BBC Novels

Doctor Who: The Dark Path Review

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It’s been about two years since I’ve been so caught up with Big Finish releases that I can actually post reviews of other Doctor Who stuff during quieter periods. The last one was in the middle of the Second Doctor part of this random TV and other media marathon and I actually went on to write the three other Second Doctor reviews before this site went on hiatus, so these next three random Who reviews are still in the old review format but Third Doctor onwards will match with current reviews. Without further ado:

So the non-TV part of the Second Doctor’s run in this chunk of older Who reviews starts off with a book review, a rare thing on this blog due to nothing other than me being a slow reader. Anyway, when I decided to finally go back and read some of the Doctor Who books I’d always wanted to read this was an obvious one because the idea of not just the Second Doctor meeting the Master but also a look at how The Doctor’s old friend became his enemy was too interesting a concept to pass up. Did it live up to that possibility? Let’s find out!

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Doctor Who: Timewyrm – Revelation Review

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It’s time to dip into the Virgin New Adventures proper, though much like Zagreus I was hoping my planned dipping into older stories thing would’ve meant I’d at least covered the other three Timewyrm stories but alas, no. I have read and reviewed the other three but I didn’t find the space to randomly put them up as I had so many other new releases to catch up on. Anyway, the main point is unlike Zagreus there isn’t actually much continuity baggage beyond “the Timewyrm is a powerful mental parasite that the Doctor and Ace have encountered across several time periods”, just with a returning character or two thrown in. Revelation is a fun story, full of really weird and whacky imagery and scenarios that brings the arc to a good close. Let’s take a look!

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Doctor Who: Time Lord Victorious – All Flesh is Grass Review

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Here we have it, ignoring all the side-content this is technically the “main event” where everything Time Lord Victorious comes together, and I will at least give it credit in that it does tie everything together well and juggles all three Doctors with ease, making this one of the most Doctor-interactive multi-Doctor stories ever. What’s it like as a whole though? Was the pay-off worth the wait? Let’s find out!

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Doctor Who: Time Lord Victorious – The Knight, The Fool and The Dead Review

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Here we go then! The much hyped and talked about “Time Lord Victorious” inter-connected story arc kicks off with this 192-page novel. It sets the scene for what’s to come more than it tells a stand-alone story, but that’s okay, because by the final chapter I was really looking forward to what’s to come! So let’s kick the multi-format story strand off with the long winded “The Knight, The Fool and The Dead”.

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Doctor Who: The Eight Doctors Review

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DW The Eight Doctors

Here we go then! Having brought a kindle and starting to get into the habit of reading a bit before I go to bed, I thought I’d dip into some of the books relating to some of my favourite franchises here and there (probably more there than here, admittedly), and where better to start than with Doctor Who! Sadly, there are a LOT of better books to start with by all accounts, but I’ve had my eye on reading this for many, many years, and despite going into it knowing it won’t be very good, I wanted to finally get that “monkey” off my back. Plus this means I can add a “Books” section to each of the first Eight Doctor’s pages! Hooray! Let’s take a closer look then!

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