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Star Wars: A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller (book review).
‘Star Wars: A New Dawn’ by John Jackson Miller is one of the first novels of the ‘new’ continuity established in the aftermath…
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April 2015
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Lost In Time And Space: An Unofficial Guide To The Uncharted Journeys Of Doctor Who by Matthew J Elliott (book review).
‘Doctor Who’ can travel anywhere in time and space. During the early years of the programme, these adventures ran sequentially with one adventure…
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World War X – Volume 1 by Jerry Frissen & Peter Snejbjerg (graphic novel review).
You know you’ve had a bad day at work when you awaken an ancient evil. I mean, sure, you could be late for…
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The Empire Of Time (Roads To Moscow: Book 1) by David Wingrove (book review).
What does a Time War look like? If you’re ‘Doctor Who’ then it look likes a bunch of golden flying saucers attacking an…
January 2015
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Imperial Handbook: A Commander’s Guide by Daniel Wallace (book review).
The fourth in Daniel Wallace’s ‘in-universe’ guides to the ‘Star Wars’ universe, the ‘Imperial Handbook: A Commander’s Guide’ is unique for two reasons.…
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Star Wars: R2-D2’s Droid Workshop by Katrina Pallant and Szokolai Dergely (book review).
On New Year’s Eve, prior to a glass of champagne, I sat down with my nephew, Freddie, and attempted Egmont’s fun ‘Star Wars…
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Doctor Who: Last Christmas by John Rivers (TV review).
You’ll find the spoiler-filled review of ‘Last Christmas’ below, so if you haven’t seen the 2014 ‘Doctor Who Christmas Special’, I suggest you…
November 2014
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Gallow: The Crimson Shield (book 1) by Nathan Hawke (book review).
‘Gallow: The Crimson Shield’ by Nathan Hawke is a violent hack and slash romp that may take place in a fictional land but…
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Doctor Who: ‘Death In Heaven’ by John Rivers (TV review) (Doctor Who review).
It’s all over, the final episode of the eighth series of ‘Doctor Who’ ‘Death In Heaven’ has aired. If you haven’t seen it…
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The Future King: The Waking World by Tom Huddleston (book review).
‘The Waking World’ by Tom Huddlestone is a fantasy Young Adult novel that tells the story of Aran, a young boy whose father,…
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The Drawing Of The Dark by Tim Powers (book review).
Alcohol. As Homer Simpson put it, ‘The cause of and solution to all of life’s problems.’ For Irish mercenary Brian Duffy, tasked with…
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Doctor Who: ‘In The Forest Of The Night’ by John Rivers (TV review).
‘In the Forest Of The Night’ by Frank Cottrell Boyce is the latest episode of ‘Doctor Who’ to air. If you haven’t seen…