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AtoZ2017 - R is for Rutan & Red Riding Hood #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to Day 18 of the AtoZChallenge and the letter R. Every day in April (except Sundays) I will be making a post about shapeshifters of all kinds. Check back to see my choices and, from time to time some flash fiction too.

R is for Rutan Rutan are a warlike alien from the Doctor Who universe. In their original form they look like green balls, similar to jelly fish, with long glowing tentecales. They are amphibious and able to live in and out of water.

They can also produce a deadly elec...

AtoZ2017 - Q is for Evil Queen & Quentin Collins #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to Day 17 of the AtoZChallenge and the letter Q. Every day in April (except Sundays) I will be making a post about shapeshifters of all kinds. Check back to see my choices and, from time to time some flash fiction too.

Q is for Evil Queen Everyone knows the story of Snow White and my shapeshifter today is her evil stepmother, the Queen from Disney's film adaptation. Obsessed with being the fairest in the land, the queen uses a magic mirror to make sure of her position. However, she...

AtoZ2017 - P is for James Potter & Paul #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to Day 16 of the AtoZChallenge and the letter P. Every day in April (except Sundays) I will be making a post about shapeshifters of all kinds. Check back to see my choices and, from time to time some flash fiction too.

P is for James Potter We've had Harry Potter werewolves already, now we have an Animagus. James Potter, father to Harry and one of the Marauders.

His animal form is that of a stag, hence his nickname of Prongs. Along with Sirius Black and Peter Petigrew he learned to...

AtoZ2017 - O is for Odo & Oz #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to Day 15 of the AtoZChallenge and the letter O. Every day in April (except Sundays) I will be making a post about shapeshifters of all kinds. Check back to see my choices and, from time to time some flash fiction too.

O is for Odo Deep Space Nine was terribly exciting for the Star Trek franchise because it was the first time they stepped out of the mould. It was not set on a Federation Starship, but a Space Station and that wasn't even Federation built.

Odo (Rene Auberjonois) is on...

AtoZ2017 - N is for Nathaniel Graison & Nicky #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to Day 14 of the AtoZChallenge and the letter N. Every day in April (except Sundays) I will be making a post about shapeshifters of all kinds. Check back to see my choices and, from time to time some flash fiction too.

N is for Nathaniel Graison Nathaniel is from the Anita Blake books and he is a wereleopard. He had mahogany auburn hair and lilac eyes and is on the pretty side of handsome. He's also a submissive and a stripper at the Guilty Pleasures club.

Nathaniel comes from an ab...

AtoZ2017 - M is for Maya, Scott McCall & Mags #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to Day 13 of the AtoZChallenge and the letter M. Every day in April (except Sundays) I will be making a post about shapeshifters of all kinds. Check back to see my choices and, from time to time some flash fiction too.

M is for Maya This shapeshifter didn't have fancy effects and CGI, she had a wibbly sound effect and a cut away before people in suits were running around. Maya (Catherine Schell) is from Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's Space 1999.

Maya didn't pop up until season 2. When...

AtoZ2017 - L is for Loki & remus Lupin #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to Day 12 of the AtoZChallenge and the letter L. Every day in April (except Sundays) I will be making a post about shapeshifters of all kinds. Check back to see my choices and, from time to time some flash fiction too.

L is for Loki [image error] So who else could I go with for L than the greatest trickster of them all, Loki? In Norse legend he is a shapeshifter extrodinaire and in the MCU he has these abilities, but toned down a little.

Played by the wonderful Tom Hiddleston, Loki is broken, bon...

AtoZ2017 - K is for Kastrian & David Kessler #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to Day 11 of the AtoZChallenge and the letter K. Every day in April (except Sundays) I will be making a post about shapeshifters of all kinds. Check back to see my choices and, from time to time some flash fiction too.

K is for Kastrian (Eldrad) Back to my childhood we go, although I have to admit I don't actually remember ever seen this Doctor Who episode at the time since I was only 4. It is called The Hand of Fear.

The Kastrians are a silicon based lifeform and the one we meet is...

AtoZ2017 - J is for Jonathan Chase & Jamil #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to Day 10 of the AtoZChallenge and the letter J. Every day in April (except Sundays) I will be making a post about shapeshifters of all kinds. Check back to see my choices and, from time to time some flash fiction too.

J is for Jonathan Chase Dr Jonathan Chase is a character from the action adventure series Manimal. He was played by Simon MacCorkingdale and he was terribly dashing.

Now this series was made in 1983 and, at the time, the special effects were thrilling. These days they...

AtoZ2017 - I is for IT & Ian #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to Day 9 of the AtoZChallenge and the letter I. Every day in April (except Sundays) I will be making a post about shapeshifters of all kinds. Check back to see my choices and, from time to time some flash fiction too.

I is for IT Okay, hands up who hates clowns! I have never liked clowns - ask my parents about the time they tried to take my sister and I along the front in Margate when we were small and both of us screams because they had big clown heads on polls.

It is a novel by St...