- Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: BBC Books (7 Jan 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0563538457
- ISBN-13: 978-0563538455
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 216,225 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In the 1970s, a retired Oxford professor wrote a fantasy opus about a world ruled by super-intelligent dogs with hands. After his mysterious disappearance, his wife published the story, sparking a huge industry of sequels and films. The Doctor knew the professor when he first started writing the tale, and knows the story is similar to a real and troubled world. Someone is trafficking contraband otherworldly history, and the Doctor must find out who.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
The Doctor, Fitz and Anji are perplexed with the complete and bizarre revision of a fantasy classic. In the 1940s, Reg Tyler is hard at work on his fantasy epic and threatened by an uneducated newcomer from London. And there have been strange poodles sighted at a Science Fiction symposium in the future, a stream in Bournemouth and a space station on the edge of a star system that contains the worrisome Dogworld. Fiction and fact collide in the midst of royal scheming, celluloid marvels of the early 21st century and the quiet quaffing of university notables. Taking a stab at a certain epic trilogy and the double-dealings of Hollywood, this is a great book that captures the characters and the locations just right. And the Doctor has grown a beard!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Paul Magrs' latest original Eighth Doctor novel is bright, brash, and at times a little silly, with its `Dogworld' and lashings of camp.
The plot is a bit too thin and the characters aren't that memorable, but Magrs has created an accessible and ambitious novel. The book relies on humour quite a lot, and features Magrs' own creation, the inimitable (and often annoying) Iris Wildthyme. The story is as lurid as the bright pink cover, and occasionally is just plain daft, but Magrs pulls it out of the fire on more than one occasion, and this is one Doctor Who novel that isn't that great but is still worth a look.
The plot is a bit too thin and the characters aren't that memorable, but Magrs has created an accessible and ambitious novel. The book relies on humour quite a lot, and features Magrs' own creation, the inimitable (and often annoying) Iris Wildthyme. The story is as lurid as the bright pink cover, and occasionally is just plain daft, but Magrs pulls it out of the fire on more than one occasion, and this is one Doctor Who novel that isn't that great but is still worth a look.
I first read this book when it came out - I had my appendix out and was on a morphine drip (heady times) I have recently re read it and felt compelled to respond to some of the bizarrely critical reviews.
This book was so apt for that spell in hospital - it was the perfect piece of escapism. It was (and is) deliriously brilliant! I shan't spoil the story for you but if you like books with a sense of adventure - and humour this is the one for you.
This book was so apt for that spell in hospital - it was the perfect piece of escapism. It was (and is) deliriously brilliant! I shan't spoil the story for you but if you like books with a sense of adventure - and humour this is the one for you.
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Harmless fun
Before starting this book, straight away you just know this is going to be fun, and that's just what it is. Read more
Published on 18 Aug 2008 by edzshed
Poodle Rockin'
Once again the Doctor and his companions descend into an adventure of paradoxes and impossibilities, but this time it's meant to be funny. Read more
Published on 2 April 2007 by Sam
not funny
This book thinks that it is absolutely hilarious
It's anything but
Avoid.
It's anything but
Avoid.
Published on 17 July 2006 by Paul Tapner
Doctor Who: Mad Dogs and Englishmen
Off all the Doctor Who books, only this and one other have hit the lows. It is disgusting! I am ashamed to be called a Doctor Who fan because of perverted books like this. Read more
Published on 22 Nov 2003
Woof!
With its striking pink colour, intriguing premise and "100th BBC Doctor Who Novel" banner, this is a book that will undoubtedly draw new readers to the line. Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2002
Wow!!!
No plot spoilers or in depth analysis here. Lets just say that we have Noel Coward, intergalactic poodles with guns and attitude and what appears to be a parody of a rather famous... Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2002
Fantastic!
I started reading this book one evening and I couldn't put it down until i finished. Needless to say I was a wreck at work the next day! This is a really brilliant Dr Who book. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2002 by Miss Ingleby (barbarakadarbra@yahoo.co.uk)
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