Pentapod reviewed Doctor Who
Review of 'Doctor Who' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Had to order this book shipped from the UK as it wasn't available in Canada, but fortunately Waterstones was able to ship internationally. It's a very short collection, theoretically of 16 short stories but some can't really be called that - a two page introduction, or a poem, for example.
Authors include three New Who showrunners (Russell T Davis, Steven Moffat and Chris Chibnall) as well as Who episode writers Neil Gaiman and Mark Gatiss. They're all written with the 13th doctor (Jodie Whittaker) as the Doctor and generally do a pretty good job of getting her "voice" right, however they're wildly varied in their apparent target audience. Some seem to be aimed at very young fans who probably don't even remember another Doctor; while others seem to reference such obscure points of classic Who lore that even someone who grew up watching Tom Baker in the 80s didn't catch …
Had to order this book shipped from the UK as it wasn't available in Canada, but fortunately Waterstones was able to ship internationally. It's a very short collection, theoretically of 16 short stories but some can't really be called that - a two page introduction, or a poem, for example.
Authors include three New Who showrunners (Russell T Davis, Steven Moffat and Chris Chibnall) as well as Who episode writers Neil Gaiman and Mark Gatiss. They're all written with the 13th doctor (Jodie Whittaker) as the Doctor and generally do a pretty good job of getting her "voice" right, however they're wildly varied in their apparent target audience. Some seem to be aimed at very young fans who probably don't even remember another Doctor; while others seem to reference such obscure points of classic Who lore that even someone who grew up watching Tom Baker in the 80s didn't catch all the references. Some are good (is Neil Gaiman ever NOT good?) and some are fairly meh. They're also accompanied by a series of generally charming illustrations.
Proceeds from the book go to support the Children In Need charity so I don't begrudge spending the money, but overall I'm a little disappointed there wasn't more to the book.