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Doctor Who: Tomb of Valdemar (Mass Market Paperback)

by Simon Messingham (Author)
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: BBC Books (7 Feb 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0563555912
  • ISBN-13: 978-0563555919
  • Product Dimensions: 17.7 x 11.1 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 542,889 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The Doctor inadvertantly materializes on Ashkellia, where the tomb of the dreaded Valdemar lies. Or are the tales of the evil ruler - reputedly responsible for the chaos surrounding the Higher Dimensions - only a myth after all?

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad story., 12 April 2000
By Bret M. Herholz (Worcester, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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There were only a few problems I had with this Fourth Doctor story set during the "Key to Time" series. The first was it really didn't feel like a Fourth Doctor tale. Some of the scenes in this book were so bizarre that you had to put it down and say, "What the heck! ". The other was the portrayal of the Doctor. Most of the writers tend to overly portray the Fourth Doctor as an imbeccilic clown. Although, he is very well known for his "Teeth and curls" I would love to see a writer go deeper into the Fourth Doctor's character. Now onto the good. Besides those pretty minor flaws, I thought there were alot of interesting ideas in the book. The Doctor has to put his mission for the White Guardian on hold as he and his new companion Romana accidentally stumble apon a expedition led by a mad man to open a tomb and release an ancient god known as Valdemar. If this mad man is successful, the universe as we know it will cease to be. The author's portrayal of Romana is very good as he focuses on not only her annoyance of having to put up with the Doctor's eccentricities, but also learn how to cope with the life outside the comforts of Gallifrey. This books tends to be a bit slow at parts and the supporting characters tend to be on the annoying and unlikeable side, which could have possibly been the authors intentions. But if those set backs don't bother you in the least, I highly recommend you pick up this book. It not bad.
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4.0 out of 5 stars I really enjoyed reading it *S*, 24 May 2003
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I really enjoyed reading The fourth Doctor's adventure of Tomb of Veldemar with his companion, Romana First. I believe that the weakest point of the book is the ending itself. I am still confused about how Melinda Pelham has ended up to become someone beyond the human being herself.

Of course, Melinda was a main stroy teller of the Fourth Doctor and Romana First Her personal viewpoint of the Fourth Doctor was I believe a pretty accurate one. He was an Archetypal Fool in a way. I enjoyed his deep wisdom and funny wits hidden in his very eccentric behaviors. I am really impressed about Huvan who was a main key of the story of awaking up the Old One, Veldmar from the tomb. His powerful psychci man-child ambiguity was very well penned down on pages of this story.

I may finish my review before disclosing any plot.. Well I highly recommend it to anyone who loves Fourth Doctor and Romana First during the Key of Time series. It was one of best readings from BBC Past Doctor adventure series so far...

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1.0 out of 5 stars Plod your way through the nonsense..., 15 Nov 2001
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Pretty pointless and pedestrian story in which nothing much happens, nothing that makes any kind of sense anyway. A hugely promising beginning involving a horrific alien transformation in a tomb soon deteriorates into a load of rubbish about an insane necromancer, his gifted disciple and some mumbo-jumbo about the 'higher dimensions', which of course are never properly explained. Avoid, unless you want to risk being bored to death.
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