Author Archives: Adam Randall

Doctor Who: The World Shapers

Posted on March 11, 2023 by Adam Randall

This is the second volume of the Sixth Doctor’s adventures in Doctor Who Magazine. Along with Peri and Frobisher, the Doctor has some pretty cool adventures in this one – with my favourite seeing the return of Jamie McCrimmon alongside … Continue reading →

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Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Adam Randall

Thomas Hardy is a writer that has already won me over. The first two of his books were amain and I went into this with high expectations. While I didn’t enjoy it as much as Jude the Obscure or Tess … Continue reading →

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The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Adam Randall

This is the third full-length Sherlock Holmes novel, and the fifth book in the series when you count the short story collections. I’d argue that this is probably the most iconic one, and certainly the one that has had the … Continue reading →

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

Posted on February 4, 2023 by Adam Randall

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is probably one of the most influential British children’s novels ever written. It’s a story that has had homage after homage in popular culture, and pretty much everybody has heard of the character, Willy Wonka. … Continue reading →

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Star Trek: The Next Generation: Warped by Mike McMahan

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Adam Randall

The premise of this book is a bizarre, metatextual one: what if Star Trek: The Next Generation had had an eighth season, and that eighth season had been so incredibly bad that it had never been aired, and then someone … Continue reading →

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Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones

Posted on January 13, 2023 by Adam Randall

This is the second book in the Howl series of novels. While it is set in the same universe as the first book, for a long time, it feels very much like an entirely unrelated story to Howl’s Moving Castle. … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Jonathan Williams

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Adam Randall

This is an MS Paint sketch of my old friend, Jon Williams that I made as part of an image I made for International Friendship Day 2019. Sadly, today I attended Jon’s funeral – the first time that I have … Continue reading →

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It by Stephen King

Posted on January 7, 2023 by Adam Randall

This was a behemoth of a book that took me the better part of a year to read (as an aside, I am very glad I have multiple books on the go these days, rather than just one, like when … Continue reading →

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Lydia’s 2022

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Adam Randall

After posting my last blog post, I was touched to hear from my friend Lydia McNeil that she had been inspired to write a similar reflection based on her own year. She asked if I would be happy to publish … Continue reading →

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Reflecting on 2022

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Adam Randall

As I come towards the end of this year, I can’t help but think about how lucky I am. I pretty much have everything I wany in life – I work as a full time writer, make a comfortable living, … Continue reading →

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