Vampire Science (Dr. Who Series) [Paperback]

Jonathan Blum (Author), Kate Orman (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dr. Who Series | Publication Date: January 1998

In the days when the Time Lords were young, their war with the Vampires cost trillions of lives on countless worlds. Now the Vampires have been sighted again, in San Francisco. The Doctor, aided by Sam, must find a way to stop them.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: London Bridge (Mm) (January 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 056340566X
• ISBN-13: 978-0563405665
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,793,681 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The television movie taken to the next logical step, February 7, 2000

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Greg McElhatton (Arlington, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vampire Science (Dr. Who Series) (Paperback)

What if the Doctor Who television movie was picked up as an ongoing series? What would it have looked like? What would be the tone? These are clearly thoughts that went through Jonathan Blum's and Kate Orman's heads as they wrote VAMPIRE SCIENCE.

Blum and Orman manage to capture the slick feel of the telemovie so well it seems effortless; you can almost see Paul McGann and company flying down the streets of San Francisco (via Vancouver) as the vampire menace rears its ugly head.

Blum and Orman manage to capture the new Doctor's mannerisms and personality excellently, and their story manages to both take on the same tone as the telemovie, while at the same time expanding the scope and blowing the "budget" through the roof. VAMPIRE SCIENCE is one of the few early Eighth Doctor novels that really feels like an entity in its own right, not a "generic Doctor" story with the serial numbers filed off.

A clever plot, great characterization, and excellent prose; this is a wonderful addition to the Doctor Who mythos. Very well done.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Finally, the series is on the right track!, June 24, 1998

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This review is from: Vampire Science (Dr. Who Series) (Paperback)

This is the 2nd book in the new Dr. Who series by BBC books and only the third novel to feature the 8th Doctor. Finally, the books are on the right track with their portrayal of this new Doctor for the '90's. Authors Orman and Blum manage to not only capture the personality as presented by actor Paul McGann in the TV Movie, but expand on it in lots of clever ways. The Doctor's penchant for little magic tricks; whimsical changes of subject and driving a VW around San Fransisco are great extensions of the character. It's hard to believe that there are only 90 minutes of film on which to base this character as they have made him so 3-dimensional. Unfortunately, his new companion, Sam, dosen't fare as well. She comes off as a "clone" of Ace, a companion of the 7th Doctor's. The "one-off" compainion of Caroline works better in this story than Sam. The story itself is very successful in capturing the "Doctor Who for the '90's" spirit that the TV Movie exuded by setting the vampires in the "goth" nightclub scene that is rampant in most major cities these days. The vampires themselves are well rounded characters and fit into the mythos of Anne Rice quite nicely. There is also a lot of humor laced throughout. I loved the vampire snail story! An attempt is made to throw in the "traditional Dr. Who monster" near the climax, but it wasn't really needed as the story's strength comes from the fact that it bucks tradition. I'd like to see more in the sereies like this.

4.0 out of 5 stars E-Space nemesis returns, January 10, 2012

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S. C. ONeil "Sith Geek" (Maryland USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vampire Science (Dr. Who Series) (Paperback)

I didn't enjoy this book as much as the first in the new series. One of the Time Lord's oldest and greatest enemies resurfaces in San Francisco and Sam and the Eighth Doctor rush to stop a possibly disastrous confrontation between UNIT and a newly discovered Vampire cell. A lot of this book is spent giving you an impression of the Doctor's new personality, both through his statements and Sam's observations of him. Is he a pacifist that will do anything to find a peaceful solution, or is he simply trying to hold back a violent desire to destroy a threat to the universe. There are interesting characters in this book, but at times the story seemed forced around an attempt to flesh out the new Doctor's personality. Still a good read, but not as riveting as most others in the series.