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Doctor Who: Salt of the Earth
The Third Doctor and Jo Grant arrive for a well-deserved holiday of sun and 'blokarting' on a salt lake in Australia in 2028. Weird sculptures adorn the landscape - statues carved from the salt. People have been leaving them in the salt lakes for years - but these look different. Grotesque, distorted figures twisted in pain. They don't last long in the rain and the wind, but they're just made of salt... Aren't they?
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Trudi Canavan
93 books6,660 followersTrudi Canavan was born in Kew, Melbourne, and grew up in Ferntree Gully, a suburb at the foothills of the Dandenongs.
In 1999 she won the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Short Story with “Whispers of the Mist Children”. In the same year she was granted a writers residency at Varuna Writers’ Centre in Katoomba, New South Wales.
In November 2001, The Magicians’ Guild was first published in Australia. The second book of the trilogy, The Novice, was published in June 2002 and was nominated for the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel. The third book The High Lord was released in January 2003 and was nominated for the Best Novel Ditmar category. All three books entered Australian top ten SF bestseller lists.
The Black Magician Trilogy reached the international market in 2004, published by HarperCollins’ EOS imprint in North America and Orbit Books in the UK. The trilogy is now rated by Nielsen BookScan as the most successful debut fantasy series of the last 10 years.
Trudi’s second trilogy, Age of the Five, has also enjoyed bestselling success. Priestess of the White reached No.3 in the Sunday Times hardback fiction bestseller list, staying in the top ten for six weeks.
In early 2006 Trudi signed a seven-figure contract with Orbit to write the prequel and sequel to the Black Magician Trilogy. The prequel, The Magician’s Apprentice was released in 2009 and won the Best Fantasy Novel category of the Aurealis Awards.
In 1999 she won the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Short Story with “Whispers of the Mist Children”. In the same year she was granted a writers residency at Varuna Writers’ Centre in Katoomba, New South Wales.
In November 2001, The Magicians’ Guild was first published in Australia. The second book of the trilogy, The Novice, was published in June 2002 and was nominated for the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel. The third book The High Lord was released in January 2003 and was nominated for the Best Novel Ditmar category. All three books entered Australian top ten SF bestseller lists.
The Black Magician Trilogy reached the international market in 2004, published by HarperCollins’ EOS imprint in North America and Orbit Books in the UK. The trilogy is now rated by Nielsen BookScan as the most successful debut fantasy series of the last 10 years.
Trudi’s second trilogy, Age of the Five, has also enjoyed bestselling success. Priestess of the White reached No.3 in the Sunday Times hardback fiction bestseller list, staying in the top ten for six weeks.
In early 2006 Trudi signed a seven-figure contract with Orbit to write the prequel and sequel to the Black Magician Trilogy. The prequel, The Magician’s Apprentice was released in 2009 and won the Best Fantasy Novel category of the Aurealis Awards.
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September 1, 2014
While blokarting on holiday in Australia, The Doctor and Jo Grant run across a bizarre type of salt that turns any life form it touches into a statue made of salt. Can the Doctor figure out what's creating the salt and stop it before he and Jo become the next salt statues? Of course he can! He's the Doctor...
I got this from Netgalley.
Doctor Who: Salt of the Earth, is the latest of the Time Trips series and the best one yet. It reads like the script of an unproduced half hour episode starring Jon Pertwee.
The Doctor takes Jo on a vacation, intent on bringing her back to UNIT headquarters minutes after they've left. While blokarting (go-karts with sails, used in the Australian salt flats), the encounter some curious salt statues. From there, all the usual Doctory things happen.
The characters rang true to me and the writing was the best I've encountered in a Doctor Who story so far. I loved that one of the POV characters was a cattledog named Smithy. The third Doctor gets down to business in short order and solves the salt problem, as The Doctor is wont to due. I had a feeling I knew what was behind the salt problem but there are only so many ways a Doctor Who episode can go so it wasn't a disappointment.
As I've already said, best Time Trip so far. Four out of five stars.
I got this from Netgalley.
Doctor Who: Salt of the Earth, is the latest of the Time Trips series and the best one yet. It reads like the script of an unproduced half hour episode starring Jon Pertwee.
The Doctor takes Jo on a vacation, intent on bringing her back to UNIT headquarters minutes after they've left. While blokarting (go-karts with sails, used in the Australian salt flats), the encounter some curious salt statues. From there, all the usual Doctory things happen.
The characters rang true to me and the writing was the best I've encountered in a Doctor Who story so far. I loved that one of the POV characters was a cattledog named Smithy. The third Doctor gets down to business in short order and solves the salt problem, as The Doctor is wont to due. I had a feeling I knew what was behind the salt problem but there are only so many ways a Doctor Who episode can go so it wasn't a disappointment.
As I've already said, best Time Trip so far. Four out of five stars.
May 9, 2015
"You said you were taking me on a holiday! Anywhere I wanted!"
When the Doctor promises Jo that he will take her on a holiday, a vast Australian desert is not what she has in mind. But there's something very interesting about this desert. It seems to be turning people into salt...
I loved this story! The 3rd Doctor is my favorite older series Doctor so I will pretty much love any story he's in to be honest. :P But even with my previous bias I would have loved this story anyway. It was quick, fun, and full of sass and adventure. Wish it had been longer because I hated to see it end!
March 6, 2014
Salt of the Earth, the fourth instalment in the Time Trips series of Doctor Who short stories, is the first one I enjoyed pretty much with no problems at all.
Of course, if I'm quite honest, if this hadn't been a Three story, I'd probably give it three stars. I did like it, just that as far as the plot (all there in the blurb) and the writing goes, it's nothing particularly special or sublime. A good, solid effort, one that I could well see working on TV in Three's era.
However, it was a Three story, and there are so few of those around these days that it's like throwing a bone to a starving dog. I'll gobble down anything that has Three in it, and if it's at all adequately written, I'm more or less guaranteed to love it, so... well, there you go.
Even better, it was a Three & Jo story. One that had them be adorable together. Adorable being on holiday together. Adorable racing over a salt desert in blokarts together, Three being adorable and offering Jo sun lotion, adorable in being his wonderful arrogant self, in shirtsleeves, being all caring and... oh dear, my Three/Jo shipper side is showing, I fear. Can't be helped. Sniffle.
Of course, if I'm quite honest, if this hadn't been a Three story, I'd probably give it three stars. I did like it, just that as far as the plot (all there in the blurb) and the writing goes, it's nothing particularly special or sublime. A good, solid effort, one that I could well see working on TV in Three's era.
However, it was a Three story, and there are so few of those around these days that it's like throwing a bone to a starving dog. I'll gobble down anything that has Three in it, and if it's at all adequately written, I'm more or less guaranteed to love it, so... well, there you go.
Even better, it was a Three & Jo story. One that had them be adorable together. Adorable being on holiday together. Adorable racing over a salt desert in blokarts together, Three being adorable and offering Jo sun lotion, adorable in being his wonderful arrogant self, in shirtsleeves, being all caring and... oh dear, my Three/Jo shipper side is showing, I fear. Can't be helped. Sniffle.
August 31, 2015
The Third Doctor and Jo are such 1970s characters – all those ruffles and miniskirts; the fact that it’s all just so glam – that it seems weird to read of them in a vision of the future that’s so clearly conjured from now. Rather than – as is normally the case – seeing them in a future which now looks dated and anachronistic, ‘Salt of the Earth’ feels so contemporary it almost hurts. At first it is a bit jarring, but both characters are captured so well that before long any awkwardness is overcome and the whole just really, really works. Come on, somebody, let’s put The Third Doctor together with the modern version of UNIT and see what happens.
It’s the mid Twenty-First century and The Doctor and Jo arrive for a vacation, but of course swiftly find themselves investigating a terrible and uncanny fate that is befalling the local people. It’s an entertaining little tale, perfectly capturing the mixture of the common-place and the frightening which made the best of the Pertwee-era such a delight.
It’s the mid Twenty-First century and The Doctor and Jo arrive for a vacation, but of course swiftly find themselves investigating a terrible and uncanny fate that is befalling the local people. It’s an entertaining little tale, perfectly capturing the mixture of the common-place and the frightening which made the best of the Pertwee-era such a delight.
May 28, 2014
This has all the hallmarks of a classic Who story, featuring the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee) with Jo Grant. A minor error in navigation lands the TARDIS in the middle of Australia rather than the beach, where they stumble into a mysterious problem with some vicious salt. (Bonus points for the canine assistance!)
As with some of the other stories, it benefits from the science in later Who episodes rather than being strictly in touch there, but this also benefits from a local writer.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
As with some of the other stories, it benefits from the science in later Who episodes rather than being strictly in touch there, but this also benefits from a local writer.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
January 18, 2020
On second reading, this was a simple premise with a grounding in everyday science. In other words, an enjoyable Doctor Who adventure.
While I must admit to rolling my eyes at the origin of the 'bad salt', I was amused by the solution. I'll admit it was a bit cut and dry but then this is a short trip.
I felt Canavan really succeeded with her depiction of the Third Doctor and Jo's relationship. I especially appreciated the idea of these quintessentially '70s characters inhabiting the near future as we now expect it to be. For time travellers, they both must seem so retro.
I doubt this is a short story that will stay with me in the long run but it was worth a read. I recommend Doctor Who: Salt of the Earth to fellow Whovians looking for a quick read.
While I must admit to rolling my eyes at the origin of the 'bad salt', I was amused by the solution. I'll admit it was a bit cut and dry but then this is a short trip.
I felt Canavan really succeeded with her depiction of the Third Doctor and Jo's relationship. I especially appreciated the idea of these quintessentially '70s characters inhabiting the near future as we now expect it to be. For time travellers, they both must seem so retro.
I doubt this is a short story that will stay with me in the long run but it was worth a read. I recommend Doctor Who: Salt of the Earth to fellow Whovians looking for a quick read.
March 8, 2014
The Third Doctor is perhaps my favorite Doctor thus far and whilst he and companion Jo Grant are characterised fairly well here this doesn't feel much like a Third Doctor story, with no UNIT, no Master yet still set on (virtually)contemporary Earth. The TARDIS lands on a salt lake in Australia in 2028 where they discover strange statues made of salt which look worryingly like people.
I really liked the setting and the idea of the Third Doctor 'blokarting'- being a man of action I could picture Jon Pertwee doing that- but this lacks in some of the key elements a really good Doctor Who story needs. The first of these is a villain, or at least a strong sci-fi element, which this story doesn't really have. Another is a strong guest cast- here we only really have one woman and a dog and oddly quite a high proportion of the story is told from the dog's point of view.
I could see that Trudi Canavan had chosen a place that she knows and loves because the setting is really strong here but it feels a bit like he had a setting and then tried to build a Doctor Whos story around it, and didn't do a terribly good job. In fact the solution is almost identical to one of the Ninth Doctor stories.
Not a complete failure but my least favorite of the Time Trips stories so far.
I really liked the setting and the idea of the Third Doctor 'blokarting'- being a man of action I could picture Jon Pertwee doing that- but this lacks in some of the key elements a really good Doctor Who story needs. The first of these is a villain, or at least a strong sci-fi element, which this story doesn't really have. Another is a strong guest cast- here we only really have one woman and a dog and oddly quite a high proportion of the story is told from the dog's point of view.
I could see that Trudi Canavan had chosen a place that she knows and loves because the setting is really strong here but it feels a bit like he had a setting and then tried to build a Doctor Whos story around it, and didn't do a terribly good job. In fact the solution is almost identical to one of the Ninth Doctor stories.
Not a complete failure but my least favorite of the Time Trips stories so far.
February 5, 2016
Trudi Canavan is the fourth author in the Time Trips series, bringing Doctor number three (Jon Pertwee) and his companion Jo Grant back for this particular adventure.
The Doctor promised Jo a trip to the beach, but she didn't expect a salt lake in Australia. The year is 2028 and folks in the area have been going missing for some time. Sunny believes it's the "bad salt" but until the Doctor arrives no one really listens to her concerns. It helps that the Doctor and Jo both witness a strange statue of a man crumbling in the wind shortly after their arrival.
This one might just be my favorite so far. I'm not sure exactly why - the setting, the premise, the characters... I've never actually seen Jon Pertwee's Doctor but the interplay between him and Jo here was a lot of fun.
The Doctor promised Jo a trip to the beach, but she didn't expect a salt lake in Australia. The year is 2028 and folks in the area have been going missing for some time. Sunny believes it's the "bad salt" but until the Doctor arrives no one really listens to her concerns. It helps that the Doctor and Jo both witness a strange statue of a man crumbling in the wind shortly after their arrival.
This one might just be my favorite so far. I'm not sure exactly why - the setting, the premise, the characters... I've never actually seen Jon Pertwee's Doctor but the interplay between him and Jo here was a lot of fun.
June 15, 2019
Very good short story. Liked the view of the dog. One star less for the ending.
October 15, 2024
I'm a huge Doctor Who fan. When I saw this book, I figured I'd give it a try in between the longer horror books I'm reading as a nice palette cleanser. I was surprised at how much I liked it.
I've never watched an episode of the third doctor. Even without seeing his version of the Doctor or knowing who Jo was, the story was easy to understand for the most part. You could almost imagine any version of the Doctor in the story, which I really appreciated.
I also loved that the book started off from the dog's perspective. It was unique, and hooked me right away. The story kept me intrigued throughout. It was a short, fun book that I easily read in one sitting. Once they got in the caves/mine, I was a little confused on what happened which slightly took me out of the story. However, within a few minutes I got the gist of what was going on, and still enjoyed the story. I'm glad I decided to pick this one up.
3.5 stars.
I've never watched an episode of the third doctor. Even without seeing his version of the Doctor or knowing who Jo was, the story was easy to understand for the most part. You could almost imagine any version of the Doctor in the story, which I really appreciated.
I also loved that the book started off from the dog's perspective. It was unique, and hooked me right away. The story kept me intrigued throughout. It was a short, fun book that I easily read in one sitting. Once they got in the caves/mine, I was a little confused on what happened which slightly took me out of the story. However, within a few minutes I got the gist of what was going on, and still enjoyed the story. I'm glad I decided to pick this one up.
3.5 stars.
June 26, 2014
3.5 stars
Another in the Doctor Who Time Trips series, this one features the Third Doctor and his companion Jo Grant. Jon Pertwee's tenure as the Doctor was a little before my time and whilst I've seen some of his performances I'm not familiar enough with them to say whether the Trudi Canavan accurately captured his portrayal of the character or his relationship with Jo. Therefore this was the first of the series I've read without any preconceptions and it was the plot more than the characterisation that would hook me.
So did it succeed? The answer is a hesitant yes. Set in Australia (the Third Doctor was of course exiled on Earth by the Time Lords for some time), we are first introduced to a local farmer who despite his dog's obvious fear tries to rescue some stranded sheep. Something is terribly wrong though and slowly but with no hope of escape he is turned to salt. Meanwhile the Doctor and Jo are intending to have a beach holiday but instead the Tardis lands them in the outback. Whilst blokarting they come across macabre salt statues of a man and some sheep. The Doctor quickly realises something is not right and after meeting local hobby farmer, Sunny learns about the "bad salt" responsible for turning people into statues before they're destroyed by the elements.
What follows is the Doctor's investigation into what is causing this phenomenon. I enjoyed the idea of the already harsh environment turning against its inhabitants and felt the emotion and stress of living in constant fear of the immediate surroundings suddenly becoming mortally dangerous was well handled. However, as is sometimes the case with short stories I just found the explanation and conclusion was dealt with too swiftly and easily meaning the narrative lost its sense of menace. I understand the constraints of these novella formats but still can't help wishing the denouement was a bit more complex. In the end I felt it was an enjoyable story that didn't quite live up to it's early potential.
Thanks to the publishers for my free copy through NetGalley in return for my honest review.
Another in the Doctor Who Time Trips series, this one features the Third Doctor and his companion Jo Grant. Jon Pertwee's tenure as the Doctor was a little before my time and whilst I've seen some of his performances I'm not familiar enough with them to say whether the Trudi Canavan accurately captured his portrayal of the character or his relationship with Jo. Therefore this was the first of the series I've read without any preconceptions and it was the plot more than the characterisation that would hook me.
So did it succeed? The answer is a hesitant yes. Set in Australia (the Third Doctor was of course exiled on Earth by the Time Lords for some time), we are first introduced to a local farmer who despite his dog's obvious fear tries to rescue some stranded sheep. Something is terribly wrong though and slowly but with no hope of escape he is turned to salt. Meanwhile the Doctor and Jo are intending to have a beach holiday but instead the Tardis lands them in the outback. Whilst blokarting they come across macabre salt statues of a man and some sheep. The Doctor quickly realises something is not right and after meeting local hobby farmer, Sunny learns about the "bad salt" responsible for turning people into statues before they're destroyed by the elements.
What follows is the Doctor's investigation into what is causing this phenomenon. I enjoyed the idea of the already harsh environment turning against its inhabitants and felt the emotion and stress of living in constant fear of the immediate surroundings suddenly becoming mortally dangerous was well handled. However, as is sometimes the case with short stories I just found the explanation and conclusion was dealt with too swiftly and easily meaning the narrative lost its sense of menace. I understand the constraints of these novella formats but still can't help wishing the denouement was a bit more complex. In the end I felt it was an enjoyable story that didn't quite live up to it's early potential.
Thanks to the publishers for my free copy through NetGalley in return for my honest review.
July 11, 2014
Salt Of The Earth is a Time Trip short story with the Third Doctor and Jo. It is really one of the most intriguing stories from this series.
The Doctor and Jo arrive in Australia in 2028 and they discover strange salt statues. So much for the vacation that Jo was promised. They now have discover what is turning people and animals into pillars of salt.
I absolutely love the Third Doctor and I could easily picture him and Jo blokarting across the sad. These two are one of my favorite Doctor/Companion combos...right after Four and Sarah Jane. (Actually any Doctor with Sarah Jane gives me the happies)
I really could feel this story being an episode, especially back in the 70s during Pertwee's tenure on the show. It suited his portrayal of our favorite Time Lord.
I also loved how the dog played a huge part in the story. (I was so glad nothing happened to him, when his owner turned to salt!)
I wish this one were a bit longer than its 30ish pages, because the ending felt more than a bit hurried. It is still an overall good read for Whovians.
The Doctor and Jo arrive in Australia in 2028 and they discover strange salt statues. So much for the vacation that Jo was promised. They now have discover what is turning people and animals into pillars of salt.
I absolutely love the Third Doctor and I could easily picture him and Jo blokarting across the sad. These two are one of my favorite Doctor/Companion combos...right after Four and Sarah Jane. (Actually any Doctor with Sarah Jane gives me the happies)
I really could feel this story being an episode, especially back in the 70s during Pertwee's tenure on the show. It suited his portrayal of our favorite Time Lord.
I also loved how the dog played a huge part in the story. (I was so glad nothing happened to him, when his owner turned to salt!)
I wish this one were a bit longer than its 30ish pages, because the ending felt more than a bit hurried. It is still an overall good read for Whovians.
April 15, 2014
'Doctor Who: Salt Of The Earth' is a short novella featuring the Third Doctor and his companion Jo Grant. The Doctor promises Jo a vacation and she thinks she is going to a beach resort. She is understandably upset to find herself in the sandy Australian outback of 2028 to go 'blokarting,' a type of windsurfing on sand.
The discovery of mysterious figures carved from salt halts the vacation and starts the mystery. Who created these statues that seem to look like missing people from town and why do they look like they are in pain?
This is part of the Time Trips series and it's written by Trudi Canavan, who is better known for The Black Magicial Trilogy. This is the first of the Time Trips series I've read, but I really liked it and it captured the nuance of the Third Doctor and Jo very well.
I was given a review copy of this ebook by Random House UK, Ebury Publishing and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this fun ebook.
The discovery of mysterious figures carved from salt halts the vacation and starts the mystery. Who created these statues that seem to look like missing people from town and why do they look like they are in pain?
This is part of the Time Trips series and it's written by Trudi Canavan, who is better known for The Black Magicial Trilogy. This is the first of the Time Trips series I've read, but I really liked it and it captured the nuance of the Third Doctor and Jo very well.
I was given a review copy of this ebook by Random House UK, Ebury Publishing and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this fun ebook.
April 30, 2014
I'm afraid I can't review this book from a perspective of having watched the third doctor, because I didn't. I've only watched the new ones. I know, I'm not hard core. It was exciting for me though to read Trudi Canavan in a new genre as she is one of my top 5 authors, without question.
There were parts of this book I loved - for example hearing from the dog's perspective added an emotive side that wouldn't have been there otherwise.
I love that it's in Australia - and not lame Australia written by some person that's not Australian. It was authentic.
And in general it was very well written and complete in the sense that a doctor who story should be.
But... there was something lacking. I don't know really if it's plot or characters with it just didn't have that doctor who thrill. I still enjoyed it but not in the same way as I enjoy a doctor who episode that makes me get all goose-bumpy. I would give 3 and a half stars if I could.
There were parts of this book I loved - for example hearing from the dog's perspective added an emotive side that wouldn't have been there otherwise.
I love that it's in Australia - and not lame Australia written by some person that's not Australian. It was authentic.
And in general it was very well written and complete in the sense that a doctor who story should be.
But... there was something lacking. I don't know really if it's plot or characters with it just didn't have that doctor who thrill. I still enjoyed it but not in the same way as I enjoy a doctor who episode that makes me get all goose-bumpy. I would give 3 and a half stars if I could.
March 22, 2014
http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/2269542.html[return][return]Considering how much Doctor Who owes to Australia, it's amazing how few Who stories are actually set there. In this latest of the series of short ebooks by well-known authors, Trudi Canavan takes the Third Doctor and Jo to a corner of the continent where people are slowly turning to salt. It's a story which is basically about that single image, but it is very well told, and I felt I could hear the accents in my head as I read.
March 16, 2014
*I received a copy of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to Random House UK, Ebury Publishing and Trudi Canavan*
The Third Doctor and Jo Grant go to Australia on holiday but end up at a salt lake and not the beach like Jo wanted. But this is no ordinary salt lake. Strange statues scatter the lake that don't survive in wind or rain. Is there more to these statues than meets the eye?
This was a very quick read that I enjoyed but for me the problem was resolved too quickly and could have been elaborated. Despite this I liked the book overall.
The Third Doctor and Jo Grant go to Australia on holiday but end up at a salt lake and not the beach like Jo wanted. But this is no ordinary salt lake. Strange statues scatter the lake that don't survive in wind or rain. Is there more to these statues than meets the eye?
This was a very quick read that I enjoyed but for me the problem was resolved too quickly and could have been elaborated. Despite this I liked the book overall.
June 3, 2015
If this short story turned up in anthology then I would have skimmed through it and forgotten it almost on the instant. There's nothing wrong with it, but nor is there anything that grabbed my attention. The Third Doctor and Jo Grant are well written, but neither are examined enough to call this a character piece. The plot is a modest thing, slightly diverting but lacking any real sense of threat or surprise. The ecological theme, well suited to this Doctor, is heavy-handed but informative. Basically, this story happened for a bit and then stopped. And that's all I have to say about that.
March 12, 2014
A wonderfully nostalgic trip back into the times of the 3rd Doctor plus Jo, coupled with some great scifi AND an authentic Australian flavour and setting. What's not to love?
Apart from a flowing and engaging style, Trudi Canavan has achieved a couple of other things that made me smile often as I read this:
1. The use of a dog as a point-of-view character. Loved this.
2. The feisty combative relationship between Pertwee's Doctor and Jo.
A quick and enjoyable read.
Apart from a flowing and engaging style, Trudi Canavan has achieved a couple of other things that made me smile often as I read this:
1. The use of a dog as a point-of-view character. Loved this.
2. The feisty combative relationship between Pertwee's Doctor and Jo.
A quick and enjoyable read.
August 23, 2016
We follow the 3rd Doctor and his assistant, Jo as they attempt to figure out why people in a remote area of Australia are disappearing. Could it have any connection to the new salt statues that keep popping up?
This is more of a novella then a full-length novel, but every bit of Doctor Who! I haven't watched much of the classic episodes, but this makes me want to check out the 3rd and give it a try.
It was a nice, light read. It was the perfect distraction from my 14 hour car ride!
This is more of a novella then a full-length novel, but every bit of Doctor Who! I haven't watched much of the classic episodes, but this makes me want to check out the 3rd and give it a try.
It was a nice, light read. It was the perfect distraction from my 14 hour car ride!
March 12, 2014
Good story. I've only seen a few episodes with the Third Doctor but Trudi Canavan gave a good representation of him here. He's very different from the 9th-12th Doctor. The story felt a bit rushed in the end and I think the explanation could have been drawn out a little bit more. But overall, an enjoyable story.
December 27, 2014
Doctor Who fans - especially those of us old-school Doctor Who fans who've watched since the 80s - deserve far better than this. Featuring my favorite doctor - the third one - this held promise but was ultimately a let down. It felt hard, forced, and, ultimately, written by someone who didn't get what the Doctor is all about.
March 12, 2014
Not a bad story, maybe a little rushed toward the end. The character of the third doctor is well captured, though Jo maybe comes across as a bit more adventurous than her TV persona
March 13, 2014
While a pleasantly written tale, I felt there were no real twists or special events which made this stand out.
March 20, 2014
Excellent characterization for the Third Doctor and Jo, and an unusual near-future Earth setting. What's not to love?
May 29, 2014
Was hoping for a bit more from this Doctor Who series.
August 6, 2014
Oh, finally a Time Trip I could keep up with. Just a good old-fashioned adventure with some nice danger.
October 17, 2014
Another good one. I like the references to the vacation that the Third Doctor was always promising Jo. I also really liked the bits from the dog's point of view.
May 4, 2015
A really short but fascinating trip for the Third Doctor & Jo into the salt plains of Australia's outback. I can see this being adapted as an episode with Twelve & Clara.
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