The Murder Game (Doctor Who (BBC Paperback)) [Paperback]

Steve Lyons (Author)

Book Description

Series: Doctor Who (BBC Paperback) | Publication Date: January 1998

It is the year 2146. Answering a distress call from the dilapidated Hotel Galaxian, the Tardis crew discover a games enthusiast is using the hotel to host a murder-mystery weekend. But then it seems that someone is taking the games too seriously.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: BBC Books (January 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0563405651
• ISBN-13: 978-0563405658
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,338,167 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great story with interesting new aliens, October 18, 2000

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"grrreg" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Murder Game (Doctor Who (BBC Paperback)) (Paperback)

Another story featuring the underutilised TARDIS crew of the second Doctor, Ben and Polly.

The TARDIS arrives on a space station in 2146. Originally a luxury hotel, it has fallen on hard times and is being used to host a murder mystery hotel. However, someone is taking the "murder" aspect of the game far too seriously...

Waiting in the wings are the Selachians, an alien race with a serious axe to grind after years of persecution, who are after something in the hotel which will help them revenge their mistreatment. They are quite complex, rather than being simple killing machines that many alien races are depicted as in Doctor Who.

The novel features good portrayals of Ben and Polly, who show stronger feelings for each other than have otherwise been portrayed. This doesn't surprise me, as they more-or-less flirted with each other at various points.

While the story is not as complex as many Doctor Who novels, however this suits the period of the show in which this story is set. It doesn't require familiarity with the show to be enjoyed.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Doctor Who Mystery, May 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Murder Game (Doctor Who (BBC Paperback)) (Paperback)

This was a great cross-over book, mystery to science fiction. Doctor Who, Ben and Polly, receive a distress call and materialize on a mostly abandoned hotel ship, where a mystery weekend is being sponsored with a handful of guests. The presence of the Doctor and his companions make just enough people on the ship for the participants to play the game. Until real dead bodies begin to turn up! The only part about this book I didn't like were the baddies, the Selachians; shark-like aliens who stomp around the hotel ship in their own version of astronaut suits which provide the Selachians with the watery atmosphere they need to survive. I thought this was a bit _too_ wierd, but they did their job as bad guys well enough!

5.0 out of 5 stars my second Doctor novel, December 31, 2009

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Rayna Nielsen "Lady 42" (New Orleans, LA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Murder Game (Doctor Who (BBC Paperback)) (Paperback)

The Murder Game (Dr. Who Series) by Steve Lyons is yet another great Doctor adventure. The Doctor follows a distress call to the year 2146 and the run down Hotel Galaxian. Here he finds a role-playing murder mystery game about to get underway. Soon however the game becomes all too real. There are twist and turns in the story in true Doctor fashion and the introduction of the Selachians an alien aquatic warrior race.

The second Doctor travels with two companions in this novel, Ben and Polly. I have never seen an episode with this Doctor but it simply doesn't matter. Even without being able to picture the second Doctor in my head, just knowing the Doctor and his personality was enough to quickly get me into this story.