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

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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.

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.

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.

The book was okay... but dang they sure do a lot of running around... the Doctor and Martha just ran around getting in and out of trouble... classic doctor who? Maybe... but all in all still a good read.

This is a rather pedestrian Doctor Who story, pleasant enough but not outstanding.

The title gives away the major plot point, so there really aren't any surprises. Also, as so often happens in these tie-in books, the Doctor and his companion spend a lot of time making puns. While I am second to none in my enjoyment of a good pun, page after page of them gets a bit wearying and reduces the Doctor and Martha to a mediocre comedy team that comes across as trying just a bit too hard.

Still, once the jokes stopped and the time-travelling duo got down to business, the book was interesting enough to keep me reading.

This is the first of the modern-day Doctor Who novels I've had an opportunity to read. I have to say that the author captured the characters of Tennant's Doctor Who and Martha in the best way.

The Doctor and Martha arrive at Extremist where the Doctor informed Martha they would be attending the best theme park in the cosmos. Unfortunately, it seems, they arrived a little earlier in time than planned. The Doctor quickly meets Janna, a troubled young orphan girl who plays a major role in the story.
They become entangled in peace talks between the Zarugians and the Anthiums as well as murder, mystery and intrigue "Doctor style".

The story is centered on the Mortal Mirror and its secrets which the Doctor and Martha discover. Soon after their arrival, the Doctor discovers a diary made of glass in a hiding spot behind as stone that is being replaced by the maintenance robots, Bill and Bot. He later learns how to read it and discovers some of the history behind the mirror.

After Martha gets trapped in the mirror and the Doctor rescues her, they get a better understanding of its purpose and what it holds. Using that information, as well as what they learn from Janna and the Man in the Mirror, the Doctor is able to prevent war and put the treaty negotiations back on track.

All in all, a fun read. I'm looking forward to reading more in the series.

This was a fun read. But then being able to get trapped in a mirror is quite interesting. :-)