A topic to discuss the short story anthology, The Target Storybook.
In my opinion, it’s a mixed bag, with some great stories, a few mediocre ones, and then another one that I loathe.
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Oh lovely! I was thinking of creating a Thread of this calling it “Turning the Tides - the Target Storybook Thread” 
Anyway since this thread exist I might as well add my Opinion about the Stories, which I have read:
Gatecrashers: Love it! JOY WILKINSON MY BELOVED DOES IT AGAIN! She is so brilliant writing for 13. A really fun Story, I really like the Worldbuilding and it’s just a really fun Story!
Journey out of Terror: A solid little Story, I really like how it plays with its Setting, it’s a first Doctor Story so of course I am gonna be excited about it. Not as good as the previous one, yet still very fun! The Dialogue is definitely the Highlight here, Guerrier as always does the 60s Characters so well!
Save Yourself: What is that?? A Season 6B Story that I enjoyed??? Me?? But yeah this one is great, and it uses the Concept of Season 6B so well. Seeing 2 and the War Chief interact is great and seeing the Tragedy here makes me more likely to be open to that Idea. I am still far away from being a Fan, but still excellent!
The Clean Air Act: Kinda meh on it, it’s not bad at all but kinda standard fare really, solid enough but probably a bit more unremarkable compared to the first three.
Punting: Really fun! A fun Addition to the Five Doctors and a really lovely creative Way to go about! It has Romana so it’s a double plus for me, really enjoyed that one!
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The only story from this book I’ve read has been Citation Needed which was really good.
I should get around to reading the rest at some point. I’ve heard Fitz is in one of them!
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Yes, it’s a great story!
Yes, he is in We Can’t Stop What’s Coming, which is essentially a mini EDA.
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Mini Eda?! MINI?!?! WHY NOT A FULL 200 PAGES EDA?? BBC BOOK MAKE 8 BOOKS AGAIN AND MAKE THEM SUFF- I mean have silly adventures with Fitz 
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It’s decent. Not all of the stories are good. It’s not something I’d actively reach for when I want something to read.
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