| "Torchwood": Trace Memory (Torchwood) | 
 enlarge | Author: David Llewellyn
Publisher: BBC Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 9095
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.3 x 1.2
ISBN: 184607438X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781846074387
ASIN: 184607438X
Publication Date: March 6, 2008
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Captain Fantastic April 2, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Having read all of the original Torchwood novels published to complement the TV series, I have found them to get better and better. I often think that they would make good television stories and this novel in particular could be a cracker with today's special effects. Michael is an enigma - how does he know the Torchwood team, why does he think he's travelling in time and who are the sinister 'men in bowler hats' who seem to know exactly when and where he's going to be at any given time and who will stop at nothing to track him down..?
David Llewellyn has produced another fast-paced, imaginative and unputdownable read; let's hope there are many more to come.
My favourite so far March 26, 2008
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
Many novels accompanying TV series have a problem: sometimes they offer "background information" on the characters that doesn't fit the ongoing storylines of the show; or you strike on the idea that the author of the book has never seen a bit of the show, because he obviously writes about whole different characters.
Good thing to say: this book's not like that. Mr. Llewellyn manages to find just the right words, I found it great fun to read (not to mention that it's a pretty captivating story).
The story is set around Michael, a young man from 1953 Cardiff, who gets intangled in a series of events that (of course) bring Torchwood to the scene. The book mostly concentrates on Jack's connection with Michael. So if you're a fan of Gwen-, Owen- or Tosh-centred stories this might not be your favourite. They all have their moments (chapters), but overall they're minor characters in this one. Ianto/Jack-fans on the other hand will have a field-day, because this is a novel where his relationship with Jack doesn't get ignored by the author (no adult content of course, but some beautifully written scenes).
In the show's timeline I guess the story is situated somewhere shortly after the beginning of season 2 - Jack/Ianto is pretty obvious, but Owen's still alive, Gwen seems not to be married yet...
To outline it in brief: I would recommend this to Torchwood fans who appreciate an intriguing plot, like Jack-centred stories and don't care if the rest of the team is left out in the cold a bit.
This a book you will 'remember' March 8, 2008
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a brilliant book the description and the chapters don't want me to put it down. Usually with me sometimes I get distracted usually when i read but this book I just couldn't put down I even didn't skip little bits like I usually do It is brilliant A must read
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