- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: BBC Books (1 July 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0563538554
- ISBN-13: 978-0563538554
- Product Dimensions: 17.9 x 10.9 x 2.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 916,001 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When 400-year-old tribal mummies inexplicably return to life and begin murdering tourists on an exotic alien island, the Doctor's initial urge to investigate lands himself, Jamie and Victoria right in the middle of a jungle holocaust. Ferocious cannibals and deadly beasts stalk the swamps, mummies lurk amongst the trees and the peaceful, civilised locals are reverting to long-forgotten head-hunting practices. Something is giving a clarion call to savagery, something that can only be found in the deepest darkness at the heart of the hostile rainforest. It could well be the end of the river for the Tardis companions as they find themselves involved in a horrific jungle conflict between desperate guerrilla tribesmen and merciless colonial forces. Cannibalism could be the least of their worries as evil stirs the pot and the dead reach for the living...
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Doctor? What's wrong?
Oh Jamie, it's terrible! We've landed in the middle of a sixth doctor story! All this gore and violence...well, it would suit him down to a tee, but it's not my style at all!
Oh aye doctor? That's a bit of a shame, isn't it? This Lewis chap can write a bit, and he's clearly got a lot of life experience to draw on
And that's the problem, Jamie, isn't it? He's spending so much time writing about what he knows that we barely get a look in. A bit of a pity really. He is a very vivid writer. He just needs to produce a book that fits the era and uses the main characters better. And he might be capable of it because he writes us splendidly!
Oh Jamie, it's terrible! We've landed in the middle of a sixth doctor story! All this gore and violence...well, it would suit him down to a tee, but it's not my style at all!
Oh aye doctor? That's a bit of a shame, isn't it? This Lewis chap can write a bit, and he's clearly got a lot of life experience to draw on
And that's the problem, Jamie, isn't it? He's spending so much time writing about what he knows that we barely get a look in. A bit of a pity really. He is a very vivid writer. He just needs to produce a book that fits the era and uses the main characters better. And he might be capable of it because he writes us splendidly!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
What I like about this book is that it strays totally from previous Dr Who novels. It is Doctopalypse Now: war, death, jungle natives and cannibalism reigns supreme in this eclectic offering from Lewis, and not a whiff of sci-fi snobbery. It's been written for fun and there's a swashbuckling feel to the whole thing. There is rollocking good fun to be found between the canopy and the bloodsoaked floor.
It does tend to meander as though lost in the jungle through much of the central section; staggering wildly between one set piece and the next, but the characters a well defined, and the sense of atmosphere is as thick as fanboy's bedroom and this alone makes it stand out from the rest.
I'd be interested if Mick Lewis wrote another to perhaps finish off the anarchic trilogy he seems to be creating. I'd be more interested to know if the BBC would let him.
The Horror, the Horror...
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Enjoyed this atypical Dr Who adventure - atypical in that unlike other Dr Who MA's, this is swimming in gore. Reminiscent of those dubbed Italian Cannibal video nasties, this was extremely atmospheric.
Characterisation of the Tardis team featured is good, but I personally enjoyed the relentless carnage thrust upon the characters throughout more. My only criticism would be that the plot does flag a bit towards the end. This is one of the better MA's I've read lately, I look forward to Lewis' take on other Tardis Teams and also to reading some of the author's other fiction
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Oh dear Jamie
It's not so much the gratuitous violence that bugs me about this original Doctor Who novel but more that Mick Lewis, like many writers who've attempted to create stories for The... Read more
Published on 27 April 2009 by Captain Pugwash
What a mess!!!
I love cannibals. When the Robinsons invite us over for dinner, we never know whether it's to have dinner or for dinner. So far, it hasn't been an issue, thankfully. Read more
Published on 26 April 2004 by David Roy
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