'doctor Who': the Rising Night (BBC Audio) [Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Scott Handcock (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 30, 2009 | Series: BBC Audio

When Harry Winter goes out collecting rocks to repair the wall around his father's farm, he makes a fatal mistake. He disturbs Lucifer's Tombstone, and awakens something demonic and dreadful...The TARDIS arrives in the 18th Century village of Thornton Rising in the Yorkshire Moors - a village cut off from the world by an all-consuming darkness, where the sun has not risen for three weeks. Farm animals have been attacked, people have gone missing, and strange lights have been seen in the sky. The Doctor soon becomes involved in a nightmarish adventure, helped by a young local woman named Charity. But who is feeding on the blood of the locals, and where will the carnage stop...? Written specially for audio by Scott Handcock, "The Rising Night" is read by Michelle Ryan, who played Christina in the TV episode "Planet of the Dead". 'It's hard to keep up with the stunning (and high quality) releases from BBC AUDIO' - "Eye of Horus".

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: BBC Audiobooks (July 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1408409380
• ISBN-13: 978-1408409381
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,012,648 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Honest Opinion: You Should Pass it Up, October 9, 2009

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Lakisha D. Smith "Lakisha Smith" (Tennessee, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doctor Who: The Rising Night: An Exclusive Audio Adventure (Audio CD)

I was excited about this audiobook because its preview reminded me of "Forever Autumn" -- something spooky and mysterious. Sadly, it was a major let down when I finally listened to it. There were some good spots. I mean, it's the Doctor - and his character has that wit that is often hilarious. Yet, even with that, the story lacked any real substance.

I would even go so far as to say it is mostly boring. I'd get one of the other audiobooks. The Nemonite Invasion (through Audible) was awesome -- as was The Forever Trap and Pest Control. Prisoner of the Daleks is a good one too! Or, you could wait for "Day of the Troll" which will be read by David Tennant.

So, all in all, I feel it isn't worth it.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Struggled to finish this one. Quite boring., October 6, 2009

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Music Lover. (England.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Doctor Who: The Rising Night: An Exclusive Audio Adventure (Audio CD)

The story could have been all right, I guess, but I didn't much like the way it was read. Michelle Ryan's voice got on my nerves for some reason. Nothing really stood out in the story to gain my interest (though on paper it sounded like it would be good) and I just felt it was something of nothing really. Maybe it would have been good if it had been read by someone else, but as it is, it just felt tedious to listen to, and even though it may have been much better if the reading had been done differently or with a different voice, it still would not have been an outstanding and memorable story. In fact, I tried quite a few times to get to the end of this story without falling asleep, and after the 5th attempt, (five nights later) gave up and forced myself to stay awake to listen to the end, but still cannot recall exactly what happened, and usually some of these stories are so riveting that they keep me entrhalled right to the end and then I spend a few moments basking in the memory of them, but this one was so uninteresting it really bordered on boring.

Basically, dull as ditchwater. - Should have got Catherine Tate, or Russell Tovey to do the reading. The end result may have been totally different then. Michelle Ryan just rushed through it at times, with a very monotonous voice.
Nothing like the brilliance of The Forever Trap, which was read perfectly by Catharine Tate. That one was great. This, I'm afraid, is just a great big flop.