Doctor Who Doctor Who: the Wheel of Ice, (Paperback)

from 71psh

I really enjoyed this book. It captured the feel of a classic Troughton story perfectly, so much so that on occassion it felt like I was reading a missing story from Pat's tenure.

from Inkwind

Being an avid fan of Doctor Who and of reading, I supposed that the two together would make for a very excellent read. To give this book credit, it does have all manner of familiar staples of Doctor Who, including complex moral issues, proper English, and its fair share of wacky hijinks. If you'r...

from DLMorrese

Although this was published in 2012, it is a story of the second Doctor with companions Zoe and Jammie. The story is reminiscent of the Doctor Who adventure in which Zoe first appears, The Wheel in Space, which aired in 1968. The recordings of it, unfortunately, were 'misplaced' by the BBC and it...

from cdogzilla

Much as I love the show, and have read the novelisations of nearly all the classic series stories, I've only read a handful of the original novels and stories ("Harry Sullivan's War," "Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma," "Summer Falls," and the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Doctor 50th anniversary digital s...

from freelancer_frank

This is a book about social order. As usual with Baxter it is strong on temporal ideas (the lure across time, the mechanical Scot) while being a little clunky on the emotional side of character ('cowabunga grandad'...). The message, as with many Who stories, concerns the rights of sentient creatu...