Doctor Who: The Krillitane Storm: Doctor Who Series, Book 6
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The Doctor battles the Krillitanes, in the latest novel in the bestselling Doctor Who range
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When the TARDIS materializes in medieval Worcester, the Doctor finds the city seemingly deserted. He soon discovers its population are living in a state of terror, afraid to leave their homes after dark, for fear of meeting their doom at the hands of the legendary Devil's Huntsman. And, after a terrifying encounter with a deadly Krillitane, the Doctor realizes the city has good reason to be scared!
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As a lover of Doctor Who and a life long resident of Worcester I was looking forward to this, the first DW book I'd ever read, and to start with things looked good. The tenth Doctor is captured here perfectly, his mannerisms, his cheeky asides that go right over everybody's head, his cock sure attitude it's him alright. And his two 1-day only companions are well fleshed out, the battle fatigued local Captain Darke and the hidden agenda off-worlder Emily. After that it's a bit dissappointing there is a surfeit of villians, first the alien businessman/arms dealer Henk, the Krillitane Toeclaw, the Esteemed Father(another krillitane) and the Krillitane Storm itself. There is no central threat, which calls for a lot of running around and capture/re-capture cycles (popular in the seventies). The Doctor even laments that the fact he keeps getting tied up!
And once I got over the thrill of seeing local place names in the Who-niverse the setting became somewhat superflous, it could of been any medieval cathedral city or rather any pre-gunpowder cathedral city since the medieval aspect was thinly sketched. Nor was there a cleary defined geography, I live here and couldn't figure where some things were happening. One short paragraph describing the lay of the land, the smells, the bustle the people, giving a real sense of place and time. Important things in a time travel story. Instead it read like a 'Build you own adventure story' "The Doctor arrived in [Worcester] and met [Emily] who helped him fight the Krillitane" The chance to create effective and exciting drama in unique colourful and expansive locations is hampered on TV by the cost, here it's been wasted.
And once I got over the thrill of seeing local place names in the Who-niverse the setting became somewhat superflous, it could of been any medieval cathedral city or rather any pre-gunpowder cathedral city since the medieval aspect was thinly sketched. Nor was there a cleary defined geography, I live here and couldn't figure where some things were happening. One short paragraph describing the lay of the land, the smells, the bustle the people, giving a real sense of place and time. Important things in a time travel story. Instead it read like a 'Build you own adventure story' "The Doctor arrived in [Worcester] and met [Emily] who helped him fight the Krillitane" The chance to create effective and exciting drama in unique colourful and expansive locations is hampered on TV by the cost, here it's been wasted.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Following on from their triumphant appearance in 2006 TV story 'School Reunion', another relatively unknown monster gets fleshed out in the latest original Tenth Doctor story from BBC Books. The Doctor is again companion-less, and this time links up with Emily, a mysterious humanoid from the future who is operating in medieval England. The Time Lord and his temporary companion are quickly caught up in a series of inexplicable murders, and The Doctor soon uncovers duplicity and treachery as the sinister 'Devil's Huntsman' causes superstitious locals to lock themselves away in their homes, and the new Sheriff to impose a strict curfew.
With several strong characters - notably guard Captain Darke and the enigmatic 'Henk', and a scintillating opening, this novel has all the hallmarks of a terrific read, however I found that after a strong start the story sagged in the middle and eventually became a generic runaround. Although impressive on the small screen, the Krillitane are pretty one-dimensional monsters, and the story just isn't gripping enough to carry them. Overall disappointing, but nevertheless readable.
With several strong characters - notably guard Captain Darke and the enigmatic 'Henk', and a scintillating opening, this novel has all the hallmarks of a terrific read, however I found that after a strong start the story sagged in the middle and eventually became a generic runaround. Although impressive on the small screen, the Krillitane are pretty one-dimensional monsters, and the story just isn't gripping enough to carry them. Overall disappointing, but nevertheless readable.
Format:Hardcover
I was really look forward to this book. And I must said that it was disappointment. Premise of the story is great, first chapter is exactly what i was hoping from this book and then it took bad spin. Krillitanes make in more then half of the story just play second fiddle. When they finally take over the book from themself it's almost end of the story.
It was good book, but I was really long looking forward for this and then... well disappointment
It was good book, but I was really long looking forward for this and then... well disappointment
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The Krillitane Storm
The final 10th Doctor novel finds the TARDIS landing in medieval Worcester, where the populace are living under fear of attack from an airborne terror known as the Devil's... Read more
Published on 22 May 2010 by Jane Aland
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A darn good read, this one. Would make a really great TV episode. At all times, Christoper's characterisation of David Tennant's Doctor is spot on, and he has expanded the... Read more
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A good read for Doctor Who fans!
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