A Doctor Who adventure. At Brighton in the 1980s, SeneNet Interactive are getting ready to launch their new 64-bit games console. But who are SeneNet? Their headquarters are guarded fiercely and they are buying up smaller companies. Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart's C19 security division investigates.
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The Sixth Doctor is really brought to life: "Ha! Get out of that one you floundering fetid fungoid!" Plus the Brigadier gets to meet the Colin Baker version for the first time. Cracking stuff, filled with the wonders of the series. And thank God, finally Mel gets a proper introduction! If only Gary Russell were writing Who in th eighties, it might have been saved!
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By Sam
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The 6th Doctor is currently in 1989 England and is helping out an old friend to remove a computer virus created by the Master when he is sucked into a more immediate problem. A mysterious company has plans to release a games console that is far too advanced for this time period. With the aid of a new companion, Mel, the Doctor must uncover the truth behind the company and the mystery behind plastic that seems to come to life and killing young children.
This is a fun Doctor Who novel and works well in its own right even if you are not equated with the 6th Doctor. The Doctor is quite eccentric in this novel and he works well in the 80s setting. The introduction of Mel and some of her back story is also a welcome addition and adds to the characterisation in the book. However, the central plot does suffer a bit from Doctor Who by numbers and the conclusion feels a little light weight.
Another problem comes with the writing style as Russell seems confused between the time he wrote the book and the time in the book. 1997 and 1989 may not seem too different but in the world of computers they are poles apart. Russell seems to forget that some advances were not made by 1989 and not all of is mistakes can be blamed on alien technology!
Apart from the issue of time, this book is a fun and quick read and would be welcome for any Doctor Who fan, new or old. A warning should be made for very young readers that quite a few people are killed during the narrative.
This is a fun Doctor Who novel and works well in its own right even if you are not equated with the 6th Doctor. The Doctor is quite eccentric in this novel and he works well in the 80s setting. The introduction of Mel and some of her back story is also a welcome addition and adds to the characterisation in the book. However, the central plot does suffer a bit from Doctor Who by numbers and the conclusion feels a little light weight.
Another problem comes with the writing style as Russell seems confused between the time he wrote the book and the time in the book. 1997 and 1989 may not seem too different but in the world of computers they are poles apart. Russell seems to forget that some advances were not made by 1989 and not all of is mistakes can be blamed on alien technology!
Apart from the issue of time, this book is a fun and quick read and would be welcome for any Doctor Who fan, new or old. A warning should be made for very young readers that quite a few people are killed during the narrative.
By Steve White
Format:Paperback
Business Unusual is a run of the mill 6th Doctor adventure which wouldn't seem out of place in series 24 had Colin Baker not been fired. The novel really is Doctor Who by numbers and you can imagine the story on screen in all it's naff glory. The biggest draw of this book is that it features the 6th Doctor meeting Mel "naturally" as in the TV show she was pulled out of time to testify in his trial, and also that the 6th Doctor finally gets a story with the Brigadier.
The trouble I found with Business Unusual is that it never seems to get out of 2nd gear. The novel chugs along nicely, but there is never any really exciting bits which make you want to keep reading. It does pick it up a bit from around the third mark, but still never really seems to hold your attention.
For those of you like me who were excited to see the introduction of Mel and the Doctor/Brig the book is a real let down. Mel was a real annoying character on screen (as was the 6th Doctor if we are honest) so I was hoping she would fare better in novel form, just like the 6th Doctor does, however she is equally as annoying, if not more so. She is rude to everyone, has a "holier than thou" attitude all the time and constantly bangs on about being healthy. As for the Doctor/Brig, they don't get much action together, and even then it's lacking, so it's a bit of a let down.
The enemy are a continuation of Gary Russell's novel "The Scales of Injustice" which is a nice twist given the business name, "SeneNet" and they are fairly interesting for the most part but the novel doesn't really do them justice.
In short Business Unusual is a little slow going, but other than that it's a perfectly enjoyable 6th Doctor adventure.
The trouble I found with Business Unusual is that it never seems to get out of 2nd gear. The novel chugs along nicely, but there is never any really exciting bits which make you want to keep reading. It does pick it up a bit from around the third mark, but still never really seems to hold your attention.
For those of you like me who were excited to see the introduction of Mel and the Doctor/Brig the book is a real let down. Mel was a real annoying character on screen (as was the 6th Doctor if we are honest) so I was hoping she would fare better in novel form, just like the 6th Doctor does, however she is equally as annoying, if not more so. She is rude to everyone, has a "holier than thou" attitude all the time and constantly bangs on about being healthy. As for the Doctor/Brig, they don't get much action together, and even then it's lacking, so it's a bit of a let down.
The enemy are a continuation of Gary Russell's novel "The Scales of Injustice" which is a nice twist given the business name, "SeneNet" and they are fairly interesting for the most part but the novel doesn't really do them justice.
In short Business Unusual is a little slow going, but other than that it's a perfectly enjoyable 6th Doctor adventure.
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Not suitable for my tastes, I put it down after two weeks and it lay there, untouched, gathering dust a plenty for many a weekend afternoon. Read more
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