Product Description

One of a new series of adventure stories featuring the TV science fiction hero, Doctor Who. They call it the Dead Frontier; it's as far from home as the human race ever ventured. This is the planet where mankind dumped its waste and left its culture out in the sun to rot.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #352319 in Books
• Published on: 1999-08-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 314 pages

Customer Reviews

Unwanted Interference.
After the dull, tedious Interference book one, comes.. the dull, tedious Interference book two. Although not badly written and certainly better than say Longest Day, the Interference books are possibly the most boring books I have ever read. I had hoped book two would be more engaging than book one but sadly this was not the case. To be the fair the ending was a real suprise moment and is also very controversial. But it does'nt say much for the novels that I had to wait for around the 600 page mark before Interference became even remotely interesting.

Still Too Much Interference
In the second part of this substantial tale, Fitz finds his loyalties slipping, the Faction finds and loses its way, the 3rd Doctor discovers that there is something to be said for fate, Sam becomes the star of the show (or three) and the 8th Doctor struggles to face an uncertain future. You will either love these books or hate them, but as a new beginning of sorts they are a good place for fans to start reading the 8th Doctor's ongoing adventures.

The one thing that really troubles in this book is the blood and violence. There are fights, guns, torture... it goes far beyond anything that you might expect from the series. Now, while books offer that chance to break down the boundaries of TV - if the events run against the themes and sensabilities of the original, you're left wondering whether this has gone a step too far.

Overhyped and Underachieving, but not bad.
Miles' story picks up from where we left off at the end of Inteference Book 1 - and it is all one story with no real separation, so don't even think of reading this book if you haven't read book one yet. Seriously, it won't make any sense to you.

However, here things tail off somewhat from the levels the first book achieved. While there Miles was throwing out interesting plot-points and weaving a gripping tale, here he has to bring it all together and tell an actual story. And it doesn't really work. The Eighth Doctor's incarceration doesn't work because nothing is made of it, astounding given that it persisted almost throughout the first book and well into the second. And the motivations of his captors are just, well, unbelievable. You'll know what I mean when you've read it. The ending to the Eighth Doctor's section, when Miles tries to convey a wordless communication using words, doesn't work. Fitz's rebirth is one of the most convoluted things I've ever seen.

Meanwhile, something bad happens to the Third Doctor's continuity. I won't say anymore, other than to say that this didn't seem like the catastrophe I was expecting. Miles handles it well, writing something fitting that works well in the current storylines. But there are other problems with the Third Doctor's storyline, most notably the lack of any explaination as to what drew him to Dust in the first place.

But the real problem with this book is that the Eighth Doctor's story feels far too long - there's not actually a whole lot happening, and it certainly doesn't feel more than the average book - and the Third Doctor's story feels too short - it goes there, does it's stuff, but very little actually happens. It feels more like an extended story from Short Trips than something of worth of its own.

Overall, it's a good read, though mainly on the grounds of things that carry over from the first book. Not bad, not good, just kinda there.