Category Archives: Nightmare In Silver

“Oh, you’ve been eliminating yourself from history. You know you could be reconstructed by the hole you left.”

In ‘Nightmare In Silver’ Mr Clever (the cyber planner Doctor) correctly identifies that the Doctor has been deleting himself from databanks (including those of the cyberiad) but that his absence from the information would allow someone to work out that … Continue reading

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“Welcome to the Cyberiad. You will be upgraded.”

The latest appearance of the Cybermen in ‘Nightmare In Silver’ presents a further upgrade for the race. Nightmare In Silver Era Awareness 4 Coordination 3 Ingenuity 6 Presence 5 Resolve 6 Strength 7 Traits: Adaptive [Major Good Trait] A Cyberman … Continue reading

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“Hail To You The Doctor. Saviour Of The Cybermen.”

‘Nightmare In Silver’, written by  Neil Gaiman, is the most effective Cybermen centred story since their return in the new series. It is an extremely tense story as the odds increase against our heroes and even the Doctor is turned … Continue reading

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