Thursday 9 November 2023

Fiction

Doctor Who: Lights Out by Holly Black
Chapters 1–5 [the end]

Getting back into my Doctor Who marathon after a couple of accidental days off. So, as you may or may not remember, the 11 Doctors 11 Stories series of novellas/ebooks was originally published throughout 2013 to mark Doctor Who's 50th anniversary. But then, almost straight away, a new Doctor turned up! (Two, in fact, but they obviously decided not to worry about the War Doctor.) So, a year later, another story was added so they could republish the entire thing be sure to cover all the Doctors. Here's that 12th story, then; starring the Twelfth Doctor, obv. It's not bad, but perhaps suffers from this Doctor being so new at the time — the Twelfth is a very interesting incarnation, but primarily when viewed in totality. There are also certain similarities to previous stories in the range, which is possibly an inevitable side effect of going 12th.

Games

The Dragon Staff of Maladoria
2–4 August 2021