Doctor Who-Warriors of the Deep [Import] [Hardcover]

Terrance Dicks (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: W.H. Allen / Virgin Books (May 17, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0491033028
• ISBN-13: 978-0491033022
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Sea Devil Warriors..., September 11, 2008

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General Breadbasket - See all my reviews

This review is from: Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep (Paperback)

In the year 2084, two empires, the East and the West bloc, are in the midst of a cold war. But there is a threat to them that may be far worse than each other. The Silurians and the Sea Devils, humanoid reptiles who ruled the Earth in prehistoric times, are beginning to reawaken, and intend to wipe humanity out. The Fifth Doctor, who arrives with Tegan and Turlough, arrives in 2084 after the Doctor expresses a desire to show Tegan the near future. He has met the Silurians and the Sea Devils before, and though he is a peace loving man at heart, those experiences ended badly. Will the Doctor be able to reason with the Silurians, or will history repeat itself?

I'm a big fan of the Silurians, and its nice to see them in a returning story. There's a monster character called the Myrka which didn't seem that interesting, even though it was a major part of the plot in the early part of the story. I liked the Cold War atmosphere, and Terrance Dicks' asides that flesh out the characters a little more. There is a tad too much wandering round in corridors and ventilation shafts, but maybe that's just me. It's worth a read for fans, though there are other novelizations I'd reach for first. I'll have to get round to watching the DVD of this story one day!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Who knew we were not first?, June 30, 2005

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Bill Huebsch (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep (Paperback)

Did you know that there was another race that ruled the Earth before humans did? No, not the dinosaurs, a highly intelligent race of sea creatures. They were amazing bioengineers who could change the life forms around them into tools for their own use. Turns out they put themselves in a state of suspended animation millions of years ago and have now awoken to find the human race misusing their planet. They are determined to put an end to it by using the humans own weapons against each other, causing humans to totally eliminate their own race. Can the Doctor, Tegan and Turlough do anything to prevent this? Should they, or would the Earth be better off without the human race?

3.0 out of 5 stars A sequel to what?, January 29, 2001

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"grrreg" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep (Paperback)

The TARDIS arrives above Earth in the year 2084, where things are quite tense. The world is broken in two hostile power blocs, fingers poised on their respective buttons. The TARDIS arrival is in the area under surveillance of an armed satellite, the Doctor dematerialises the ship and arrives in a Seabase, one of the lines of defence in Earth's cold war. There arrival corresponds to the plans of the Silurians and Sea-Devils, the original inhabitants of Earth...

This novel by Terrance Dicks is based on the original script by Johnny Byrne, who previously wrote 'The Keeper of Traken' and 'Arc of Infinity'. While Mr. Byrne's scripts started out quite good, they deteriorated over these stories (and one must ask to what extent script editor Eric Saward played in this...).

The problem with 'Warriors of the Deep' is that it is notionally a sequel to the Third Doctor stories 'The Silurians' and 'The Sea-Devils'. It contains references to previous encounters with these races - but which has no real resemblance to the earlier stories.

Reading the book gives you a huge advantage over those viewing the TV serial - you don't have to look at the Myrka, and you can imagine a truly horrendous monster...