fitzoliverj on May 29, 2021 17:50:11 GMT
Considering Jacqueline Rayner is penning these, should we expect the Grel to make a cameo appearance? I don't know, but New Fact! The covers are out, and reveal that one of the books does include a familar adversary.
Great covers, and look like proper classic Puffins.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2021 18:00:37 GMT
Considering Jacqueline Rayner is penning these, should we expect the Grel to make a cameo appearance? I don't know, but New Fact! The covers are out, and reveal that one of the books does include a familar adversary.
Great covers, and look like proper classic Puffins.
I looked these up as I liked the covers. However it is made clear that they are a collaboration between Puffin books and BBC Children's books. It seems similar to the comment by Trevor Baxendale - no problem having merchandise aimed at hooking in younger fans (in fact, its great), but there used to be a middle ground, with the BBC books range from 1996-2005, which appealed to teens upwards: |
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Post by mark687 on Jun 4, 2021 13:35:43 GMT
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Post by shallacatop on Jun 4, 2021 14:23:08 GMT
Been looking forward to these. Love the covers, though itâs a shame that Jodie isnât on hers; they couldâve preserved the Missy surprise that way. And the Doctor and Donna is still very much a novelty expanded universe wise, especially outside of Big Finish.
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Post by fitzoliverj on Jun 4, 2021 15:44:24 GMT
Official News Piece for Camelot and OZ Crossovers
The blurb for Oz {Spoiler}
does rather suggest it's the Land of Fiction, does it not?
May be difficult to get hold of these while Penguin and Waterstones are fighting.
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Post by grinch on Jun 5, 2021 19:25:58 GMT
If the Oz book doesnât start with the TARDIS landing on the Wicked Witch of the East Iâm not going to be happy.
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Post by shallacatop on Jun 10, 2021 14:22:42 GMT
Legend of Camelot arrived earlier. Canât wait to get stuck in. The cover is gorgeous and it even smells like those Penguin Classics, as bizarre as that sounds!
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Jun 12, 2021 4:43:51 GMT
Just finished âWonderful Doctor...â marvellous fun. I did not feel patronised or spoken down to (for the people afraid of it not being pitched at adults). It was a lovely slice of thirteenth Doctor goodness. Charming. Witty. Just enuogh creepy or scary moments. And most importantly .... {Spoiler}
NONE OTHER THAN FREAKING K9 |
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Post by shallacatop on Jun 17, 2021 20:05:30 GMT
Really enjoyed Legends of Camelot. It was a lot of fun, great to revisit the Doctor and Donna and itâs a brilliant story for her in its own right.
I wasnât actually sure what to expect from the book between the vague premise and the cheap cover price. I think maybe I was assuming this was going to be a straightforward retelling with our TARDIS team crammed in. Itâs so much more than that, though, itâs a story that uses King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table as the backdrop, but it feels substantial as a Doctor Who story.
Will definitely be picking up The Wonderful Doctor of Oz.
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