Facing the Raven
by R. Alan Siler
By taking the best of modern Doctor Who (like character drama and series-long story arcs) and the best of classic Doctor Who (multi-episode stories, cliffhangers, fewer modern-Earth settings, etc) 2015 gave us one of the greatest seasons the venerable show has ever produced. Facing the Raven: Doctor Who Series Nine In Review includes an overview of the series' themes, in-depth analyses of each episode, exhaustive background details, a timeline of events leading up to the broadcast of the season, and exclusive interviews with director Rachel Talalay, scriptwriter Jamie Mathieson, prosthetic effects producer Kate Walshe, and creature performer Jon Davey.
Paperback
English
Brand New
Author Biography
R. Alan Siler is a writer, drummer, and librarian who has been a Doctor Who fan since seeing "The Five Doctors" on a PBS station somewhere in Florida on November 23, 1983. He has published two books on Doctor Who (Doctor Who's Greatest Hits: A Guide to the Best Episodes From Time and Space and Facing the Raven: Doctor Who Series Nine in Review) and edited a third (Children of Time: The Companions of Doctor Who). His newest book, Star Trek's Greatest Hits: A Guide to the Best Episodes From the Final Frontier, is released Summer 2018. As an essayist, occasional blogger, and columnist for Target Audience Magazine, he has published articles on Doctor Who, Star Trek, Saturday Night Live, Buffy, Twin Peaks, classic sci-fi and horror movies, and various music topics. His next major project is a book on the career of David Bowie. For the past 13 years, he is the co-chair of Atlanta-based Doctor Who convention, WHOlanta.
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