The Fantasy Bookworm
@fantasybookworm42.bsky.social
I read nerdy books and share my thoughts on them, usually though not always in the sci-fi/fantasy genre, and especially #DoctorWho tie-ins.
He/they, autistic, poly, kink-positive.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights #LetWomenSpeak
He/they, autistic, poly, kink-positive.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights #LetWomenSpeak
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Kyle Theobald
Kyle Theobald has 70 books on Goodreads, and is currently reading Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors by Brian Hayles
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Link to see what I'm currently reading. I accidentally deleted the original pinned post.
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It's just so fashionable right now
December 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
It's just so fashionable right now
The issue that #TheWarBetween has is that there are so many aesthetic parallels to Torchwood CoE that it's naturally going to invite comparison to that series, and it was never likely to be as good as that just because Torchwood CoE is a masterpiece, so the comparison is always going to be negative
December 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The issue that #TheWarBetween has is that there are so many aesthetic parallels to Torchwood CoE that it's naturally going to invite comparison to that series, and it was never likely to be as good as that just because Torchwood CoE is a masterpiece, so the comparison is always going to be negative
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On the brand new Trap One🎙Podcast @quiteamess.bsky.social, @hannahcooper.bsky.social, @adamclegg.bsky.social & @quarkmcmalus.bsky.social take the plunge into episodes 3 & 4 of The War Between..
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December 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
On the brand new Trap One🎙Podcast @quiteamess.bsky.social, @hannahcooper.bsky.social, @adamclegg.bsky.social & @quarkmcmalus.bsky.social take the plunge into episodes 3 & 4 of The War Between..
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Happy December everyone! We’re reviewing the 7th Doctor & Ace novel “Illegal Alien,” by Mike Tucker & Robert Perry.
First published in 1997 & reprinted in 2014, it is also an audiobook read by Sophie Aldred.
Web: andwbcp.libsyn.com/episode-106-...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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First published in 1997 & reprinted in 2014, it is also an audiobook read by Sophie Aldred.
Web: andwbcp.libsyn.com/episode-106-...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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December 16, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Happy December everyone! We’re reviewing the 7th Doctor & Ace novel “Illegal Alien,” by Mike Tucker & Robert Perry.
First published in 1997 & reprinted in 2014, it is also an audiobook read by Sophie Aldred.
Web: andwbcp.libsyn.com/episode-106-...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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First published in 1997 & reprinted in 2014, it is also an audiobook read by Sophie Aldred.
Web: andwbcp.libsyn.com/episode-106-...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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I feel this so much when looking at the state of the world #TheWarBetween
December 16, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I feel this so much when looking at the state of the world #TheWarBetween
Finally caught up with #TheWarBetween. Some seriously heart-wrenching stuff
December 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Finally caught up with #TheWarBetween. Some seriously heart-wrenching stuff
If you think Space Babies is the worst ever episode of #DoctorWho and your justification amounts to "farting spaceship," then I have this to say to you.
It's okay, you are allowed to enjoy the dumb kids show about a magical box, because that is what it is you are watching.
It's okay, you are allowed to enjoy the dumb kids show about a magical box, because that is what it is you are watching.
December 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
If you think Space Babies is the worst ever episode of #DoctorWho and your justification amounts to "farting spaceship," then I have this to say to you.
It's okay, you are allowed to enjoy the dumb kids show about a magical box, because that is what it is you are watching.
It's okay, you are allowed to enjoy the dumb kids show about a magical box, because that is what it is you are watching.
I watched Black Orchid for the first time the other night. Such a weird story. Halfway through the first episode I was thinking is this literally just going to be the Doctor playing cricket for 40 minutes? #DoctorWho
December 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I watched Black Orchid for the first time the other night. Such a weird story. Halfway through the first episode I was thinking is this literally just going to be the Doctor playing cricket for 40 minutes? #DoctorWho
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SHEFFIELD
12pm Sat 13th Dec
Sheffield Guide House, 41 Townhead Street
12pm Sat 13th Dec
Sheffield Guide House, 41 Townhead Street
December 12, 2025 at 7:44 AM
SHEFFIELD
12pm Sat 13th Dec
Sheffield Guide House, 41 Townhead Street
12pm Sat 13th Dec
Sheffield Guide House, 41 Townhead Street
One of my favourite covers #DoctorWho
On This Day in 1986, 'The Faceless Ones' was first released in hardback, with cover art by David McAllister.
December 11, 2025 at 11:25 PM
One of my favourite covers #DoctorWho
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I posted this previously if it might help? Ireland seems like a slightly less ‘uprooting’ option than some?… bsky.app/profile/mimm...
UK passport holders can live and work in Ireland with no minimum £savings requirement or funding.
Note: Healthcare is still free.
If you can show proof of living in Ireland for 5 years you can then apply for naturalisation and get an Irish (EU) passport.
👉 www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-becom...
Note: Healthcare is still free.
If you can show proof of living in Ireland for 5 years you can then apply for naturalisation and get an Irish (EU) passport.
👉 www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-becom...
December 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I posted this previously if it might help? Ireland seems like a slightly less ‘uprooting’ option than some?… bsky.app/profile/mimm...
!["Neo-Nazis, for God's sake. There shouldn't be any neo-Nazis. This was supposed to be the war that put paid to fascism. Except it wouldn't. Creeps would still be peddling the same old prejudices in half a century - [Ace] had met them herself. Maybe they would always be there, always have to be fought and guarded against. The Doctor would never stop fighting, she knew - and neither would she."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:m4of2l7n63qq7ngdbspotfg5/bafkreidndqdpurys2pell2q3b5tl5apfknhnz4ruxiuqahltqj3dudxpkm@jpeg)
The Ice Warriors presents a fascinating future world on the brink of environmental disaster due to scientific meddling. I just wish there was more focus on that aspect of the plot as opposed to generic "cruel" warmongering aliens who want to conquer the Earth. #DoctorWho 📚🪐
Kyle Theobald's review of Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors
3/5: The Ice Warriors introduces quite a fascinating futuristic world where by drastically reducing carbon emissions scientists have essentially brought about the opposite problem to global warming, a...
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December 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The Ice Warriors presents a fascinating future world on the brink of environmental disaster due to scientific meddling. I just wish there was more focus on that aspect of the plot as opposed to generic "cruel" warmongering aliens who want to conquer the Earth. #DoctorWho 📚🪐
I watched the first episode of this story out of curiosity as it still exists and was surprised by some of the production decisions, namely the trippy music and zany costumes worn by the scientists. It gives the piece a surreal tone to it that the book doesn't quite capture #DoctorWho
The Ice Warriors is a partially missing story and I've never seen any kind of abridged version of it, so I feel like I'm actually reading this the way these novelisations were intended, as the substitute for streaming, VHS etc. before they were a thing. #DoctorWho 📚🪐
December 8, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I watched the first episode of this story out of curiosity as it still exists and was surprised by some of the production decisions, namely the trippy music and zany costumes worn by the scientists. It gives the piece a surreal tone to it that the book doesn't quite capture #DoctorWho
Everyone talking about RTD, but let's not forget episode 2 of #TWBTLATS was written by Pete McTighe, who showed he had teeth as a writer with Lucky Day. I think we have him just as much to thank for it being so unsubtle with the messaging (in a good way!)
December 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Everyone talking about RTD, but let's not forget episode 2 of #TWBTLATS was written by Pete McTighe, who showed he had teeth as a writer with Lucky Day. I think we have him just as much to thank for it being so unsubtle with the messaging (in a good way!)
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I Dare You to listen to @bigfinish.bsky.social's 9DA audio by @lisamcmullin.bsky.social. It starts off funny, but it becomes increasingly emotional and terrifying along the way. Another fantastic story with the Ninth Doctor and Rose (plus Jackie Tyler)! #DoctorWho
December 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I Dare You to listen to @bigfinish.bsky.social's 9DA audio by @lisamcmullin.bsky.social. It starts off funny, but it becomes increasingly emotional and terrifying along the way. Another fantastic story with the Ninth Doctor and Rose (plus Jackie Tyler)! #DoctorWho
Got a copy of Illegal Alien to read for #DoctorWho Book Club @andwbcpodcast.bsky.social, been wanting to get into more of the PDAs and I'm a big fan of the Cybermen (when handled well) so figured this was a good opportunity.
December 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Got a copy of Illegal Alien to read for #DoctorWho Book Club @andwbcpodcast.bsky.social, been wanting to get into more of the PDAs and I'm a big fan of the Cybermen (when handled well) so figured this was a good opportunity.
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A fabulous reinterpretation of Jubilee from @robertshearman.bsky.social
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Review: Doctor Who: Books: Jubilee
By Robert Shearman BBC Books, out now The Dalek invasion of 1903 was repelled – wasn’t it…? For many, many years, people have asked whether there would ever be book adaptations of the Big Finish Do…
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October 28, 2025 at 7:46 AM
A fabulous reinterpretation of Jubilee from @robertshearman.bsky.social
@stevecolewriter.bsky.social
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@stevecolewriter.bsky.social
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fuck this and fuck eurovision
Israel will be allowed to compete in Eurovision 2026, the European Broadcasting Union has decided.
Consequently, Spain and the Netherlands have announced their withdrawal from the contest.
Consequently, Spain and the Netherlands have announced their withdrawal from the contest.
December 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
fuck this and fuck eurovision
It really makes me despair how NO mainstream media organisation will report on trans rights accurately or responsibly, even supposedly neutral institutions like the BBC. Anytime things are reported accurately you can guarantee that it's either from an LGBTQ outlet or some obscure independent one.
December 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
It really makes me despair how NO mainstream media organisation will report on trans rights accurately or responsibly, even supposedly neutral institutions like the BBC. Anytime things are reported accurately you can guarantee that it's either from an LGBTQ outlet or some obscure independent one.
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"The only way to stop bullies is to stand up to them. Anti-trans campaigners have been making legal threats, trying to force trans people out of public life. They thought after the SC decision the whole world would suddenly agree with them. But they've misunderstood the law, as well as human nature"
Girl Guiding and the Women’s Institute have announced that they will now exclude trans women and girls after legal threats – but organisations can and should remain inclusive:
https://goodlaw.social/cpfx
https://goodlaw.social/cpfx
Excluding trans people won’t stop you getting sued | Good Law Project
Girl Guiding and the Women’s Institute have announced that they will now exclude trans women and girls after legal threats – but organisations can and should remain inclusive.
goodlaw.social
December 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"The only way to stop bullies is to stand up to them. Anti-trans campaigners have been making legal threats, trying to force trans people out of public life. They thought after the SC decision the whole world would suddenly agree with them. But they've misunderstood the law, as well as human nature"
"I can only imagine what this means to a young trans woman, aged 14, 15 who finds herself singled out. Rejected. Informed, by implication, that she is bad, unwanted, un-normal."
This summarises why this makes me so angry, more eloquently than I ever could have. #LetWomenSpeak
This summarises why this makes me so angry, more eloquently than I ever could have. #LetWomenSpeak
Keir is running a hell of a bigoted country now. He's a disgrace on so many levels - and yet he and his government have the power to stop it.
"From Girl Guides to the Women’s Institute, trans people are being told they don’t belong"
metro.co.uk/2025/12/04/g...
"From Girl Guides to the Women’s Institute, trans people are being told they don’t belong"
metro.co.uk/2025/12/04/g...
Trans people are being told by UK institutions that they don't belong
I can’t help but notice the slow, steady expulsion of trans people from UK society
metro.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"I can only imagine what this means to a young trans woman, aged 14, 15 who finds herself singled out. Rejected. Informed, by implication, that she is bad, unwanted, un-normal."
This summarises why this makes me so angry, more eloquently than I ever could have. #LetWomenSpeak
This summarises why this makes me so angry, more eloquently than I ever could have. #LetWomenSpeak
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Girlguiding and the WI have announced new policies that exclude trans women and girls.
GIRES has set out why this approach is not required by law and why exclusion harms those already facing the greatest barriers to belonging. Read our full statement here:
👉 tinyurl.com/GIRESGGWI
GIRES has set out why this approach is not required by law and why exclusion harms those already facing the greatest barriers to belonging. Read our full statement here:
👉 tinyurl.com/GIRESGGWI
December 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Girlguiding and the WI have announced new policies that exclude trans women and girls.
GIRES has set out why this approach is not required by law and why exclusion harms those already facing the greatest barriers to belonging. Read our full statement here:
👉 tinyurl.com/GIRESGGWI
GIRES has set out why this approach is not required by law and why exclusion harms those already facing the greatest barriers to belonging. Read our full statement here:
👉 tinyurl.com/GIRESGGWI
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On This Day in 1986, 'The Seeds of Death' was first released in paperback, with cover art by Tony Masero.
December 4, 2025 at 11:12 AM
On This Day in 1986, 'The Seeds of Death' was first released in paperback, with cover art by Tony Masero.
