Customer Reviews
This is a fantastic audio book! - By: , 07 Sep 2008 
This audio book is amazing! I've listened to it lots of times & still I don't get bored & I still laugh about the funny bits. David Tennant does the voices brilliantly & I love the monster, Kevin (yes, the monster is called Kevin) & his Cockney accent. The robots are also very funny. Our favourite bit is where Kevin, the black shadow of death mutters "Creature of the Night. Crikey-O'Reilly, you're full of it, aren't you?" For any Dr Who fans, I would recommend it (and so would my mother; I'm 9 years old).
the space pirates - By: Paul Tapner, 10 Jun 2008 
a prose novel telling an all new doctor who story, featuring david tennant's tenth doctor & his companion rose tyler. as usual with these they can be read by all ages & the book is a self contained storyin roughly 250 pages. this one came a couple of years ago when we hadn't seen much of the tenth doctor on screen at the time, but it captures the character perfectly.
the story involves the doctor & rose getting stranded on a world with steam powered technology since more modern things don't work, & getting involvedin the hunt for the lost treasure of a legendary space pirate. the setting is well realised & quite original & very stylish. all the characters are much the same, but the book never gets silly or stupid.
The one problem it has it that it takes about a hundred pages to get going, & the nature of the plot & story means younger readers will probably get more out of it than older ones. but stick with it because it does manage some good plot developments & some excellent twists. not a bad book, but could be a little better
Who for da Kidz - By: Sam, 08 Oct 2007 The Doctor & Rose have just landed on a planet that has such a strong magnetic pulse that traditional technology does not work. Unfortunately, for our dynamic duo, this means that the TARDIS has locked them out! They must find a way off the planet & an opportunity arises when a rich local man hires them to search local space for a casket that is reportedly able to bring the dead back to life. With a steamship manned by a crew of Robots the Doctor must not only discover the casket, but also unravel the age old myths surrounding one of the most famous space pirates that ever lived (and died, & lived again?).
Combining space & pirates is a great idea for a Dr Who book & Justin Richards is able to do so by creating a planet that powers future technologies using steam power. Some of the ideasin this books are fantastic, especially the robots that move using steam. Unfortunately, it's the overly fantastic ideas & slight reliance on pirate clichés that makes this book feel very much a juvenile novel. If you take into account that the book is written for younger Who fans you can forgive some of the poorer writing & obvious flawsin the technology. However, if you are an older fan of the Doctor & you are well versedin science fiction this novel may be too basic for your tastes.
The Resurrection Casket - By: dosn't matter who I am, 06 Aug 2007 
I did think this book was one of the best. Good storyline & a good monster, Kevin, who apologises before ripping you apart. A good book, buy it!
So, it's Treasure Island in space then... - By: Mr. D. Harris, 05 Aug 2007 
Really, why would you bother? I'm an avid fan of Doctor Who, I have been since I was about 5 or 6. And yet, what do we get here? Warmed up leftovers & not even the authors own leftovers: this is Robert Louis Stevenson's classic pirate novel 'Treasure Island' translated into space. It doesn't even bother to add much! If I knew it was this easy to write a Doctor Who novel (take out of copyright book, steal everything, publish it under your own name) I'd have done it years ago!
And this man is IN CHARGE of the entire BBC books Doctor Who range! Give me strength.
