Torchwood Reviews

Jhaeman's Detritus Torchwood Posts (Novels, Audio Books, Magazines, Episodes, and Everything Else)

NOVELS

# 1. Another Life

# 2. Border Princes

# 3. Slow Decay

# 4. Something in the Water

# 5. Trace Memory

#6. The Twilight Streets

# 7. Pack Animals

# 8. Skypoint

# 9. Almost Perfect

# 10. Into the Silence

# 11. Bay of the Dead

# 12. The House That Jack Built

# 13. Risk Assessment

# 14. The Undertaker's Gift

#15. Consequences

The Men Who Sold the World

Long Time Dead

First Born

Exodus Code

AUDIO BOOKS

Hidden

Everyone Says Hello

The Sin Eaters

Lost Souls

Asylum, The Dead Line, and Golden Age

In the Shadows

Ghost Train

Department X

OFFICIAL MAGAZINES

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Issue # 2

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Issue # 9

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Issue # 11

Issue # 12

Issue # 13

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EPISODES

Season One

Everything Changes (Season 1, Episode 1)

Day One (Season 1, Episode 2)

Ghost Machine (Season 1, Episode 3)

Cyberwoman (Season 1, Episode 4)

Small Worlds (Season 1, Episode 5)

Countrycide (Season 1, Episode 6)

Greeks Bearing Gifts (Season 1, Episode 7)

They Keep Killing Suzie (Season 1, Episode 8)

Random Shoes (Season 1, Episode 9)

Out of Time (Season 1, Episode 10)

Combat (Season 1, Episode 11)

Captain Jack Harkness (Season 1, Episode 12)

End of Days (Season 1, Episode 13)

Season Two

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (Season 2, Episode 1)

Sleeper (Season 2, Episode 2)

To the Last Man (Season 2, Episode 3)

Meat (Season 2, Episode 4)

Adam (Season 2, Episode 5)

Reset (Season 2, Episode 6)

Dead Man Walking (Season 2, Episode 7)

A Day in the Death (Season 2, Episode 8)

Something Borrowed (Season 2, Episode 9)

From Out of the Rain (Season 2, Episode 10)

Adrift (Season 2, Episode 11)

Fragments (Season 2, Episode 12)

Exit Wounds (Season 2, Episode 13)

ONLINE GAME

E-mails: January

E-mails: February

E-mails: March

Mission # 1

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Mission # 4

Mission # 5

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Mission # 8

Mission # 9

Mission # 10

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MISCELLANEOUS

Rift War (comic strip collection)

Return of the Vostok (webstrip)

Ma and Par (webstrip)

Official Television Soundtrack

Torchwood Magazine 2008 Yearbook

The Torchwood Archives

Bay of the Dead

Bay of the Dead by Mark Morris was a pretty mediocre Torchwood novel. It's a standard "zombie apocalypse" story, with a little bit of a twist in that the zombies are mostly simulcra created by a comatose, alien-infested ("Leet of the Dellacoi") guy who had been stricken at a horror movie festival. But basically, it's a very cliched story with little new to offer to the zombie genre or Torchwood. Nor is there enough humor or character development to gloss over the rather boring plot. The author seems to think that having the characters make a few knowing references to pop culture zombie movies suddenly makes this particular take a clever one, which simply isn't the case.

A couple of notes:

* We hear here that Captain Jack has a bit of a rivalry with a "tall, slim, beautiful black woman" police detective named Swanson (who apparently first appeared in They Keep Killing Suzie).

* We see PC Andy's new partner, Dawn Stratton.

* We get a first, brief look at a really fun character in The House That Jack Built, old man/alien Alexander Martin.

* Despite the title, nautical-oriented fans should know there's only one minor scene set on Cardiff Bay.

On a marché sur la lune

I've heard a lot about the world-famous Tintin, but I'd never actually read any until recently. I randomly picked the graphic album On a marché sur la lune ("We Walk on the Moon") to give it a try. The plot, as you can guess from the title, involves Tintin and his companions being launched in the first-ever rocket to the moon. While there, they have a little tank they use for exploring and have to overcome problems involving spies, sabotage, and bumbling stowaways. It's very whimsical (Tintin's dog has a little spacesuit), but didn't stray into the fantastic (the moon is depicted as it really is, a deserted chunk of rock--no aliens or monsters or anything super cool). I liked it well enough, though I'm on the border as to whether I'll pick up more--$ 17 is a bit pricey for each album, though the pages are packed with panels and text.

La Mystérieuse affaire d'Echo Falls

This was a very charming book, though I don't know why I particularly liked it so much. The protagonist (Ingrid) is a schoolgirl whose hero is Sherlock Holmes and she gets caught up investigating several strange events around the town of Echo Falls. To add to the drama, her brother is using steroids and her dad's job has become precarious. It's a really nice YA mystery novel and I'd like to track down the first in the series.

Now a Husband

Had an extraordinarily fun time in Niagara-on-the-Lake, and now return an expert in all things husbandry. Everything ran perfectly smoothly, had the surreal experience of seeing my entire family groovin' it on the dance floor, and raised over $ 500 for charity. Honeymoon was pretty good, though I was sick for a couple of days with crazy chills & fever. Saw the beaches of Half-Moon Cay, downtown Panama, and the Veragua rainforest in Costa Rica. Have now washed 9 loads of laundry, with more yet to come!

Away for Wedding Bliss

Back in early December . . .

Fantasy Football Week 10

Man, I got creamed again! This time it wasn't so much my fault: I got a respectable 89 points, my second highest of the season; my opponent, however, scored 145 and had four players with 20 or more. That's the odd thing about fantasy football--you have a say in how well you do "offensively" but it's pure luck how you do "defensively."

SUNRUNNERS: 89 Points

Peyton Manning, Ind QB 25
Ricky Williams, Mia RB 10
Jonathan Stewart, Car RB 20
Mike Wallace, Pit WR 1
Chad Ochocinco, Cin WR 2
Jeremy Maclin, Phi WR 13
Fred Davis, Was TE 5
Steelers D/ST, Pit D/ST 2
David Akers, Phi K 11

SNOWMEN: 145 Points

Kurt Warner, Ari QB 21
Adrian Peterson, Min RB 22
Laurence Maroney, NE RB 8
Randy Moss, NE WR 29
Steve Smith, Car WR 15
DeSean Jackson, Phi WR 9
Kellen Winslow, TB TE 10
Ravens D/ST, Bal D/ST 24
Neil Rackers, Ari K 7