Doctor Who: Loving The Alien [Paperback]

Mike Tucker (Author), Robert Perry (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 21, 2003 | Series: Doctor Who

A novel featuring the Seventh Doctor and his fan-favorite sidekick Ace. The Doctor knows Ace is going to die. Knows very well, because although she is sitting in the TARDIS watching the TV news, she is also beside him as a corpse. And there is something very, very strange about the autopsy results. In London, 1959, the Doctor does all he can to prevent Ace's tragic death, due to occur in a few hours. In the process, he discovers further anomalies - swarms of giant ants emerging from the ground being among the least of his worries. A disturbing fetish for Cyberisation has taken hold of Britain, and the Doctor can probably guess who's behind it! Against a background of international (and trans-dimensional) espionage, giant ants and Cyber-primates, and quite possibly the end of the world as we know it, the Doctor struggles to save his companion from a fate which she seems more and more determined to bring upon herself.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Random House UK (August 21, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 056348604X
• ISBN-13: 978-0563486046
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,067,684 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Giant ants! Oh MY!!, September 9, 2005

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Joe Tackett "tackettbass" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doctor Who: Loving The Alien (Paperback)

This book has a lot going for it. Ace, The Doctor, 1950's England, and GIANT ANTS!! Sadly, it has a lot against it as well. DO NOT bring back a villian from a previous BBC Past Doctor book. Do not bring back other charecters from past Doctor books. I haven't read them all, so I miss the point. If you have not read the two previous books by these authors, don't read this one. Also, don't kill off Ace (It's on the back of the book, no spoilers) just to bring her back the last 5 pages of the book. Doctor Who is best when there are realistic plausible plots, I get so sick of the "alternate universe" cop-out. Again, I would have enjoyed this book much better knowing the charecters. It had a feel of one of the old Virgin New Adventures. Overall, a nice try, but lacked consistant quality.