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Peter Davison"s Book of Alien Monsters [signed copy]
Who would know more about alien monsters than a Time Lord?
Peter Davison, TV's Doctor Who, has chosen some of his favourite science fiction stories and put them into this book for you. Some are eerie, some are funny, some are terrifying — but all of them are out of this world.
Vurfing the It looked like an ordinary space invaders machine — but it was anything but a game...
The It weighed four hundred pounds and was the most edible of monsters with the most persuasive ways...
Ocean of Deep beneath the planet's surface the aliens were buried — but there was something else down there as well...
The Lights of the The alien inhabitants of the planet hated humans — and Todd was the last human left.
And five other stories to help you discover just who our neighbours in the galaxy might be... and what they might be up to.
* Ocean of Sound by Robert P. Holdstock
* Drizzle by Stephen David
* Beyond Lies the Wub by Philip K. Dick
* Semolina by David Langford
* Vurfing the Gwrx by Michael Scott Rohan
* Guardian Angel by Christopher Evans
* Don't Go West, Young Zann by Dyan Sheldon
* The Lights of the City by Garry Kilworth
* Guess Who's Coming to Dinner by Allan Scott
Peter Davison, TV's Doctor Who, has chosen some of his favourite science fiction stories and put them into this book for you. Some are eerie, some are funny, some are terrifying — but all of them are out of this world.
Vurfing the It looked like an ordinary space invaders machine — but it was anything but a game...
The It weighed four hundred pounds and was the most edible of monsters with the most persuasive ways...
Ocean of Deep beneath the planet's surface the aliens were buried — but there was something else down there as well...
The Lights of the The alien inhabitants of the planet hated humans — and Todd was the last human left.
And five other stories to help you discover just who our neighbours in the galaxy might be... and what they might be up to.
* Ocean of Sound by Robert P. Holdstock
* Drizzle by Stephen David
* Beyond Lies the Wub by Philip K. Dick
* Semolina by David Langford
* Vurfing the Gwrx by Michael Scott Rohan
* Guardian Angel by Christopher Evans
* Don't Go West, Young Zann by Dyan Sheldon
* The Lights of the City by Garry Kilworth
* Guess Who's Coming to Dinner by Allan Scott
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First published April 1, 1982
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Peter Davison
184 books21 followersPeter Davison (born Peter Moffett) is an English actor, best known for his roles as Tristan Farnon in the television version of James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small and the fifth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running BBC science fiction series Doctor Who.
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September 10, 2015
A great introduction to SF literature for the young reader - a collection of short stories including one by Philip K. Dick. And I got to meet Peter Davison (Doctor Who), which as a kid was A Very Big Deal.
July 29, 2013
This is a sci-fi compilation, basically aimed at young Doctor Who fans of the early eighties - the cash-in is fairly obvious. Offhand, I don't recall much about the stories - except for "Vurfing The Gwrx", which is a stone-cold classic of sci-fi humour. Particularly when the caretaker turns up at the end.
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May 10, 2022
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Peter Davison's Book of Alien Monsters (1982) includes nine stories, eight of which are original and were presumably commissioned for this book (the exception is "Beyond Lies the Wub", by Philip K. Dick). But most of the other eight are by major British authors – Robert Holdstock, Dave Langford, Michael Scott Rohan, Christopher Evans and one woman, Dyan Sheldon (her first SF publication, according to ISFDB, and last for several years as well; she is better known as a YA writer). They are decent enough, but only the Garry Kilworth story has been subsequently published elsewhere.
Peter Davison's Book of Alien Monsters (1982) includes nine stories, eight of which are original and were presumably commissioned for this book (the exception is "Beyond Lies the Wub", by Philip K. Dick). But most of the other eight are by major British authors – Robert Holdstock, Dave Langford, Michael Scott Rohan, Christopher Evans and one woman, Dyan Sheldon (her first SF publication, according to ISFDB, and last for several years as well; she is better known as a YA writer). They are decent enough, but only the Garry Kilworth story has been subsequently published elsewhere.
June 6, 2021
Mostly hits! A couple of misses. Definately inspirational to a 12yo boy who loves great SF stories
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