The Good Companions The Good Companions The Good Companions is a novel by the English author J. B. Priestley. Written in 1929 (in Deal, Kent), it focuses on the trials and tribulations of a concert party in England between World War I and World War II. It is arguably Priestley's most famous novel, and the work which established him as a national figure. It won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and was adapted twice into film. The novel is written in picaresque style, and opens with the middle aged, discontented Jess Oakroyd in the fictional Yorkshire town of Bruddersford. He opts to
Monsters books (Doctor Who) first three books. Monsters books (Doctor Who) The Doctor Who Monsters Books are a series of guide books related to the long-running BBC science fiction television programme "Doctor Who". The books are published by BBC Books. The first three books, released from 2005 to 2007, dealt with the monstrous foes faced by the Doctor in the television series. The fourth book, released in 2008, focused on spaceships rather than monsters, similar to the fifth book, "Companions and Allies" by Steve Tribe, which dealt with The Doctor's companions. "The Ultimate Monster Guide" is the sixth, and contains completely revised and updated