Tag Archives: Book Reviews

Doctor Who: Engines Of War book review . For years, the details of Doctor Who ‘s Time War were restricted to a few tantalising phrases. A smart policy, it seemed; could any on-screen presentation match the almighty conflict waging in our imaginations? Then “The Day Of The Doctor” pulled back …

Adventures With The Wife In Space book review . Back in 2011, Doctor Who fan Neil Perryman set himself a daunting challenge: to watch every episode of the classic series, in order – even fan reconstructions of the ones which no longer exist – and blog about the results. And, …

Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen And Candy Striped Nurses: Roger Corman – King Of The B-Movies review . Books on cult cinema can be visual extravaganzas, bursting with eye-popping artwork. Or they can be more dense, text-heavy affairs which take you behind the scenes. The great thing about this overview of …

Doctor Sleep by Stephen King book review . In 1977 The Shining established Stephen King as the preeminent voice in horror, a field that was, back then, very strong and which now comprises mainly him. Among King’s very best works, it’s a terrifying ghost story in which psychic child Danny …

Neptune’s Brood by Charles Stross book review . You can’t seem to move recently for Charles Stross books hitting the shelves. The last few months have seen the release of Rapture Of The Nerds (his collaboration with Cory Doctorow), along with the remixed three-volume version of the Merchant Princes saga, …

Doctor Who: A Big Hand For The Doctor by Eoin Colfer book review: Aliens lend the Doctor a hand. Literally. Anniversary fever has hit the Doctor Who world hard. Amidst the millions of other books, CDs, toys and comics coming out in celebration of the Doctor’s special day, Puffin and …

Doctor Who: Devil In The Smoke book review : Festive fun with the Paternoster Gang Madame Vastra, Jenny and Strax seem to be in favour with the BBC right now. As well as starring in this year’s Christmas special, the trio now being referred to as “the Paternoster Gang” – …

Malice by John Gwynne book review : The pages of Gwynne. It’s exciting when you find a strong new voice ringing out through the halls of fantasy, and John Gwynne hits all the right spots in his epic tale of good vs evil, the first in the Faithful & The …

The Walking Dead: The Road To Woodbury review: The growth of Lilly. Surprising your readers when most of them know in advance who will live and who will die is a tricky business. The first prequel to the comics, Rise Of The Governor , managed it by pulling off a …

Misfits book review : More fun than a triple The highest complement you can pay to this hardback Misfits annual-in-all-but-name is that it feels like a book the gang might have created. Not in the way it captures their voices (it doesn’t), but in the bafflingly random nature of the …