Doctor Who: Martha In The Mirror (Doctor Who (BBC Hardcover)) [Hardcover]

Justin Richards (Author)

Book Description

Series: Doctor Who (BBC Hardcover) | Publication Date: June 17, 2008

Castle Extremis - whoever holds it controls the provinces on either side that have been at war for centuries! Now the castle is about to play host to the signing of a peace treaty. But as the Doctor and Martha find out, not everyone wants the war to end. Who is the strange little girl who haunts the castle? What is the secret of the book the Doctor finds, its pages made from thin, brittle glass? Who is the hooded figure that watches from the shadows? And what is the secret of the legendary Mortal Mirror? The Doctor and Martha don't have long to find the answers - an army is on the march, and the castle will soon be under siege once more... Featuring the Doctor and Martha as played by David Tennant and Freema Agyeman in the hit series from BBC Television.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Random House UK (June 17, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1846074207
• ISBN-13: 978-1846074202
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #672,172 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Justin Richards has written dozens of novels as well as non-fiction books. He has also written audio scripts, a television and stage play, edited anthologies of short stories, been a technical writer, and founded and edited a media journal.

Justin is the author of The Death Collector, The Chaos Code, The Parliament of Blood and The Invisible Detective series. He is also Creative Consultant to the BBC's best-selling range of Doctor Who books.

His novel 'The Skeleton Clock' is available as a Kindle eBook.

He lives in Warwick with his wife and two children, and a lovely view of the castle.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Re: Doctor Who, July 18, 2008

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This review is from: Doctor Who: Martha In The Mirror (Doctor Who (BBC Hardcover)) (Hardcover)

An excellent entry in the ongoing Doctor Who series. This story's well-written with several small surprises to keep the reader guessing most the way through the novel. A fine place to begin reading this new series for fans of the BBC television show.

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4.0 out of 5 stars reflexion, refraction and real action!, July 13, 2010

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This review is from: Doctor Who: Martha in the Mirror (Doctor Who (BBC Hardcover)) (Kindle Edition)

I agree with everyone else. The story is well-structured and holds mystery and suspense with the odd pun here and there, but is also kind of predictible because of the 'breadcrumbs' that the writer leaves you along the way to keep you guessing that, I don't know if it's just me, turn into thick slices of bread at certain points. I really liked this book because it had those sort of nightmare material characters and events without actually suggesting any blood or gore. Very Doctory. The idea of your reflexion not being just an image but another person or creature from a different world still toys with your mind long after you've finished the story. Great book.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Twelve-year-old Girl's Review for Martha In the Mirror, August 1, 2011

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Adeline - See all my reviews

This review is from: Doctor Who: Martha In The Mirror (Doctor Who (BBC Hardcover)) (Hardcover)

I read this as an Ebook, and really liked it a lot. It was my second Doctor Who novel with Martha. Justin Richards has been writing Doctor Who stories since the old series, and he's a good author. The personalities of the Doctor and Martha are got just right, and I can imagine David Tennant and Freema Agyeman saying the lines in the book.

So, there's this unusual mirror, the Mortal Mirror, named after the Mortal Monks. The mirror is not a prison, it is a trap, as the book says. It was created by the Darksmiths. If you've read Darksmith Legacy (Dr Who the Darksmith Legacy) (Bk. 1), then you'll most likely smile when you read that part. The Darksmith Legacy is a Doctor Who book series written for young readers, and the Darksmmiths are a people who practice the dark art of bending space-time. Many of those books, including the first one, were written by Justin Richards also.

Anyway, back to Martha In the Mirror. There is an orphan girl who lives in the Castle Extremis, and she keeps seeing her dead twin sister chasing her, or so she thinks. And there are glass people wandering around, being creepy. The Doctor makes a reference to Human Nature/The Family Blood, when he says that the Mortal Mirror isn't a real mirror or else there would be a little girl with a red balloon. There is a gross but really funny part near the beginning, when a crocodile alien person offers people some gourmet "food" which is really disgusting swamp stuff. The Doctor eats it and pretends to like it a lot (even though it's really super super gross) because he wants the alien guy to like him and tell him stuff. That's one of those times I just love the Doctor.

The book isn't very long, and the vocabulary isn't very hard. I would say it is appropriate for all ages, but the reading level is about for eight and up. It could be enjoyed by adults as well.