Doctor Who: Dead of Winter
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4.3 • 12 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
In a remote clinic in 18th century Italy, a lonely girl writes to her mother. She tells of pale English aristocrats and mysterious Russian nobles. She tells of intrigues and secrets, and strange faceless figures that rise up from the sea. And she tells about the enigmatic Mrs Pond, who arrives with her husband and her trusted physician.
What the girl doesn't tell her mother is the truth that everyone at the clinic knows and no one says – that the only people who come here do so to die.
An adventure set in 18th century Italy, featuring the Eleventh Doctor as played by Matt Smith and his companions Amy and Rory.
Customer Reviews
Worth it
I really enjoyed this one. Great story I'd love to see on the show haha, memorable characters..a good read.
It's so pro
I would really reccomend this book
OK, but could have used more work ...
I've been a long time Doctor Who fan (since the late 1970s, early 1980s) and have read a lot of books. What has always been the strength of Doctor Who is the writing (yes, there were some flops, but generally speaking). I found this book to be one that had a lot of promise, some interesting ideas, but just didn't quite deliver. Easily predictable (though I have to admit, even when my predictions of the first 1/4 of the book turned out to be true in the last pages I was still excited by the revelation), and a little too cliche in the portrayal of the characters. That said, I'd also say the author portrays the Doctor in such a way as to make him not likable … as uncaring … going so far as to have another character say he really doesn't have emotions, as much as ticks them off a list. There were a few areas where grammar seemed off (UK vs English perhaps), and where one character is quoted almost verbatim later in the book, but is attributed to another character. It may be that we didn't get a scene where the second character says almost the same thing, but without giving anything away, it seems more likely the author lost track of what character was doing what and when.
All said, its Doctor Who. It had a great premise. Had me guessing as to who the big bad was (and coming up with a variety of possibilities that could have worked) and thinking back over the history of Doctor Who. I wouldn't recommend it as the top of the list, but would say it was fun.