- Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: BBC Books (8 April 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0563538481
- ISBN-13: 978-0563538486
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11.2 x 1.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 859,675 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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On an Earth of the not-so distant future, Anji is surprised by the way the world has developed. The EU and US have become rivals, and a situation in North Africa, in which they both have interests that they wish to protect, threatens to turn into full-scale war.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Trading Futures is another novel featuring the Eighth Doctor. Set in a near (but easily recognisable) future, it is a pastiche of James Bond incorporating some wry comments about the world we live in today.
This world is seen mostly through the eyes of Anji Kapoor, the Doctor's female companion. With a background in finance (referred to very heavily in past novels) she is the obvious conduit for the author's message.
It is unfortunate that she is a dull, lifeless figure, unrecognisable as a human being. It is a cause of some wonder to this reader that the Doctor has not ejected her into space long before now.
The Time Lord himself is well portrayed here - frequently centre stage and in the thick of events, proof that a playful eccentric can function in an ever maddening world.
Trading Futures features a wide range of locations and the action scenes and supporting characters are recognisiable archetypes sketched in with skill. The relative brevity of the text is also refreshing.
It is unfortunate that the Doctor's other companion Fitz is sidelined into an unintersting sub-plot. He has been the shining light of the novels for three years now and the lack of interest some authors have for him is heart-breaking.
This is a delightful confection for the most part.
In a run of recent very good novels including Palace of the Red Sun and Amorality Tale, this may seem a trivial work, but it brought this reader several hours of delight.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Trading Futures is a rare jewel in the battered crown of the BBC's range of original Doctor Who novels. Entertaining, accessible and action-filled, it's akin to a particularly light-hearted spy novel, and one can imagine it being made for TV in the early 1970s, with Jon Pertwee and The Brigadier to the fore.
Broad comedy is mixed with Sci-fi and surrealism - time travelling rhinos anyone? - and no we're not talking about the Judoon here.
Ultimately, Trading Futures is a fast, funny book, with flashes of sincerity and an awful lot of irony. Three different characters die seconds after proclaiming that bullets can't harm them. If you were expecting a hard espionage thriller in the mould of a Raymond Chandler novel... be thankful you were wrong.
Broad comedy is mixed with Sci-fi and surrealism - time travelling rhinos anyone? - and no we're not talking about the Judoon here.
Ultimately, Trading Futures is a fast, funny book, with flashes of sincerity and an awful lot of irony. Three different characters die seconds after proclaiming that bullets can't harm them. If you were expecting a hard espionage thriller in the mould of a Raymond Chandler novel... be thankful you were wrong.
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Clearly designed to be Doctor Who meets James Bond and it's certainly that, skillfully combining elements of the two. It all works wonderfully well and Lance Parkin, who usually writes engaging and entertaining Who, comes up with a fast moving plot, good versions of the regular characters, and just keeps throwing in delightful little twists and turns throughout. The novel starts with a bang and never lets up.
Sometimes maybe Mr Parkin is having too much fun for his own good and there is a slight silliness that more serious-minded readers may object to but if you enjoy both James Bond films of the 1960s and 1970s and the Eighth Doctor's regular novel-length adventures then this acts as the perfect cocktail of the two. You'll almost certainly be shaken and stirred.
BTW, it's not essential but if you read Parkin's earlier (and also brilliant) 'Father Time' before reading this then I think you'll get even more out of the experience.
Sometimes maybe Mr Parkin is having too much fun for his own good and there is a slight silliness that more serious-minded readers may object to but if you enjoy both James Bond films of the 1960s and 1970s and the Eighth Doctor's regular novel-length adventures then this acts as the perfect cocktail of the two. You'll almost certainly be shaken and stirred.
BTW, it's not essential but if you read Parkin's earlier (and also brilliant) 'Father Time' before reading this then I think you'll get even more out of the experience.
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Published on 11 Nov 2008 by edzshed
DEFINITELY NOT his best book!
I'm only a lukewarm fan of the Eighth Doctor books but Lance Parkin is one of my favourite authors.
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