- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Dr Who; Television tie-in edition edition (16 Nov 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0426204565
- ISBN-13: 978-0426204565
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.7 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 219,474 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Doctor has taken his companions to parad ise, or at least the closest thing he can find. A sun enclos ed by an artificial sphere where there is no want, poverty o r violence. But their peace is shattered by murder. '
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Format:Paperback
I found this incredibly dull and dry, and it took a real effort to get through it. The first 100 pages were never more than mildly interesting and intruiging and the rest was just pure boredom...yawn. And how exactly Kadiatu was supposed to fit relevantly into the plot is anyone's guess. Roz's character is developed with some feeling, but otherwise there's nothing worthy or exciting on offer at all. Very hard work.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is easily the best of the New Adventures. It is a really enjoyable read. The plot is interesting and the writing is fantastic but the real reason for buying this is the characters. The Doctor and Chris each get plenty to do in this book, but it is Benny and Roz who share the limelight. Aaronovitch gives you a real understanding of Roz's personality- better than Andy Lane did in Original Sin- and he writes for Benny as well as Paul Cornell. If you're a fan of the New Adventures, READ THIS BOOK and if you're not, try it- it's miles ahead of all the others.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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There is a knack to reading Ben Aaronovitch's Doctor Who books. His first "Transit" works brilliantly once you except that you're not going to understand all of the slang and stop trying to keep up with the constant changes of location and just let the story wash over you. With "The Also People", you have to take on board that the story is not a fast paced rollercoster ride in the usuall Who manner and needs to be read slowerly. Then the book becomes not just brilliant but one of the high points of Doctor Who in any medium.
As well as being a great sci-fi novel of ideas (even if some of them are Ian M. Bank's, its not the first Doctor Who story to knick someone elses good ideas), its a great character piece and is also laugh-out-loud funny (The Doctor's conversations with a sentient parachute and talking fish are particular stand outs). The Seventh Doctor, Bernice and Chris are all at the best and Roz (a character who is on the surface completely unlikable) has propably her finest moments. Aaronovitch again shows that he's brilliant at writting machine's thought processes (he's the only author who can write Daleks well) and all the way through the book is a joy to read. The resolution to Kadiatu's story line requires knowledge of a number of past books, which means it isn't quite a stand alone classic, but this real doesn't matter. Perhaps the best thing about this book is the way it gives you a trip with the Doctor that you'd actually want to go on and an alien world you'd quite like to visit.
As well as being a great sci-fi novel of ideas (even if some of them are Ian M. Bank's, its not the first Doctor Who story to knick someone elses good ideas), its a great character piece and is also laugh-out-loud funny (The Doctor's conversations with a sentient parachute and talking fish are particular stand outs). The Seventh Doctor, Bernice and Chris are all at the best and Roz (a character who is on the surface completely unlikable) has propably her finest moments. Aaronovitch again shows that he's brilliant at writting machine's thought processes (he's the only author who can write Daleks well) and all the way through the book is a joy to read. The resolution to Kadiatu's story line requires knowledge of a number of past books, which means it isn't quite a stand alone classic, but this real doesn't matter. Perhaps the best thing about this book is the way it gives you a trip with the Doctor that you'd actually want to go on and an alien world you'd quite like to visit.
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