{"id":4469,"date":"2010-11-03T06:45:07","date_gmt":"2010-11-03T10:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=4469"},"modified":"2010-11-02T22:52:21","modified_gmt":"2010-11-03T02:52:21","slug":"doctor-who-michael-moorcock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/11\/03\/doctor-who-michael-moorcock\/","title":{"rendered":"ACQUIRED: Doctor Who Novel by Michael Moorcock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last week I picked up the new <em>Doctor Who<\/em> novel by famed sci-fi\/fantasy writer Michael Moorcock,<em> The Coming of the Terraphiles<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Doctor Who The Coming of the Terraphiles by Michael Moorcock\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/doctorwho_terraphiles.jpg\" alt=\"Doctor Who The Coming of the Terraphiles by Michael Moorcock\" width=\"311\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The novel stars the current Doctor (as portrayed by Matt Smith) and his companion Amy Pond (as portrayed by Karen Gillan).\u00a0 The BBC has previously published hundreds of <em>Doctor Who<\/em> books, but they are making a big deal about this novel as it&#8217;s the first special release in a lengthier hardback format.\u00a0 Here is the description of the book.<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"text-align: justify;\"><p>There are dark tides runing through the universe&#8230; Miggea \u2013 a star on the very edge of reality. The cusp between this universe and the next. A point where space-time has worn thin, and is in danger of collapsing&#8230; And the venue for the grand finals of the competition to win the fabled Arrow of Law. The Doctor and Amy have joined the Terraphiles \u2013 a group obsessed with all aspects of Earth\u2019s history, and dedicated to re-enacting ancient sporting events. They are determined to win the Arrow. But just getting to Miggea proves tricky. Reality is collapsing, ships are disappearing, and Captain Cornelius and his pirates are looking for easy pickings. Even when they arrive, the Doctor and Amy\u2019s troubles won\u2019t be over. They have to find out who is so desperate to get the Arrow of Law that they will kill for it. And uncover the traitor on their own team. And win the contest fair and square. And, of course, they need to save the universe from total destruction.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I&#8217;m really looking forward to reading this novel!\u00a0 This will be my first <a title=\"Michael Moorcock\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michael_Moorcock\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Moorcock<\/a> book.\u00a0 I&#8217;m aware of his <em>Elric <\/em>and <em>Jerry Cornelius<\/em> fame, but I&#8217;ve never gotten around to reading one of his novels before.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Tell the world about ONCE UPON A GEEK:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-4469\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/11\/03\/doctor-who-michael-moorcock\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-4469\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/11\/03\/doctor-who-michael-moorcock\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/11\/03\/doctor-who-michael-moorcock\/?share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"share-reddit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-reddit sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/11\/03\/doctor-who-michael-moorcock\/?share=reddit\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Reddit\"><span>Reddit<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-4469\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/11\/03\/doctor-who-michael-moorcock\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week I picked up the new Doctor Who novel by famed sci-fi\/fantasy writer Michael Moorcock, The Coming of the Terraphiles. 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Here is the inked version before coloring. I couldn't resist posting this insanely awesome picture here!\u00a0 Drawing by Dan McDaid with colors by Dean Trippe.\u00a0 Found via\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;comic books&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Doctor Doom versus Doctor Who","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/drwho_drdoom.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1396,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2009\/07\/21\/doctor-who-matt-smiths-doctor-in-costume\/","url_meta":{"origin":4469,"position":1},"title":"Doctor Who &#8211; Matt Smith&#8217;s Doctor in Costume","date":"July 21, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"The new season of Doctor Who starring Matt Smith officially started filming yesterday.\u00a0 The BBC released the first pictures of Matt Smith in costume as the Doctor, along with Karen Gillan playing his companion Amy Pond. Notice Gillan's shoes in the picture below.\u00a0 It sure looks like she's wearing David\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Doctor Who&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/matt-smith-costume1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2862,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/02\/22\/new-matt-smith-doctor-who-teaser\/","url_meta":{"origin":4469,"position":2},"title":"New Matt Smith Doctor Who Teaser","date":"February 22, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"I am SO ready for the new Doctor Who season to start.\u00a0 Doctor Who season 5 opens with \u201cThe Eleventh Hour\u201d by Steven Moffat and is set to premiere on BBC One in the UK and BBC America on April 5th.\u00a0 BBC has released a brilliant new teaser trailer for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Doctor Who&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Doctor Who Season 5 with Matt Smith and Karen Gillan","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/dw_s5.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4532,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/11\/17\/doctor-who-artwork-by-bill-mudron\/","url_meta":{"origin":4469,"position":3},"title":"Doctor Who Artwork by Bill Mudron &#8211; Art Nouveau Amy Pond","date":"November 17, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Check out this gorgeous Doctor Who artwork by Bill Mudron!\u00a0 This first Art Nouveau piece is called, \"Amy Pond (by way of Alphonse Mucha)\".\u00a0 Just breathtaking! Here is a fun interpretation of the fourth Doctor! 15th Century River Song! My thanks to Holly for sending these my way!\u00a0 Be sure\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;art&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Doctor Who by Bill Mudron - Amy Pond (by way of Alphonse Mucha)","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/doctorwho_mudron2.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3994,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/08\/12\/favorite-doctor-who-companions\/","url_meta":{"origin":4469,"position":4},"title":"Who Are Your Favorite Doctor Who Companions","date":"August 12, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"My good buddy Ed started a really interesting discussion topic over on THE UNIQUE GEEK listserv - Who are your favorite Doctor Who companions? I've put together my list broken into three categories: current series, classic series, and expanded universe.\u00a0 As a frame of reference, click here for a list\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;books&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Doctor Who Current Series","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/drwho_newlogo.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2058,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2009\/10\/13\/geek-links-2009-10-13\/","url_meta":{"origin":4469,"position":5},"title":"Geek Links &#8211; 2009.10.13","date":"October 13, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"I thought I would provide some links to funny and interesting things I've come across lately.\u00a0 Some of these were sent to me by friends, others found on listservs, and some I just stumbled across.\u00a0 Enjoy! 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