Doctor Who: Night Of The Humans

Probably the pick of the first batch of Eleventh Doctor novels. Being set just after Victory of the Daleks, it’s easy to forget that it was just Amy traveling with The Doctor at this point. (The fact that Arthur Darvill narrates the audiobook makes me miss Rory more!) There’s some nice months as The Do......more

"My friend's grandmother still thinks you can tell somebody's future by looking at tea leaves," said Amy. "And you're telling me we're more advanced than you?" [The alien] shrugged. "You know what I think?" he said. "A part of me thinks it was your superstitions and your myths that got you there in......more

This is a typical piece of teen Doctor Who and while it is not my cup of tea compared to other books in the range, it wins on one unique feature. This is a perfect Matt Smith episode. He as captured the mannerisms of his Doctor perfectly of which very few can lay claim. You could convince yourself t......more

If there was a graveyard in space, it would be the Gyre. Ships...space junk...the lost...are pulled to a final resting where the universe has created a world made entirely of those things lost in the depths of space. The Doctor and Amy had no intention of visiting, but a dire distress signal changes......more

So, for a Doctor Who serial based on the TV show (actors and all) and written by someone who is intimately associated with the subject, I would give this five stars. It's a pretty good story for doctor who, not as good as midnight or blink or silence in the library or in the time of angels or the el......more