Customer Reviews

the ginger goddess - By: Paul Tapner, 11 Sep 2008
an original novel based on the tv show doctor who, telling an all new storyin prose form. featuring the tenth doctor as played by david tennant on tv, with his companion donna noble, who was played by catherine tate.

as usual with this range of books, the novel runs for roughly 248 pages of relatively large print, & can be read by readers of all ages, & the two lead characters are perfectly captured, with dialogue that you can well imagine the tv version saying.

does this one stand out from the range?

setin a distant galaxy it's determinedly alienin setting & succeedsin creating such a world, but it's more than accessible & never too alien. the doctor & donna are caught upin a struggle between an anti robot group & those out to stop them, & both are after control of a powerful artefact. a chase around the galaxy to reassemble it follows, & the book moves at a nicely fast pace as a result.

some comedic scenes & moments are well played & never silly, & there is a strong moral message at the heart of the story that will give you pause for thought.

the pace does let up slightly mid way through, but it manages to recoverin time for a decent finale.

as with all of this range, they are not great literature, but this is an above average entryin the series & a decent enough read if you want a new doctor who story