- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: BBC Books; illustrated edition edition (3 Aug 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0563405902
- ISBN-13: 978-0563405900
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.9 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 615,366 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Some Doctor Who novels can leave the reader wishing they could be seen and not just read. The beautifully written and passionately inspiring Vanderdeken's Children is one of those novels. Christopher Bulis has taken some of the best elements of science fiction and blended them with a dash of horror to create a story that resonates with clever plotting and beautiful visuals.
Two starships from the rival systems of Nimos and Emindar find themselves facing off around a huge and unknown alien space craft. This craft is being claimed for salvage by both systems and neither is prepared to back down. The Doctor arrives unexpectedly and, when things start to get difficult, offers his and Sam's help to the Emindar captain. They head off down to the alien ship and discover... But to say more would perhaps spoil this brilliant tale of time travel, rivalry and big dumb objects hanging in space.
Bulis' alien ship does nothing but exist, but in doing so it provides the basis for almost every aspect of the novel. As events move on, so we discover more about the ship and its horrific inhabitants, and the imagination that Bulis has applied here is nothing short of superb. The ship is a brooding character and its alienness is emphasised well. From the strange pipe-like patterning on its surface to mysteriously coded hatchways and a vast, apparently empty interior, it dominates the story.
Vanderdeken's Children is a novel that demandes reading and re-reading. It's an exciting and gripping story, full of good characters and an excellent premise. If nothing else, it's perhaps the way Doctor ought to be for the nineties. Get it filmed now. --David J Howe
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It is 3123, and traveling in the Tardis into deepest space, the Doctor and Sam find three spacecraft. One is a Ximosian warship, the other an Emindaran civilian starliner, and the third a ship of strange allen design. Both Ximosian and Emindaran crews want to discover what cargo this strange structure holds.
In attempting to discover where these vessels come from, the Doctor and Sam unearth a terrible truth. The aden ship is caught in a closed loop of time, being neither created nor destroyed, constantly circling the vortex. The Doctor wants the ship to be destroyed, but the Ximosian and Emindarans are caught in a wrestle for power, and both desire to possess the spacecraft and transform its power into a source for their own political ends.
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"Vanderdeken's Children" is a novel centred around a massive derelict alien spacecraft. The story is entertaining enough, however i was left feeling that somethings were never properly explained and a second reading may be required to fully grasp the concepts here. The alien ship is very reminiscent of the Event Horizon, from the film of the same name. Despite it's bad points, this is an eerie and atmospheric novel and fairly entertaining from beginnig to end.
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A great read, by turns atmospheric, exciting and chilling. From the start we get straight into the story and it holds the attention throughout. A few of the explanations at the end are a little unclear and confusing, but the basic plot is watertight, intelligent and well thought out. All in all an excellent story
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Vanderdekens Children demonstrates Christopher Bulis' in-depth understanding of doctor who and yet again shows his talents for writing good quality sci-fi. The suspense and unease Bulis creates in sections of the book really do prevent you from putting it down. A brilliant novel!
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