Doctor Who Dead of Winter (Audible Audio Edition) James Goss Clare Corbett BBC Worldwide Limited Books
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The Dead are not alone. There is something in the mist and it talks to them.
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 from the sea. And she tells about the enigmatic Mrs Pond, who arrives with her husband and her physician. What she doesn't tell her mother is the truth that everyone knows and no one says that the only people who come here do so to die.
Doctor Who Dead of Winter (Audible Audio Edition) James Goss Clare Corbett BBC Worldwide Limited Books
A review in the July 2011 issue of British science fiction magazine SFX declared Dead of Winter the best of "the strongest batch of (Doctor Who novelizations) for quite some time," awarding it four out of five stars. Having read several of others, too, I'm inclined to agree.One of the pleasures of these spin-offs is how they allow you deeper into the minds of the characters than the show can, granting insight into their personalities and motivations. Author James Goss exploits this opportunity by constructing the book's chapters as alternating letters and diary entries from the first person perspective of various protagonists, including Amy, Rory and (only rarely) the Doctor himself. The other main characters also get a chance to make their voices heard, which convincingly brings them to life.
For a Who fan like me, it's the opportunity to get inside the heads of the main three that really rewards. Rory benefits the most, as he doesn't get a lot of screen time. In Dead of Winter, we learn a lot more about his insecurities and what makes him stick around, despite often feeling like a third wheel.
Check out how, in the middle of a crisis, Goss gives us a peek into how Rory tries to makes sense of the tangled feelings of love, envy, resentment and appreciation that must be his constant companions on the TARDIS: " Amy always knows exactly what to do. Even if she doesn't, she acts like she does. Running through a burning spaceship, laughing. Trust me, she's just the same down the supermarket. Every now and then, I get left behind. I love you, Amy Pond. I know that. I really think you love me too. Sometimes. Well, I wonder if it's just that you really, really, really love me because you do, and sometimes if it's just that you slightly love me just because of the way that meeting the Doctor meddled with your childhood. If you see what I mean. See, now, that bit makes me cross. Cross because I don't like that thought as it works out badly whatever way you look at it. I'm cross that the Doctor messed up your head, but if he hadn't, perhaps we wouldn't be married. So maybe I should be grateful. The next thing I tell you is a lie, the last thing I told you was the truth. Bang."
Lovely. It sounds like you're right inside his head as he works through his mixed emotions. The way he compares Amy reactions to a cosmic crisis to a supermarket run is classic. It reminds us of the characters humanity, and the deep bonds between them.
Of course, being Rory, some of his thoughts are marvelous throw-aways, like this one: "The hospital once organised a Fun Run. There is, trust me, no such thing."
Amy also tells some of the story, sounding very Amy-ish, as in this early entry where a rollicking TARDIS draws them to their upcoming adventure: "Something else exploded, and the ship lurched again. You know that terrible feeling on an airplane when you hit turbulence and suddenly remember that you're in a thin metal tube that really has very little business being miles off the ground? That! I could just see across to a large screen which showed us tumbling through the Time Vortex like ball bearings down a drain. 'Something pretty bad's happening nearby in the space-time continuum,' the Doctor shouted over the noise. `The TARDIS is a terrible rubbernecker - like a little old lady, she can't resist slowing down for a gawp at a car crash in the next lane. Bless.'"
Goss does a great job moving his creepy story along while giving us extraordinarily vivid characterizations. He also captures something few Who projects do - the sense of melancholy the Doctor must experience on an almost-daily basis, because, no matter how many people he saves, there are others he must let go. They are doomed by history, as there is only so much the Doctor can change the past without serious repercussions. The most he may be capable of is paying witness to their fate and easing their way as best he can. While many Who books are fun reads, Dead of Winter made me really think about what life must be like for these adventurers.
There's a particularly lovely passage very near the end of the book where the Doctor describes his role in affairs that offer no easy ending. Quoting it here wouldn't ruin the story for you, but as it comes so late in the book, I think I better not, lest River Song show up and chide me for "spoilers!" Plus, it's a quote best enjoyed in context.
And enjoy it you should. This is probably the best Who tie-in I've read. It's unique story structure may not work for everyone, but I could say the same of the show itself, especially in the Moffat era. Dead of Winter is written in a way that's non-traditional and unafraid to take risks - sounds like a certain guy I know who can make even a Fez look cool, no?
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Doctor Who Dead of Winter (Audible Audio Edition) James Goss Clare Corbett BBC Worldwide Limited Books Reviews
I bought the hardback when this book first came out, and spent the money for the Audible version and just listened through it again. That tells you how much I liked it! It is one of my favorite Doctor Who novels. I love the atmospheric story and every twist and turn of the plot. I know others have said that the characterizations are not good, but I disagree. I think maybe they missed one of the turns.... Anyhow, buy it and enjoy!
I was a little skeptical at first after reading some of the reviews, and the style it is written in is a little different than most of the DW books out there, but this turned out to be one hell of a good book! The writing style is comparable to world war z as it is first hand accounts and letters/journal exerts, but it really holds together well. I would say this book is a little "darker" than most of the DW books out there, but is still mild enough for all ages. It is a very gripping novel, has a very creative plot, and will keep you guessing till the end. Definitely a must read!
A definite good read this book was my first to read, and I'm glad I picked it, Doctor Who dead of winter isn't one of the most popular 11th Doctor books, I feel it's underrated! A great storyline with amazing characters, this particular book was written in a Diffrent style than your average Doctor who novel, it's filled with jurnal entry's, letters, diaries etc.
The book pans out from different aspects of each character, while still maintaining its simplicity.
An absolute gem, although it got just a tad eventles in between, but that was only for 1 or 2 chapters, this is defiantly one of those adventures they'd have in between seasons, it's worth reading on a holiday!
Great story. The Doctor,Amy and Roy end up on France, at the verge of French Revolution, in a clinic to treat consumption or TURBECULOSIS, that had no cure at that period. This clinic has , however a high rate of Cure. That calls the Doctor attention. What was behind the cure was much more scary than the disease itself. Roy ends up as patient and the price to cure him is too high. Even the Doctor Getz reluctant to pay for it.
History is very well conducted and things keep changing all the time. NOTHING is what it seems. I felt myself like a TArdis inside time vortex. Spinning , round and round and at awesome speed. When I though I had landed and was getting a firm ground on what was going on in story, who was who, Allons there I went round and round , spinning again. Couldn't drop book til last page.
This one was very good--probably my favourite of the 11th Doctor books. I enjoyed the alternating points of view the story is told in--the reader is either inside the head of one of the TARDIS trio, or reading letters and journal entries from the patients at the clinic. It's a very interesting story--a seemingly benign clinic, with something sinister lurking beneath--people being cured who should be dying and ghosts dancing on the beach. Other reviewers have complained about the TARDIS trio acting out of character, and for the first little while, this does seem to be the case. Not entirely satisfying reasons are given for this near the beginning--the old sci-fi staple of memory loss--but right around the middle of the book one word from a little girl flips what you thought was happening completely on its head, and everything is suddenly explained in what I thought was a brilliantly clever way. (I'll say no more about it because you should read it for yourself--spoilers, sweetie). Even after the big revelation, the problem of the clinic remains to be resolved, so the story keeps you interested the whole way through. There's good drama, good humour, and, of course, an awful lot of running. It's a fitting addition to the Who universe.
A review in the July 2011 issue of British science fiction magazine SFX declared Dead of Winter the best of "the strongest batch of (Doctor Who novelizations) for quite some time," awarding it four out of five stars. Having read several of others, too, I'm inclined to agree.
One of the pleasures of these spin-offs is how they allow you deeper into the minds of the characters than the show can, granting insight into their personalities and motivations. Author James Goss exploits this opportunity by constructing the book's chapters as alternating letters and diary entries from the first person perspective of various protagonists, including Amy, Rory and (only rarely) the Doctor himself. The other main characters also get a chance to make their voices heard, which convincingly brings them to life.
For a Who fan like me, it's the opportunity to get inside the heads of the main three that really rewards. Rory benefits the most, as he doesn't get a lot of screen time. In Dead of Winter, we learn a lot more about his insecurities and what makes him stick around, despite often feeling like a third wheel.
Check out how, in the middle of a crisis, Goss gives us a peek into how Rory tries to makes sense of the tangled feelings of love, envy, resentment and appreciation that must be his constant companions on the TARDIS " Amy always knows exactly what to do. Even if she doesn't, she acts like she does. Running through a burning spaceship, laughing. Trust me, she's just the same down the supermarket. Every now and then, I get left behind. I love you, Amy Pond. I know that. I really think you love me too. Sometimes. Well, I wonder if it's just that you really, really, really love me because you do, and sometimes if it's just that you slightly love me just because of the way that meeting the Doctor meddled with your childhood. If you see what I mean. See, now, that bit makes me cross. Cross because I don't like that thought as it works out badly whatever way you look at it. I'm cross that the Doctor messed up your head, but if he hadn't, perhaps we wouldn't be married. So maybe I should be grateful. The next thing I tell you is a lie, the last thing I told you was the truth. Bang."
Lovely. It sounds like you're right inside his head as he works through his mixed emotions. The way he compares Amy reactions to a cosmic crisis to a supermarket run is classic. It reminds us of the characters humanity, and the deep bonds between them.
Of course, being Rory, some of his thoughts are marvelous throw-aways, like this one "The hospital once organised a Fun Run. There is, trust me, no such thing."
Amy also tells some of the story, sounding very Amy-ish, as in this early entry where a rollicking TARDIS draws them to their upcoming adventure "Something else exploded, and the ship lurched again. You know that terrible feeling on an airplane when you hit turbulence and suddenly remember that you're in a thin metal tube that really has very little business being miles off the ground? That! I could just see across to a large screen which showed us tumbling through the Time Vortex like ball bearings down a drain. 'Something pretty bad's happening nearby in the space-time continuum,' the Doctor shouted over the noise. `The TARDIS is a terrible rubbernecker - like a little old lady, she can't resist slowing down for a gawp at a car crash in the next lane. Bless.'"
Goss does a great job moving his creepy story along while giving us extraordinarily vivid characterizations. He also captures something few Who projects do - the sense of melancholy the Doctor must experience on an almost-daily basis, because, no matter how many people he saves, there are others he must let go. They are doomed by history, as there is only so much the Doctor can change the past without serious repercussions. The most he may be capable of is paying witness to their fate and easing their way as best he can. While many Who books are fun reads, Dead of Winter made me really think about what life must be like for these adventurers.
There's a particularly lovely passage very near the end of the book where the Doctor describes his role in affairs that offer no easy ending. Quoting it here wouldn't ruin the story for you, but as it comes so late in the book, I think I better not, lest River Song show up and chide me for "spoilers!" Plus, it's a quote best enjoyed in context.
And enjoy it you should. This is probably the best Who tie-in I've read. It's unique story structure may not work for everyone, but I could say the same of the show itself, especially in the Moffat era. Dead of Winter is written in a way that's non-traditional and unafraid to take risks - sounds like a certain guy I know who can make even a Fez look cool, no?
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