It's 1902 and the Doctor and Martha run into Captain Carruthers, a friend of King Edward VII, who invites them back to Balmoral Castle to meet him but when they arrive where the castle should be, it's not there. The Doctor soon figures out that this is the work of the Judoon and he goes off in the TARDIS to try and find the King and castle while Martha heads to London with Captain Carruthers to try and figure out who is behind the disappearance. While in London, she is introduced to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and a mysterious society he is part of, a society that gave him a present for the King which he dutifully delivered not that long ago. Meanwhile, the Doctor has found the castle in the desert surrounded by Judoon. Now he must try and figure out who is ordering them and why such a normally honorable and rule-bound race would be interfering with the human race in this manner. Then he just needs to figure out how to fix it all and put things back the way he knows they should be.
I always like the 10th Doctor and Martha and this story definitely seemed to get their voices right. It's a QuickReads so there isn't a lot of depth or description, basically a bare bones story but it worked nicely.
Page count: 102p/19,589p ytd/290,992p lifetime
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Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Sunday, December 28, 2014
119:120 Doctor Who: Made of Steel by Terrance Dicks
Quick Reads with David Tennant as the Doctor and Freema Agyeman as his companion, Martha Jones. Cybermen are attacking in England but only a few are ever seen. When Martha and the Doctor end up at her hospital for a visit, the Doctor is drawn into the investigation and Martha is taken captive by the Cybermen who want the Doctor's help in releasing the rest of their army from the Void.
As it says on the cover, it's a quick read which means it is assumed you know who all the characters are and previous events that are referred to in passing. There is no character development of any sort but it's a fun little read if you know the universe and is great for the younger kids who get daunted by the longer books (or who this book was originally bought for). I felt Martha's portrayal was a bit weak but the 10th Doctor was decent enough although nothing spectacular.
Page count: 99p/33,364p ytd/214,402p lifetime
As it says on the cover, it's a quick read which means it is assumed you know who all the characters are and previous events that are referred to in passing. There is no character development of any sort but it's a fun little read if you know the universe and is great for the younger kids who get daunted by the longer books (or who this book was originally bought for). I felt Martha's portrayal was a bit weak but the 10th Doctor was decent enough although nothing spectacular.
Page count: 99p/33,364p ytd/214,402p lifetime
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