‘Doctor Who – The Christmas Invasion’ by Jenny T. Colgan

This is not the book I intended to review. Over the Christmas holidays, I started reading The Knight, the Fool and the Dead by Steve Cole, the first book in the multi-platform, multi-Doctor Time Lord Victorious extravaganza, but the chill … Continue reading ‘Doctor Who – The Christmas Invasion’ by Jenny T. Colgan

‘Doctor Who – Rose’ by Russell T. Davies

For anyone who grew up in Britain in the 1970s, the Target novelisations were as much a part of Doctor Who as the television series itself. Along with Doctor Who Weekly in the latter part of the decade, they provided a vital link with the series when it wasn’t on the air. I remember walking home from the local library with a huge pile of the colourful hardbacks; I didn’t necessarily read them all at once, but I was attracted to the exciting, vibrant colours and – when I did eventually read them – by the exciting, vibrant prose. Now BBC Books, under the … Continue reading ‘Doctor Who – Rose’ by Russell T. Davies