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Frankenstein
By Mary Shelley. 2003
One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World''That rare story to pass from literature into myth' The New…
York TimesMary Shelley's chilling Gothic tale was conceived when she was only eighteen, living with her lover Percy Shelley on Lake Geneva. The story of Victor Frankenstein who, obsessed with creating life itself, plunders graveyards for the material to fashion a new being, but whose botched creature sets out to destroy his maker, would become the world's most famous work of horror fiction, and remains a devastating exploration of the limits of human creativity. Based on the third edition of 1831, this volume contains all Mary Shelley's revisions to her story, and also includes 'A Fragment' by Lord Byron and Dr John Polidori's 'The Vampyre: A Tale'. Edited with an Introduction and notes by MAURICE HINDLEThe Fourth Species (Tomorrow's Ancestors #3)
By A. E. Warren. 2022
__________________________________________________To protect the past, they must fight for their future. In the thrilling third book in the Tomorrow's Ancestors series…
a devastating change is on the horizon.'A stonking good sci-fi & coming-of-age story all wrapped into one . . . a book that tackles humanity, hardship, and classism at the deepest level.' - Magic Radio Book ClubElise has now been working for the infiltration department for a year, but is growing frustrated with their lack of progress, their unwillingness to fight back against an unjust world. When it's announced that they're going on the offensive, will she be ready for the consequences?Twenty-Two finally has her freedom after serving her term of imprisonment. But not everyone believes she deserves to be released. If she is not welcome in Uracil, then where does she belong?Genevieve's life as a high-ranking Medius is perfectly crafted to hide all weakness, but when she finds out what the Potior's have planned next at the Museum of Evolution, she starts to question her choices, and the cracks begin to show. Can she keep herself from shattering?When a threat none of these women could have predicted comes to pass, they are all left to fight for their futures. Whether they are ready for it or not, their worlds will collide and nothing will be the same again . . .__________________________________________________PRAISE FOR THE TOMORROW'S ANCESTORS SERIES'An unputdownable exploration into the ethics of science' Buzz Magazine'Incredible . . . without a doubt one of the best YA sci-fi books I've ever read' Out and About Books'Instantly engaging . . . widens out from a tale of a girl trying to find her own identity to a broader story encompassing an entire population's burden of oppression, and the desire for freedom' Track of Words'One of the rare debuts that are really five star reads. Subject Twenty One grabbed me instantly and I couldn't put it down' Dom Reads__________________________________________________Make sure you've read the whole series!1. Subject Twenty-One2. The Hidden Base3. The Fourth SpeciesFlatland (Penguin Science Fiction)
By Edwin Abbott. 2020
The book that influenced writers from Carl Sagan to Stephen Hawking, Flatland is set in a two-dimensional world where life…
exists only in lines and shapes - until one of its inhabitants, 'A. Square', has his perspective transformed forever. This brilliantly eccentric classic is an invitation to see beyond our own reality.'At once a playful brainteaser about geometry, a pointed satire of Victorian manners - and a strangely compelling argument about the greatest mysteries of the Universe' Wall Street Journal'Flatland could lead to very profound thought about our Universe and ourselves' Isaac AsimovThe Final Rising (Tomorrow's Ancestors)
By A. E. Warren. 2023
The future is within their grasp - can they rise to meet it? In this powerful conclusion to the Tomorrow's…
Ancestors series, the rebels of Uracil have one final choice to make.After the devastating attack on Uracil, the safety it once offered Elise and her friends has been shattered. Desperate, alone and scared, they need to find the residents captured during the attack, and create a new place of safety before they are found once more.But how can they ever truly feel safe when they suspect there is a traitor among them?And when Samuel and Genevieve unexpectedly return, it throws things even further into disarray. With competing motivations and loyalties around every corner, should they focus on finding safety for themselves, or try once more to change the world for the better?Can they rise, one final time?__________________________________________________PRAISE FOR THE TOMORROW'S ANCESTORS SERIES'An unputdownable exploration into the ethics of science' Buzz Magazine'Incredible . . . without a doubt one of the best YA sci-fi books I've ever read' Out and About Books'Instantly engaging . . . widens out from a tale of a girl trying to find her own identity to a broader story encompassing an entire population's burden of oppression, and the desire for freedom' Track of Words'One of the rare debuts that are really five star reads. Subject Twenty One grabbed me instantly and I couldn't put it down' Dom Reads__________________________________________________Make sure you've read the whole series!1. Subject Twenty-One2. The Hidden Base3. The Fourth Species4. The Final RisingEpitaphs for Underdogs
By Andrew Szepessy. 2020
'A wonderful discovery' (Ian McEwan), this is a beguiling dystopian tale of a young man confronted with the truth about…
freedom. On a hot summer night, a young man sits in a dark cell in a Hungarian prison. The guards do not explain why he is here; he does not know if he will ever be released. But he is far from alone. Others, too, are trapped within the stone walls - singers and students, sages and spies. As the days pass, the man is drawn into their conversations and their lives, and soon becomes a witness to their sometimes outlandish acts of rebellion.Written in the early 1980s and inspired by Andrew Szepessy's own experiences, Epitaphs for Underdogs is a beguiling and exhilarating novel about power, justice and freedom, and about the solidarity that can be found in even the most unexpected places.'Beautiful... With its sense of the absurd, its laughter in the dark, it belongs in the great tradition of dystopian literature, with echoes of early Kundera and Nabokov' IAN McEWANA Few Words For The Dead
By Guy Adams. 2015
Section 37 is under attack.Toby Greene, a Clown Service agent, is on the hunt. But catching someone whose bodyguard is…
the relentless Rain-Soaked Bride can be a deadly game.Section Chief August Shining has problems of his own. Under investigation by MI6 and at the mercy of a mysterious entity, has his past has finally caught up with him?The First Men in the Moon
By H. G. Wells. 2005
When penniless businessman Mr Bedford retreats to the Kent coast to write a play, he meets by chance the brilliant…
Dr Cavor, an absent-minded scientist on the brink of developing a material that blocks gravity. Cavor soon succeeds in his experiments, only to tell a stunned Bedford the invention makes possible one of the oldest dreams of humanity: a journey to the moon. With Bedford motivated by money, and Cavor by the desire for knowledge, the two embark on the expedition. But neither are prepared for what they find - a world of freezing nights, boiling days and sinister alien life, on which they may be trapped forever.The Enemy Series, Books 1-3 (The Enemy)
By Charlie Higson. 2011
They'll chase you. They'll rip you open. They'll feed on you . . .The Enemy (Book 1)When the sickness came,…
every parent, police officer, politician - every adult - fell ill. The lucky ones died. The others are crazed, confused and hungry.Only children under fourteen remain, and they're fighting to survive.A gang of children begin their quest across London, where all through the city - down alleyways, in deserted houses, underground - the grown-ups lie in wait. The Dead (Book 2)Jack and Ed are best friends, but their battle to stay alive tests their friendship to the limit as they go on the run with a mismatched group of other kids. And one adult. Greg, a butcher, who claims he's immune to the disease. As a fresh disaster threatens to overwhelm London, they realize they won't all survive...The Fear (Book 3)DogNut and the rest of his crew want to find their lost friends, and set off on a deadly mission from the Tower of London to Buckingham Palace and beyond, as the sickos lie in wait. But who are their friends and who is the enemy in this changed world?The Empire of Time: Roads to Moscow: Book One (Roads to Moscow #1)
By David Wingrove. 2014
There is only the war.Otto Behr is a German agent, fighting his Russian counterparts across three millennia, manipulating history for…
moments in time that can change everything.Only the remnants of two great nations stand and for Otto, the war is life itself, the last hope for his people.But in a world where realities shift and memory is never constant, nothing is certain, least of all the chance of a future with his Russian love...Doctor Who: Wetworld (DOCTOR WHO #43)
By Mark Michalowski. 2007
When the TARDIS makes a disastrous landing in the swamps of the planet Sunday, the Doctor has no choice but…
to abandon Martha and try to find help. But the tranquillity of Sunday's swamps is deceptive, and even the TARDIS can't protect Martha forever.The human pioneers of Sunday have their own dangers to face: homeless and alone, they're only just starting to realise that Sunday's wildlife isn't as harmless as it first seems. Why are the native otters behaving so strangely, and what is the creature in the swamps that is so interested in the humans, and the new arrivals?The Doctor and Martha must fight to ensure that human intelligence doesn't become the greatest danger of all.Featuring the Tenth Doctor and Martha as played by David Tennant and Freema Agyeman in the hit Doctor Who series from BBC Television.Doctor Who: The Way Through the Woods (DOCTOR WHO #151)
By Una McCormack. 2011
'As long as people have lived here, they've gone out of their way to avoid the woods...'Two teenage girls disappear…
into an ancient wood, a foreboding and malevolent presence both now and in the past. The modern motorway bends to avoid it, as did the old Roman road. In 1917 the Doctor and Amy are desperate to find out what's happened to Rory, who's vanished too.But something is waiting for them in the woods. Something that's been there for thousands of years. Something that is now waking up. A thrilling, all-new adventure featuring the Doctor, Amy and Rory, as played by Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill in the spectacular hit Doctor Who series from BBC Television.Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars (Target Collection)
By Phil Ford. 2023
"Water is patient... water just waits. Water always wins!"November 21st 2059, and Bowie Base One - the first human colony…
on Mars - is destined for destruction in a nuclear explosion. This tragedy is a fixed point in history. The Laws of Time dictate that it cannot - must never - be changed.The Doctor arrives just as a viral life-form escapes from the Martian ice into the base's water supply. A single drop can transform a human into a terrifying monster with the power to infect others. History records that the threat is destroyed along with the base and every human in it. But as his darkest hour comes calling, the Doctor resolves to break the rules as he never has before...Doctor Who: Warriors’ Gate and Beyond (Target Collection)
By Stephen Gallagher. 2023
I am Biroc. The shadow of my past... and your future.Warriors' GateIn this new-to-print, expanded novelisation of the classic 1981…
adventure, the TARDIS is caught in a collapsing void between two different universes - and the 4th Doctor, Romana and Adric must enter into a dangerous alliance with the Tharils - a race of enslaved, time-sensitive aliens. The consequences are explored in two further short stories...The Kairos RingNow allies of the enslaved across all creation, Romana and the Tharil Laszlo ride the time winds in search of the sinister Sluagh - aliens who retool the dead as deadly warriors.The Little Book of FateSearching for the source of a scream across time, the Eighth Doctor investigates a most unusual carnival freak show in the north of England - where a figure from his past awaits him.Not one story but three, from one of classic Doctor Who's most original voices - Stephen Gallagher, author of the original screenplay for Warriors' Gate.Doctor Who: The Visitation
By Eric Saward. 1982
Trying to get Tegan back to Heathrow in 1981, the Doctor brings the TARDIS to the right place, but over…
300 years early – in 1666. They are not the only visitors as Death stalks the local woods, complete with cloak, scythe and a skull-like face. In fact, ‘Death’ is an android brought by a group of alien Terileptils whose spaceship has crashed. Criminals and fugitives from their own race, they now plan to take over Earth. With Adric and Tegan captured, the Doctor and Nyssa try to deal with the deadly android, and a group of local villagers under the control of the Terileptils. But even if they succeed, can they prevent the Terileptils from unleashing an even more deadly from of the Black Death? This novel is based on a Doctor Who story which was originally broadcast from 15–23 February 1982.Featuring the Fifth Doctor as played by Peter Davison with his companions Adric, Nyssa, and TeganDoctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
By Philip Martin. 1988
In need of Zeiton-7 to repair the TARDIS, the Doctor and Peri travel to the planet Varos. A former prison…
for the criminally insane, Varos is now ruled by the descendents of the guards. The population is kept in check and entertained by broadcasts of torture and execution from the Punishment Dome – where the TARDIS lands. Soon the Doctor and Peri, together with rebel fugitives Jondar and Areta, find themselves trying to escape the Dome’s traps and challenges – all on live television. Can the Doctor and Peri escape the Punishment Dome, and help the Governor ensure the people of Varos get a fair deal for their Zeiton-7? This novel is based on a Doctor Who story which was originally broadcast from 19–26 January 1975. Featuring the Sixth Doctor as played by Colin Baker with his companion PeriDoctor Who: The TV Movie (Target Collection)
By Gary Russell. 2021
‘Who am I…? WHO AM I?’It's December 1999, and strange things are happening as the new millennium nears. A British…
police box appears from nowhere in San Francisco’s Chinatown and the mysterious man inside it is shot down in the street. Despite the best efforts of Dr Grace Holloway, the man dies and another stranger appears, claiming to be the same person in a different body: a wanderer in time and space known only as the Doctor. But the Doctor is not the only alien in San Francisco. His deadly adversary the Master is murdering his way through the city and has taken control of the TARDIS. The Master is desperate to take the Doctor’s newly regenerated body for himself, and if the Doctor does not capitulate, it will literally cost him the Earth… and every last life on it.Doctor Who: Trading Futures (DOCTOR WHO #115)
By Lance Parkin. 2002
'Welcome to the future.'The early decades of the twenty-first century. All the wars have been won. There are no rogue…
states. The secret services of the world keep the planet electronically monitored, safe from all threat. There is no one left for United States and the Eurozone to fight. Except each other.A mysterious time traveller offers a better future - he has a time machine, and with it, humanity could reach the next stage of evolution, they could share its secrets and become the new Lords of Time......either that, or someone could keep the technology for themselves and use it to fight the ultimate war.A Classic Doctor Who Adventure featuring the Eighth Doctor as played by Paul McGann.Doctor Who: Time Trips (The Collection)
By Cecelia Ahern, Jake Arnott, Trudi Canavan, Jenny T Colgan, Stella Duffy, Nick Harkaway, Joanne Harris, A. L. Kennedy. 2013
Time Trips is a unique and beautifully illustrated collection of Doctor Who adventures from bestselling and award-winning writers including Joanne…
Harris, Trudi Canavan, Nick Harkaway, A.L. Kennedy and more. Taking you from ancient Alexandria to nameless planets in the far future, these tales are at turns funny, frightening, moving and thought-provoking – short stories that are bigger on the inside.Time Trips includes:The Anti-Hero (featuring the Second Doctor) by Stella Duffy Salt of the Earth (featuring the Third Doctor) by Trudi CanavanThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance Time Traveller (featuring the Third Doctor) by Joanne HarrisThe Death Pit (featuring the Fourth Doctor) by A.L. KennedyA Handful of Stardust (featuring the Sixth Doctor) by Jake ArnottThe Bog Warrior (featuring the Tenth Doctor) by Cecelia AhernKeeping Up with the Joneses (featuring the Tenth Doctor) by Nick HarkawayInto the Nowhere (featuring the Eleventh Doctor) by Jenny T. ColganDoctor Who: The Three Doctors (DOCTOR WHO #19)
By Terrance Dicks. 1975
A mysterious black hole is draining away power from the Universe. Even the Time Lords are threatened. The Doctor is…
also in trouble. Creatures from the black hole besiege UNIT Headquarters. The only person who can help the Doctor is... himself.The Time Lords bring together the first three incarnations of the Doctor to discover the truth about the black hole and stop the energy drain.The Doctors and their companions travel through the black hole itself, into a universe of anti-matter. Here they meet one of the very first Time Lords - Omega, who gave his race the power to travel through time. Trapped for aeons in the black hole, he now plans to escape - whatever the cost.This novel is based on a Doctor Who story which was originally broadcast from 30 December 1972 to 20 January 1973.Featuring the first three Doctors as played by William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee, together with Jo Grant and the UNIT organisation commanded by Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartDoctor Who: The Target Storybook
By Terrance Dicks, Matthew Sweet, Simon Guerrier, Colin Baker, Matthew Waterhouse, Jenny T Colgan, Jacqueline Rayner, Una McCormack, Steve Cole, Vinay Patel, George Mann, Susie Day, Mike Tucker, Joy Wilkinson, Beverly Sanford. 2019
We’re all stories in the end…In this exciting collection you’ll find all-new stories spinning off from some of your favourite…
Doctor Who moments across the history of the series. Learn what happened next, what went on before, and what occurred off-screen in an inventive selection of sequels, side-trips, foreshadowings and first-hand accounts – and look forward too, with a brand new adventure for the Thirteenth Doctor.Each story expands in thrilling ways upon aspects of Doctor Who’s enduring legend. With contributions from show luminaries past and present – including Colin Baker, Matthew Waterhouse, Vinay Patel, Joy Wilkinson and Terrance Dicks – The Target Storybook is a once-in-a-lifetime tour around the wonders of the Whoniverse.