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Somebody's interfering with time. The Doctor, Rose and Captain Jack arrive on modern-day Earth to find the culprit and discover a Neanderthal Man, twenty-eight thousand years after his race became extinct. Only a trip back to the primeval dawn of humanity can solve the mystery. Who are the mysterious humans from the distant future now living in that distant past? What hideous monsters are trying to escape from behind the Grey Door?
Is Rose going to end up married to a caveman? Caught between three very different types of human being past, present and future the Doctor, Rose and Captain Jack must learn the truth behind the Osterberg experiment before the monstrous Hy-Bractors escape to change humanity's history forever.
Featuring the Doctor, Rose and Captain Jack as played by Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper and John Barrowman in the hit series from BBC Television.
About the Author
Gareth Roberts has written seven Classic Doctor Who novels, together with tv scripts for Emmerdale, Brookside, Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased), Swiss Toni and His and Hers. He now writes for the Doctor Who and Sarah Jane Adventures television series, including the Doctor Who episodes The Shakespeare Code (2007) and The Unicorn and the Wasp (2008).
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is the very first Doctor Who book I have ever read and it was suprisingly good. The quality of the writing is excellent and the characterisation is very good also - you could easily see this as an episode in the series.
It is short enough to be a guilty pleasure on a Saturday afternoon for when you don't want to read something too heavy - a bit like watching Doctor Who really! As I have only recently become incredibly interested in Doctor Who, I really enjoyed it - not sure how it would compare if you put it in the context of the whole genre though, but I liked it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
When the TARDIS picked up an indication of temporal disturbances on Earth in the twentieth century, the Doctor is concerned about the primitive nature of the device. He found that its destination was early 21st century Bromley and with Rose and Captain Jack, he lands in Bromley's town centre. While the two guys use their technology to track down the disturbance, Rose uses a more direct method of information gathering.
The trio find their mysterious time traveller in a local hospital and rescue him to take him home. But his presence only raised more questions for no Neanderthal man could know anything of time travel. The Doctor's attempt to take him home failed nearly fatally.
With Rose, the Doctor travelled back to that delicate time when H Sapiens Sapiens was displacing H Sapiens Neanderthalis only to find a whole research team from the far future studying this period. But there was something strange (alright, even stranger) going on.
Like all the Ninth Doctor series of books, we get a good feel of the three main characters as represented in the TV series. Gareth Roberts has produced a fast moving book fully in line with the broadcast episodes while retaining the books remit to provide a strong story - I doubt the Hy-Bractors bloody rampage would have been broadcast in just that way.
The trio find their mysterious time traveller in a local hospital and rescue him to take him home. But his presence only raised more questions for no Neanderthal man could know anything of time travel. The Doctor's attempt to take him home failed nearly fatally.
With Rose, the Doctor travelled back to that delicate time when H Sapiens Sapiens was displacing H Sapiens Neanderthalis only to find a whole research team from the far future studying this period. But there was something strange (alright, even stranger) going on.
Like all the Ninth Doctor series of books, we get a good feel of the three main characters as represented in the TV series. Gareth Roberts has produced a fast moving book fully in line with the broadcast episodes while retaining the books remit to provide a strong story - I doubt the Hy-Bractors bloody rampage would have been broadcast in just that way.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
In this 5th Ninth Doctor novel the Doctor, Rose and Jack are thrown into another adventure when a Neanderthal appears on modern day Earth (no - not 'Stig of the dump'!). The TARDIS crew are split-up very early on, with the Doctor and Rose investigating a group of scientists in the past, where Rose suffers the indignities of getting married to a caveman and in the novels most outrageous sequence re-enacts an infamous scene of comedy gore from the movie Re-Animator. In terms of plotting Captain Jack is given the short end of the stick, being virtually written out of the main storyline while he stays in the modern day looking after Neanderthal Das, but this does lead to some great comedy moments. A very light-hearted romp, Only Human derives much of it's comedy from the 'fish out of water' misunderstandings of both the Neanderthal in modern life, and the scientists stranded at the dawn of civilisation. Very silly, Only Human is nevertheless one of the more ambitious of the 'juvenile' Ninth Doctor novels, and a very entertaining read.
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Funny but not at all perfect
A very good read, written with verve and pace. The books has some super ideas that deserve to be pondered often. Central to the text is the idea of `what is a human. Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2009 by Dr. Paul M. Monk
A tough one to judge. A LOW three stars. More like 2 1/2 out of 5 :)
I was pleasantly surprised by this book. It was the first book of Doctor Who I've read (and I only read it less than a month ago). But I am torn. Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2009 by T. Milnthorpe
An exciting Doctor Who story
I really enjoyed this book and it was very griping. The plot moves quickly and it is east to read. It features Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose. Read more
Published on 16 Dec 2007 by J. Pitt
Only? ONLY?
I thought this book was great! I woudn't give it 5 stars but it's still very good. I love the monsters in it. Read more
Published on 6 Aug 2007 by dosn't matter who I am
the last neanderthal
Another novel adventure for the ninth doctor and rose, this time with captain jack along for the ride. Read more
Published on 28 Jun 2007 by Paul Tapner
Only Human
Only Human was 1 of 2 first Doctor Who Books that I bought recently, to try and see if I would enjoy the written series. Read more
Published on 7 May 2006 by mimi
A guilty pleasure!!!
What a fun book. The quality of the writing is excellent and the characterizations are solid. And the plot, about a caveman transported to the 21st century and having to learn to... Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2006 by Scifi Guy
excellent
had some very nice moments between doctor and rose. Not as good as winner takes all but better than stealer of dreams
Published on 27 Dec 2005
Love this
This book is warm, funny, grown up and easily the best in this new range. Its outrageous moments had me laughing out loud. Engage sense of humour!
Published on 3 Oct 2005 by G. Roberts
Ambitious idea, but badly handled
A neanderthal transported to the 21st century and having to learn to fit in with the world - an idea that's been tackled before, and with varying degrees of success. Read more
Published on 27 Sep 2005 by lucideofol
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