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Yes, @Goibniu is right that it Aoife is pronounced ee-fa.

Ah the wonders of Irish name pronunciation - see also Niamh (neeve), Caiomhe (keeva, Aisling (ashlin), Saoirse (sersha), Roisin (rosheen) and my personal favourite because I taught a boy with this name - Chulainn (Colin).

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The EDAs are a fascinating slice of DW - some are brilliant, some terrible. I’m reading them all in order for the first time (and discussing it here ). But as Random says, they are tonally very different from the NSAs. If you liked the NSA vibe, then I’d recommend picking a character you like and choosing a few books with them in the range to try. By and large, the NSAs are all standalone and pretty decent

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The Lavender Hill Blob - a rather good DWA comic strip which I had missed from my chronological marathon somehow (TARDIS wiki can be pretty bad with catching everything set in a particular year, I’ve found. This one is set in 1951).

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Reminds me of an old George Carlin bit…

As a group or an individual you have the right to be called whatever you want. Your name can be spelled S-M-I-T-H and pronounced ‘jenovsky’. What’s your name? Jenovsky. How’s that spelled? S-m-i-t-h. What?! They’re all silent, nevermind…

So, just pronounce however is comfortable and say they’re all silent.

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I’ll quote Leela here: “That’s silly” :eyes:

Having studied language and communication at uni I am a stout believer in the established rules of language. Jenovsky ≠ Smith :winking_face_with_tongue:

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Some languages are more consistent with pronunciation rules then others. English is particularly bad, between loan words and different words having standardized on the pronunciation from different places.

Though, of course, when we are talking about Gaelic name pronunciation, the rules are consistent, they are just very different…

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That’s why Finnish is such an easy language! Everything is pronounced exactly as it is written—no exceptions.

Even some of our longest words are easy to pronounce.

Words like lentokonesuihkuturbiinimoottoriapumekaanikkoaliupseerioppilas

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That looks like it would be pronounced “smith”.

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Yeah, Eden Rebellion is a bit of mess.

If you let me know what kind of stories you like, I can recommend some NSAs!

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Did you fall asleep on your keyboard?

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I really like suspense and mystery stories! I would also like to read some stories set in past centuries. Any story that has any of these elements would be great for me!

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I can recommend a few!

Mystery stories: The Murder Game, The Also People, and a personal favourite City of the Dead.

Some of the best Who books are set in the past—The Turing Test is incredible, and I love The Witch Finders and Empire of Glass.

And The Banquo Legacy is a murder mystery set in a historical period!

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No, it literally means “aeroplane jet turbine motor assistant mechanic non-commissioned officer-in-training” :grin:

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scans bookshelves full of NSAs

Sting of the Zygons is a fun Ten and Martha story set during the reign of King Edward VII, and Peacemaker is a Western featuring the same TARDIS team.

Beautiful Chaos is a lovely book focussing on the Tenth Doctor and Wilf and I can’t recommend it enough.

The Glamour Chase is another emotional book, featuring Eleven, Amy and Rory, and Dead of Winter features the same characters and is set in 18th century Italy. This novel has a really experimental format too!

I also can’t recommend Touched By an Angel enough, it’s a phenomenal book.

Silhouette is a Twelfth Doctor novel set in Victorian times, featuring the Paternoster Gang!

Combat Magicks is a Thirteenth Doctor book set in ancient Gaul.

If you’re looking for mystery, most NSAs have strong elements of that!

I’d say pick out a Doctor (and companion pairing) you like, and maybe try out some of their books!

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For 8th Doctor books, I’m going to reccomend The Burning, and Casualties of War, and I’m seconding The Turing Test and The City of the Dead, because they’re incredible. (I want to at least mention that these books are technically part of a larger story arc, but they’re also basically standalone, so you’ll be fine)

For more modern stuff, I quite enjoyed the 12th Doctor books Plague City, and Royal Blood (technically, this one’s set on an alien planet, but it’s still medieval-level tech and society)

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I loved The Banquo Legacy. It’s a very different take on telling a Doctor Who story but it works really well.

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Thank you all for the recommendations! This will help me a lot. I’m an apprentice in an office and usually have a lot of free time. The Doctor Who tales and novels are saving me.

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Finished Molten Heart (Thirteen’s NSAs have been amazing so far), and am about to read The Pest at Paternoster Row.

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Read 11’s Decide Your Destiny book Empire of the Wolf. Reach the end in the tird chapter as I turned into a werewolf

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@Tian - Are people allowed to read these things outside of the read-alongs?!

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