Founded by Queen Victoria in 1879 the Torchwood Institute has been defending Great Britain from the alien hordes for 130 years. Though Londons 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 & battling for the future of the human race. Now you can discover every fact & figure explore every crack in time & 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 & deaths of Captain Jack Harkness & much more. Illustrated throughout with photos & artwork from all three series this A-Z provides everything you need to know about " Torchwood"."