a lifeline for stranded time travellers
Wednesday, 24 October 2012 16:53![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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Ooh, look, the BBC are reissuing some Doctor Who books for the 50th anniversary! I have thoughts on them.
Ten Little Aliens by Stephen Cole (One, Ben, Polly): ...I still haven't finished this one, six years after starting it. (I haven't been reading it all that time, I put it down and have yet to pick it up again.) Which is odd, because I usually like Stephen Cole's stuff. Maybe I'll try again now I've actually seen Ben and Polly's episodes.
Dreams of Empire by Justin Richards (Two, Jamie, Victoria): I remember quite liking this one. It's not transcendently amazing, but it's pretty solid, and it captures the Second Doctor's voice pretty well, which a lot of stuff doesn't.
Last of the Gaderene by Mark Gatiss (Three, Jo, UNIT): Remembers that Jo has UNIT training, hurray! Other than that, it's a fun, fairly straightforward UNIT era story.
Festival of Death by Jonathan Morris (Four, Romana II, K9): Haven't read it! This is the one I'm most likely to buy, but I will be sad about it not matching the rest of my PDAs.
Fear of the Dark by Trevor Baxendale (Five, Tegan, Nyssa): I have read this but remember nothing about it. I don't think I hated it?
Players by Terrance Dicks (Six, Peri, Two): I liked this one, but isn't it part of a trilogy? A loose trilogy, but nevertheless...
Remembrance of the Daleks by Ben Aaronovitch (Seven, Ace) Haven't read it, but the TV story's great, and I can't imagine that the novelisation isn't. Ben Aaronovitch ♥!
EarthWorld by Jacqueline Rayner (Eight, Fitz, Anji) YES. One of my favourites. It's funny, the regulars are great, and it's a good place to start with the EDAs: it's the beginning of both a new era and a run of (mostly) really excellent books. Plus, dinosaurs.
Only Human by Gareth Roberts (Nine, Jack, Rose) The only Ninth Doctor book I've read, and it is ace.
Beautiful Chaos by Gary Russell (Ten, Donna): Haven't read it, probably won't as am tragically allergic to the Tenth Doctor.
The Silent Stars Go By by Dan Abnett (Eleven, Amy, Rory): Haven't read it and now have "O Little Town of Bethlehem" in my head a good month too early. I might get this one too. Ponds! Ice Warriors! :D? Or I might just get it from the library.
In conclusion: if you only get one of these, make it EarthWorld! Unless you've already got EarthWorld. Also, those are some pretty covers.
Ten Little Aliens by Stephen Cole (One, Ben, Polly): ...I still haven't finished this one, six years after starting it. (I haven't been reading it all that time, I put it down and have yet to pick it up again.) Which is odd, because I usually like Stephen Cole's stuff. Maybe I'll try again now I've actually seen Ben and Polly's episodes.
Dreams of Empire by Justin Richards (Two, Jamie, Victoria): I remember quite liking this one. It's not transcendently amazing, but it's pretty solid, and it captures the Second Doctor's voice pretty well, which a lot of stuff doesn't.
Last of the Gaderene by Mark Gatiss (Three, Jo, UNIT): Remembers that Jo has UNIT training, hurray! Other than that, it's a fun, fairly straightforward UNIT era story.
Festival of Death by Jonathan Morris (Four, Romana II, K9): Haven't read it! This is the one I'm most likely to buy, but I will be sad about it not matching the rest of my PDAs.
Fear of the Dark by Trevor Baxendale (Five, Tegan, Nyssa): I have read this but remember nothing about it. I don't think I hated it?
Players by Terrance Dicks (Six, Peri, Two): I liked this one, but isn't it part of a trilogy? A loose trilogy, but nevertheless...
Remembrance of the Daleks by Ben Aaronovitch (Seven, Ace) Haven't read it, but the TV story's great, and I can't imagine that the novelisation isn't. Ben Aaronovitch ♥!
EarthWorld by Jacqueline Rayner (Eight, Fitz, Anji) YES. One of my favourites. It's funny, the regulars are great, and it's a good place to start with the EDAs: it's the beginning of both a new era and a run of (mostly) really excellent books. Plus, dinosaurs.
Only Human by Gareth Roberts (Nine, Jack, Rose) The only Ninth Doctor book I've read, and it is ace.
Beautiful Chaos by Gary Russell (Ten, Donna): Haven't read it, probably won't as am tragically allergic to the Tenth Doctor.
The Silent Stars Go By by Dan Abnett (Eleven, Amy, Rory): Haven't read it and now have "O Little Town of Bethlehem" in my head a good month too early. I might get this one too. Ponds! Ice Warriors! :D? Or I might just get it from the library.
In conclusion: if you only get one of these, make it EarthWorld! Unless you've already got EarthWorld. Also, those are some pretty covers.