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Paul Cornell is one of the most incisive and exciting new young authors writing today His Dr Who books are the best-selling in that genre; he has recently written the new animated Dr Who movie, starring Richard E Grant at the ninth Doctor, for BBC 1 Paul Cornell also writes for television; his "Casualty" season finale was watched by millions! 'A unique and powerful novel. Cornell's imagination ranges confidently across time and space and the human heart ... Wildly epic and beautifully intimate all at the same time.' Russell T. Davies (Queer as Folk, The Second Coming) 'One of the most relentlessly imaginative books I have ever read. The level of invention would be exhausting were it not leavened with humour, charm and an impeccable pastiche of Dan Dare.' Steven Moffat (Press Gang, Coupling) 'Religion, patriotism, fair play - Paul Cornell does a mean line in messing with everything the British are supposed to hold dear.' Jon Courtenay Grimwood 'Cornell is capable of genuinely moving, eloquent scenes, as well as wild invention and some splendidly outrageous heresy.' Locus

About the Author

Paul Cornell is the author of six Doctor Who novels, several children's books and six non-fiction TV tie-in books, as well as Something More, his first stand-alone SF novel, published by Gollancz. He has written extensively for television, including Casualty, Coronation Street, Children's Ward and Springhill, and has just been commissioned for an original series for Channel Four. He has written the newest film outing for Dr Who, an animated adventure, featuring a star-studded cast headed by Richard E Grant.