But don’t worry, it’s not too scary because the Doctor is there with Rose to giggle and laugh at everything along the way and make it alright. The Doctor finds that people are getting curse marks put on them and get visited by a particularly hairy and apologetic monster called Kevin and being ripped to pieces, *gasp*. On this planet, everything runs by steam engines (etc) and calls from some really quite impressive space ships and semi-robotic people (obviously). In this story the Doctor and Rose get stuck on the planet Starfall after entering the “zeg” – an atmospheric thing that stops any sort of technology working. If you love your space-y-ness then you really get your dose of it here. Space pirates are a serious and awesome business. This book definitely has some enjoyable and fun characters, that’s for sure. But Bobb and Kevin were also fantastic, funny, witty, and clever. The excitable little boy, Jimm, is such a sweetheart and I’d love to see his reaction if he ever got to fly in the TARDIS.
One of the best things about this book is that there are so many seriously loveable characters who I wish we could drag into other stories.
’ He stopped, frowned, and said apologetically, ‘Sorry, got a bit confused there.'” Turn every switch, push every lever, press every button and ford every stream. “‘Let’s just get on with it, shall we?’ he said, not unkindly. There are so many silly moments in this one and Rose takes them gracefully in her stride – impressive given how many times she is almost killed! It’s a nice easy read and filled with all those wonderful “technical” terms (that are mostly just gibberish) that make you guffaw at the silliness of the Doctor. I so, so, so enjoy the stories with David Tennant in them (not just because he is gorgeous) because he’s such a complete idiot as a Doctor. I really enjoyed this one! This is definitely one of the better Doctor Who novels that I’ve read. Doctor Who meets space pirates – nothing better, right? I’d seriously love to see this one televised and I adored all of the characters in it, especially Kevin and Jimm! And ooh, that sneaky plot twist was fantastic. This was a lot of fun and a fantastic adventure. Doctor Who: The Resurrection Casket by Justin Richards
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