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Doctor Who - Only Human (New Series Adventure 5) (Hardcover)

by Gareth Roberts (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: BBC Books (8 Sep 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0563486392
  • ISBN-13: 978-0563486398
  • Product Dimensions: 18.2 x 11.6 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 251,796 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Somebody's interfering with time. The Doctor, Rose and Captain Jack arrive on modern-day Earth to find the culprit and discover a Neanderthal Man, twenty-eight thousand years after his race became extinct. Only a trip back to the primeval dawn of humanity can solve the mystery. Who are the mysterious humans from the distant future now living in that distant past? What hideous monsters are trying to escape from behind the Grey Door? Is Rose going to end up married to a caveman? Caught between three very different types of human being past, present and future the Doctor, Rose and Captain Jack must learn the truth behind the Osterberg experiment before the monstrous Hy-Bractors escape to change humanity's history forever. Featuring the Doctor, Rose and Captain Jack as played by Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper and John Barrowman in the hit series from BBC Television.


About the Author

Gareth Roberts has written seven Classic Doctor Who novels, together with tv scripts for Emmerdale, Brookside, Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased), Swiss Toni and His and Hers. He now writes for the Doctor Who and Sarah Jane Adventures television series, including the Doctor Who episodes The Shakespeare Code (2007) and The Unicorn and the Wasp (2008).

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Very silly, very entertaining, 23 Sep 2005
By dogbarkssome (England) - See all my reviews
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In this 5th Ninth Doctor novel the Doctor, Rose and Jack are thrown into another adventure when a Neanderthal appears on modern day Earth (no - not 'Stig of the dump'!). The TARDIS crew are split-up very early on, with the Doctor and Rose investigating a group of scientists in the past, where Rose suffers the indignities of getting married to a caveman and in the novels most outrageous sequence re-enacts an infamous scene of comedy gore from the movie Re-Animator. In terms of plotting Captain Jack is given the short end of the stick, being virtually written out of the main storyline while he stays in the modern day looking after Neanderthal Das, but this does lead to some great comedy moments. A very light-hearted romp, Only Human derives much of it's comedy from the 'fish out of water' misunderstandings of both the Neanderthal in modern life, and the scientists stranded at the dawn of civilisation. Very silly, Only Human is nevertheless one of the more ambitious of the 'juvenile' Ninth Doctor novels, and a very entertaining read.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A guilty pleasure!!!, 26 Jan 2006
What a fun book. The quality of the writing is excellent and the characterizations are solid. And the plot, about a caveman transported to the 21st century and having to learn to fit in, is ripe with "fish out of water" humor. Gareth Roberts has written a fast moving story with all the thrills, fun, and humor of an episode of "Doctor Who". Infact, this could easily be an episode of 'Doctor Who". All in all, this scifi adventure is a fun afternoons reading. Another book I recommend is the scifi alien invasion adventure "GAAK" by Darryl Hughes. Four misfit kids try to save their small town and the world from kooky aliens. It's like The Goonies meets The Invaders from Mars. Spielberg would be proud. LOL!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Who's Who?, 23 Oct 2005
By JA Fairhurst "johnfair" (Edgeley, Stockport) - See all my reviews
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When the TARDIS picked up an indication of temporal disturbances on Earth in the twentieth century, the Doctor is concerned about the primitive nature of the device. He found that its destination was early 21st century Bromley and with Rose and Captain Jack, he lands in Bromley's town centre. While the two guys use their technology to track down the disturbance, Rose uses a more direct method of information gathering.
The trio find their mysterious time traveller in a local hospital and rescue him to take him home. But his presence only raised more questions for no Neanderthal man could know anything of time travel. The Doctor's attempt to take him home failed nearly fatally.
With Rose, the Doctor travelled back to that delicate time when H Sapiens Sapiens was displacing H Sapiens Neanderthalis only to find a whole research team from the far future studying this period. But there was something strange (alright, even stranger) going on.
Like all the Ninth Doctor series of books, we get a good feel of the three main characters as represented in the TV series. Gareth Roberts has produced a fast moving book fully in line with the broadcast episodes while retaining the books remit to provide a strong story - I doubt the Hy-Bractors bloody rampage would have been broadcast in just that way.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Funny but not at all perfect
A very good read, written with verve and pace. The books has some super ideas that deserve to be pondered often. Central to the text is the idea of `what is a human. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Dr. Paul M. Monk

4.0 out of 5 stars Neanderthals in Bromley
This is surely one of the best New Series Adventures, and one of the better Who novels in general. It is largely set in Bromley, which may not sound like a promising start, but... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Nicholas Whyte

3.0 out of 5 stars A tough one to judge. A LOW three stars. More like 2 1/2 out of 5 :)
I was pleasantly surprised by this book. It was the first book of Doctor Who I've read (and I only read it less than a month ago). But I am torn. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Thomas Milnthorpe

5.0 out of 5 stars An exciting Doctor Who story
I really enjoyed this book and it was very griping. The plot moves quickly and it is east to read. It features Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose... Read more
Published 23 months ago by J. Pitt

4.0 out of 5 stars Only? ONLY?
I thought this book was great! I woudn't give it 5 stars but it's still very good. I love the monsters in it. Read more
Published on 6 Aug 2007 by dosn't matter who I am

5.0 out of 5 stars the last neanderthal
Another novel adventure for the ninth doctor and rose, this time with captain jack along for the ride. Read more
Published on 28 Jun 2007 by Paul Tapner

4.0 out of 5 stars Only Human
Only Human was 1 of 2 first Doctor Who Books that I bought recently, to try and see if I would enjoy the written series. Read more
Published on 7 May 2006 by mimi

4.0 out of 5 stars Suprisingly good little treat.
This is the very first Doctor Who book I have ever read and it was suprisingly good. The quality of the writing is excellent and the characterisation is very good also - you could... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars excellent
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love this
This book is warm, funny, grown up and easily the best in this new range. Its outrageous moments had me laughing out loud. Engage sense of humour!
Published on 3 Oct 2005 by G. Roberts

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