books by Gary Russell

books by Gary Russell

books:

Gary Russell

The Art of The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings)

Gary Russell

Houghton Mifflin, 2004

Fantastic LOTR book!
The final in the "Art Of" series, Gary Russel does a good job of tying up the loose ends, mainly concerning the conceptual design and final presentation. Daniel Falconer's concept art is of particular interest here, and Randy Cook as well, showcasing their excellent ...

Doctor Who: Beautiful Chaos (Doctor Who)
Gary Russell

Random House UK, 2009

Donna Noble is back home in London, catching up with her family and generally giving them all the gossip about her journeys. Her grandfather is especially overjoyed - he's discovered a new star and had it named after him. He takes the Doctor, as his special guest, to the naming ceremony. But, the Doctor is suspicious about some of the other ...

Doctor Who Encyclopedia (Doctor Who (BBC Hardcover))

Gary Russell

Random House UK, 2007

Great for fans.
I found that this book is a must-read for both die-hard fans of Doctor Who, and people who are new to the series. I am a die-hard fan, and there were things in here that I didn't even know. The pictures are excellent, also.

Enterprise Java(TM) Programming with IBM(R) WebSphere(R) (2nd Edition)

Kyle Brown, Gary Craig, ...

IBM Press, 2003

The Content Far Overshadows the Errors
OK, so this isn't a beginner's text. It has literally thousands (yes, thousands) of typos. Why 5 stars? This is simply the best book on explaining and demonstrating J2EE concepts that I've read, and I've read many. It's virtually impossible to find this much ...

Friends of Liberty: A Tale of Three Patriots, Two Revolutions, and the Betrayal that Divided a Nation: Thomas ...

Gary Nash, Graham Russell Gao Hodges

Basic Books, 2008

The Cause of Liberty: An American Aristocrat, a Polish Aristocrat, and an American Black Freeman
This book focuses on the friendship of Thomas Jefferson and Thaddeus Kosciuszko (especially in the 1790's), and that between the latter and Agrippa Hull. Kosciuszko was a military engineer, and played a vital role in the American victory over the British at Saratoga. ...

The Art of The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings)

Gary Russell

Houghton Mifflin, 2002

All Inclusive
If this book was a DVD, it would be brimming over with extras. As an artist and a LOTR groupie(yeah I was one of those middle earth crazed fans) the book is very complete and satisfactory. The paintings, drawings, sketches and maquettes are really fun because they ...

Doctor Who: The Inside Story (BBC Books)

Gary Russell

Random House UK, 2006

Confessions from one who never cared for Dr. Who.
I confess that I never cared for Dr. Who during its first twenty five years that ended fifteen years ago. It was only shown in segements on PBS in this area and frankly being a hard line Star Trek and science fiction fan there was nothing that appealed to me. I ...

The Art of The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings)

Gary Russell

Houghton Mifflin, 2003

Great collecters books for Rings fans
The sequel to The Art of The Fellowship of the Ring, this coffee-table edition book is simply the same thing for the second of the three movies by New Line Cinema. Hundreds of paintings, art work, concept sketches, paintings and diagrams from noted artists John Howe ...

The Torchwood Archives (Torchwood)
Gary Russell

Random House UK, 2008

Separate from the Government. Outside the police. Beyond the United Nations. Founded by Queen Victoria in 1879, the Torchwood Institute has long battled against alien threats to the British Empire. Beautifully designed throughout with full-color photos and original illustrations, his insider's look into the secret world of Torchwood features ...

The Twilight Streets (Torchwood)

Gary Russell

Random House UK, 2008

Best Torchwood book to date!
Of all the Torchwood books to date, this is my favorite! The characters were true to form, the plot was fascinating, and the writing was great. The ending felt a bit rushed, but sometimes the TV episodes end like that also. I actually enjoyed the character ...

Doctor Who

Gary Russell, Nick Roche

IDW Publishing, 2008

Starts okay, but quickly loses steam
The only reason I didn't give this one star is that the first couple of chapters are fairly good. Not great, mind you, but fun and I liked the art. Both chapters are essentially one-off adventures with hints of things to come. Unfortunately, the glimpses of things to ...

Warriors of Kudlak ("Sarah Jane Adventures")
Gary Russell

Penguin Character Books Ltd, 2007

Essential Marvel Horror, Vol. 1 (Marvel Essentials)

Gary Friedrich, Steve Gerber, ...

Marvel Comics, 2006

Son of Satan/Son of Adam
Yes, it was common for DC, Marvel, and some of the smaller houses to not do their best work on their "horror" titles. There was often a revolving door of second-rate hack writers and artists working on them. Well, this was definately not the case with these stories. ...

The Next Life (Doctor Who)
Alan Barnes, Gary Russell

Big Finish Productions Ltd, 2004

Doctor Who: Storm Warning (Big Finish Audio Drama)

Alan Barnes

Big Finish Productions Ltd, 2001

The begining of the series
Big finish had quite a few Doctor Who Adventures before this one, however Storm Warning crosses two important lines: 1. It is the first adventure since the Doctor Who movie of the 90's that featured Paul McGain who stared as the doctor. 2. Unlike other big ...