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Doctor Who: The Eight Doctors (Mass Market Paperback)

by Terrance Dicks (Author)
3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: BBC Books (2 Jun 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0563405635
  • ISBN-13: 978-0563405634
  • Product Dimensions: 17.9 x 11.2 x 2.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 141,865 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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:
5.0 out of 5 stars Marvellous !, 28 April 2000
By R. Chagouri-Brindle "RickCB" (Sussex, UK) - See all my reviews
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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 !
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4.0 out of 5 stars Has its moments, 3 Jan 2007
By Nicholas Whyte (Oud Heverlee, Belgium) - See all my reviews
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This was the first of the BBC's series of Eighth Doctor books (the book-of-the-TV-film apparently being in a different category). I had read one of these before and was not madly impressed. Here, however, we are on comfortable ground; Terrance Dicks' record of writing more Doctor Who novels and novelisations than anyone else is unlikely to be surpassed any time soon.

Though it really ought to be called Doctor Who and the Heroic RetCons. Dicks uses the opportunity of creating a new fictional environment for the Eighth Doctor to try and iron out some of the grosser continuity problems left by both the Eighth Doctor TV film, and the Trial of a Time Lord (and also a wee bit of clearing up from The Five Doctors, which I think I must try and watch again soon). Sensibly, rather than pull all eight Doctors together (he had after all written The Five Doctors and was script editor for the programme at the time of The Three Doctors) he has the Eighth Doctor dropping in on his predecessors at various points of the programme's established timeline.

The most effective piece of writing in the book is a description of the Third Doctor chasing the Master across southern England after his escape from prison in The Sea Devils. The least convincing bit is actually the characterisation of the Eighth Doctor himself. Lance Parkin got this rather better in his Dying Days, the last of the Virgin New Adventures, the last before Peter Darvill-Evans and Rebecca Levene cruelly had the franchise removed from them; in Terrance Dicks's hands, he comes across as rather like the Third Doctor, but a little less arrogant. On a tangent, I was interested that Dicks chose to place the Fourth Doctor encounter with the Eighth in the world of his vampire story, State of Decay, and its novel sequel.

Anyway, the fun bits outnumber the embarrassing bits, just about. Certainly worth reading for a sense of where the BBC thought the Eight Doctor might lead them, and also for the heroic retconning. I still feel no desire whatever to catch up with the Trial of a Time Lord season.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A SUPERB READ, 20 Feb 2001
By markwiles@kitv.co.uk (HULL EAST YORKSHIRE) - See all my reviews
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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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 5 months ago by John Hopper

3.0 out of 5 stars Doctor meets doctor meets doctor then doctor, with a master in the middle!
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 8 months ago 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... Read more
Published on 10 May 2007 by big mad doctor who guy

3.0 out of 5 stars lives up to it's name
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... Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2006 by Paul Tapner

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

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
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! Read more
Published on 21 April 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!
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!
Published on 2 Mar 2000 by borglover8744797@aol.com

1.0 out of 5 stars Utterly, utterly appalling
Sorry, I just had to write this after seeing how many people have actually said they like this book. Listen up, people: It is utterly, utterly, utterly dreadful. Read more
Published on 25 Dec 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good for fans
I thought it was a very good read from an experienced Who writer. I liked the continuity element, especially how the Master turned into the Deathworm. Read more
Published on 24 Nov 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars Not very impressive
A self-indulgent revisiting of many key moments in Doctor Who. The book is very much a patchwork of unrelated scenes strung together by a very weak plot, which attempts to wrap... Read more
Published on 26 Oct 1999 by Godfather Morlock

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