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Philip Pullman – Once Upon a Time in the North | Review

Title: Once Upon a Time in the North

Author: Philip Pullman

Type: Fiction

Page Count: 106

Rating: 3.5/5

This is a pretty cute little book, an accompanying novel for Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy which follows some familiar characters such as Lee Scoresby and which even includes a playable game inside it. I’ve never played the game, but I’ve read the book a couple of times, and while it’s not as good as the core trilogy, it’s still worth reading if you’re a fan. It made the cut and survived the cull of my library.

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Rob Grant and Doug Naylor – Son of Soup | Review

Title: Son of Soup

Author: Rob Grant and Doug Naylor

Type: Fiction

Page Count/Review Word Count: 166

Rating: 4*/5

Rob Grant and Doug Naylor – Son of Soup

This book is effectively the sequel to Primordial Soup, and so as such it’s just a collection of six more of “the least worst scripts” from the cult favourite sci-fi show. It’s not going to make much sense if you read it out of context, but it’s a great read for a die-hard fan who’s seen every episode, like myself.

In this collection, then, we have the scripts for Gunmen of the Apocalypse, Holoship, Camille, Backwards, Kryten and Me2, and that in itself is pretty cool because it gives you an interesting cross-section of different series. It’s also interesting to see some of the bits that were cut out from the final shows, which makes it an Easter egg fest for viewers of the show.