Newly-regenerated and travelling through the universe in his Tardis, the eighth Doctor is suddenly hit by a mind-shattering blast of malignant psychic energy - a final booby trap left by the Master.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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I thoroughly enjoyed this, and am sorry that the novel seems to have attracted so much negative attention. In my opinion, the book is an excellent introduction to the Paul McGann incarnation of our favorite Time Lord, following the events of the 1996 TV Movie. Admittedly nostalgic, I thoroughly enjoyed the revisiting past Doctors, and agree with another reviewer that the rapport between the Sixth and Eighth Doctors deserves to be revisited, perhaps in a novel of their own ? All in all, well done Mr Dicks !
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This book starts the whole ongoing saga of the eighth doctor post the tv movie off. And in trying to start the range and introduce the past history of the show to new readers, we have a rather contrived story that nonetheless succeeds in doing what it set out to do, and lets the eighth doctor meet his predecessors in the process. Some of the encounters are more interesting than others, particularly with the third who does something unexpected but in character.
Terrance dicks writes his in usual style, which is a long way from being great literature but is nonetheless clear and readable. The book also gives the doctor a companion, who is a rather generic modern teenager at this stage, but there's potential there.
Not great literature, but a decent read
Terrance dicks writes his in usual style, which is a long way from being great literature but is nonetheless clear and readable. The book also gives the doctor a companion, who is a rather generic modern teenager at this stage, but there's potential there.
Not great literature, but a decent read
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I only bought this book about a week and a half ago and I'm now half way through the second reading of it. I love it! This would have to be one of THE BEST Doctor Who novels I have ever read and I am glad I was able to buy it. Revisiting the Docor's prevoius selves was fantastic. Brilliant!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Why do people hate this book so much? It is the best Who book that I've ever read!Paul McGann is my favourite Doctor and the team up was amazing!
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Terrance Dicks was probably the best person to start off the new range of BBC books. The Eight Doctors starts off quite weakly with the 8th Doctor's meeting with his first 2 selves. With Doctors 3 to 6 things hot up a bit but it's only where the subplot of the Trial of a Timelord links in that the story gets interesting. Dick's explanation of the Master's transformation in the TV Movie is a nice touch too. Pretty good, but it goes over old ground.
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I thought this book was awesome, but why is it that any doctor who book that I read that is easy for me to understand, everyone else hates?! See, Im even ashamed to put 5 crowns! Why me?!!!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This book is probably one of the best Doctor Who novels I have read. When I first saw the title I assumed it would be the Doctor's past incarnations all meeting. The way it written was very skilled. The eighth Doctor meeting his past incarnations in various adventures was fantastic. My favourite part of the book is the third Doctor segment. After the Doctor and Jo have defeated the Sea Devils the story takes place when the Master steals the Hovercraft and returns to Devils End where his TARDIS is under the rubble of the destroyed church. Also another part is when the Master, after fleeing from the planet of the Cheetah people, lands on a savage planet and takes the death worm. A mystery unsolved as I wondered why the Master had been EXTERMINATED by the Daleks in the Doctor Who movie. All part of a cunning plan. The only let down of the book is the introduction of Sam Jones. I think after their first encounter in Totters Lane, Sam should have had some action in the story rather than just storming through the police box doors. After all she'd probably only met the Doctor for ten minutes in their last encounter. A great start to the eighth Doctor novels.
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After writing for Doctors two to five and being the writer of the majority of the Target novelisations, nobody knows the Doctors better overall than Terrance Dicks. He is the obvious choice to produce a story involving the first eight Doctors.
Admittedly the pretext for the Eighth Doctor needing to visit his previous incarnations is a little tenuous and the whole novel gets a little continuity obsessed at times. But if you can accept this it is a very enjoyable story with a well-constructed and thought out plot. Dicks is writing style is as precise and paced as always, making this a remarkably entertaining read.
As you might soon expect the Eighth Doctor meets each of his other selves in order, helping each to solve a particular issue revolving around several of the TV serials. Obviously more often than not Dicks uses and refers to TV serials that either he or his fellow writers and friends Malcolm Hulke and Robert Holmes were involved with. It is a Time Lord heavy based story that attempts to draw together and round off the Doctor's various interactions with his fellow Time Lords.
The individual characteristics and variations of the various versions of the Doctor are all captured brilliantly by Dicks. The First and Seventh Doctors only get quite brief roles but perhaps this is to be expected as Dicks had less to do with them during the course of the programme. However, the Sixth Doctor, whom Dicks also had little to do with, is wonderfully portrayed (even better than some of his actual TV appearances). The Eighth Doctor is probably the only version that isn't really given much individuality, often coming across as a bit of a generic mix of the previous Doctors and adopting several characteristics of the Third and the Fifth.... Read more ›
Admittedly the pretext for the Eighth Doctor needing to visit his previous incarnations is a little tenuous and the whole novel gets a little continuity obsessed at times. But if you can accept this it is a very enjoyable story with a well-constructed and thought out plot. Dicks is writing style is as precise and paced as always, making this a remarkably entertaining read.
As you might soon expect the Eighth Doctor meets each of his other selves in order, helping each to solve a particular issue revolving around several of the TV serials. Obviously more often than not Dicks uses and refers to TV serials that either he or his fellow writers and friends Malcolm Hulke and Robert Holmes were involved with. It is a Time Lord heavy based story that attempts to draw together and round off the Doctor's various interactions with his fellow Time Lords.
The individual characteristics and variations of the various versions of the Doctor are all captured brilliantly by Dicks. The First and Seventh Doctors only get quite brief roles but perhaps this is to be expected as Dicks had less to do with them during the course of the programme. However, the Sixth Doctor, whom Dicks also had little to do with, is wonderfully portrayed (even better than some of his actual TV appearances). The Eighth Doctor is probably the only version that isn't really given much individuality, often coming across as a bit of a generic mix of the previous Doctors and adopting several characteristics of the Third and the Fifth.... Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A great start for the Eighth Doctor novels
So I've started to read the Eighth Doctor Adventures (and the Past Doctor Adventures). I've read a few before, at release but for the most part am oblivious to the story arcs. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Steve White
4.0 out of 5 stars
Familiar and heartwarming reminders of the classic Doctor Who
Well, with Terrance Dicks you always get what it says on the tin, there's no doubt about that.
This story, published in 1997, picks up directly after the Eighth Doctor... Read more
This story, published in 1997, picks up directly after the Eighth Doctor... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Keen Reader
2.0 out of 5 stars
Yawn-fest
Quite a self-indulgent story from the pen of Doctor Who legend Terrance Dicks; the seal of Rassillon on the front cover tells it all really. Read more
Published on 19 Jan 2011 by Scaroth, Last of the Jagaroth
2.0 out of 5 stars
Oh dear.
In an effort to introduce the 'new' fans to the 'old' Doctors, Terrence Dicks has created a mess. Moments after the closing of the TV Movie (or, "The Enemy Within"), the Eighth... Read more
Published on 28 July 2009 by Becca
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful for a die-hard fan, so I find it hard to be objective....
The first Who novel I've read for years. This is Dr Who by numbers and aimed squarely at lifelong fans, so I found it compulsively readable and Dicks can always be relied on to... Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2009 by John Hopper
3.0 out of 5 stars
Doctor meets doctor meets doctor then doctor, with a master in the...
I finished reading this about 2 weeks ago, and to be honest I enjoyed parts of it, but found the whole thing to generally a bit plodding. Read more
Published on 16 Nov 2008 by J. L. Maitland
5.0 out of 5 stars
a brilliant read
after the five doctors, written by terrance, i was feeling slightly let down. i didnt feel that this story was very good, the monsters get too little time on screen and the rest of... Read more
Published on 10 May 2007 by big mad doctor who guy
1.0 out of 5 stars
Yuck! What a self-indulgent mess!
I have to say that the Eight Doctors is possibly, not only the worst Dr Who book ever, but quite possibly the worst book (either fiction or non-fiction) ever! Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2001
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