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NEWS: MARCH 2008
The complete guide to March, including news headlines, updates to Unreality SF, and the release schedule.
News stories are listed below in reverse chronological order.
30th March 2008 | NEWS | BIG FINISH CD UPDATES
Two of the upcoming Eighth Doctor adventures from Big Finish Productions have had their titles changed. Kidnapped and Vengeance, the two final stories of the current run starring Paul McGann and Sheridan Smith, have been retitled as Sisters of the Flame and Vengeance of Morbius respectively.
The news was announced on the Big Finish website earlier today.
30th March 2008 | NEWS | CHRISTMAS SHORT TRIPS ANNOUNCED
The annual Christmas-themed Doctor Who: Short Trips anthology, published by Big Finish Productions, has been confirmed by two of its contributing authors.
James Moran (author of the Torchwood episode Sleeper and the upcoming Doctor Who episode The Fires of Pompeii) and Jason Arnopp (who regularly contributes to Doctor Who Magazine and recently wrote a Bernice Summerfield story) announced the news on their respective blogs, here and here.
The anthology will be called Christmas Around the World and will, surprising though it seems, be released near Christmas.
30th March 2008 | SITE UPDATE | NEW REVIEW ADDED
A new review has been added to Unreality SF:
Torchwood: Trace Memory (by David Llewellyn)
Reviewed by DB - "the majority of the book is fantastically-written and attention-holding"
27th March 2008 | SITE UPDATE | NEW REVIEWS ADDED
Some new reviews have been added to Unreality SF:
Star Trek: Forged in Fire (by Michael A. Martin and Andy Mangels)
Reviewed by JENS - "everything for a good story is there, but it doesn't really catch fire"
Doctor Who: Sting of the Zygons / The Last Dodo / Wooden Heart on CD (by Cole/Rayner/Day)
Reviewed by DB - "these discs are fantastic, well worth a listen"
26th March 2008 | SITE UPDATE | NEW REVIEW ADDED
A new review has been added to Unreality SF:
Doctor Who: Revenge of the Judoon (by Terrance Dicks)
Reviewed by DB - "this is a story that's huge fun, but deserves to be longer"
26th March 2008 | NEWS | ARTICLE ON DOCTOR WHO AUTHORS
The Times recently ran an article on the writers of the current Doctor Who books, featuring brief quotes from writer and editor Justin Richards. He discusses the tone of the books and the restrictions on the writers, also revealing how long they take to write and how much the writers get paid.
The piece is available at TimesOnline.co.uk.
Additionally, several Doctor Who writers will appear at the Times Literary Festival 2008 - at 2.45pm on Saturday April 5th, Richards will take part in a discussion of the books with fellow authors Terrance Dicks, Mike Tucker, Colin Brake and Stephen Cole.
25th March 2008 | SITE UPDATE | NEW REVIEWS ADDED
Some new reviews have been added to Unreality SF:
Star Trek: S.C.E. Omnibus Six - Wildfire (by various authors)
Reviewed by JENS - "the most significant and important paperback of the line"
Doctor Who: Forever Autumn (by Mark Morris)
Reviewed by DB - "a refreshingly different tone, another satisfying novel"
23rd March 2008 | NEWS | REVIEW ROUNDUP
The BBC's Doctor Who website has posted reviews of recent Who novels, written by schoolchildren:
- Mount Pleasant School in the Midlands review Revenge of the Judoon (by Terrance Dicks)
- Tiffin School in Surrey review Wishing Well (by Trevor Baxendale)
- Somervale School in Bath review Peacemaker (by James Swallow)
Unreality SF recently posted its own review of Peacemaker alongside an interview with its author.
23rd March 2008 | NEWS | NEW DOCTOR WHO BOOK COVERS
The covers for the three Doctor Who novels due for release in September have been revealed by the fan website EyeOfHorus.org.uk.
The images from The Doctor Trap by Simon Messingham (here), Ghosts of India by Mark Morris (here) and Shining Darkness by Mark Michalowski (here) were posted on their news page on Friday.
19th March 2008 | SITE UPDATE | NEW REVIEW ADDED
A new review has been added to Unreality SF:
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Before Dishonor (by Peter David)
Reviewed by DB - "a huge suspension of disbelief is required"
17th March 2008 | SITE UPDATE | NEW AUTHOR INTERVIEW
Unreality SF has added a new interview with author Greg Cox, discussing his new The 4400 book, his recent Star Trek work, and other forthcoming projects.
Read the interview in full here.
15th March 2008 | SITE UPDATE | NEW REVIEWS ADDED
Some new reviews have been added to Unreality SF:
Star Trek: Titan Book Three - Orion's Hounds (by Christopher L. Bennett)
Reviewed by JENS - "the first real highlight of the Titan series"
Star Trek: Titan Book Four - Sword of Damocles (by Geoffrey Thorne)
Reviewed by JENS - "one of the weakest novels of the last few years"
Torchwood: The Twilight Streets (by Gary Russell)
Reviewed by DB - "strong plotting, excellent characterisation"
14th March 2008 | NEWS | UPDATES ON RTD'S DOCTOR WHO BOOK
The previously-announced Doctor Who book written by current executive producer Russell T. Davies, with Doctor Who Magazine journalist Benjamin Cook, has been taken on board by BBC Books.
The news was reported by TheBookseller.com, who promise that it will be "illustrated with photographs, Davies' hand-drawn illustrations and script pages" and that it "will provide a look behind the scenes at the family drama, in a collection of correspondence with his friend Cook".
Apparently titled Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale, the book is scheduled for the autumn, and the report is available at TheBookseller.com.
12th March 2008 | NEWS | TEROK NOR EXTRACT ONLINE
TrekWeb.com has posted an exclusive extract of James Swallow's Terok Nor novel, Day of the Vipers, the first of a three-part series set prior to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The extract can be found here.
Swallow discussed the novel during his recent interview here at Unreality.
12th March 2008 | NEWS | STARGATE AUDIOBOOK UPDATE
Big Finish Productions have added information about the availability and pricing of their forthcoming Stargate Atlantis and Stargate SG-1 audio adventures on their website.
The series' executive producer Sharon Gosling explains that they "want to make the series as accessible - and affordable - as possible to listeners all over the globe".
Author James Swallow recently discussed his two contributions to the first series of CDs here at Unreality.
12th March 2008 | NEWS | NEW DOCTOR WHO AUTHOR WEBSITE
Dale Smith, author of several Doctor Who short stories and novels, has launched a new website at DaleSmithOnline.com, which features a preview of the forthcoming novel The Many Hands.
11th March 2008 | NEWS | SHORT TRIPS NEWS
Keith R.A. DeCandido, editor of the forthcoming Doctor Who anthology The Quality of Leadership, has announced on his blog that the book has been approved by the BBC. He also reminds readers that ten of the authors will be available to sign copies at the forthcoming Shore Leave convention.
The full announcement, with links to the Shore Leave and Big Finish websites, is at KRAD's Inaccurate Guide to Life. An interview with Keith, discussing the anthology, is available here at Unreality.
10th March 2008 | NEWS | STAR TREK BOOK TIDBITS
TrekWeb.com has a positive review of James Swallow's Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers by Jeff Ayers, who scores the novel 9/10. [Link ]
Newsarama.com has posted an interview with author Peter David, discussing the upcoming series of New Frontier comics from IDW. [Link]
Newsarama also have a preview of the first few pages of the NF comic online. [Link]
9th March 2008 | NEWS | STAR TREK eBOOKS ON HIATUS
Star Trek: Corps of Engineers, the monthly series of downloadable Trek eBooks which launched in 2001, has been put on hiatus by publisher Pocket Books.
The series' editor, Keith R.A. DeCandido, announced the news on his LiveJournal on March 3rd: "The door is open to possibly do more original eBooks in the future - the choice of the word 'hiatus' is deliberate - but for now, the line's taking a break. I'm obviously not happy about it, but all good things must come to an end."
A total of 74 CoE eBooks, and two six-part anniversary miniseries in the same format, have been released over the years. Pocket will continue to offer their other Star Trek products in downloadable form, and previous CoE stories will be reprinted in dead-tree form.
DeCandido's announcement is available at KRAD's Inaccurate Guide to Life.
9th March 2008 | SITE UPDATE | UNREALITY LAUNCHES
A Star Trek books website which originally launched in 2004, is now relaunching as UNREALITY SF, and branching out to cover other sci-fi, fantasy and cult TV tie-in books/CDs. We currently cover Trek, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Stargate and Supernatural (with more coming soon) and provide news, reviews and interviews. Here's what's available on the site as of today . . .
Exclusive interviews with popular authors!
> KEITH R.A. DeCANDIDO discusses his latest Star Trek and Doctor Who work
> PETER ANGHELIDES previews the forthcoming audio story Pest Control
> CHRISTOPHER L. BENNETT gives us exclusive news about Myriad Universes
> JAMES SWALLOW talks about Cyberman II and Peacemaker
Reviews of the latest books and CDs:
> DOCTOR WHO: The Chimes of Midnight, World Game, The Doctor/Rose, The Slitheen/The Sycorax, Sick Building, Peacemaker, End Game.
> STAR TREK: Resistance, Glass Empires, Obsidian Alliances, The Sky's the Limit, Constellations, Aftermath, The Good That Men Do, Warpath, Q&A, A Burning House.
> TORCHWOOD: Another Life, Slow Decay, Everybody Says Hello.
> SUPERNATURAL: Nevermore.
> STARGATE: City of the Gods.
PLUS: A guide to this month's book and CD releases - as well as advance previews of April, May and June - is now online; and content from the old Trek website is also available, with twenty-nine Star Trek book reviews and eight author interviews back online.
COMING SOON: Loads more reviews and interviews are on the way, alongside regular news updates. UNREALITY SF will also be expanding to cover other science-fiction and cult tie-in books over the next few months. If you'd like to get involved, or want to comment on the site so far, contact details are available here.
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Summary: MARCH 2008
View Unreality SF's guide to the books released during March 2008
Reviews added during March:
09 March: The Chimes of Midnight [DAN]
09 March: World Game [DAN]
09 March: The Doctor / Rose [DAN]
09 March: The Slitheen / The Sycorax [DAN]
09 March: Sick Building [DAN]
09 March: Peacemaker [DAN]
09 March: End Game [LUKE]
09 March: Resistance [DAN]
09 March: Glass Empires [JENS]
09 March: Obsidian Alliances [JENS]
09 March: The Sky's the Limit [JENS]
09 March: Constellations [JENS]
09 March: Aftermath [JENS]
09 March: The Good That Men Do [JENS]
09 March: Warpath [DAN]
09 March: Q&A [DAN]
09 March: A Burning House [JENS]
09 March: Another Life [DAN]
09 March: Slow Decay [MARIA]
09 March: Everybody Says Hello [CAZ]
09 March: Nevermore [JENS]
09 March: City of the Gods [LOUISE]
15 March: Sword of Damocles [JENS]
15 March: Orion's Hounds [JENS]
15 March: The Twilight Streets [DAN]
19 March: Before Dishonor [DAN]
25 March: Forever Autumn [DAN]
25 March: Wildfire [JENS]
26 March: Revenge of the Judoon [DAN]
27 March: Forged in Fire [JENS]
27 March: Zygons/Dodo/Heart CD [DAN]
30 March: Trace Memory [DAN]
Interviews added during March:
09 March: Keith R.A. DeCandido [DAN]
09 March: Christopher L. Bennett [DAN/JENS]
09 March: Peter Anghelides [DAN]
09 March: James Swallow [DAN]
17 March: Greg Cox [DAN/JENS]
News headlines during March:
09 March: Star Trek eBooks on hiatus
10 March: Star Trek book tidbits
11 March: Short Trips news
12 March: New Dr Who author website
12 March: Stargate audio update
12 March: Terok Nor excerpt online
14 March: Updates on RTD Dr Who book
23 March: New Dr Who book covers
23 March: Review roundup
26 March: Article on Dr Who authors
30 March: Xmas Short Trips announced
30 March: Big Finish CD updates
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