Product Description

A fifth Doctor and Turlough novel in which the TARDIS materializes on the far side of the moon. The year is 1878, and the Doctor meets up with an expedition led by Captain Richard Halliwell. Why does history hold no record of Victorian space travel?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #701379 in Books
• Published on: 2000-08-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 283 pages

Customer Reviews

Victorian Spacemen? BRILLIANT
A truly exceptional read that serves to capture everything great about the TV series while including an all-new plot. The Fifth Doctor and Turlough are perfectly presented as an uncertain but well-fuctioning team, Turlough's essential selfishness being counterbalanced by the Doctor's inspiration to do the right thing while the Doctor's wide range of knowledge allows the Fifth to help the expedition even without leading them like his other selves might have done.

Even the use of the rarely-seen Kamelion works well, the android getting some effective characterisation as he provides vital aid in the resolution of the crisis (AND in a manner that accounts for Queen Victoria's actions in "Tooth & Claw" into the bargain; talk about precognitive!), while the supporting cast are well-presented and provide truly engaging personalities for the readers to enjoy.

And as for the setting...

Exceptional location, intriguing villains, and an engaging mystery that culminates in a highly satisfactory manner that ties up all loose ends while making it clear that all concerned have been affected by their time with the Doctor; EXACTLY as it should be.

jules verne writes doctor who
A slightly more ambitious piece of work than bulis' usual writings, but still as supremely readable as he always manages, this finds the fifth doctor and turlough involved with victorian astronauts in a story that is a definite homage to Jules Verne.

You can't really imagine this one having been done on tv, and it doesn't quite fit the era and would possibly have been stronger as a third doctor story. But it's still a good and entertaining read

The most enjoyable Doctor Who book I have read in years
I have not been a regular readed of the 'new' Doctor Who books but the ones I have read I have usually found dull and out of character for the series. However, this was not only the most enjpoyable Doctor Who book I have read for a long time but the most enjoyable book period. The story is well structured and paced and never drags, the narrative is continually moving on to progress the story and I really didn't want to put the book down. I only wish it had been thicker so that I could have enjoyed it for longer. You may not agree of course but that's my opinion