Doctor Who: The Missy Chronicles (BBC Books)
Unlike its 20th century counterpart, New Who has not been short of tv spin-offs. Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Class have all come and gone, with varying degrees of success – but what I\’d…
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Unclean Spirits (Gods and Monsters) – Chuck Wendig (Abaddon Books)
The gods and goddesses are real. A polytheistic pantheon–a tangle of gods and divine hierarchies–once kept the world at an arm\’s length, warring with one another, using mankind\’s belief and devotion to give them power….
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Doctor Who Target Novelisations: ‘Rose’ by Russell T Davies, ‘The Day of the Doctor’ by Steven Moffat & ‘Twice upon a Time’ by Paul Cornell (BBC Books)
This may sound like the stuff of dystopian nightmares, but there was a time before Netflix, before on-demand streaming, catch up TV, YouTube and Amazon Prime. A time before DVDs, before Blockbuster Video (RIP), and…
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Meddling Kids – Edgar Cantero (Titan Books)
The title alone is enough to sell this book to legions of multi-generational Scooby Doo fans the world over. It’s become part of mainstream canon, an everyday part of life that almost everyone who grew…
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Classic Tracks: David Bowie: All the Songs, All the Stories 1970-1980 – Chris Welch (Carlton Books)
Using the same format as ‘Led Zeppelin – All the Songs, All the Stories 1969-1982’, Welch documents the chameleonic Bowie’s recorded output during what some would argue was his prime. Detailing the cultural events and…
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Classic Tracks: Led Zeppelin: All the Songs, All the Stories 1969-1982 – Chris Welch (Carlton Books)
In ‘Led Zeppelin – All the Songs, All the Stories 1969-1982’, acclaimed rock scribe Chris Welch has written a comprehensive analysis of Led Zeppelin’s recording catalogue during their 13 year career. Having toured with Zeppelin…
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Time Shards – David Fitzgerald & Dana Fredsti (Titan Books)
Time Shards, a new novel co- written by David Fitzgerald and Dana Fredsti, delivers a fresh take on the concept of time travel. While Fredsti has a history in exploring apocalyptic wastelands, this is something…
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POWER-UP YOUR SUPER MARIO ENCYCLOPEDIA WITH A SLIPCASED DELUXE LIMITED EDITION!
Two weeks ago, Dark Horse announced the release of the Super Mario Encyclopedia as part of their ongoing publishing partnership with Nintendo. Today, they are thrilled to announce the Super Mario Encyclopedia Limited Edition. Like the standard edition,…
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: An Art Book – Reinhard Kleist (SelfMadeHero)
Following the success of 2017’s critically acclaimed graphic novel Nick Cave: Mercy on Me, award winning Reinhard Kleist is back in 2018 with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: An Art Book. The previous, glorious…
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xXx Fanzine (1983 – 1988): Hardcore and Punk in the Eighties – Written by Mike Gitter & Edited by Chris Wrenn (Bridge Nine)
For some reason, I thought it would be smaller. Don’t ask me why, I don’t know, I just thought this book wouldn’t be…Well, as big as it is. Truth be told, it’s massive. Absolutely huge….
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Star Wars: Canto Bight – S Ahmed, R Carson, M Grant, J J Miller (Century)
Quite honestly, I approached this book with a lot of caution. After seeing The Last Jedi, one of my main gripes was the casino planet of Canto Bight. The whole reason for going there in…
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Star Wars: Thrawn – Timothy Zahn (Century)
The Star Wars “extended universe”, often throws up a character so good and fully formed that they warrant further attention. Readers will have their fingers crossed that we don’t have a “Star Trek Crew Member…
