Doctor Who: City at World's End [Paperback]

Christopher Bulis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1999

The Tardis lands the time travellers on the deserted observation deck of a skyscraper-like building. Giant screens show programmes about an evacuation procedure and reveal that "Zero Time" is an estimated 35 days away.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: BBC Pubns; paperback / softback edition (November 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0563555793
• ISBN-13: 978-0563555797
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,058,821 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A GOOD STORY, BUT VERY LITTLE DR. WHO, December 26, 1999

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Lori St.Angelo (Colorado United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Doctor Who: City at World's End (Paperback)

The Storyline of this novel is very compelling. Dr. Who lands in Arkhaven, a city which must evacuate its inhabitants because the moon orbiting around them is breaking up and will crash into their planet. Although, I really like the storyline, very little of the action involves Dr. Who. He is a minor character with very few scenes particularly in the first half of the book. This is my first Dr. Who book and I hope other novels feature Dr. Who, not others whom I don't particularly care about.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE... TIME AND AGAIN, April 16, 2000

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Thomas E. O'Sullivan - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doctor Who: City at World's End (Paperback)

We've seen the story before, but despite covering old ground, this book in the continuing adventures of DOCTOR WHO is worth picking up. The story features the first Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan all of whom land in a city that is dominated by a large spacecraft and is not what it seems to be (shades of STATE OF DECAY). There's a mystery afoot, and to keep our hero's around to solve the problem the writer throws the book at them... the building the land on is blown out from under them, Barbara is trapped underneath, Susan is tossed into a coma, the Doctor and Ian worry, party and look for the TARDIS key which has once again been lost. All in all... a true blue Doctor Who adventure. The only real complaint I can level at this story is that the main characters are simply run through their paces... little or no advancement in their relationship is brought forward, and Barbara seems to be put through the worst of it... she is literally knocked out in this book, so much so I felt it bordered on attempted murder by the author. Despite the gaps, it is a fast and fine read and worth picking up.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not everything is as it appears in this adventure!, April 18, 2000

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Aaron Amos - See all my reviews

This review is from: Doctor Who: City at World's End (Paperback)

The Doctor,Susan,Ian and Barbara land on a planet about to be destroyed by a moon orbiting the planet. The travellers get seperated and meet many people who live on this planet. There are many plot twists and turns!Nothing or nobody in this book is what they seem!The real villian even shocked me! The only problem I have is that none of the Tardis crew relationships are explored or expanded! Also in this book, Barbara get brainwashed and Susan gets to meet a clone of herself! If you like the first Doctor or any of his companions you'll might like this book! For book that is similar to this read the Tom Baker story"State of Decay" if you can find it! Overall I enjoyed this book ,just it takes me a long time to read them! Please bring back more missing adventures of the first Doctor ,Ian,Barbara and Susan! Just remember when you start reading this book everything to not what it seems!