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Doctor Who: The Spear Of Destiny book review . Puffin’s 50th Anniversary ebook range by “big-name writers” is turning out to be a series of underwhelming vignettes by YA authors you’ve probably never have heard of. This story starts promisingly, as the Third Doctor and Jo come up against machine …

Being Human 5.06 “The Last Broadcast” review . THE ONE WHERE Our heroes defeat the Devil and finally Become Human… or do they? VERDICT The moment we learnt that Being Human ’s fifth series would feature Old Nick himself, one question immediately sprang to mind: how on Earth can a …

Touch 2.05 “Eye To Eye” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 2.05 Written by: Barry O’Brien Director: Milan Cheylov THE ONE WHERE Jake and Amelia scheme together so they can meet up, but Amelia is kidnapped again before it can happen. Lucy then takes matters into her own hands …

Fringe: September’s Notebook book review . Titan Books are spoiling us. A few months ago they brought us The Essential Supernatural , a coffee table book that came so jam-packed with goodies it almost burst at the seams. Much the same effort has been expended on this Fringe title, from …

Primeval: New World 1.06 “Clean Up On Aisle Three” REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 1.06 Writer: Peter Hume Director: Amanda Tapping THE ONE WHERE Dylan, Evan and Mac slap on the hockey gear and go up against a team of clever little dinosaurs; Ange and Lt Leeds have a …

Lost Girl 3.04 “Fae-de To Black” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 3.04 Written by: Alexandra Zarowny Directed by: Ron Murphy THE ONE WHERE Bo goes undercover as a therapist to find out why humans are committing suicide in strange ways – and her mission becomes desperate when Dyson …

Haven 3.12 “Reunion” TV REVIEW Episode 3.12 Writers: Gabrielle Stanton Director: Lee Rose THE ONE WHERE A troubled man turns his old high school nemeses back into teenagers when murdering them, and the Skinwalker is revealed to be Arla, the Colorado Kid’s troubled wife. VERDICT In the arc-heavy second half …

Throne Of The Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed book review: The Doctor will kill you now. It’s easy to agree with Lies Of Locke Lamora author Scott Lynch when he says that Throne of The Crescent Moon “buoyantly fails to suck”. Another ho-hum, medieval backdrop would have sucked. Prophecies would …

Wool by Hugh Howey book review : Buy it and you won’t feel fleeced. In today’s dystopia-crazy book world, the only real surprise about the “underground, enclosed society” subgenre making a comeback is that it’s taken quite so long. Ever since the nuclear paranoia of the ‘50s, SF has regularly …

Primeval: New World 1.02 “The New World” REVIEW Episode 1.02 Writers: Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens Director: Andy Mikita THE ONE WHERE A giant sea serpent eats a couple pipeline workers near First-Nations territory; Dylan is officially recruited to the team. VERDICT Just remember: if you think you’re about to be …