Doctor Who – The Complete History, Volume 13 (Issue 8).   The Complete History book series is an impressive, ambitious Hachette / Panini partwork which covers all the Doctor Who stories that had been broadcast to that point;  each volume is a proper cloth-bound hardcover book, 25cm x 19.5cm, with heavy laminated covers, usually 144 or 160 pages long (though this one clocks in at 128 pages).  Volumes were issued fortnightly, starting in 2015 (this one is copyright 2015).  Each volume covers (usually) three or four stories.  The sections for each story give a full synopsis of the story, episode by episode, followed by detailed notes on pre-production and inception, production, post production, broadcast, reception, and “afterlife” – a format familiar to readers of Doctor Who Magazine, as the material here is revised and expanded from the deep-dive single-story archival features which appear regularly in that publication.  Each story features superb, book-cover-worthy artwork at the start.

This volume covers three later Second Doctor / Patrick Troughton stories: The Mind Robber, The Invasion, and The Krotons.  The Invasion is a bit of a milestone, an 8-episode Cybermen epic that introduces UNIT, Corporal Benton and re-introduces the now-promoted Brigadier;  it also features a brilliant turn by Kevin Stoney as Tobias Vaughn.  The book is in excellent condition, unread, with no blemishes.

I’m not getting any younger so it’s time to start moving some of my large collection of assorted geekery to new homes.  All being well I should have a few more of these books listed just now;  please feel free to have a look, and (eBay’s postage system willing) save some postage on any combined wins.