Product Description

When a naval cruiser sinks in mysterious circumstances in the North Sea, all aboard are lost. Rose is saddened to learn that the brother of her friend, Keisha, was among the dead. And yet he appears to them as a ghostly apparition, begging to be saved from the coming feast...the feast of the drowned. As the dead crew haunt loved ones all over London, the Doctor and Rose are drawn into a chilling mystery. What sank the ship, and why? When the cruiser's wreckage was towed up the Thames, what sinister force came with it?The river's dark waters are hiding an even darker secret, as preparations for the feast near their conclusion...This work features the Doctor and Rose as played by David Tennant and Billie Piper in the acclaimed hit series from BBC Television.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #28838 in Books
• Published on: 2006-04-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

Synopsis
When a naval cruiser sinks in mysterious circumstances in the North Sea, all aboard are lost. Rose is saddened to learn that the brother of her friend, Keisha, was among the dead. And yet he appears to them as a ghostly apparition, begging to be saved from the coming feast...the feast of the drowned. As the dead crew haunt loved ones all over London, the Doctor and Rose are drawn into a chilling mystery. What sank the ship, and why? When the cruiser's wreckage was towed up the Thames, what sinister force came with it?The river's dark waters are hiding an even darker secret, as preparations for the feast near their conclusion...This work features the Doctor and Rose as played by David Tennant and Billie Piper in the acclaimed hit series from BBC Television.

Customer Reviews

terror in the thames
an original novel featuring the tenth doctor who and his companion rose tyler. as usual with these it runs for 248 pages approx, can be read by readers of all ages, and tells an original story not one based on a tv episode.

the regular cast are well captured on the printed page, all the mannerisms of the characters coming across exactly as you would expect.

the story involves the loss of a royal navy vessel, and relatives of those on board being haunted by their ghosts. but is there more to it than meets the eye? the whole of london faces a deadly threat from beneath the river thames. can the doctor save the day?

grounded in present day london like so much of the early episodes of the new series, this starts very well with an intriguing set up. whilst it does devolve into a more standard runaround of a story later on, there's some decent stuff here. good supporting characters, an old friend of rose's who is strongly characterised thanks to a good subplot about her personal life, and quite an original alien race, who make for some creepy moments.

not the best in the range, but a slightly above average entry

A little bit disappointing
I found this book a little bit disappointing. It is still good, but not nearly as good as I was expecting. It has some good one-liners and I suppose if your looking for a book about water monsters feasting on living drowned people this is just the thing! I'd still recommend you to read it!

very very good book
a good book for a fan, or anyone after a good read. fantastic plot with well built charicters( other than the obviose ones) and a good set. in the middle there is a little too much time where nothing happens, but it all leads to a good ending. all of the books of this type, for example, THE STONE ROSE and THE ART OF DISTRUCTION are very good reads. good for all. the audio book is great as well