Forbidden Planet (bookstore)
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Forbidden Planet is a science fiction, fantasy and horror bookshop in London, England, with a chain of smaller stores across the British Isles, named after the movie Forbidden Planet.
As well as books the store sells comic books, videos, DVDs, games, and a wide variety of movie and television merchandise.
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It began life in 1979 as a small store in Denmark Street. The store's success led to overcrowding, necessitating a move to much larger premises on New Oxford Street. It then added a chain of smaller branches across the UK and Ireland. On September 30, 2003 the London store moved to even bigger premises at the eastern end of Shaftesbury Avenue.
The original chain split into two rival firms, called Forbidden Planet and Forbidden Planet Scotland (Forbidden Planet Scotland later renamed to Forbidden Planet International).
Forbidden Planet International grew beyond Scotland into northern England and New York City. The New York store can be found on Broadway near Union Square.
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