Doctor Who: Scratchman

, #20

Hardcover, 295 pages

English language

Published Jan. 24, 2019 by BBC Books.

ISBN:
978-1-78594-390-4
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4 stars (4 reviews)

In his first-ever Doctor Who novel, Tom Baker’s incredible imagination is given free rein. A story so epic it was originally intended for the big screen, Scratchman is a gripping, white-knuckle thriller almost forty years in the making.

The Doctor, Harry and Sarah Jane Smith arrive at a remote Scottish island, when their holiday is cut short by the appearance of strange creatures – hideous scarecrows, who are preying on the local population. The islanders are living in fear, and the Doctor vows to save them all. But it doesn’t go to plan – the time travellers have fallen into a trap, and Scratchman is coming for them.

With the fate of the universe hanging in the balance, the Doctor must battle an ancient force from another dimension, one who claims to be the Devil. Scratchman wants to know what the Doctor is most afraid of. And the Doctor’s worst …

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reviewed Doctor Who: Scratchman by James Goss (Adventures of the 4th Doctor, #20)

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5 stars

A script for a possible feature-length Doctor Who movie in the 1970s is reborn as a novel written by the Fourth Doctor himself (Tom Baker) with a little help from James Goss who was responsible for the equally marvelous City of Death novelization among other things. Having Baker himself as the reader for the audiobook is some very delicious icing on the cake and much like his acting in his Big Finish adventures, he shows no signs of slowing down. I'm still waiting on my hardcover edition to come in the mail, but from what I listened to, the story showcases the essence of what made Philip Hinchcliffe's Doctor Who so riveting.

In the words of the Fourth Doctor himself, "Marvelous! Absolutely marvelous!"

Slated for February here in the States.

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  • Fiction, science fiction, general