The Torchwood Encyclopedia Cover

BBC Books have now revealed the cover for the previously reported upcoming Torchwood: The Encyclopedia. The book which is written by Garry Russell is an A to Z guide to the history of Torchwood and documents everything that has happened in and outside the popular Doctor Who spin-off series. The cover for the book can be seen to the left and it's official synopsis can be read below:

Founded by Queen Victoria in 1879, the Torchwood Institute has been defending Great Britain from the alien hordes for 130 years. Though London's Torchwood One was destroyed during the Battle of Canary Wharf, the small team at Torchwood Three have continued to monitor the space-time Rift that runs through Cardiff, saving the world and battling for the future of the human race.

Now you can discover every fact and figure, explore every crack in time, and encounter every creature that Torchwood have dealt with. Included here are details of: The secret of the Children of Earth; Operatives from Alice Guppy to Gwen Cooper; Extraterrestrial visitors from Arcateenians to Weevils; The life and deaths of Captain Jack Harkness, and much more. Illustrated throughout with photos and artwork from all three series, this A-Z guide provides everything you need to know about Torchwood.

Torchwood: The Encyclopedia will be released at good book shops across the United Kingdom and Ireland on the 1st of October at a regular retail price of £14.99. Will you be purchasing a copy of this book when it is released this year?