The Monster Collection (Doctor Who)

Each of the Doctors each received an outing with 2013’s 50th Anniversary collection of Doctor Who reprints, so this year it is the turn of his foes.

Casting the net wider than before, this collection holds examples from both the Virgin Publishing’s ‘New Adventures’ and ‘Missing Adventures’ ranges from the early 1990s, as well as the BBC Books back catalogue. This makes for some variation in tone, with the newer books seemingly aimed at a slightly younger audience rather than the older fan reader.

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Each of the Doctors each received an outing with 2013’s 50th Anniversary collection of Doctor Who reprints, so this year it is the turn of his foes.

Casting the net wider than before, this collection holds examples from both the Virgin Publishing’s ‘New Adventures’ and ‘Missing Adventures’ ranges from the early 1990s, as well as the BBC Books back catalogue. This makes for some variation in tone, with the newer books seemingly aimed at a slightly younger audience rather than the older fan reader.

As well as a fresh introduction by the author, each monster has been granted a striking close-up cover image, depicting them in their most recent television form. While a logical marketing move, we expect it may furrow the brow of many a hardcore fan who will stubbornly envisage traditional Silurians as they read.

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