Trace Memory (Torchwood) (Hardcover)

by David Llewellyn (Author)

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Product Description
Featuring Captain Jack Harkness as played by John Barrowman, with Gwen Cooper, Owen Harper, Toshiko Sato and Ianto Jones as played by Eve Myles, Burn Gorman, Naoki Mori and Gareth David-Lloyd, in the hit series created by Russell T Davies for BBC Television.

Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Random House UK (March 27, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 184607438X
• ISBN-13: 978-1846074387
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #147,010 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ever have one of those endings?, November 4, 2008

By	Michael Valdivielso (Alexandria, VA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Past and Present Collide, March 9, 2009

By	TardisGirl (Somewhere in Time and Space) - See all my reviews

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.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Read! , August 26, 2008

By	T. R. Weston (Lewiston, ME USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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!