Doctor Who: Shining Darkness (Hardcover)

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Product Description

For Donna Noble, the Andromeda galaxy is a long, long way from home. But even two-and-a-half-million light years from Earth, danger lurks around every corner... A visit to an art gallery turns into a race across space to uncover the secret behind a shadowy organization. From the desert world of Karris to the interplanetary scrapyard of Junk, the Doctor and Donna discover that appearances can be deceptive, that enemies are lurking around every corner, and that the centuries-long peace between humans and machines may be about to come to an end... because waiting in the wings to bring chaos to the galaxy is The Cult of Shining Darkness!

Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Random House UK (October 23, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1846075572
• ISBN-13: 978-1846075575
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #69,433 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shining Darkness Shines Bright, November 30, 2008

By	Chris (TOMS RIVER, NEW JERSEY USA) - See all my reviews

I just finished reading the book and I have to say it was awesome. I actually read the book in less than a day which is something I don't do often because of so many other things I do in a day but I just couldn't put the book down. The story is fun and entertaining. The Doctor and Donna are written perfectly. As I read on I could just hear them saying the things written in the book, never feeling as though it was something they would never say. One thing that about the book that I like is that it's softcover sized but hardcover. It looks cool. If you enjoy a good Doctor Who story and like David Tennant's Doctor, you will like this book.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect..., December 31, 2008

By	Michael Valdivielso (Alexandria, VA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

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Not only is the story cool - aliens, robots, mystery! But the characters seem to be in-character, both the Doctor and Donna get equal screen time, or should I say page time, so she is not ignored. And you can see them doing almost everything in the book - every gesture, every line, every eye roll. The book is right after The Doctor Trap and has a nice flow to it. You can read it in less than a day - I did.

5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't have been better!, August 12, 2009

By	Nathan S. - See all my reviews

This was the first Doctor Who book I have read from the new series.

It was fantastic. It had great characters, great aliens, robots, action, comedy, and even had a moral to the story. The story was seamless and didn't leave you with any "huhs" or "whats".

Well, the only thing that I couldn't figure out was reference to another planet, but come to find out it was referenced in another book. So you might want to read them in order.

This would have made a great episode for the TV show.