Doctor Who: The Myth Makers (Classic Novels)

A Doctor Who story narrated by Homer retelling the events of the Trojan war is exactly the hilarious romp that you’d expect it to be. Cottons first novelisation is an absolute blast! Reading in serial order I’d already experienced The Romans (that he wrote 2 years later) and I love that he completely......more

This is an adaptation of the second serial from the third season of Doctor Who, which was broadcast in October and November of 1965 and starred the original version of the title character. Donald Cotton wrote the novel, which was based on the teleplay he'd written twenty years earlier. His companion......more

I generally enjoy Doctor Who novels, but The Myth Makers was just too silly for me to enjoy. This adventure by Donald Cotton offers the most incompetent version of the good doctor I can remember. Worse, the story is told by Homer. But it isn’t told by Homer in any way that makes sense. Even if Homer......more

This novelisation has the sweet conceit of being written by Homer himself, who is flitting back and fore between the Greeks and the Trojans, and helping The Doctor & co end the siege. An abrupt ending though.......more

I was keen to read this novelisation as the original TV serial is entirely missing. However, it soon became clear that there is a major barrier to it recreating the original - the author's crazy notion of using Homer as a narrator. Not alone does Homer, as a witness to the events, have to dash back......more