Valentine awakes on a sunny morning on a hillside overlooking the city of Pidruid. He soon learns that he has a pouch full of money on his belt but no memory of his past life. He falls in with a troupe of jugglers, fulfilling a quota for human performers recently enacted by the Coronal, a … Continue reading A Novel Ian Likes: Lord Valentine’s Castle by Robert Silverberg
Month: September 2026
Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey Stuff Ian Likes: Doctor Who And The Giant Robot by Terrance Dicks
First Broadcast: 28th December 1974 – 18th January 1975 First Published: 13th March 1975 This novelisation achieved a bit of a milestone for Target’s Doctor Who range: it was the first to be published while the season it came from was still broadcasting. Of course, it was a fairly important book in the series as … Continue reading Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey Stuff Ian Likes: Doctor Who And The Giant Robot by Terrance Dicks
Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey Stuff Ian Likes: Doctor Who And The Cybermen/The Moonbase by Gerry Davis
Doctor Who And The Cybermen/The Moonbase First Broadcast: 11th February 1967 – 4th March 1967 First Published: 20th February 1975 The next Target book published took the audience back in time to the Second Doctor’s (Patrick Troughton) adventures. On television, though, it was the first season of the Fourth Doctor that was being broadcast. The … Continue reading Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey Stuff Ian Likes: Doctor Who And The Cybermen/The Moonbase by Gerry Davis
Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey Stuff Ian Likes: Doctor Who And The Curse of Peladon by Brian Hayles
Doctor Who And The Curse Of Peladon First Broadcast: 29th January 1972 – 19th February 1972 First Published: 16th January 1975 One of the more interesting developments in Doctor Who in recent years has been the reaction by some fans to stories that try to explore modern issues. By interesting, I of course mean “stupidly … Continue reading Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey Stuff Ian Likes: Doctor Who And The Curse of Peladon by Brian Hayles