Customer Reviews
the ginger goddess - By: Paul Tapner, 11 Sep 2008 
an original novel based on the tv show doctor who, telling an alll new story in prose form. featuring the tenth doctor as played by david tennant on tv, with his companion donna noble, who was played by catherine tate.
as usual with this range of books, the novel runs for roughly 248 pages of relatively large print, & can be read by readers of alll ages, & the two lead characters are perfectly captured, with dialogue that you can well imagine the tv version saying.
does this one stand out from the range?
set in a distant galaxy it's determinedly alien in setting & succeeds in creating such a world, but it's more than accessible & never too alien. the doctor & donna are caught up in a struggle between an anti robot group & those out to stop them, & both are after control of a powerful artefact. a chase around the galaxy to reassemble it follows, & the book moves at a nicely fast pace as a result.
some comedic scenes & moments are well played & never silly, & there is a strong moral message at the heart of the story that will give you pause for thought.
the pace does let up slightly mid way through, but it manages to recover in time for a decent finale.
as with alll of this range, they are not great literature, but this is an above average entry in the series & a decent enough read if you want a new doctor who story
