Product Description

The third Quick Read title featuring Doctor Who.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #24931 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-28
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 112 pages

Synopsis
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 Doctor and Martha as played by David Tennant and Freema Agyeman in the acclaimed hit series from BBC Television.

From the Publisher
Doctor Who battles the Cyberman in the latest bestselling adventure

About the Author
Terrance Dicks was born in East Ham, London, in 1935. After graduating from Cambridge, he began work in the advertising industry before moving over to television as a writer. In 1968, he began working on Doctor Who. He has written over fifty Doctor Who novels and has also been a prolific author of books for children.

Customer Reviews

You gotta love Dicks
A very enjoyable ickle read. Terrence Dicks really nails the Doctors quirky character, I love the Cybermens new base and the references to it are funny too, read it and see....

Does what it says on the tin!
I think it is important to note that this is not intended to be an epic tale but simply a quick read. At merely 100 pages (large font at that) readers will polish this off in no time.

That aside the plot content is perfectly acceptable providing a fast, fun Doctor Who adventure against that classic mechanised menace - the Cybermen. A bargain at less than two pounds.

The book ties up the slight continuity issue that some Cybermen were created on earth and had therefore never travelled through the void so would not have been sucked into the void at the end of the 2nd season. This story deals with a small Cyber-contingent that were left behind.

Another brilliant Doctor Who Quick-Read from Terrance Dicks
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In 2007 Terrance Dicks provided us Who fans with the ace 'Made Of Steel' - it was well paced, fun and exciting - everything a good Doctor Who story should be. And now we have 'Revenge of the Judoon', which if anything, is even better!

Set in 1902 at the dawn of the 20th century the Doctor and Martha get to meet King Edward VII in the form of a ace adventure taking the form of the classic Who scenario - psuedo-historical setting where advanced technology is being involved way before its time.

It's a great idea updated very well. Martha is utilised well and Terrance Dicks has toned down the slight cheesiness of the 10th Doctor found in 'Made of Steel' and he now comes across as a far more serious character, befitting of his title as a Time Lord. The supporting roles are really well done too, Captain Harry Carruthers, a man in the employ of the King stepping in to fill one of those crucial 'one-off-companion-esque' roles.

This is a very fast story, taking place on an epic global scale going from Scotland to London to the Middle East all in the space of a day. But where Dicks succeeds is boiling this epic scale down to tightly paced dialogue and snappy action scenes where we see our heroes forced to make fast decisions in order to save the day.

My only criticisms would be in the title of the book itself. The Judoon are neither the main 'villains' in this story and while their upwards-rain-building-transport technology appears early on, they themselves don't appear till much later. For a story called 'Revenge of the Judoon', they neither do much revenge or even feature in the story that much.

That said though, it's only a minor quibble and on the whole this is a fantastic book, quick to read and at a great price too. Well worth getting!