Scratchman: Fourth Doctor Who Novel Review

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Scratchman is a novelization by Tom Baker and James Goss of the screenplay of the same name, which was written during Baker’s run as the Fourth Doctor but never produced. My spoiler-free takeaways: It starts strong, ends weaker, doesn’t quite fulfill the blurb’s promise, but if you love you some Fourth Doctor, especially with Sarah Jane and Harry, it will probably please, like a comfy old blanket with a pleasantly new embroidery.

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Arwen Spicer
Arwen Spicer

Arwen Spicer is a science fiction writer and writing teacher raised in the San Fransciso Bay Area, and Northern California will hold her heart forever, even if it turns into a desert. She wrote her doctoral dissertation on ecology in utopian science fiction and is an educator on the concept of workable utopias. Her novel The Hour before Morning was hailed as “A carefully paced, rewarding sci-fi debut” by Kirkus Indie.

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Arwen Spicer

Arwen Spicer

Arwen Spicer is a science fiction writer and writing teacher raised in the San Fransciso Bay Area, and Northern California will hold her heart forever, even if it turns into a desert. She wrote her doctoral dissertation on ecology in utopian science fiction and is an educator on the concept of workable utopias. Her novel The Hour before Morning was hailed as “A carefully paced, rewarding sci-fi debut” by Kirkus Indie.

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