Timewyrm: Exodus (The New Doctor Who Adventures) [Paperback]

Terrance Dicks (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: London Bridge (Mm) (June 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0426203577
• ISBN-13: 978-0426203575
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,353,630 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars The ending let me down..., June 4, 2002

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John S. Drew "drewshi" (Brewster, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Timewyrm: Exodus (The New Doctor Who Adventures) (Paperback)

I was very intrigued by the whole concept of the Nazi's occupying Britain in this second in a series of Timewyrm stories by Terrace Dicks. Dicks displays his knowledge of the Third Reich well and feeds it to the reader in a way that does not take away from the adventure in the story. The only problem I had with the story was the lame ending where we find out that it really isn't the Timewyrm that's been manipulating history directly, but rather the annoying War Lords from The War Games series. A fun read but a disappointing ending.

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4.0 out of 5 stars "What we're seeing here are the effects of interference.", October 17, 2001

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Andrew McCaffrey "The Grumpy Young Man" (Satellite of Love, Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Timewyrm: Exodus (The New Doctor Who Adventures) (Paperback)

It sounds strange to say this about something that is primarily set during the Second World War, but TIMEWYRM: EXODUS is an amazingly fun book to read. Of course, it's difficult to find anything in here that relates to the more disturbing elements of that war; this is the WWII of simplistic war films and novels, but it feels right at home with Terrance Dick's writing style.

As usual with Terrance Dick's books, the characterization of the regulars is excellent. His Doctor is spot on; Dicks makes it look easy. The Doctor gets all the best lines and all the best scenes. He even gets the best costume, shedding his regular coat for a creepy black leather jacket. Ace also gets some good scenes though there are one or two moments when she appears weaker than in past.

The plot runs at quite a pace and contains some of Dicks' best writing to date. The whole if-Hitler-won scenario is handled quite well. The view of what England would be like if it had lost the Second World War is interesting, but it is wisely kept to a short section before it can fall into one of the numerous science-fiction parallel universe clichés.

There are a few places where the author's Target television novelization experience comes back to haunt him. A few characters give away elements of the plot by having them explain things to each other that surely they would already know. But, thankfully, this is kept to a bare minimum.

The thought of the Doctor working his way behind the scenes in Nazi Germany is quite a disturbing concept. Although I usually dislike the stories in which the Doctor hangs out with historical figures, Dicks manages to successfully portray Adolf Hitler as a historical figure by showing him at several points along his life (Dicks would use this method even more successfully in his later book, Players, in his depiction of Winston Churchill). Having the Doctor meeting a real-life evil such as Hitler could have been an enormous disaster. Fortunately the events are handled with just the right amount of needed sensitivity.

There really isn't all that much to say about this book. It almost defies discussion. It's really good and that's all one needs to know.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good story....weak ending..., May 14, 2009

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This review is from: Timewyrm: Exodus (The New Doctor Who Adventures) (Paperback)

Terrance Dicks knows his dark settings. Gloom and doom, dark streets and thugs in jackboots, people trying to survive in a world gone MAD! This is his butter and bread, believe me. It seems that World War Two has gone all wrong, the Third Reich won and now the Doctor has to figure out where. Well, I mean when.
Yes, the Timewyrm is part of the problem. But there seem to be other factors involved and, being a fan who knows his Doctor Who history, I was filled with glee when I found out which of the old enemies had come back to deal with the Doctor. And I mean OLD, as from the black and white era of Doctor Who! But I will not say anything else. I am sure one of the other reviewers has given it away anyway, so why bother?
Terrance Dicks knows his Doctor Who and when allowed to build on it, to work outside the limits of a television series, he is brilliant. Buy it, enjoy it, keep it.