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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 8, 2011 8:32:24 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 8, 2011 17:09:16 GMT
I look forward to picking these up! And nice to see some of the BBC Books be re-issued too.
-Ralph
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Post by Bogatan on Jul 9, 2011 16:44:10 GMT
Has anyone read Dr Who books published by Target look to be 1970 and maybe 1980s? I saw some a few days ago and wondered if they were worth adding to my stack to read.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 9, 2011 17:11:03 GMT
Yes, they're novelisations of the TV stories. Some are very good, others not so....
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 10, 2011 18:50:12 GMT
They all great, especially the ones by Uncle Tewwance.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 10, 2011 22:04:39 GMT
They are also available to snag via the ibooks store for Ipad users.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 13, 2011 18:23:38 GMT
I saw the Target reprints in Blackwells. Quite a large number of them, to my surprise! And 3 for 2! I shall grab them the other side of payday. They look very well done: clearly some love has been lavished on them.
Shiny logos, nice paper/card stock, the proper typefaces and each has an intro and a feature about the book.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 13, 2011 19:59:08 GMT
RRP?
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 14, 2011 7:39:03 GMT
£4.99
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 14, 2011 7:44:17 GMT
At 3-2 that beats Amazon. Good show.
I already have alln 6 of these but might buy them to support the project. The more classic Who in print, the better.
What would you do next ?
Hartnell: Unearthly Child, Web Planet Troughton: Ice Warriors & Web of Fear Pertwee: Doomsday Weapon/Daemons/Day of the Daleks (3c2) Baker: Robot & Genesis of the Daleks
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Post by blueshift on Jul 14, 2011 8:30:00 GMT
I'd want ones for each Doctor. Preference given to novels that are good (or better than the tv versions), and perhaps harder to find. I'd do:
Hartnell: Myth Makers, Daleks Masterplan Troughton: Fury from the Deep, Space Pirates Pertwee: Sea Devils, Curse of Peladon T Baker: Brain of Morbius, Warrior's Gate Davison: The Visitation, Warriors of the Deep C Baker: Twin Dilemma, maybe Nightmare Fair? McCoy: Paradise Towers, Happiness Patrol. Most of his novelisations are cracking reads actually.
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Post by blueshift on Jul 15, 2011 19:59:51 GMT
Stopped off at Waterstones and picked up Doctor Who and the Daleks, Doctor Who and the Cybermen and Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen
And the Cybermen is as workmanlike as I remember, but holy crap, And The Daleks is brilliant! I'm really really impressed by it. I own the Target version from years back, but I don't think I ever actually sat down to read it properly before.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 15, 2011 21:05:54 GMT
I must defend And the Cybermen to the death! It's the Moonbase!
THE PIPER! THE PHANTOM PIPER! YE'LL NO TAKE ME! YE'LL NO'!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 16, 2011 19:34:22 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 21, 2011 16:37:16 GMT
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Post by legios on Jul 21, 2011 19:26:31 GMT
"Alistair Reynolds" and "writing a Doctor Who novel" are not phrases I ever expected to see assembled to form a sentence, and Pertweedoc/DelgadoMaster book too....
I quite like some of Reynolds previous work so I am fascinated by the thought of what he might do with Doctor Who.
Colour me interested.
Karl
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 19, 2011 18:35:46 GMT
Blue Box at the moment....
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Post by blueshift on Aug 19, 2011 20:46:22 GMT
Blue Box at the moment.... Blue Box is brilliant. I'd like it if more books used the 'restricted narrator' device
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 19, 2011 20:53:14 GMT
I have not read that one.
The Moorcock book has risen to the next book due up on the reading pile. I am shamed into finally reading it when I saw the paperback on sale.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 19, 2011 20:58:46 GMT
If it's any comfort I haven't read mine either
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 23, 2011 10:31:42 GMT
The Moorcock book has risen to the next book due up on the reading pile. I am shamed into finally reading it when I saw the paperback on sale. -Ralph If it's any comfort I haven't read mine either I've started it and it's not going well.
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Post by blueshift on Aug 23, 2011 11:16:03 GMT
Mine's been on my shelf for nearly a year, It may remain unread forever, this I fear!
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 23, 2011 18:59:07 GMT
We must all resolve to read it, For inside may be some wit. If paid I have, Not to read would put it down the lav.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Oct 4, 2011 21:01:32 GMT
I have seen the Dan Abnett Doctor Who book out in the wild. Same format/price-point as the Michael Moorcock one.
I can see me purchasing this as reading material for my December perambulations.
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 21, 2011 19:41:49 GMT
It is half-price in TESCO.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 22, 2011 12:18:20 GMT
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Post by blueshift on Oct 26, 2011 8:47:17 GMT
OH HO HO BOUGHT
I have three but this is cheaper than buying them and I can always give the others away
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 1, 2011 20:27:47 GMT
I have seen the Dan Abnett Doctor Who book out in the wild. Same format/price-point as the Michael Moorcock one. Karl Acquired from ASDA for £7 and put to one side for reading nearer Chrimbo. -Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 1, 2011 20:34:49 GMT
BOUGHT! I had planned to get them and cannot pass at that price. Thankfully their system allows me to ship to a different address. We will see if Royal Mail can find my place of work... -Ralph
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Post by legios on Nov 1, 2011 20:43:10 GMT
I have seen the Dan Abnett Doctor Who book out in the wild. Same format/price-point as the Michael Moorcock one. Karl Acquired from ASDA for £7 and put to one side for reading nearer Chrimbo. -Ralph Might have a look for this in Asda then, seeing as my Tesco never did show any sign of having it. Karl
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