News stories are listed below in reverse chronological order.

30th May 2008 | SITE UPDATE | NEW AUTHOR INTERVIEW

Unreality SF has added a new interview with writer Gary Russell, discussing his Doctor Who, Sarah Jane and Torchwood work across the mediums of audio, print and comics.

Read the interview in full here.

29th May 2008 | SITE UPDATE | NEW REVIEW ADDED

A new review has been added to Unreality SF:

Star Trek: Crucible book two - Spock: The Fire and the Rose (by David R. George III)
Reviewed by JENS - "one of David R. George III's weakest efforts in Trek literature so far"

28th May 2008 | SITE UPDATE | NEW REVIEW ADDED

A new review has been added to Unreality SF:

Doctor Who: The Quality of Leadership
Reviewed by DB - "a brilliant triumph, the characterisations are consistently perfect"

27th May 2008 | NEWS | EYELESS AUTHOR BLOG

Lance Parkin, the author of the recently announced Doctor Who novel The Eyeless (see below), has started a blog related to the book. He hopes that it will "build up into an exciting 'making of' thing", but if that's not your cup of tea, he offers the alternative that he'll instead "be posting pictures of kittens".

Either way, it's worth a look, and can be found at theeyeless.blogspot.com.

25th May 2008 | NEWS | NEW TENTH DOCTOR BOOKS

Online retailer Amazon have listed titles and authors of three new Doctor Who books featuring the Tenth Doctor, due for release in September. In addition, in online blogs and message board threads, some of the respective authors have revealed details of the stories.

The books are:

BEAUTIFUL CHAOS (by Gary Russell)

THE EYELESS (by Lance Parkin)

Lance Parkin, on DoctorWhoForum.com - "The Eyeless doesn't feature Donna, although that's absolutely not a season four spoiler or anything. My understanding is that at least one of the others in this batch does have Donna.

"[O]f all the Doctor Who books I've written, this is the one with the *shortest* brief I've ever had from an editor and there was precisely one change made by 'Cardiff' - they didn't like my original title, The Hidden Fortress. Secondly ... while the books have a larger audience than the NA/EDAs and that audience has a lot of children in it, I've written the Doctor Who book I wanted to write. Kids should find plenty to enjoy in it, but this is a Doctor Who book that *I* would enjoy reading, written in the same style and spirit as all my previous Doctor Who books. If you liked those, then there's a very good chance you'll ike The Eyeless.

"I delivered the book a couple of weeks ago, I'm very proud of it. So proud, I've broken
the habit of a lifetime and set up a blog to talk about it. More details soon."

THE STORY OF MARTHA (by Dan Abnett - and others)

Dan Abnett, on his blog - "For all of you out there in TV land, you may be interested to know that in the coming months, I will be penning [...] a Doctor Who book which will recount the exploits of Martha Jones during the year when the Master held the Doctor captive and she roamed the Earth (ie, the end of season three). The latter will not be all my own work, as I am writing the framing sequence and story into which other stories, by other hands will be set. I'm looking forward to it. I have a soft spot for Martha."

21st May 2008 | SITE UPDATE | NEW REVIEW ADDED

A new review has been added to Unreality SF:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Blackout (by Keith R.A. DeCandido)
Reviewed by JENS - "a good, engaging novel"

20th May 2008 | SITE UPDATE | NEW REVIEWS & FEATURE ADDED

Two new reviews have been added to Unreality SF:

Star Trek: Vulcan's Soul book one - Exodus (by Josepha Sherman and Susan Shwartz)
Reviewed by JENS - "a decent novel, and a welcome glimpse of Surak's Vulcan"

Star Trek: Crucible book one - McCoy: Provenance of Shadows (by David R. George III)
Reviewed by JENS - "a decent character piece for McCoy"

Additionally, a preview feature for the independently-published Doctor Who book Time's Champion - the last novel of the late Craig Hinton, which has been completed posthumously by Chris McKeon - has been added to the site.
- Introduction
- Time's Champion blurb
- Interview with Chris McKeon
- Extract from the book

17th May 2008 | NEWS | CD RELEASE FOR TORCHWOOD PLAY

According to a listing on Play.com, the forthcoming Torchwood radio play will be released on CD.

The play is 45-minutes long and is written by Joseph Lidster, starring John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Gareth David Lloyd and Freema Agyeman. It is due to be aired on BBC Radio Four in the UK over the summer.

The CD release is apparently due in September for £9.99, but can be preordered from Play for £6.99 at this link.

17th May 2008 | NEWS | TELOS GUIDE #4 REVEALED

On the message board at DoctorWhoForum.com, David J. Howe has revealed the cover and title for the latest in Telos Publishing's series of unofficial guides to the new series of Doctor Who.

Following in the footsteps of Back to the Vortex (series one), Second Flight (series two) and Third Dimension (series three), 2008's guide will be called Monsters Within, and will be written by Stephen James Walker who wrote the 2007 volume.

The book, which is due for release in November or December this year, will cost £12.99 in paperback and £30 in deluxe signed-and-numbered hardcover.

The original announcement, and the cover which was created by Gwyn Jeffers, can be viewed in this thread at DWF.

17th May 2008 | NEWS | TORCHWOOD AUTHORS TALK

The most recent issue of Torchwood Magazine, which was released on Thursday, features interviews with the authors of the last three Torchwood novels.

Trevor Baxendale (Something in the Water), David Llewellyn (Trace Memory) and Gary Russell (The Twilight Streets) discuss their inspirations and the writing process in a four-page feature.

To read the interviews in full, Torchwood Magazine Issue #5 is available now from Titan Magazines for £3.75.

14th May 2008 | NEWS | RTD BOOK COVER REVEALED

Amazon.co.uk has released the cover of Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale, the previously-announced book written by the show's executive producer Russell T. Davies and popular journalist Benjamin Cook.

It can be viewed online here.

The information on the cover reveals for the first time that the book will feature a foreword by author Phillip Pullman, and an afterword from actor David Tennant.

14th May 2008 | SITE UPDATE | NEW REVIEW ADDED

A new review has been added to Unreality SF:

Star Trek: Grand Designs (by various authors)
Reviewed by JENS - "this collection would be one of those I would recommend"

13th May 2008 | SITE UPDATE | NEW REVIEWS ADDED

Two new reviews have been added to Unreality SF:

Torchwood: Something in the Water (by Trevor Baxendale)
Reviewed by NAOMI - "an overall hugely enjoyable novel"

Star Trek: Day of the Vipers (by James Swallow)
Reviewed by DB - "all things considered, a splendid book"

12th May 2008 | NEWS | BBC BOOK UPDATES

The BBC's Doctor Who website is once again on the lookout for school children to review BBC Books's range of Who novels. They're currently looking for school reading groups to share their thoughts on Martha in the Mirror, Snowglobe 7 and The Many Hands. An online application form is here.

Bizarrely, the news story also "announces details" of Shining Darkness, The Doctor Trap and Ghosts of India, despite their blurbs and covers already having been revealed in March.

(If you are interested in reviewing Doctor Who books/CDs for Unreality SF, we'd like to here from you - information and contact details are available here.)

12th May 2008 | NEWS | TORCHWOOD BLURBS

In addition to the covers of the three upcoming Torchwood books, as reported by Unreality SF yesterday, Amazon.com also has brief descriptions for those novels.

PACK ANIMALS: The seventh novel in the bestselling Torchwood range from BBC Books. Shopping for wedding gifts with your fiance is enjoyable, unless like Gwen you witness a Weevil massacre in the shopping centre. A trip to the zoo is a great day out, until a date goes tragically wrong and Ianto is badly injured by stolen alien tech. And Halloween is a day of fun and frights, before unspeakable monsters invade the streets of Cardiff and it's no longer a trick or a treat for the terrified population. Torchwood can control small groups of scavengers, but now someone has given large numbers of predators a season ticket to Earth!

SKYPOINT: The eighth novel in the bestselling Torchwood range from BBC Books. SkyPoint is the latest high-rise addition to the ever-developing Cardiff skyline. It's the most high-tech, avant-garde apartment block in the city. And it's where Rhys Williams is hoping to find a new home for himself and Gwen. When Torchwood discover that residents have been going missing from the tower block, one of the team gets her dream assignment. Soon, SkyPoint's latest newly married tenants are moving in. And Toshiko Sato finally gets to make a home with Owen Harper. Then something comes out of the wall...

ALMOST PERFECT: The ninth novel in the bestselling Torchwood range from BBC Books. Emma is 30, single and, frankly, desperate. She woke up this morning with nothing to look forward to but another evening of unsuccessful speed-dating. But now she has a new weapon in her quest for Mr Right. And it's made her almost perfect! Ianto Jones woke up this morning with no memory of last night. He went to work, where he caused amusement, suspicion, and a little bit of jealousy. Because Ianto Jones woke up this morning in the body of a woman! And he's looking just about perfect! And Jack Harkness has always had his doubts about Perfection...

12th May 2008 | SITE UPDATE | RECENT UPDATES

Recent updates to Unreality SF include:

- DB's review of Seasons of Fear (by Paul Cornell and Caroline Symcox)
- DB's review of The Veiled Leopard (by Iain McLaughlin and Claire Bartlett)
- The release schedule for JULY 2008 has been added

11th May 2008 | NEWS | TORCHWOOD BOOK COVERS

The cover images from this autumn's three new Torchwood books have been revealed on Amazon.com.

Skypoint's cover is here, and features Toshiko Sato (Naoko Mori) prominently.
Pack Animals's cover is here, featuring Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) and a tiger.
Almost Perfect's cover, located here, features Jack Harkness (John Barrowman).

The cast photos at the bottom of each cover would suggest that Skypoint and Pack Animals are set during Season Two, and Almost Perfect is set after the Season Two finale.

11th May 2008 | NEWS | COMPANION CHRONICLES

Big Finish Productions have announced some new details about their Doctor Who: Companion Chronicles series.

The series thus far has been comprised of audio adventures featuring the first four incarnations of the Doctor, told first-person by one of the companions reprising their role from the TV series. Two seasons of Companion Chronicles, each featuring four storiess, have been released to date.

The Big Finish website now reveals that the series will be a permanent all-year-round fixture. Future seasons will be twelve releases long, with a new story released every month of the year on CD and to download.

Additionally, with a larger number of releases, the scope of the range will also increase. The Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth incarnations of the Doctor will also have their companions included, and some stories will be narrated by popular characters who might not necessarily be classed as companions.

Details of some upcoming Companion Chronicles were also announced:

3.1: Here There Be Monsters by Andy Lane - July 2008
 (starring CAROLE ANN FORD as SUSAN FOREMAN)

3.2: The Great Space Elevator by Jonathan Morris - August 2008
 (starring DEBORAH WATLING as VICTORIA WATERFIELD)

3.3: The Doll of Death by Marc Platt - September 2008
 (starring KATY MANNING as JO GRANT)

3.4: Empathy Games by Nigel Fairs - October 2008
 (starring LOUISE JAMESON as LEELA)

3.5: Dream Home by Simon Guerrier - November 2008
 (starring JEAN MARSH as SARA KINGDOM)

The full details are available over at BigFinish.com.

11th May 2008 | NEWS | KROTONS AND KEYS

The Doctor Who section of the Big Finish Productions website has been updated with information about the upcmong three-part Key to Time miniseries for the Fifth Doctor, the return of the Wirrn, and the subscriber-only story Return of the Krotons, all of which was announced in the latest Doctor Who Magazine. The news items are here and here.

There are also a couple of updates on The Boy that Time Forgot (located here), and some casting information about The Death Collectors (here).

11th May 2008 | NEWS | SARAH JANE ON AUDIO

Internet retailer Play.com have a couple of new Sarah Jane Adventures audiobooks available for pre-order. It is likely that they will be audio-exclusives, narrated by one of the cast, as was the case with previous releases The Glittering Storm and The Thirteenth Stone.

The CDs, which will be released in November according to Play, can be pre-ordered here and here.

7th May 2008 | NEWS | MORE SJA BOOKS?

On Doctor Who Online's message board, Phil Ford has hinted at new Sarah Jane Adventures novelisations coming soon.

Ford is a writer for the show, and also penned the novelisation for Eye of the Gorgon, which was published alongside book versions of Invasion of the Bane, Revenge of the Slitheen and Warriors of Kudlak. However, the remaining stories Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? and The Lost Boy have not yet had the same treatment.

Asked whether he would be novelising The Lost Boy, Ford said that he had turned down the opportunity when offered, adding, "I believe that Gary Russell might be taking it on. Gary is my script editor on Sarah Jane and I know he'll do a fantastic job."

His response can be seen in full in this thread at DWO.

6th May 2008 | NEWS | MYRIAD UNIVERSE COVERS

Website TrekMovie.com has exclusively revealed the covers of the upcoming Star Trek: Myriad Universes books, each of which contains three novel-length stories set in skewed and twisted versions of the Trek world.

The art from both volumes, which is by John Picacio, can be found in this article. The piece also previews several other upcoming Trek books, but reveals nothing else new.

5th May 2008 | NEWS | MORE ON TORCHWOOD NOVELS

According to a (mis-spelt) Amazon.co.uk listing, Phil Ford's previously-announced Torchwood novel will be called Skypoint, with current rumours placing it chronologically straight after the episode Something Borrowed which was also written by Ford.

With this news, titles and authors for all three of the autumn hardback novels have been revealed:

- SKYPOINT by Phil Ford
- PACK ANIMALS by Peter Anghelides
- ALMOST PERFECT by James Goss

As this information did not come from BBC Books, it may be inaccurate and subject ti change. More details (exact release dates, cover images, plot details) are likely to be revealed later in the year.

2nd May 2008 | NEWS | SHORT TRIPS COMPETITION BOOK

A new Doctor Who: Short Trips anthology, How the Doctor Changed My Life, has been added to the website of publishers Big Finish Productions.

The book, which is edited by Simon Guerrier and has a foreword from Paul Cornell, features twenty-five short stories starring the first eight Doctors, which were chosen from hundreds of entries submitted in a competition last year.

The list of story titles and authors, and the stunning cover art, are all online at BigFinish.com.

2nd May 2008 | NEWS | FORD TO WRITE TORCHWOOD NOVEL

On the Doctor Who Online forums, scriptwriter and author Phil Ford has revealed that he's currently writing a Torchwood novel.

Ford's original post can be read here, at DrWho-Online.co.uk.

This follows the announcement of two other novels - Pack Animals by Peter Anghelides, and Almost Perfect by James Goss - on Amazon.co.uk, which was reported by Unreality SF last month.

1st May 2008 | NEWS | DOCTOR WHO AUDIO NEWS

The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine, which is available as of today, features some news about  Big Finish Productions' ongoing series of Who audio dramas.

The Krotons and the Wirrn will return in upcoming adventures, and the Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison) is due to appear in a trilogy of linked stories. More detailed information is available in issue #395, available now from Panini Comics.

1st May 2008 | NEWS | TREKTODAY INTERVIEWS KRAD

Popular Star Trek author Keith R.A. DeCandido, who also edited the Corps of Engineers series and has helmed several anthologies (with his first Doctor Who collection out this month), has been interviewed by TrekToday.com.

In the interview, located here, DeCandido talks about his Trek work in general, as well as giving his opinions on Star Trek XI and the SFWA/Nebula fan-film controversy.