The fifth Doctor and Nyssa are trapped in a house with no exits, where all the residents claim to have died -- are the Doctor and Nyssa dead too? Romance blossoms when the Tardis lands in Ancient Rome.
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Trippy, but never short,
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This review is from: More Short Trips: A Collection of Short Stories (Doctor Who Series) (Paperback)
There have been several short-fiction "Doctor Who" anthologies over the years. This certainly is one of them! The stories found here suffer from sameness... most are about 25 pages in length and lack the punchy, final impact that would highlight a superior short story collection. Most Doctors get featured twice; many of the writers have never been heard from, before or since this collection came out. While original concepts are to be treasured in full-length DW novels, ironically More Short Trips work best when gazing inward, at past DW adventures: "Return of the Spiders" is best in the collection, followed by "Romans Cutaway". The Doctor-less stories, which could have been special, are alas of dubious note: "The Sow in Rut" is a K-9 & Company adventure, bizarrely played for laughs. Two short-shorts ("Missing") examine Mel's departure. The Nth Doctor story, "Good Companions", is striking for its portrayal of an older Tegan, while the funny "uPVC" manages to nail both the 2nd and 7th Doctors, each in full caricature. Maybe that's when Short Trips work best -- light, funny, and continuity-heavy. Special mention to "64 Carlysle Street", the beleaguered Gary Russell's best-ever DW work, hilarious and lightning-sharp. There's not a whole lot here to carry with you into everyday life, but the stories are mildly diverting, and perhaps best read one at a time, in between other BBC novels featuring particular Doctor/companions pairings.
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This review is from: More Short Trips: A Collection of Short Stories (Doctor Who Series) (Paperback)
The Short Trips series of Dr Who stories is perfect for people just starting an interest in Dr Who. A reader can find out about all the different doctors at once. But the stories are enjoyable for the long-time Dr Who fans as well.
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Like a mixed bag of jelly babies. Avoid the green ones.,
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This review is from: More Short Trips: A Collection of Short Stories (Doctor Who Series) (Paperback)
You places your bets, you takes your chances. No one can get it right every time, and not everyone can get it right just one time. The stories in this book are of mixed nature and quality, throwing together every incarnation of the Doctor to date with most of his companions -- and, in the case of one story in particular, a version of the Doctor I don't think we've encountered yet (did any TV Doctor have a companion named Anna, or did I just miss that one?). It's a grab bag of authors and stories, worth reading in most cases (the two stories titled "Missing" are to be missed, though). Not every story is for everyone but then, not everyone is for every story.
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