Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils (Doctor Who #4) [Paperback]

Malcolm Hulke (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Target (May 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 042611308X
• ISBN-13: 978-0426113089
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #793,555 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not Free SF Reader, November 3, 2007

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Blue Tyson "- Research Finished" (Legion clubhouse) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils (Doctor Who #4) (Paperback)

Underground cousins not as cool.


The Master has been imprisoned on Earth, and the Doctor must keep an eye on him.

When accidents start to happen around where he is imprisoned, naturally the Doc is suspicious.

This is mostly a Master story, and unlike the Silurians or Cave Monsters to use the not as cool name, no insight into them much at all here really.


2.5 out of 5

3.0 out of 5 stars The Master steals the spotlight to the story's detriment, November 7, 2000

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"grrreg" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils (Doctor Who #4) (Paperback)

While Doctor Who was still in its "exiled on Earth" format in season sine, this story is the odd one out as it is the only one not to feature a journey through time and/or space. It is adapted by its original author, Malcolm Hulke.

The Doctor and Jo visit the Master in his island prison, where he is given every luxury except his freedom. But there is something going on out to sea. Three ships have gone down with all hands in the recent past, and the Doctor takes it upon himself to investigate.

What undersea menace is at work? And how is the Master involved?

The eponymous race of this story have the misfortune of appearing in a story with the Master, and are largely relegated to the role of being "the muscle". This is unfortunate, as it has set the tone for all subsequent appearances. (The Sea Devils' "cousins", the Silurians got to hold the spotlight in their first showing and have held it ever since!)

The novel itself has the distinct advantage over the video in that the original TV serial was overlong, and the novel avoids spending too much time on running around. However, the straightforward adaptation of this story compares unfavourably with Mr. Hulke's adaptation of 'The Silurians'. There are also illustrations of a fairly poor quality.