‘… and Rassilon, in great anger, banished the Other from Gallifrey that he might never return to the world.Then there was great rejoicing through the Citadel.But the Other, as he fled, stole away the Hand of Omega and departed the world forever.‘ ‘The little figure had slowed and finally stopped a few feet from theContinue reading “Lungbarrow by Marc Platt (1997)”
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The Left-handed Hummingbird by Kate Orman (1993)
‘And deep inside him, something Blue was itching, something Blue was wrapping itself around him like a shroud. It was possible, even probable, that he was not aware of it. But the Blue was there, an unnatural colour, a spreading stain in the soft greyness of his brain. ‘ What do the deaths of JohnContinue reading “The Left-handed Hummingbird by Kate Orman (1993)”
Love and War by Paul Cornell (1992)
‘So, he called it Heaven in Common Tongue, which meant that the translation fitted with whatever your own particular vision of bliss was. The High Command hadn’t liked that much. They hadn’t liked it either when Hall, once the Dragon Wars had ended and the two species were united against the Daleks, walked into theContinue reading “Love and War by Paul Cornell (1992)”
Nightshade by Mark Gatiss (1992)
Ah, nostalgia. So seductive. So dangerous. And so odd to be feeling it for some of my own work. Nightshade, now looking like the brittle-paged Tenth Planet I had as a kid.What surprises me now, re-reading the book after so many years is how SERIOUS it is. Grim, in fact. But you have to rememberContinue reading “Nightshade by Mark Gatiss (1992)”
Adventures too broad and too deep – Doctor Who in the 1990’s
So by 1989, ‘Doctor Who’ had died a slow death, more by a 1000 cuts and neglect from those in power than anything else. Those making the show had done their best to come up with original, distinctive stories in the face of indifference and neglect from those above. It couldn’t keep up though, despiteContinue reading “Adventures too broad and too deep – Doctor Who in the 1990’s”
Survival by Rona Munro (1989)
‘The chase. To hunt in the morning and live till evening. Run out of the light, and slip into the dark. Smell the blood on the wind. Hear your blood in your ears. Die at last, with your enemy’s blood in your mouth. With your enemy’s blood in your mouth’ “This planet’s alive. The animalsContinue reading “Survival by Rona Munro (1989)”
Curse of Fenric by Ian Briggs (1989)
Powerplay – a matter of Life and Death ‘A chance action by Ace brings the TARDIS to Earth in the early 1940’s: Coventry in the Blitz, black rain falling out of the sky and pulverising all hope and humanity. But it was no accident brought them here – just as it was on accident thatContinue reading “Curse of Fenric by Ian Briggs (1989)”
Ghost Light by Marc Platt (1989)
Introduction – A room with a view ‘Ghost Light’ might be set in Perivale Village in 1883, but really, I think its heart is in Oxford, in the writings of Charles DoDoDodgson, of Alice Liddell, The Oxford Dodo, of Soapy Sam Wilberforce, T.H. Huxley and ‘The Great Debate’. Oxford and its surroundings are somewhere IContinue reading “Ghost Light by Marc Platt (1989)”
Battlefield by Ben Aaronovitch (1989)
Battlefield is a bit unloved isn’t it? Even its author, a talented writer, isn’t happy with how it worked out – blaming himself, but also, I think recognising the limitations inherent in making Doctor Who in the BBC of 1989. It is the opener of 1989’s season 26 and stands out really, the other threeContinue reading “Battlefield by Ben Aaronovitch (1989)”
The Angel of Scutari by Paul Sutton (2009)
In which Hex meets one of his heroes and Ace gets chatted up by Tolstoy! Now this is a story I should really love. Set during the Crimean War, this is partly a homage to Tolstoy’s ‘Sebastapol Sketches’, which I’ve read a couple of times – I became obsessed with Tolstoy for some reason inContinue reading “The Angel of Scutari by Paul Sutton (2009)”
A Journal of Impossible Things 