Doctor Who: Revenge of the Judoon
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Publisher Description
The TARDIS brings the Doctor and Martha to Balmoral in 1902. Here they meet Captain Harry Carruthers - friend of the new king, Edward VII. Together they head for the castle to see the king - only to find that Balmoral Castle is gone, leaving just a hole in the ground. The Doctor realises it is the work of the Judoon - a race of ruthless intergalactic mercenary space police.
While Martha and Carruthers seek answers in London, the Doctor finds himself in what should be the most deserted place on Earth - and he is not alone.
With help from Arthur Conan Doyle, the Doctor and his friends discover a plot to take over the world. With time running out, who will fall victim to the revenge of the Judoon?
Featuring the tenth Doctor and Martha as played by David Tennant and Freema Agyeman in the acclaimed hit Doctor Who series from BBC Television.
Customer Reviews
Could have easily been an episode of the series
Weird as this may sound, I didn't get most of my enjoyment of Doctor Who back in the 1980s through the TV series, although I did watch it on my local PBS station. I got much of my enjoyment of Doctor Who through the Target novelizations. In my head, I wasn't limited by budget; my skull-cinema made those stories come alive --so much so that when I actually saw some of the episodes whose novelizations I'd read, I actually found myself a bit disappointed. What does this have to do with Revenge of the Judoon? Nothing really, except that this book reminded me very much of one of those Target novelizations. But this time, it's an original story, and it features what was, at the time of publication, the current Doctor and his companion. I very much enjoy this format, and hope there are many more of these to come.
As for the story itself, it's quite good. I do agree with reviewers who have noted that, for being included in the title, the Judoon play a relatively minor part in the story. But this didn't bother me. I knew about it going in, so that might have helped. But if you've read this far, then you know it as well. I could hear the dialogue in my head quite naturally, and I applaud Mr. Dicks for that. In short, if you're looking for a quick afternoon with the Doctor and Martha, you could do far worse than this fast-paced yarn.