elentarien's review against another edition
3.0
Not as good as some of the others. I can't say Martha impressed me much here. She was too negative. Then again, the Doctor seemed 'less' than he normally is too.
All in all the story was interesting, but seemed to lack somehow.
Had a good ending, though, of course.
All in all the story was interesting, but seemed to lack somehow.
Had a good ending, though, of course.
zoeb2101's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
nightshade_novels's review against another edition
3.0
Raiding my parent’s bookshelf I came across another of the Doctor Who books which I have not read before and by an author I haven’t read before. It is set on a human prisonship far out in space and in the future, making the setting rather interesting. It immediately sets up an interesting scenario when you find out that the ship is abandoned but with well-preserved dead bodies all over the place, making you eager to find out what has happened there.
The story follows the usual Doctor Who plot, with the Doctor and companion arriving in a new location, finding a problem and solving it before leaving once more. This book jumped around a bit between the different characters and different times in the story. This could be confusing at times, but generally it all made sense once you worked out how each bit slotted into the story as a whole.
I like Martha as a companion and this was set at the time when she was still fairly good as a companion and not crushing on the Doctor too much. I also liked Jude’s character: a confident young girl with a head for exploration and slightly disobedient. Even though the Dazil was set up to be the local ‘wise-woman’ and a nice character, I somehow did not quite like her, although you cannot fault her for her selflessness in the end.
The idea that humans had once again enslaved an alien to work for them in a disgusting manner (removing all of the evil thoughts from criminals) reminded me of the episode ‘The Beast Below’. This sort of storyline I can relate to, because humans are already viscous towards other life on Earth and I have no reason to believe that this would be any different if we ever get into space.
This book had an enjoyable storyline with interesting characters and therefore receives three stars.
The story follows the usual Doctor Who plot, with the Doctor and companion arriving in a new location, finding a problem and solving it before leaving once more. This book jumped around a bit between the different characters and different times in the story. This could be confusing at times, but generally it all made sense once you worked out how each bit slotted into the story as a whole.
I like Martha as a companion and this was set at the time when she was still fairly good as a companion and not crushing on the Doctor too much. I also liked Jude’s character: a confident young girl with a head for exploration and slightly disobedient. Even though the Dazil was set up to be the local ‘wise-woman’ and a nice character, I somehow did not quite like her, although you cannot fault her for her selflessness in the end.
The idea that humans had once again enslaved an alien to work for them in a disgusting manner (removing all of the evil thoughts from criminals) reminded me of the episode ‘The Beast Below’. This sort of storyline I can relate to, because humans are already viscous towards other life on Earth and I have no reason to believe that this would be any different if we ever get into space.
This book had an enjoyable storyline with interesting characters and therefore receives three stars.
the_lilrunaway's review against another edition
4.0
Probably my favourite of the Doctor Who novels so far. All of my A Level Philosophy came flooding back to me.
andystehr's review against another edition
4.0
Usually I think the stuff that happens in a Doctor Who novel is stuff that could never happen on an episode, yet this book I felt like I could picture everything in it. I bet I get confused in the not too distant future about whether this was an episode or not. Really enjoyed it. Ripped through it quite quickly for me.
taaya's review against another edition
3.0
Beginning and ending were good, but I really struggled in the middle and almost gave up, because it seemed like nothing at all was happening. And not only no action. I'm alright with no action at all. But also no fun, close to no introspection into our beloved protagonists and not even something sociological. Like... When nothing happens, but you're in a society you don't know... At least spend some time observing!
iamnotamerryman's review against another edition
3.0
A bubble world sustained by a multi-dimensional being on a prison ship.
thegeekproblem's review against another edition
2.0
Changing my rating from 3 to 2 stars because when I tried to explain what the book was about I had to google it because I couldn't remember it.
nwhyte's review against another edition
2.0
http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/1385420.html
A decent story of the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones landing on an apparently deserted spaceship which suddenly acquires a woodland complete with frightened natives, disappearing children and 'orrible monsters. Lots of familiar elements (and a reference to Beowulf, though that is not taken too far) but with some extra energy in the mix. Good stuff.
A decent story of the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones landing on an apparently deserted spaceship which suddenly acquires a woodland complete with frightened natives, disappearing children and 'orrible monsters. Lots of familiar elements (and a reference to Beowulf, though that is not taken too far) but with some extra energy in the mix. Good stuff.
laurabb's review against another edition
4.0
A fun adventure with #10 and Martha. The narrator, Adjoa Andoh, does an excellent job at all of the voices - especially Martha's, it sounds just like her!