Product Description

The Tardis lands the Doctor and Martha in the Lake District in 1909, where a small village has been terrorised by a giant, scaly monster. The search is on for the elusive "Beast of Westmorland," and explorers, naturalists and hunters from across the country are descending on the fells. King Edward VII himself is on his way to join the search, with a knighthood for whoever finds the Beast. But there is a more sinister presence at work in the Lakes than a mere monster on the rampage, and the Doctor is soon embroiled in the plans of an old and terrifying enemy. And as the hunters become the hunted, a desperate battle of wits begins - with the future of the entire world at stake...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #194777 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

From the Publisher
It's hunt and be hunted for the Doctor and Martha in turn-of-the-century Cumbria – the latest in the bestselling series of Doctor Who novels.

About the Author
Steve Cole:
Born in 1971, Steve Cole spent a happy childhood in rural Bedfordshire being loud and aspiring to amuse. He liked books, and so went to the University of East Anglia to read more of them. Later on he started writing them too, with titles ranging from pre-school poetry to Young Adult thrillers (with more TV and film tie-ins than he cares to admit to along the way). In other careers he has been the editor of Noddy magazine, the voice of a Dalek and an editor of fiction and nonfiction book titles for various publishers.

Customer Reviews

Return of the Zygons...
This seventh in BBC Books series of 10th Doctor novels finds the Doctor and Martha in 1909, battling the shape-shifting alien Zygons and their cybernetic slave creatures the Skarasen. Long-term Doctor Who fans will delight in the return of the Tom Baker-era Zygons, though despite one twist concerning the use of their shape-shifting powers it's fair to say that author Stephen Cole really doesn't bring that many new ideas to the fore, with this being a fairly predictable retread of 'Terror of the Zygons'. This novel is stuffed with plenty of action scenes that will excite younger readers (who, let's face it, are the target audience for these new BBC novels) but beyond that there are precious little interesting concepts or themes to engage any older readers. A fast-paced fun alien action adventure - 'Sting of the Zygons' is a professional but slightly hollow read. By no means a failiure, but neither is this one of the better of the new series novels.

Not the best in the series-but still good.
Having not watched the older Doctor Who episodes, I was intrigued to read about the Doctor's old enemy, 'The Zygons.' This book has some good action sequences, but overloads with too many characters to remember at some points, and location names can be hard to follow. However, once past this, it has some good plots (albeit some quite predicatable), and surprised me on more than one occasion with a plot twist.

Overall, a good read, but not up to scratch with some of the other books in the series.

A sting in the tale
Stephen Cole's latest original Doctor Who story, featuring the Tenth Doctor and medical student Martha Jones, sees the return of arguably the TV series' best realised and most grotesque villains; the pear-shaped shape-shifting Zygons. This time the aliens are operating in the Lake District in the early Twentieth Century, and the King himself is offering a reward to whoever can catch the gigantic beast that is terrorising the area. Whilst the story is basically a retread of the 1975 TV story, Stephen Cole brings wit, style and imagination to his rendering, and although pretty predictable for adults, this is perfect for its target audience - children from 8-15.