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SCARLET TRACES: EMPIRES OF BLOOD (out now, Abaddon Books) is the first in a new series set in the universe of Ian Edginton’s excellent steampunk comics sequel to The War Of The Worlds. The first three 13th Doctor novels hit shelves: THE GOOD DOCTOR, THE MOLTEN HEART and COMBAT MAGICKS (out now/8 November/25 November, BBC Books). Juno Dawson, a newcomer to the range, penned the first; old reliables Una McCormack and Steve Cole are behind the other two. Speaking of Who, a new TARDIS TYPE 40 INSTRUCTION MANUAL (out now, BBC Books), features schematic diagrams of every version, plus case studies of the ship’s adventures. The subtitle to MONSTERS OF THE WEEK (out now, Abrams Press) sums it up: The Complete Critical Companion To The X-Files. Clocking in just under 500 pages, it gives some episodes less than a page, and others up to four. The use of run-on text feels a bit oldfashioned (we’re used to episode guides with categories like best lines and Easter eggs). Hammer stattos will eat up INFOGOTHIC (out now, Telos Books), which crunches numbers on the studio; its attempts to make sense of the Dracula and Frankenstein timelines are impressively anal. Finally, after volumes on superheroes and villains, Jon Morris’s third, THE LEAGUE OF REGRETTABLE SIDEKICKS (out now, Quirk Books) celebrates the likes of Thunderfoot and Superman Jr via art and write-ups dripping with snark.