- Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: BBC Books (6 Sep 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0563555815
- ISBN-13: 978-0563555810
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 9.8 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 656,903 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Tyneside is reverting to an Ice wilderness. Three elderly women have come out shopping, accompanied by Icarus -- an orphaned boy who Maddy Sharp found on the beach. She thinks he is an angel -- the son the lost, returned to her. But he claims to be the cause of the dreadful weather...
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Lots of unashamedly surreal elements blend into a generally good story, let down by a weak Trek pastiche which is central to the plot. A series of interesting dream-sequence interludes build a nicely ethereal atmosphere, which is again spoiled by an experimental "make-up-your-own-ending" conclusion. Clever it may be, but the lack of a proper ending renders the whole story rather irrelevant. Interesting, but not a must-buy.
Interesting experiment in writing a modern fairy tale. It's intricate and very clever, even though the authors use some devices that are never resolved, or, if they are, went way over my head! It veers between Star Trek satire and Babar the Elephant, with a pause to do Sapphire & Steel in Milton Keynes, this is one of those books that entertains and challenges through sheer force of personality. And then it ends, very suddenly, using a neat, original dramatic device. You'll be as charmed as you are cross, believe me.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
It tries to be a mixture of fantasy and sci-fi and fails dismally. First because the book consists of two completely different and unconnected stories(one of fantasy another of sci-fi) and secondly because neither of the stories has a proper conclusion. Even if you are a doctor who fan this is one to avoid.
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A Heavenly Read.
After the truly awful Interference books, The Blue Angel is something of a refreshing change. Magrs and Hoad have brilliantly crafted together science fiction and fantasy and the... Read more
Published on 24 May 2008 by Tim Allan
what is this book about?
The blurb doesn't give you any clue.
So I read it.
And I'm none the wiser.
A mess.
Avoid
So I read it.
And I'm none the wiser.
A mess.
Avoid
Published on 18 July 2006 by Paul Tapner
One of the poorest Doctor who books I have read
Very poor. Most of the ideas in the book seem to be taken from other areas of the science fiction Genre. Not very original and not very interesting
Published on 27 Feb 2001
A great read and very amusing
Dr Who as Casino Royale spoof and Avengers camp? It could have been utterly awful but isn't. It is a beautifully written and very entertaining book. Unmissable. Read more
Published on 4 July 2000 by kit.davies@william-reed.co.uk
Enjoyable, but not as good as the last one.
I think personally that this book should have been better. I loved it's prose and descriptiveness, and also it's general overall sci-fi fantasy wierdness. Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2000
quite entertaining
This is one of many books, which I can't help feeling, should feature the Doctor that we know and love, more. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2000 by jamesperkin@hotmail.com
Difficult to pin down
I'd certainly agree with the previous two reviewers in the use of one word: interesting. I initially found the story a little hard to get into, but it was certainly worth it. Read more
Published on 8 Nov 1999 by Dean Jones
An interesting addition to the Eighth Doctor's canon
As the series of novels featuring the Eighth Doctor continues, his personal history (thanks to the continuing story arcs which encompass all of these novels) gets more and more... Read more
Published on 9 Sep 1999
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