Gareth
@garferty.bsky.social
Fan of Doctor Who and the like. Keeper of pet ratties. He/him. I have thoughts, these are them.
I’ve read Casualties Of War twice, first all at once and then again over several weeks. I can confirm it’s a book you need to gobble up as fast as you can. Visceral and emotive stuff. If you pause and think about it though… hmm. neilisthebestdalek.blogspot.com/2025/11/doct...
Doctor Who: The BBC Books #77 – Casualties Of War by Steve Emmerson
Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures #38 Casualties of War By Steve Emmerson This is another of those books that I’ve read before. A few...
neilisthebestdalek.blogspot.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I’ve read Casualties Of War twice, first all at once and then again over several weeks. I can confirm it’s a book you need to gobble up as fast as you can. Visceral and emotive stuff. If you pause and think about it though… hmm. neilisthebestdalek.blogspot.com/2025/11/doct...
#64: The Chicken Soup Murder by Maria Donovan. Beautifully observed story from a child’s point of view, concerning friendship, grief and a possible murder. It’s brilliant and highly readable. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Gareth's review of The Chicken Soup Murder
5/5: Maria Donovan’s debut novel The Chicken Soup Murder is a hugely readable and quietly devastating story from a child’s point of view. Michael lives with his nan — something happened to his parent...
www.goodreads.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
#64: The Chicken Soup Murder by Maria Donovan. Beautifully observed story from a child’s point of view, concerning friendship, grief and a possible murder. It’s brilliant and highly readable. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
#63: Imperial Moon by Christopher Bulis. A jaunty Victorians-on-the-moon comic book-style adventure. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Gareth's review of Doctor Who
3/5: The Fifth Doctor encounters Victorians on the moon in this spirited nod to Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, mostly by way of Terry Nation when it comes to advancing the plot. The whole thing is treme...
www.goodreads.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:44 AM
#63: Imperial Moon by Christopher Bulis. A jaunty Victorians-on-the-moon comic book-style adventure. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
It’s time for another trip around the genre houses with Christopher Bulis, this time taking off Jules Verne in Imperial Moon. It would have made a natty comic book. neilisthebestdalek.blogspot.com/2025/10/doct...
Doctor Who: The BBC Books #76 – Imperial Moon by Christopher Bulis
Doctor Who: The Past Doctor Adventures #34 Imperial Moon By Christopher Bulis There’s something almost endearing about the Past Doctor Adven...
neilisthebestdalek.blogspot.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:31 AM
It’s time for another trip around the genre houses with Christopher Bulis, this time taking off Jules Verne in Imperial Moon. It would have made a natty comic book. neilisthebestdalek.blogspot.com/2025/10/doct...
The Eighth Doctor Adventures start again with The Burning, a continuity-shy jumping on point with a Doctor still in progress. It’s a Gothic romp. neilisthebestdalek.blogspot.com/2025/10/doct...
Doctor Who: The BBC Books #75 – The Burning by Justin Richards
Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures #37 The Burning By Justin Richards We’re a little over three years into The Eighth Doctor Adventure...
neilisthebestdalek.blogspot.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The Eighth Doctor Adventures start again with The Burning, a continuity-shy jumping on point with a Doctor still in progress. It’s a Gothic romp. neilisthebestdalek.blogspot.com/2025/10/doct...
Mike Tucker lets Robert Perry sit this one out for Prime Time, a sort of Vengeance On Varos for the 90s. Better than you’d think. neilisthebestdalek.blogspot.com/2025/10/doct...
Doctor Who: The BBC Books #74 – Prime Time by Mike Tucker
Doctor Who: The Past Doctor Adventures #33 Prime Time By Mike Tucker I’ve read this one before, years ago along with all the other Mike Tuck...
neilisthebestdalek.blogspot.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Mike Tucker lets Robert Perry sit this one out for Prime Time, a sort of Vengeance On Varos for the 90s. Better than you’d think. neilisthebestdalek.blogspot.com/2025/10/doct...
The Eighth Doctor Adventures tie off (aka bin) a lot of plot lines in The Ancestor Cell: a curious, cobbled Lawrence Miles tribute act that seemingly can’t wait to be over. neilisthebestdalek.blogspot.com/2025/10/doct...
Doctor Who: The BBC Books #73 – The Ancestor Cell by Peter Anghelides and Stephen Cole
Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures #36 The Ancestor Cell By Peter Anghelides & Stephen Cole Here we are then: the season finale of The...
neilisthebestdalek.blogspot.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:26 AM
The Eighth Doctor Adventures tie off (aka bin) a lot of plot lines in The Ancestor Cell: a curious, cobbled Lawrence Miles tribute act that seemingly can’t wait to be over. neilisthebestdalek.blogspot.com/2025/10/doct...
Despite rejecting Jim Mortimore’s batty Campaign, BBC Books seemed okay with Dave Stone’s similarly bonzo multi-Doctor-well-sort-of Heart Of TARDIS. It’s, um, definitely the work of Dave Stone. neilisthebestdalek.blogspot.com/2025/10/doct...
Doctor Who: The BBC Books #72 – Heart Of TARDIS by Dave Stone
Doctor Who: The Past Doctor Adventures #32 Heart of TARDIS By Dave Stone Look up there — what’s that light in the sky, above Gotham Police H...
neilisthebestdalek.blogspot.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Despite rejecting Jim Mortimore’s batty Campaign, BBC Books seemed okay with Dave Stone’s similarly bonzo multi-Doctor-well-sort-of Heart Of TARDIS. It’s, um, definitely the work of Dave Stone. neilisthebestdalek.blogspot.com/2025/10/doct...
Richards and Lane dusted off an old draft for The Banquo Legacy. It’s not hard to see the joins, but it just about works, even if it’s another book not very interested in Compassion. neilisthebestdalek.blogspot.com/2025/10/doct...
Doctor Who: The BBC Books #71 – The Banquo Legacy by Andy Lane and Justin Richards
Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures #35 The Banquo Legacy By Andy Lane & Justin Richards At last, we’re getting somewhere. After severa...
neilisthebestdalek.blogspot.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Richards and Lane dusted off an old draft for The Banquo Legacy. It’s not hard to see the joins, but it just about works, even if it’s another book not very interested in Compassion. neilisthebestdalek.blogspot.com/2025/10/doct...
Justin Richards (very probably) rush-wrote this Gothic horror for a deadline, but Grave Matter is quite good fun anyway. neilisthebestdalek.blogspot.com/2025/10/doct...
Doctor Who: The BBC Books #70 – Grave Matter by Justin Richards
Doctor Who: The Past Doctor Adventures #31 Grave Matter By Justin Richards Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Write Novels Quickly Man! W...
neilisthebestdalek.blogspot.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Justin Richards (very probably) rush-wrote this Gothic horror for a deadline, but Grave Matter is quite good fun anyway. neilisthebestdalek.blogspot.com/2025/10/doct...
Mods meet rockers… IN SPACE in Steve Lyons’s The Space Age. I wish it was madder. neilisthebestdalek.blogspot.com/2025/09/doct...
Doctor Who: The BBC Books #69 – The Space Age by Steve Lyons
Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures #34 The Space Age By Steve Lyons Right then. Time for another exciting instalment of “the Doctor, F...
neilisthebestdalek.blogspot.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Mods meet rockers… IN SPACE in Steve Lyons’s The Space Age. I wish it was madder. neilisthebestdalek.blogspot.com/2025/09/doct...
#62: Box Office Poison: Hollywood’s Story In A Century Of Flops by Tim Robey. Fascinating and funny dive into the most out of control movie fiascos. I don’t always agree with Robey’s critiques but it’s all very well written. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Gareth's review of Box Office Poison
4/5: Please note, I read the paperback. Annoyingly it’s not on Goodreads. Hollywood flops happen for a few reasons. The obvious ones include, the movie having a poor reception, the studio not knowing...
www.goodreads.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:15 AM
#62: Box Office Poison: Hollywood’s Story In A Century Of Flops by Tim Robey. Fascinating and funny dive into the most out of control movie fiascos. I don’t always agree with Robey’s critiques but it’s all very well written. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Robert Redford, his nod of recognition.
October 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Robert Redford, his nod of recognition.
I’ve got a postman who calls me “young man”. Hahahaha you can stay.
October 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I’ve got a postman who calls me “young man”. Hahahaha you can stay.
Have trans people tried being nicer to the people denying their right to exist?
October 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Have trans people tried being nicer to the people denying their right to exist?
#61: The Burning by Justin Richards. A solid, spooky soft reboot of the Eighth Doctor range. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Gareth's review of Doctor Who
3/5: 3.5 Reread 05/10/2025 I don’t particularly disagree with my first review here. I’ve now read all the preceding Eighth Doctor books for context - and that is of course unnecessary, since the whol...
www.goodreads.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
#61: The Burning by Justin Richards. A solid, spooky soft reboot of the Eighth Doctor range. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
#60: Casino: The Rise and Fall of the Mob in Las Vegas by Nicholas Pileggi. Enthralling gangster legend from the Wiseguy/Goodfellas writer. It’s not quite as near the knuckle as Henry Hill’s life story, but you can see why it made a great movie. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Gareth's review of Casino
4/5: It’s difficult not to think of Goodfellas (or rather, Wiseguy) when reading this, not just because most of the same movie people returned to make a film about it, but because you can see why they...
www.goodreads.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
#60: Casino: The Rise and Fall of the Mob in Las Vegas by Nicholas Pileggi. Enthralling gangster legend from the Wiseguy/Goodfellas writer. It’s not quite as near the knuckle as Henry Hill’s life story, but you can see why it made a great movie. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
I’m very fond of it. But still a bit confused by some of the dubbing.
October 5, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I’m very fond of it. But still a bit confused by some of the dubbing.
#59: Prime Time by Mike Tucker. Decent, violent TV satire with some clever touches. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Gareth's review of Doctor Who
4/5: Mike Tucker’s first solo novel isn’t a huge diversion from his work with Robert Perry: again there are fannish touches, monsters, there’s plenty of post-watershed violence. Broadly it feels like...
www.goodreads.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:49 AM
#59: Prime Time by Mike Tucker. Decent, violent TV satire with some clever touches. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...