In the city-state of Geath, the King lives in a golden hall, and the people want for nothing. Everyone is happy and everyone is rich. Or so it seems. When the Doctor and Amy look beneath the surface, they discover a city of secrets. In dark corners, strange creatures are stirring. At the heart of the hall, a great metal dragon oozes gold. Then the Herald appears, demanding the return of her treasure - the 'glamour' - and next come the gunships. The battle for possession of the glamour has begun, and only the Doctor and Amy can save the people of the city from being destroyed in the crossfire of an ancient civil war. But will the King surrender his new-found wealth? Or will he fight to keep it? A thrilling, all new adventure featuring the Doctor and Amy, as played by Matt Smith and Karen Gillan in the spectacular hit series from BBC Television.
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Una McCormack lives in Cambridge, where she reads, writes and teaches. She and her partner have no cats and many Daleks.
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I'm Una McCormack, author of three "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" novels, published by Pocket Books. I'm very surprised by this career turn: I didn't take it up until my mid-twenties, when I started writing fanfiction. Then the internet arrived, so I started posting my fanfiction online. I guess more people were reading it, because I was approached by the editor of the Star Trek books and invited to pitch some stories. Now I write both tie-in stories, and stories in settings I've made up myself.
I live in Cambridge, England, where I read, write, and teach. I'm a graduate of Newnham College, Cambridge, and have a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Surrey. I watch a lot of telly: right now, I'm having a fling with "Chuck", but my one true loves are "Blake's 7" and "Doctor Who".
I live in Cambridge, England, where I read, write, and teach. I'm a graduate of Newnham College, Cambridge, and have a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Surrey. I watch a lot of telly: right now, I'm having a fling with "Chuck", but my one true loves are "Blake's 7" and "Doctor Who".
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Bait and Switch,
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This review is from: Doctor Who: The King's Dragon (Hardcover)
This is a story with moments of 'wow' interspersed with segments of 'huh?' Uneven, I believe is the word.The plot is a bit swiss cheese and the world setting doesn't make logical sense. As many times as I see the trope, I still get annoyed when the Doctor arrives on a "medieval planet" where there has been no advance of technology for eons. It feels narrow and claustrophobic. For cryin' out loud, why not just set it in medieval Europe? The supporting cast was a mixed bag. Their motivations and demeanor seemed to shift wildly without much justification. Yes I know they were under the influence of, well, stuff. Even taking that into account, the behavior of the original characters didn't make sense half the time, and after a while, I stopped caring. McCormack gets some points back when she deals with Amy, Rory and the Doctor. In fact, I could happily read an entire novel expanding on the scenes with the Doctor and Rory stuck in one another's company. "The King's Dragon" also suffers from poor title syndrome. Don't throw the word 'dragon' around like that - it's a bait and switch. I wanted a dragon, but all I got was a (inanimate) statue. Also, sadly, it took about halfway through the book for me to confirm that indeed, the dragon was an inanimate statue - so poorly was it described. All in all it's a decent first draft that needed the services of a strong and honest editor before it hit our bookshelves.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Works as a Supplemental Episode,
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This review is from: Doctor Who: The King's Dragon (Kindle Edition)
This novel presents some interesting commentary on greed and media. The Doctor is compassionate, Amy is bold, and Rory is befuddled. Par for the course.Notably the story takes some digs at the popular scifi concept of the Prime Directive - how an advanced culture should or should not interact with a far less advanced one. It prickles (and sometimes confuses) in its Old English/Beowulf roots and influences. Sometimes the connection is more baffling as to why it is the best backdrop for the story than it is captivating or evocative. The use and distribution of technology is diffuse and rather willy-nilly. I'd like to explain further but I loathe spoilers. Suffice it to say that sometimes it just seems thrown together (literally) rather than cohesive and integral. The TARDIS is practically non-existent and the sonic is basically a prop. Psychic paper plays the biggest role of any of the Doctor's usual tools. None of these are employed in any surprising fashion. I have to say that I had a hard time caring for a lot of the non-marquee characters here. They were a bit flat and predictable. And the Doctor didn't have any particularly exciting moments of brilliance - and admits as much, literally, during the course of one of the heightened action sequences. ***************************** This is another Doctor novel ("Autonomy" comes immediately to mind) replete with the awkward and nondescript British phrase "pulled a face." Can we please put a stop to this? Every other page a character is "pulling a face." Are they confused? Angry? Sad? You don't know. They're just "pulling a face." Stop it. Please. ***************************** I'm giving it four stars because it was entertaining, though compared with some of its fine Doctor brethren novels, it probably deserves a three.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good Doctor Who read,
This review is from: Doctor Who: The King's Dragon (Hardcover)
I read this over the course of two days, the story seemed to flow from chapter to chapter and it just seemed to work. Some parts did seem as if they were drawn out to meet the page limit, but when it was good, it was good.It captures Rory very well. I've seen Amy done better before. The Doctor... lets just say we see a side of the Doctor in this book which either we don't see on TV, or the author made up. I found it quite hard to picture the Doctor saying certain things and acting in certain ways, but there were other times we the author captured the essence of the Doctor to a tee. If you enjoy the series, go for it. If you're new to the series, still go for it.
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