In the eighth Doctor, Fitz and Compassion story, the Doctor materializes underground, where he and his companions are led to safety by a humanoid character, who explains that this is the planet Eskon.
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Big, scary monsters!,
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This review is from: Doctor Who : Coldheart (Paperback)
I'll admit it: I'm a simple guy with simple tastes sometimes, particularly when it comes to Doctor Who books. When I think of the Doctor Who TV show, I remember it as a series of fun, exciting fantasy adventures. At its best, it gave me colorful characters and locales, and twisty, memorable plots. At its worst, it never failed to entertain. I expect the same buzz from the Doctor Who books, and while some impress me more than others, even the worst never fail to entertain me.Coldheart is one of those books that I find tough to recommend, but not because it isn't good. It just doesn't particularly stand out as a groundbreaking novel. It's sort of like the cliche of Chinese food: I really enjoyed it while I read it, and when I was done, I was hungry an hour later. It satisfied my monthly craving for an entertaining Doctor Who story, but didn't leave the same impact as, say, The Blue Angel or Interference or Shadows of Avalon. The structure of the story--like Baxendale's previous novel, The Janus Conjunction--will be fairly familiar to regular fans. The Doctor, Fitz, and Compassion arrive on a desert planet that mines water from underground ice reserves. Something has happened to the population, creating a race of slime-covered mutants, unimaginatively called Slimers. Instead of kindness, sympathy and understanding, the Slimers are greeted with prejudice and hatred, and exiled from the city. As usual, it's up to the Doctor to find out what's wrong and fix things. While Mr. Baxendale gives us a fairly standard story, there's still plenty to like about Coldheart. The nine-year-old fan who still lives inside me who has trouble with "look how smart the author is" science fiction stories was extremely pleased to see a big monster in the later parts of the book. And Compassion gets quite a few nice bits. She's changed a great deal since her first appearance in Interference, and Coldheart helps drive that point home. I'm genuinely curious to see where her story takes her, and this book helped feed that curiousity. Bottom line: if you're a Doctor Who fan who just wants to be entertained by this month's novel, Coldheart will fill the bill. If you prefer your Doctor Who with a bit more meat on its bones, give this one a pass and pick up Verdigris or Space Age.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Is that a GIANT SLUG in your pocket...?,
By Daniel Firli (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Doctor Who : Coldheart (Paperback)
Great, traditional Doctor Who monster story. Genetic mutations are occurring within the population of Baktan and the Doctor has found out the cause (see front cover pic - arrrggghh!!!) You'll find the Doctor beaten up a lot more than usual, Compassion is changing slightly, and Fitz, well, it's revolutionary and girl trouble again for him. Baxendale has a great way in describing his planetary landscape, especially conveying the increasing need and survival the people of the desert city Baktan for water. Nice short chapters urge the story on, so it makes it hard to put the book down. RECOMMENDED to all!!!
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3.0 out of 5 stars
A New Author for the Eighth Doctor,
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This review is from: Doctor Who : Coldheart (Paperback)
Trevor Baxendale does a decent job of writing for the Eighth Doctor. He manages to come up with an interesting Plot line, as well as using Fitz and Compassion in a decent manner. The only thing that I would say is that it would be best to read some of the other books, especially Paul Cornell's The Shadows of Avalon, to understand some of the things that are going on in this book. Overall, a well done book, and I look forward to reading more from this author.
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