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Roman Roads
James Moran and Rona Munro have turned their Roman-era Doctor Who episodes into prose
Anthony Dry’s cover art homages Chris Achilleos.
THE REVIVED TARGET RANGE of Doctor Who books continues this month, with two more episodes novelised by their original writers. James Moran adapts 2008’s “The Fires Of Pompeii”, in which the Tenth Doctor must choose between letting Vesuvius erupt or allowing the alien Pyroviles to transform humanity. Meanwhile, Rona Munro tackles “The Eaters Of Light”, in which the Twelfth Doctor learns that the Roman Ninth Legion’s disappearance is due to an other-dimensional creature.
For Moran, who grew up reading the Target books, it’s a particular thrill. “They were my window into all the stories I assumed I’d never get to see,” he tells Red Alert. “I’d scour my local library and second-hand shops every single week, hoping to find one I hadn’t read.”