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Category Archives: Books
Sherlock Holmes: An assortment of games…
This article will post just before Christmas so it might not be surprising that some of you could be interested in a Sherlock Holmes gift or two. Perhaps a Christmas Goose, maybe with a special present in its “crop”? Or … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Entertainment, Games, Reviews
Tagged Adventure Games, Sherlock Holmes
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Shadows Over Baker Street
I couldn’t let the days before Halloween go without one more side-step into the alternate realms of Sherlock Holmes. This is, simply put, a work of genius and one of the best collection of pastiches I’ve ever had the pleasure … Continue reading
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Was Not
Anyone who frequents this site should know by now that we love Halloween. In preparation of that wonderful holiday, I’m postponing our regularly scheduled reviews of the Jeremy Brett episodes for a brief detour… Have you ever looked back on … Continue reading
Dracula: Contemporary Reviews
On 26th May 1897 the first edition of Dracula, by Bram Stoker, was published. It went on to become one of the most popular books ever written, but what did contemporary reviewers think of the book at the time? Lloyd’s Weekly … Continue reading
Alice’s Adventures Underground
On this day in 1865, one of the most remarkable books ever written was first published, but its genesis can be traced back to the summer of 1862. On 4th July that year, Dodgson went on one of his many … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History
Tagged Alice in Wonderland, Alice Liddell, Charles Dodgson, Lewis Carroll, Russia, Travel
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Discworld and Flat Earth Myths
Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels captured my imagination from an early age, and one of the reasons for that was the idea of a flat world flying through space on the back of four elephants, on the back of a giant … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Entertainment, History
Tagged Discworld, Flat Earth, Larry Niven, Ringworld, Steven Hawking, Terry Pratchett, Windows into History
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Girls’ Last Tour Manga Series (Review)
As is so often the case, the Girls’ Last Tour anime ended while the manga series was still ongoing. I don’t often bother to find out what happens next, but in this case the anime had really sparked my interest … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Books, Entertainment, Manga, Reviews, Science Fiction
Tagged Girls' Last Tour, Post Apocalypse, Slice of Life
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Mass Effect: The Complete Comics
Let’s take a break from actual video games, retro or otherwise, to dive into a video game-related subject: the complete collection of Mass Effect comics. This tome caught my eye one day and I picked it up to read a … Continue reading
On Target: The Crusades
This Christmas, my wife surprised me with a Doctor Who book that I’d never seen before. Or, to be more precise, I’d never seen it like this before. Many, many years ago, I’d read The Crusades in what I believed … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Doctor Who, Entertainment, Random Chatter, Science Fiction
Tagged Target
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The Doctor and the Enterprise
Let me start this article by saying that I don’t usually do a lot of research for what I write. I write from the hip, or from the heart, and it’s based on how I feel about a given subject. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Doctor Who, Entertainment, Fourth Doctor, Reviews, Science Fiction, Star Trek
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The Mountains of Madness (Blue Fox Comics edition)
I’m often told I’m a little weird. Once upon a long time ago, I might have found that offensive but not any more. When Craig asked the Doctor in the Doctor Who episode The Lodger if anyone ever told him … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Comics, Entertainment, Reviews, Science Fiction
Tagged Lovecraft, The Mountains of Madness
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Plunge
The year is coming to an end so I wanted to take a moment to detour into the realm of graphic novels one more time. Who knows, maybe I’ll give someone an idea for a last minute Christmas gift! Since … Continue reading
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Weird Detective: The Stars are Wrong
Taking another week off video games I wanted to share news of a special treat I found. I did not grow up as a comic-book kid. I had a few, I recall distinctly. There was a Godzilla issue with a … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Comics, Doctor Who, Entertainment, Reviews, Science Fiction
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The Prisoner: Shattered Visage
The Prisoner ends with Fallout which is such a major piece of television history that it almost defies description. But not content to end there, I read the graphic novel Shattered Visage, which takes place 20 odd years later and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Doctor Who, Entertainment, Reviews, Science Fiction
Tagged Shattered Visage, The Prisoner
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Doctor Who: Scratchman
News flash: TOM BAKER IS AWESOME. Let’s call a spade a gardening instrument: Tom Baker is 100% the reason I fell in love with Doctor Who as a show. He showed me that it was perfectly acceptable to be quirky … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Doctor Who, Fourth Doctor, Reviews, Science Fiction
Tagged Scratchman, Tom Baker
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The Target Storybook
When I was a kid, nothing was more exciting than getting a new Doctor Who book from the TARGET book range. I utterly adored them. Then, one day, I finished the collection and there were none left to collect. When … Continue reading
Haruhi Suzumiya Manga Series
Over the last six months we have written about every episode of Haruhi, plus the film, but our journey through Haruhi’s world wouldn’t be complete unless we take a quick look at what comes after that. And that means looking … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Entertainment, Manga, Reviews, Science Fiction
Tagged The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
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Bunny Drop (Manga)
Earlier this month I wrote about the anime series Usagi Drop, based on the manga series of the same name. When I say the same name, the manga series actually bothers to translate the Japanese word usagi, so you will … Continue reading
Doctor Who Annual 1986
We are at the end of a fascinating journey, looking at each and every one of the original run of Doctor Who annuals. The range started off in the 60s as gloriously bizarre affairs, descending into thrown-together messes in the … Continue reading
Posted in Annuals, Books, Doctor Who, Entertainment, Science Fiction, Sixth Doctor
Tagged 1986 Annual, John White, Master, Peri
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Doctor Who Annual 1985
Promoted as the “21st Year Anniversary Issue”, although oddly the 20th was never mentioned, the 1985 annual features seven short stories, and two articles that go behind the scenes on the production of Doctor Who. The first of those is … Continue reading
Posted in Annuals, Books, Doctor Who, Entertainment, Science Fiction, Sixth Doctor
Tagged 1985 Annual, Master, Peri
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