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yep BORING!
By:
justin w richards, swansea, wales
Date:
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Rating:
1
words cant express how bloody boring this book is ok the chactures of the doc and peri are right but oh my god dont wast your money on it to find your self wishing you'd got a better one.
Kate Orman just gets better and better. This offering gives at different twist - seeing through the eyes of someone who doesn't know about the TARDIS, Timelords, that the Doctor is an alien. It isn't easy to remember that any given character, even the companions do NOT know the Doctor's full history. This is the sort of book I can imagine Companions such as Ian & Barbara, Victoria and others picking up, reading, and thinking "Naaah... can't be Him...."
I've been trying to put my finger on what it is that makes Kate Orman's novels so bloody good. The writing is crisp, the characterisation is always of a high standard, and the ideas are large and well developed. These things can be found in other DW authors works though. What separates Kate Orman is that her books have a real clarity to them, they're beautifully structured. Blue Box is a success on many levels; it's depiction of the Sixth Doctor and Peri, it's choice of location, it's supporting characters, and it's strong plot. I really don't think Kate Orman is capable of producing a novel that is anything less than engaging.
