Tiger Bay, Cardiff, 1950: A mysterious crate is brought into the docks on a Scandinavian cargo ship, the Kungssangen. Its destination: The Torchwood Institute. As the crate is offloaded by a group of local dockers it explodes, killing all but one; a young Butetown lad called Michael Bellini. Fifty-eight years later a radioactive source somewhere inside Torchwood leads the team to discover the same Michael Bellini, still young and dressed in his 1950s clothes, cowering in the vaults. As they question the intruder, it becomes apparent that each of them has met him in the past. All of them remember him talking incoherently about terrifying "Men In Bowler Hats" and little more, but it's Jack who remembers him best of all...
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Past and Present Collide,
This review is from: Trace Memory (Torchwood) (Hardcover)
A young man claiming to be from 1953 materialises inside the Hub. Although he doesn't know them, the Torchwood team soon realise that they have each encountered him before.
This is possibly the best Torchwood tie-in novel to date. The time-travel aspect of the story is very nicely done. Although the action flips repeatedly between the present and the past, it is never confusing and we get to learn a little more about the main characters. There are a couple of nifty twists, but I can't discuss them without spoiling the surprise. Suffice it to say, this fast-paced book has a wonderful bittersweetness to it that will satisfy Torchwood fans everywhere.
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Ever have one of those endings?,
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This review is from: Trace Memory (Torchwood) (Hardcover)
It's not a bad ending. Nor is it a good ending. Nor is it that Nintendo game. But it is a sad ending. The idea is a simple one. A man has become loose, unstuck, in time and space. Which is funny, because for a spin off from Doctor Who we don't deal a lot with time and space. Anyway, this is a character driven story, in which all the characters, at one point or another, have met the poor guy as it is tossed about. And he is being chased by men in hats. Bowler hats. Scary. Because these men are not men at all.
We also get to see little scenes from the character's life, little memories and flashbacks, that tell us a little more about Torchwood and the folks who work in the HUB. Think epic scale. Think gritty, realistic ending. Think aliens who do NOT wish to be our friends. Think about buying it.
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This review is from: Trace Memory (Torchwood) (Hardcover)
I loved this book! This may be my favorite Toorchwood book. I simply enjoyed the complex storyline. I found the look into each Toorchwood member's past something of interest to help define the characters. With this book I was able to identify with their human characteristics that I could relate to. Bottom line: good book and a must read for any Toorchwood fan!
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