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Doctor Who - Winner Takes All (New Series Adventure 3) (Hardcover)

by Jacqueline Rayner (Author)
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Product details

  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: BBC Books (19 May 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0563486279
  • ISBN-13: 978-0563486275
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11.4 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 187,944 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Rose and the Doctor return to present-day Earth, and become intrigued by the latest craze the video game, Death to Mantodeans. Is it as harmless as it seems? And why are so many local people going on holiday and never returning? Meanwhile, on another world, an alien war is raging. The Quevvils need to find a new means of attacking the ruthless Mantodeans. Searching the galaxy for cunning, warlike but gullible allies, they find the ideal soldiers on Earth. Will Rose be able to save her family and friends from the alien threat? And can the Doctor play the game to the end and win? Featuring the Doctor and Rose as played by Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper in the hit series from BBC Television

About the Author
Jacqueline Rayner made a wish that she could combine her degree in Ancient History with her profession as a writer, and The Stone Rose was the result. She has written several other Doctor Who novels including Winner Takes All. Other major interests include vegetarianism, girls’ comics, cats and Golden Age crime fiction.

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Feels Like an Episode, 26 Jun 2005
By Sharon Jacobs "moreta@webtv.net" (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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Winner Takes All is a fast, enjoyable read, that feels like an episode from the wonderful new series. Jacqueline Rayner has done a great job of capturing Rose and the Doctor, as well as Mickey and Jackie, which is amazing when you consider she must have written it months before a single episode aired.

The story is straight forward enough; a video game, Death to Mantodeans has become the rage of Rose's old neighborhood. Alas, this game isn't just harmless fun, but a horrfying life and death struggle with insectoid aliens, who have a taste for human flesh, and some very nasty, king-size porcupines. Not to worry though, the Doctor will soon sort it out.

I've read two of the novels based on the new series, The Clockwise Man and Winner Takes All, and even though I think The Clockwise Man is the better, more satisfying story, this one is still a lot of fun. These books are just the thing to hold me over until the Christmas Special. More please, and bring on the Captain Jack stories!

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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Piece Of Writing, 2 Sep 2005
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I think (like I said in the title) that this is a really good piece of writing! Jacqueline Rayner writes really well, keeping the Doctor and Rose completely in character almost all the time. It has an interesting plot line, although the story is again, based on Earth. It also brings Mickey and Jackie back into the story and the slight bickering between Mickey and the Doctor helps to bring more humour into the story.
There is a part that some people might find slightly confusing. One of the main characters in this particular story is a boy called Robert. To help himself in tricky situations, he likes to imagine that he's somewhere else, and someone else. He pretends that he's a hero of a story or something like that to help him forget his own life. I hope I've made that clear, but I rather liked that because it shows the range of different reactions people have when they're facing something frightening.
All in all, a great read, worth buying!
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, 19 Aug 2005
By Ben (Kent) - See all my reviews
Of all the 3 novels published to tie in with the new television series of Doctor Who, Winner Takes All best captures the spirit of the series. The regulars (including the wonderful Jackie and Mickey) are captured brilliantly and as you're reading you'll be able to hear the actors voices saying the lines in your head. The plot is tremendous fun and feels like one of the more light-hearted episodes of the new series (a bit like Aliens Of London or Rose).

All in all, this book will delight new fans and old and is a must-purchase for anyone wanting to spend more company with the Doctor and Rose.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Simple and enjoyable
A straight and simple plot line, a collection of recognisable characters and quite straightforward new ones make it an enjoyable and fast moving book. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. M. Jones

3.0 out of 5 stars deadly games
A doctor who novel featuring the ninth doctor and his companion rose. Two hundred and fifty pages [approx] long, the time travellers pop back to rose's home to visit her mother,... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Paul Tapner

5.0 out of 5 stars "Fantastic" (as the Doctor might say). Jaqueline Rayner is a genius.
I mean it. Shes brilliant. She is the ONLY (only!) writer of Doctor Who books that I think has properly captured the spirits of the Doctor and Rose. Read more
Published on 24 Jun 2007 by Ellen

1.0 out of 5 stars well, my first real let down in the world of who.
I have all the fifteen ninth and tenth doctor books, and im reading them in order. The clockwise man was a little slow to start with but definitely got better towards the end, the... Read more
Published on 27 May 2007 by big mad doctor who guy

3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good.
I really enjoyed reading this book; it was very much Doctor Who. Like the new tv series, it had an emotional centre which gave it depth. Read more
Published on 23 Jun 2005 by Lothy

1.0 out of 5 stars A Dismal Effort
Winner Takes all is the 3rd - and by far the least - of the new 9th Doctor and Rose novels. Not only is the storyline concerning aliens using a fake computer game to recruit... Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2005 by dogbarkssome

3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable enough
If you like the new series, then you will enjoy this novel.

The interplay of the Ninth Doctor and Rose is well-captured, as are the soap opera elements of Rose's domestic... Read more

Published on 16 May 2005 by Darren Allen

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad read
If you have been enjoying the new TV series with the 9th Doctor this is for you.Characterisation is quite good.The story is a pretty basic adventure but it is fun. Read more
Published on 13 May 2005 by j noriega

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