Obverse Books

30/10/2024

The first Classic Series Black Archive bundle is now available in electronic format too.

Ten Black Archives delivered at once, with a discounted price and a big postal saving, all featuring stories from the classic 20th century series!

25/10/2024

By popular request, we've put together a taster bundle of 10 Archives on 20th century stories, at a discounted price and with a big postal saving.

https://obversebooks.co.uk/product/black-archive-classic-series-bundle/

22/10/2024

Another excellent DWAS review of a Black Archive.

THE AZTECS by .com

https://obversebooks.co.uk/product/71-the-aztecs/

21/10/2024

Obverse Newsletter - October 2024 -

This two-part story sees Peter Capaldi’s 12th doctor break the fourth wall, speaking directly to the audience. His lecture on what philosophers call “the bootstrap paradox” serves to set up the central puzzle of these episodes while insisting that it remain unsolved.

18/10/2024

More Celestial Toyroom reviews of Obverse titles.

ICE HOT edited by Kara Dennison with stories by Stephen Wyatt, Finn Clark, Paul Driscoll, Grace Haddon and many more...

https://obversebooks.co.uk/product/ice-hot/

17/10/2024

Another great review from the splendid chaps at the Celestial Toyroom.

Black Archive #67: Edge of Destruction by Simon Guerrier.

https://obversebooks.co.uk/product/67-the-edge-of-destruction/

17/10/2024

Catching up on some Black Archive reviews, courtesy of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society

Greatest Show in the Galaxy by Dale Smith

https://obversebooks.co.uk/product/66-the-greatest-show-in-the-galaxy/

18/09/2024

Lovely review I missed earlier this year of BEYOND THE VEIL, the latest Brenada & Effie Mystery from Paul Magrs

'Beyond the Veil, the latest in the Brenda and Effie Mysteries, is a fabulous adventure set on the North Yorkshire coast! Magical, fun and packed with charming characters!

If you’re already acquainted with our dynamic heroines Brenda and Effie then you wont be disappointed in this latest tale - which instantly feels familiar, but is also so fresh and new at the same time!

If you’ve not read the previous books, never fear as Beyond the Veil is the perfect jumping on point - no previous knowledge required! A word of warning though, you’ll fall in love with the characters inhabiting Brenda’s Whitby and you’ll be dying to jump back and explore all the previous adventures.

I truly could not put this down and didn’t want it to finish!'

Cathy is opening up a new bookshop in an old building that was once a very dusty, unsuccessful antiques emporium. After an ill-judged séance she finds that the deceased previous owner has a vital message for her…

09/09/2024

And an equally great review of AGAINST NATURE by Lawrence Burton - again still available direct from the Obverse website

https://tardis.guide/story/against-nature/community/

https://obversebooks.co.uk/product/against-nature/

You will make war with the beast of the city, and the people will be grateful, and in this way will your fame be fortified.

09/09/2024

A lovely, thoughtful and detailed review of THE BRAKESPEARE VOYAGE by Simon Bucher-Jones and Jon Dennis

https://tardis.guide/reviews/story-the-brakespeare-voyage/glass_shard/?

Still available in paperback and ebook from Obverse Books

Review of The Brakespeare Voyage by glass_shard 28 August 2024   This review contains spoilers Faction Paradox initially attracted me as a franchise because of its lore, its big-idea scifi worldbuilding, and the rich cultures it told stories of; as I progressed in my readthrough and discovered the ...

23/08/2024

The rarest of all Classic Comics, the Cushing radio series special. If anyone has a copy, Obverse would be more than happy to offer you a good price for it...

09/08/2024

https://obversebooks.co.uk/product/13-the-brink-of-disaster/

05/08/2024

Available for pre-order now in paperback and for immediate download as an ebook!

BLACK ARCHIVE 72: SILENCE IN THE LIBRARY / FOREST OF THE DEAD

“Spoilers!”

Just days after being announced as the next showrunner of Doctor Who, Steven Moffat's final story of the first Russell T Davies era is broadcast. In a darkened empty library, the story introduces us to River Song, a mysterious adventurer who might just be telling us exactly what is going to happen to the Doctor over the next six series. But more than that, she might be telling us what Moffat himself thinks about men, women, writing, fear, and the nature of stories.

Settle down with author Dale Smith and this new book, and learn just who invented the bookcase, how we can tell if we're living in a simulation, and why there's no such thing as an individual.

But remember to keep the lights on, and count the shadows ...

https://obversebooks.co.uk/product/72-silence-in-the-library-forest-of-the-dead/

05/08/2024

Obverse Newsletter - August 2024 -

Just days after being announced as the next showrunner of Doctor Who, Steven Moffat's final story of the first Russell T Davies era is broadcast. In a darkened empty library, the story introduces us to River Song, a mysterious adventurer who might just be telling us exactly what is going to happen t...

27/07/2024

Coming in August - pre-order now!

New Cushing Dr Who stories, taken from the hugely successful (if totally fictional) BBC Radio series,

Profits to charity, as ever!

An old enemy in London, another Earth, a brush with the N***s, robots who makes aliens, and all of mankind unconscious while an invasion takes – just some of the latest adventures of Dr Who, novelised from the popular radio show!

18/07/2024

New Silver Archive titles announced!

With David A McIntee Fiona Moore Stephen Hatcher Katie Reed Philip Bates Leslie McMurtry

13/07/2024

I just found a very small pile of Forgotten Lives 3 in paperback in a box marked 'Beware of the Leopard' at the back of my office - on sale now on the website, while stocks last...

But some people live so long that there is no longer room for all the memories; they find themselves diminished, whittled away piece by piece…

11/07/2024

I just discovered a cracking repository of reviews of our Black Archives. They reviewer doesn't love them all, but they're thoughtful, honest, intelligent and fair, and you can't ask for more than that.

Philip Purser-Hallard Paul Simpson Paul Driscoll Kara Dennison

The Myth Makers, by Ian Z. Potter (and Donald Cotton) Posted on 11 July 2024 by fromtheheartofeurope Reply When I first listened to the audio of this lost story, with linking dialogue read by Peter Purves, in 2007, I wrote: The Myth Makers was the four-part story between the single-episode, Doctor-l...

02/07/2024

Mags Halliday has been writing about her story in the ICE HOT collection, out now from Obverse (https://obversebooks.co.uk/product/ice-hot/)

https://magslhalliday.co.uk/2024/06/28/ice-hot-creating-a-paradise-thats-lost/)

Writing about the past through a tale of futuristic architects for the Ice Hot collection.

18/06/2024

Just been reminded of this, the single best photograph in the history of Doctor Who.

14/06/2024

With apologies for the delay, the ebook and combo versions of Doris V Sutherland's superb analysis of The Aztecs (the 71st Black Archive) are now both available!

Reflecting writer John Lucarotti’s personal fascination with Mexico’s indigenous history, The Aztecs is one of the best-regarded stories from the early years of Doctor Who. It is also unusual in that, unlike most of the series’ 1960s historicals, its setting had not been extensively used in Br...

09/06/2024

New book (which has never been mentioned before!)!

Lowe and Le Breton mysteries - Death at the Dress Rehearsal

09/06/2024

Always lovely when one of our authors writes about their work!

The air tastes of metal, burnt plastic and standard-issue lemon floor polish. Caretaker 345/12 subsection 3 races down Section 301 of Paradise Towers, his steps echoing off the concrete walls. He’s…