- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: BBC Books; First edition (1 Oct 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0563538414
- ISBN-13: 978-0563538417
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 11.2 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 229,647 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The TARDIS arrives on a planet inhabited by a lost human colony that is dangerously close to an energy-emitting white hole. The Doctor and his companions are intent on discovering more about the territory, and find it is no ordinary planet. Various visitors contend for control over what will happen to this exotic shape-shifting world in the universe beyond. Available in October.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Well, tastes differ, but I thought this was a wonderful book. Manages to be very silly without slipping into self-conscious wackiness and progresses the current 'arc' very subtly. The humour was spot on (bar one groaner), and the plot well-managed. The only thing that might put some people off is that it's very different from the vast majority of Doctor Who books, but in as positive a way as the books on either side of it (City of the Dead and the Adventuress of Henrietta Street). Doctor Who should always experiment, and this is a very successful one.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The convention of dropping the TARDIS crew into a world where the rules of conventions of fairy tales exists (without ever explicitly stating an actual fairy tale) is fantastic. The humor is wonderful without being smug or over the top. This is a charming novel.
It's interesting that Simon Bucher-Jones and Kelly Hale manage to adapt the storytelling style of a fairy tale without ever making it sound like a parody or satire. It seems that they love both fairy tales and Doctor Who and have successfully brought the two worlds together. I highly recommend this novel.
It's interesting that Simon Bucher-Jones and Kelly Hale manage to adapt the storytelling style of a fairy tale without ever making it sound like a parody or satire. It seems that they love both fairy tales and Doctor Who and have successfully brought the two worlds together. I highly recommend this novel.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I would recommend this book as being a more modern-day experiment of the late "Mind Robber" televised story - the only difference being that the fantasy world is an actual planet, where most socioeconomic and cultural life is based on works of fairytale fiction. For example, the nomination of a King/Queen, or Prince/Princess is like the swearing in of a government or presidency.
Still, it was a good book - the comparisons with well-known fairy tales were easy to depict, the Doctor being (in my opinion) sometimes being compared to the manic Baron Munchausen. There were also some morals to be learnt throughout the book (another fairytale concept rule) such as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, etc.
All in all, an enjoyable read.
Still, it was a good book - the comparisons with well-known fairy tales were easy to depict, the Doctor being (in my opinion) sometimes being compared to the manic Baron Munchausen. There were also some morals to be learnt throughout the book (another fairytale concept rule) such as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, etc.
All in all, an enjoyable read.
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Published on 11 Mar 2002
A massive disappointment
I can't tell you how disappointing an effort I found this - and I'd been really looking forward to it from pre-publicity. Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2001
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