The internet makes books obsolete! Er…
E-Books? Whassssat then? Drugs? Just say no. Crack is wack! E is… wee?
No. It’s a book that you can read online. And there’s one that I can recommend to all the nerds out there (and I know there are a lot who read this drivel I type) because it is by Mark Gatiss and is a classic Doctor Who one that I have from the olden days of paper books… It’s Nightshade!
‘It’s like sitting at the bottom of a swimming pool,’ she said, gazing at the arched ceiling in awe. The Doctor was already busy at the console, checking that the antiquated machinery was still operational.’It has a certain charm, I suppose,’ he said grudgingly. ‘But it always seemed too tucked away for ready use.”What is it?’
‘Tertiary console room. Not bad, eh?’ ‘Not bad? It’s beautiful!’ The Doctor seemed to be warming to his theme which pleased Ace immeasurably. ‘Oh yes,’ he said, fussing over the console, ‘a little spatial relocation and we can call this…’ He paused and began to stare into space again. ‘Home?’ volunteered Ace. The Doctor said nothing.
How many times had he been here before? With Victoria on the gas platform. Jo in Llanfairfach. Tegan in London.
She’d grown up before his eyes; this funny misfit, changing from a little bundle of venom with more chips than a Monte Carlo casino into a confident, maturing adult. It had been a struggle though. He had hated the lies and the half-truths he’d felt compelled to create in order to protect her from the future. After Fenric and more recently their adventures battling the Timewyrm, he’d hoped to have put all that behind them. But now there were other considerations…
The same site also has the also rather good Paul Cornell ‘s Human Nature available to read. And read it you should!
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