- Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: BBC Books (6 April 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0563405740
- ISBN-13: 978-0563405740
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 11 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 472,927 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Legacy of the Daleks is an excellent adventure story in which the Daleks lurk in the background as an ever-present menace while the Master lurks in the foreground as a more tangible danger. The novel is set several years after the events of the 1964 TV story "The Dalek Invasion of Earth" with the Doctor's granddaughter Susan and her partner David Campbell undergoing a crisis of their own as David has aged but Susan has not. This is a logical development of all that we have been told about the Time Lords and is handled well here. Both the Doctor and Susan are outcasts, not through choice, but through biology, and both must find their niche in the universe.
Meanwhile the Doctor has "lost" his companion Sam (to find out how and why you have to read the previous novel The Longest Day, but this is not a pre-requisite) and the Tardis tracks her to Earth (quite why is unclear) so the Doctor decides to pay a visit to Susan whom he knows to be there too. This way of getting the Doctor to the action is perhaps the clunkiest aspect of the book. It is very unlikely that Sam would be there, and the coincidence of Susan being there, the timing and the Master's and the Daleks' plans all coming together is a little too much. The action on Earth comes thick and fast as Susan investigates a Dalek artefact and discovers its secrets while the Master's plotting as usual lands him in more trouble than he can handle. This is the "Roger Delgado" version of the Master following the events of "Frontier in Space" on TV, and he's very nicely handled. Some of the dialogue rings so true that you can hear Delgado saying it. I even liked the nod to his use of pointless pseudonyms, with the Master here taking the name Estro, apparently Esperanto for "master".
Legacy of the Daleks is an action adventure novel pure and simple. It's also a cracking story, well written and containing some strong characters. The themes and ideas are bold and brash, and Peel handles them well, turning in an adventure that is recognisable as being Doctor Who while also exploring other aspects of the Doctor's character and resolving some hanging series plot threads into the bargain. This is a fun novel true to the spirit of the show and good read in its own right. No-one should ask for more. --David J Howe
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The Doctor is repairing the Tardis systems once again when it is swept up by a garbage ship roving space, the Quetzel. When another ship takes the Quetzel by force, the Doctor discovwers that he and Sam are not the only unwitting travellers aboard - Davros awakens.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
As always, John Peel manages to write a cracking Dalek book - admittedly, it's very thin in plot depth, but then most Dalek stories are - they're all about some megalmaniac cyborgs who want to take over the universe and exterminate everything they come across - and the twist of having my favourite character of all time (who I won't name but if you've read the Amazon review, you'll know) just gives it a little something more of interest. The return of Susan clinched it for me; all this time I've been waiting for him to revisit her, and although as you'll see it's not that simple, I really enjoyed the return of the character and the changes she has undergone. Lastly, much as I love Sam to bits, it was nice to get rid of her and give the Doctor time to breathe for an installment after all that fiasco last time! Read it!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
ok. This isnt a bad book, but it is disappointing compared to John Peel's vastly superior War of the Daleks. The Daleks simply arent in it enough and by the end you cant help but feel that this could have been so much better.But on the plus side The Master is well written and we finally learn what happened to him on Tersurus.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
When I first purchased this book I didn't know what to expect, but I read the first chapter and I couldn't put it down. The whole story was well put together, Susan and David experiencing marital problems because of Susan not ageing, the Doctor having a tempory companion to replace Sam, in the guise of Donna and of course the realisation that that Estro is in fact the Master. You could really feel the presence of the Master as portrayed by Roger Delgado. The story answers some questions that were asked about the Master in the fourth Doctor story "The Deadly Assassin" how did he end up on Tersurus? Why was his body so mutilated? You'll have to read it to find out!
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Rather dull - not a great Doctor Who story
I approached this book with great anticipation of an exciting tale involving the Eighth Doctor and, obviously, the Daleks. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Keen Reader
Whatever Happened to Susan Foreman?
One of the great untold stories of Doctor Who is what happened to his granddaughter, left to marry a human in the aftermath of the Dalek invasion of the Earth. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Michael Finn
Death to the Daleks: Disappointing
Well I've got to admit I bought this after reading the fantastic War of the Daleks, which was simply amazing and was expecting another classic Dalek/Doctor Who story. Read more
Published on 1 May 2009 by Mr. S. J. H. Elliot
A Nice come Back.
The Story is Relative good story though needed more detail.
Published on 27 Aug 1999
Peel Sessions
Legacy of the Daleks is not really a bad book as such it's just... dull. Predictable from the start, the book just re-treads past glories with obvious sequences lifted from TV... Read more
Published on 20 Jan 1999
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