Doctor Who: The Nightmare Of Black Island (Doctor Who (BBC Hardcover)) [Hardcover]

Mike Tucker (Author)

Book Description

Series: Doctor Who (BBC Hardcover) | Publication Date: June 5, 2007

On a lonely stretch of Welsh coastline, a fisherman is killed by a hideous creature from beneath the waves. When the Doctor and Rose arrive, they discover a village where the children are plagued by nightmares, and the nights are ruled by monsters. The villagers suspect that ancient industrialist Nathanial Morton is to blame, but the Doctor has suspicions of his own. Who are the ancient figures that sleep in the old priory? What are the monsters that prowl the woods after sunset? What is the light that glows in the disused lighthouse on Black Island? As the children's nightmares get worse, the Doctor and Rose discover an alien plot to resurrect an ancient evil...

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Random House UK (June 5, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0563486503
• ISBN-13: 978-0563486503
• Product Dimensions: 1 x 4.5 x 7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #276,665 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Allons-y read the book!!!, January 14, 2009

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Doctor Who: The Nightmare Of Black Island (Doctor Who (BBC Hardcover)) (Hardcover)

I am nine years old and a big fan of Doctor Who. This is the first Doctor Who book I have read. When I started reading this book, I could not put it down and I had to finish it that night. I could get a very good picture in my head of what was happening. It's about as good as the TV series.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My first - and still my favorite!, June 19, 2008

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Amy Capuano (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doctor Who: The Nightmare Of Black Island (Doctor Who (BBC Hardcover)) (Hardcover)

After jumping head-first into the world of Doctor Who a few months ago, I quickly found that simply watching the show was not enough. I decided to take the plunge and start reading the novels too. This happened to be the book I chose and wow, I could not have picked a better one! Mike Tucker really knows his Ten, and Rose - their voices and interaction with each other are spot-on! The story itself is very well-written; it's scary, thought-provoking, and even funny at times, just as all good DW adventures should be!

I've since read three more of the DW novels, and have found that none of them compare to this one - in quality of writing, character development, or plot. If you're interested in getting into these books, this is certainly the place to start!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dr Fixit Does It Again, September 14, 2007

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Dr. Fred R. Eichelman "arous" (Salem,, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doctor Who: The Nightmare Of Black Island (Doctor Who (BBC Hardcover)) (Hardcover)

The Dr. Who books, devoted to the last three years, are formulistic and basicially themed alike. Ordinarily this would be a problem, but with these chracters it is a delight. Kind of like the Bond films and Sherlock Holmes pistaches. We expect something of The Doctor and we are not let down. Certainly "The Nightmare of Black Island" does not let the reader down and it is fast moving from cover to cover. As I said in a previous review, the books that have Rose Tyler make you miss her even more. However, the new partner on TV has grown on my family and I look forward to the books that include her. What has helped in this series of books is that the authors know who they are writing about Some, like Mike Tucker, have been associated with the TV series.