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I finished The Last Resort last night, which I really rate. Unlike, as far as I can make out, everyone else who has read it. Paul Leonard doesn't spring to mind when I think of my favourite DW authors, but with this, The Turing Test and Revolution Man, I may have to reconsider.

Timeless next. I've a real soft spot for Steve Cole's prose, even if his plots don't always deliver.

― Ian Edmond (ianedmond), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 19:58 (nineteen years ago) link

Um. All I can say is "brace yourself".

I've started rereading the Virgin books and it's kind of staggering (overall) how much more ENJOYABLE the first few (barring the completely horrifying _Timewyrm: Apocalypse_) are than the recent BBC 8DAs. COME BACK JOHN PEEL, ALL IS FORGIVEN etc etc.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 20:10 (nineteen years ago) link

John Peel. Ack. This morning I had a crack at Legacy of the Daleks, and bashed my head on the tram door to take away the pain.

― That's the Way (uh huh uh huh) I Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 23:16 (nineteen years ago) link

In two weeks I'll be working in the building where they shot the old Dr. Who episodes! It has a terrace.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 23:29 (nineteen years ago) link

They've started the new one this week. The new Doctor has no costume, just a tee-shirt and jacket.

― That's the Way (uh huh uh huh) I Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 23:32 (nineteen years ago) link

Heh, I'd forgotten about _Legacy..._. NEVER MIND JOHN PEEL.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 21 July 2004 03:31 (nineteen years ago) link

Read Tomorrow Windows yet? Carn.

― That's the Way (uh huh uh huh) I Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 21 July 2004 04:12 (nineteen years ago) link

I have no money for _Tomorrow Windows_ at the moment, so I Won't get to that until August at the earliest (plus I'm being really insane and rereading/reviewing all of the old books on The Brown Wedge).

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 21 July 2004 04:31 (nineteen years ago) link

Wow. I'm not sure I could read them again, let alone construct reviews.

Loving the Alien: Robots. Things go blam. Giant ants. 5/10
Ancestor Cell: blah blah Rassilon blah blah Castellan blah blah. Politicofanwank. 4/10
Legacy of Daleks: Shit. 2/10

― That's the Way (uh huh uh huh) I Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 21 July 2004 04:54 (nineteen years ago) link

one month passes...

Both [i]Synthespians[/i] and [i]The Algebra of Ice[/i] are exceptional. By all accounts [i]The Sleep of Reason[/i] is excellent as well, but I've not got round to it yet.

― Sexual Air Supply (Autumn Almanac), Friday, 3 September 2004 23:48 (nineteen years ago) link

Fucken tags.

― Sexual Air Supply (Autumn Almanac), Friday, 3 September 2004 23:50 (nineteen years ago) link

I JUST FINISHED THE TOMORROW WINDOWS

― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Saturday, 4 September 2004 00:28 (nineteen years ago) link

Provide a score out of 10 forthwith.

― Sexual Air Supply (Autumn Almanac), Saturday, 4 September 2004 00:29 (nineteen years ago) link

9. It was an 8 right up until I figured out what was going on with the narration, at which point I went "YOU CLEVER CLEVER MAN" and started grinning like a goon. Also, KUDOS for making Trix likeable!

I didn't LOL as much as I was expecting but I think that's because I've been very very tired this week.

― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Saturday, 4 September 2004 00:33 (nineteen years ago) link

Good. I thought you'd hate it after all the build-up. And yeah, I didn't much care for Trix until this point.

The best part is, the range has since maintained that high standard. I'm officially hooked on these bloody books.

― Sexual Air Supply (Autumn Almanac), Saturday, 4 September 2004 00:37 (nineteen years ago) link

YAY!

I have high hopes for Synthespians; Craig Hinton has long been on my "most underrated Who author" list (and I just started rereading his first NA, _The Dimension Riders_).

― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Saturday, 4 September 2004 00:39 (nineteen years ago) link

Hah. In that case, you'll LOVE Synthespians. I'd love to spoil bits just to convey how brilliant it is, but I won't. In a word, it's FUN.

― Sexual Air Supply (Autumn Almanac), Saturday, 4 September 2004 00:42 (nineteen years ago) link

one month passes...

Sleep of Reason: 9/10
Deadstone Memorial: 10/10

― Core of Sphagnum (Autumn Almanac), Friday, 29 October 2004 04:48 (nineteen years ago) link

Synthespians WAS fun! I'm shocked that they never thought about having the 6th Doctor meet the Autons on the TV series given the potential for total carnage. And WOW what Craig did with Peri was great! (Poor Peri.)

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 29 October 2004 12:42 (nineteen years ago) link

Yeah. Peri gives me the shits, so it was nice to see her go through a bit more discomfort and anguish than normal.

And the range just gets better from there. What a brilliant year. I can't wait for the final Eighth Doctor book, sounds incredible.

― Core of Sphagnum (Autumn Almanac), Friday, 29 October 2004 20:29 (nineteen years ago) link

seven months pass...

am (mildly) curious as to which bits you saw being filmed.

― koogs (koogs), Monday, 20 June 2005 09:15 (eighteen years ago) link

It was just a slot for the local news: S. McCoy visits old Dr. Who locations. I was working on Necros at the time.

― robster (robster), Monday, 20 June 2005 09:26 (eighteen years ago) link

D.PERRY FINISH WRITIN UP ALL DR WHO BOOKS KTHXBYE

― mark s (mark s), Monday, 20 June 2005 09:33 (eighteen years ago) link

I met a Dr. Who on Saturday. Not one of the best ones, but still a Dr. Who.

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Monday, 20 June 2005 10:43 (eighteen years ago) link

all the best ones are dead :(

― mark s (mark s), Monday, 20 June 2005 11:33 (eighteen years ago) link

Tom Baker and S. McCoy pwn Hartnell! And Baker, at least, also beats Troughton easily.

― kit brash (kit brash), Friday, 24 June 2005 06:20 (eighteen years ago) link

but OTM re: D. Perry.

― kit brash (kit brash), Friday, 24 June 2005 06:21 (eighteen years ago) link

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