Doctor Who: Závoj smutku

Doctor Who: New Series Adventures #51

by Tommy Donbavand

Britský kultovní seriál Doctor Who se zapsal do Guinessovy knihy rekordů jako nejdéle vysílaný televizní sci-fi seriál. Dočkal se uvedení na českých obrazovkách a nyní přichází v knižní podobě.

Vydejte se na neopakovatelnou cestu časoprostorem spolu s tajemným humanoidním mimozemšťanem, který si říká Doktor. Závoj smutku nás přenáší do dob dávno minulých – je 23. listopad 1963, den po atentátu na Johna F. Kennedyho. Tváře mrtvých se noří odevšad, začínají mluvit a křičet… a derou se do našeho světa. Dokáže se Doktor ponořit do svého smutku, aby zachránil lidstvo?

Genres: Doctor Who, Science Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Time Travel, Media Tie In, Young Adult

256 pages, Hardcover

First published April 2, 2013

About the author

Tommy Donbavand was an English actor and an author of books and comics for children including the Scream Street series. He was from Liverpool, England.

Reviews

[Zain · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sucking Horror!

The Doctor Who series is given a special edition of the doctor with Clara. They are on Earth, in the United States, the day after President Kennedy is assassinated.

The country is being overrun by the Shroud. An entity that sucks all the life out of a person by going after their grief.

With help from the people of planet Semtis, the doctor and his friends are determined to fight back against this atrocity.

Will they be successful?

Four stars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Ken · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bold and just about successful attempt to connect both the aftermath of President Kennedy's assassination and the very first episode of Doctor Who during the shows 50th anniversary year.

The series famously aired for the first time the day after the dreadful events in Dallas and the opening scene of the show is wonderfully recreated as PC Reg Cranfield turns towards Totter's Lane.
The rest of the novel follows with so many deep cut references of the classic series...

The author certainly captures the American mood the day after the tragedy, with the first two thirds being really strong.
It's a shame that the conclusion doesn't quite land, though the themes of grief are well handled.
As this range of books are admittedly aimed at a younger audience, they will benefit the most from the message of the story.

[Kitty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Why You Should Read ‘Doctor Who: The Shroud of Sorrow’ by Tommy Donbanvand:
-The first scene opens up at 76 Totters Lane (Foreman’s junkyard) JUST after the the Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara have left for Doctor Who’s first adventure ever.
-Clara changing clothes in front of the Doctor and making him blush
-Eleven’s voice is PERFECT. Donbanvand even goes so far as to seamlessly incorporate Eleven’s unique gestures and movements, at one point describing him as “a bowlegged ballerina”
-Hearing a scream in the distance, the Doctor turns to Clara and says “They’re playing our song, dear.” To which Clara extends her hand as if to dance and the Doctor takes it as they run off to help.
-The Doctor impersonating Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and Clara’s comment on the outfit “I love a man in uniform” *wink*
-Classic Who and Nine and Ten’s era references abound.
-Protective Doctor
-Badass against a giant bear Clara
-“So back in Britain, it’s just about teatime on Saturday 23 November 1963 – and the fun is about to start!” —- Brilliant nod to the airing of the very first episode of Doctor Who
-“Yes, only it doesn’t so much fling the fun out of the big end as squirt it out,’ said the Doctor. He raised a finger to silence Clara. ‘Whatever you’re about to say, Miss Oswald, forget it!”
-The Doctor reliving the loss of a lot of his companions, classic and new, to draw out the monster
-ALL THE DOCTORS attending Brigadier Alastar Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart’s funeral (Benton, Yates, and Liz are there too)

[Jim C · Rating 2 out of 5]

A book based on the television series. This one has the eleventh Doctor and Clara as his companion. This takes place right after President Kennedy was assassinated. The world is in mourning and a new enemy feeds off this. The Doctor is the only one who can stop this enemy.

The first half of this book was terrific and I was loving it. I thought the portrayals were accurate as I had no problem picturing Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman. I loved the concept of an sentient being feeding on the grief of the world because of a tragic event. For the first half of this book I could not fathom why there were so many negative reviews. Then the second half hit me and I soon found my answer. This book took an awful, silly (which is saying something considering this is a Doctor Who book and this universe is not known for its seriousness) turn and it completely ruined this novel. Clowns, really? We went from a tragic moment in history to clowns. This was wrong on so many levels.

For a series that is known for its playful nature this book completely missed the series intent. That being said I could not give it a one star rating because the first half of the book was so enjoyable. It did capture the nature of this universe and had some terrific easter eggs. Unfortunately, it took a one hundred and eighty degree turn and I recommend avoiding this book.

[Lauren Stoolfire · Rating 3 out of 5]

Shroud of Sorrow (Doctor Who: New Series Adventures #51) by Tommy Donbavand was a solid story, but not one of the best stories. It starts off well, but it could quite maintain it throughout. The author did a good job capturing the tone of the Eleventh Doctor yet I didn't quite see that with Clara in comparison. My favorite aspect were easily all of the call backs, especially Astrid Peth. I really liked her.

[Tomáš · Rating 3 out of 5]

Na začátku jsem byl nadšený, ale během příběhu to tak nějak vyprchalo. Jako televizní epizoda by byl Závoj smutku spíše průměrný díl a od knihy jsem tak nějak očekával, že se nenechá omezit tím, co lze ukázat na obrazovce.

Pro:
+ Při četbě doslova slyšíte Doktorův (Smithův) hlas a snadno si představíte jeho pohyby
+ Odkazy na klasické příběhy, společníky a nepřátele
+ Některé vtipy jsou překvapivě originální

Proti:
- Doktor je šašek. V seriálu je dětinským starým mužem, ale tady je prostě jen klaun. Což je škoda.
- Antagonista (Závoj) není zdaleka tak zajímavý, jak by mohl být
- Chyby v překladu (překladatel sice dostal jakýsi slovníček pojmů, ale absolutně nezvládl kontext, který Whoviana trkne do očí). Za slovo sonáč by někdo zasloužil předhodit Dalekům.
- Úplně scházel morální lidský přesah. Katarze, příjemný pocit z ukončení příběhu.

Hodnotím přesto poměrně kladně, protože cílová skupina čtenářů je výrazně mladší než já a tenhle druh příběhu nejspíš ocení.
příště bych si ale raději přečetl něco vážnějšího.

[Max · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a bit of an odd book for me. The first half or thereabouts is pretty fun. The monsters, the Shroud, feed on human grief and have come to Earth on November 23, 1963 to eat everybody saddened by the Kennedy assassination. The Doctor and Clara have to stop this new threat, of course, and they get some assistance from the locals to do so. Clara is written relatively well, and the Eleventh Doctor is great in this - the author captures him perfectly in mannerism and speech. I could really picture this as an actual episode. I loved the references to Doctor Who continuity, from the opening scene at the Tottenham Court Road junkyard to the mentions of past companions and monsters.

However, things really went off the rails in the latter half of the book. The Doctor decides that since he's never met the Shroud before, he should track it back to it's previous feeding grounds. In a nice reference to Planet of the Dead, he does this by driving an ambulance through a wormhole (the TARDIS is out of commission because of course it is). And suddenly we get the Planet of the Winter Clowns. It's as ridiculous as it sounds - having been drained of all grief, the people of the planet the Shroud has devastated have reverted to various primal instincts and emotions, except for a small handful that survived fully intact and have turned to clowning to try to fix the population. I get that the author is going for a joy/laughter versus sadness theme, something which Doctor Who has done well in the past, but clowns is a little too on the nose and a little too ridiculous even for Doctor Who (especially nuWho). Plus, it comes down to the Doctor to actually fix things in the end, and the clowns only help him out some.

There's some cool moments of the Doctor revisiting the deaths of past companions, and the idea of every Doctor visiting the Brigadier's funeral is a much better tribute than the crap we got in the season 8 finale. But, I mean, really: clowns. Freaking clowns. It just doesn't really gel with the vibe of the first half of the novel and takes me out of the tension and drama. The result is that while this book has some fun ideas and some neat references to Who's past (it was published in the 50th anniversary year) it just doesn't really hold together for me. I enjoyed parts of it enough to give it three stars, but I'm left disappointed at the wasted potential. I hope the other Doctor Who novels I have are more like Touched By An Angel and less like this mess.

[Elevetha · Rating 2 out of 5]

I hear this has Whouffle.


And my library owns it!


....

Eh. Turns out the minimal amount of Whouffle wasn't worth it. When you've got Clowns that try to bring happiness to peopleso they mean well but they're clowns so that negates everything positive they're attempting that live on an ice world, where saber-toothed polar bears attack the ambulance the Doctor used to travel through a wormhole(which was the Shroud's stomach, complete with dead bodies and grief), that's a little bit too far out.


Also, what was up with revisiting some of the Doctor's most sorrowful moments in his life, many of which were very appropriate, but then we get Captain's Jack farewell and NOT WHEN ROSE LEAVES?????? Excuse me?

[Kribu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sort of hovering between three and four stars - I actually enjoyed it quite a lot, most of the time. It got a bit sillier towards the end, but eh, whatever.

Plenty of fun, light moments with some actually rather moving and horrifying parts, so pretty much what I like DW tie-in novels to be.

Also, I keep being amazed by how much more I like Eleven's written adventures compared to Eleven on TV. It's not the character (and I think Eleven was very well written here), as I rather enjoy Eleven, so I guess it's just that his era on TV didn't work for me at all.

[Nikki · Rating 2 out of 5]

Confession: I’m actually a bit of a fan of Doctor Who tie-in stories. They usually have issues, but they can also be really fun. It’s a bit like getting to see secret adventures that never make it into the television show.

Shroud of Sorrow is an Eleventh Doctor adventure and the first novel with new-ish companion, Clara “Oswin” Oswald. (FYI: I think this might be the only media tie-in novel featuring Eleven and Clara, which is really sad.)


Over All Thoughts:

Characters -

From the writing style alone, I’m guessing that the author - Mr. Tommy Donbavand - had only been shown the 2012 Christmas Special and told a bit about the second half of Series Seven. Why do I say this? Clara comes off as a lot of generic traits. She just doesn’t seem like herself. She actually comes off as a bit too whiny and complains a lot – not like the Clara I’ve seen. And while there is some flirty Whouffle (Doctor/Clara)dialogue, the chemistry between the Doctor and Clara is missing. Actually, the Doctor’s depth is missing; he just doesn’t seem like himself.

The rest of the characters (Mae, Warren, etc) come across as rather generic and just there to keep the story moving. No one really caught my eye or my attention.



Writing and Plot -

The writing style is fine, if over simplistic at times. And the plot is serviceable for a Doctor Who adventure. Though, I cannot help but this this would have worked better as a two-parter for a series of the show. The Shroud really could have used more development as an enemy and as a character itself. It felt rather, there.

I have to wonder why Rose Tyler and Donna Noble weren’t in the ‘Bad Memories’ Montage. To me, their goodbyes were the Doctor were heartbreaking and probably left a large impact on him (and on fans of the “New Who” Series.)

Overall, the novel is a rather fast paced read. (I read it in an hour and a half) And it does have some good moments. However, it’s not the best Doctor Who tie-in out there.


2/5 stars.

[Debby · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars

If you happen to follow me on Twitter, you would know by now that Doctor Who has taken over my life pretty much. So when I saw the beautiful New Series Adventures books in Waterstones in London back in March, it took all my self-control not to buy them. Alas, since then, the obsession has only grown, especially with my love of Whoufflé, and I could not stop myself any longer. I had no idea what to expect with a media tie-in book like this, but MAN was it enjoyable and captured the essence of the TV series perfectly.

What becomes apparent right off the bat is that Tommy Donbavand has such a great understanding of the Eleventh Doctor and Clara as characters. They sound completely genuine, which I suppose I was a bit nervous about (since Clara especially hadn't really been seen for long by the time this book was published). Especially the dialogue was top notch, and I found myself giggling like an idiot throughout most of the book. It was just Matt Smith. Totally.

The adventure in this book was also quintessentially DW. The Shroud are such a creepy freaking alien race, it pretty much gave me the shivers - as all good Doctor Who villains should. It even ended on a note reminiscent of the most famous episode ever, Blink, in that I'm going to have a bit of trouble not thinking I see the Shroud all around me. Creepy goodness!

I thought it was especially cool that elements of the series really came back in this book, like mentions of old characters, especially at the end, with memories of the Doctor saying goodbye to various companions over the years. It was not only cool, but that last scene was so emotional and beautiful. Also, I'm just going to put this out there, but there was a Mr. Williams, a veterinarian, in the US in the 1920s. Just. You know.

The only negative thing I have to note is that the ending is a bit confusing. I know Doctor Who is not exactly known for its thorough (and believable) explanations of science fiction elements, but the wormhole situation was poorly explained and felt a bit rushed to get the climax over with. But that ultimately didn't keep me from enjoying the book any less.

AND. As to the Whoufflé. There could have been more, but I totally understand that this is not fanfiction, haha. I love the dynamic between the two characters anyway, and Donbavand captured that perfectly. The subtle hints are good enough for me now and had me fangirling anyway.

His words were drowned out by a piercing scream from the corridor outside. He flashed a grin at Clara. 'They're playing our song, dear.'

Clara held out her hand. 'Care to do the corridor quickstep?'
Doctor Who: Shroud of Sorrow by Tommy Donbavand

 'Want to know what this friend is thinking right now?'

'What?' asked the Doctor. 'Is it that you'd like to be taller? Because I think you should be taller. When I hug you, I can feel your breath on my chest. It's weird.'
Doctor Who: Shroud of Sorrow by Tommy Donbavand

That is all.

Summing Up:

A fun, quick read! For Doctor Who fans who are bookworms like me, I think this series is probably the perfect solution to tide us over in between series. I mean, how am I going to survive the wait until November now? I might buy some more of these.

Recommended To:

Any Doctor Who fans, really.

[Kandice · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wavered between two and three stars. I’m still not sure. The characterization in this book was spot on. I could hear and see Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman as I read. Donbavand is obviously a fan, not only of Doctor Who in general, but of the Twelfth Doctor in particular because I don’t think I've read such a perfect written representation of a television character. Ever. That includes Max Allan Collins who I thought was the absolute king in this area.

The Doctor and Clara are drawn to Earth on the day after the Kennedy assassination when the nation, possible the world, is experiencing a shared grief and heartache. Something is toning up the grief for reasons unknown until the Doctor arrives and discovers the Shroud. The Shroud was a terrific Doctor Who nemesis. An alien entity that feeds on grief. The Shroud searches your mind for the source of your most poignant grief and then impersonates it and twists memories to intensify your anguish. Dobavand wrote the Shroud well enough, and in such an exquisitely detailed way, that I feel I almost “watched” this episode unfold.

The waffling has nothing to do with characters. My torn feelings are in regards to the plot. The first two thirds or so of the book was a joy to read. When we travel through a wormhole in search of the Shroud’s last feeding ground and meet the clowns...not so much. The entire premise of the clowns was just silly to me. Doctor Who requires a certain acceptance, affection even, for silliness, but there is a certain point where silliness becomes stupidity. I feel Donbavand crossed that line with the clowns.

In the end the Doctor saves the day (of course!) But only by reliving his own moments of grief. Those of us that know and love the Doctor know just how much grief he has felt over his centuries of life. He again shows his willingness to suffer for others. It’s this willingness that causes those he encounters to trust and follow him. I would.

[Daniel Kukwa · Rating 2 out of 5]

First of all, I HATE the reduced quality paper & printing that has befallen the series...courtesy of an American publisher, which is now providing Canada with its "Doctor Who" books. The result is disappointingly cheap. But I could have lived with it, had the story been enjoyable. Instead, I found it rather superficial, with most of the characters leaning towards bland. Meanwhile, the 11th Doctor & Clara seemed more like caricatures than the vibrant figures I've come to expect. The 1963 atmosphere isn't milked for its full value, while the inclusion of the clowns comes so drastically out of left field it left my head spinning. Only the lightning pace of the story & the gorgeous realization of the Brigadier's funeral raise this to the level of two stars. By far the least successful "Doctor Who" novel since "The Forgotten Army". That said, I believe this would have worked far better as a television script than a novel -- it's an extremely visual story that deserves a skilled camera & director more than prose.

[Peter · Rating 2 out of 5]

It looks like most of this author's other books are children's books, and it really shows in this one. The plot is simply bad (not even laughably bad), the main villain is not only not terrifying but in fact is incredibly boring, the Doctor and other characters are hollow dialogue-deliverers (delivering rather infantile dialogue), and the potential emotional impact from the setting in Dallas the day after JFK was shot goes woefully untouched.

I enjoyed both Touched by an Angel and Plague of the Cybermen, but I can't recommend this book to anyone except young Dr. Who fans between the ages of 8 and 11. If you like your Dr. Who to feel smart, scary, and emotionally charged, you're better off watching Moffat's wonderful episodes Blink or The Girl in the Fireplace.

To be fair, I would give this book a 3.5 or 4 out of 5 if the only people reading it were those young Whovians aged 8-11 I mentioned before.

[Annie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I literally just flipped through the last hundred or so pages. This definitely didn't feel like Doctor Who and I don't think the writer did enough research on the show. To me, it felt like he'd only seen a couple episodes. I like that the Ponds were in the Doctor's flashback, but the Rose flashback should have been Doomsday related and there should have been a Donna one too. Overall, I'm very disappointed.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun, quick read with the 11th Doctor. On the day aftarer JFK's assassination, people all over the world are seeing the ghosts of loved ones. Why are they seeing these ghosts? Are they who they think they are? And what is up with those CLOWNS!?!

[Raye of the Dead · Rating 4 out of 5]

I couldn’t put it down and read it in one sitting. There were just so many funny moments.

[Viktória Vojteková (The_books_hunter) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mám tu nejakých fanúšikov Doctora Who? 🥹

Na seriál nedám dopustiť a keď som zistila, že sú aj knihy, tak som ich musela skúsiť. Toto je moja druhá kniha o Pánovi času a hneď som skúsila aj iného autora.

Za mňa bol tento príbeh o Doctorovi o niečo lepší. Možno za to môže aj ten fakt, že v tejto časti s ním cestuje aj jeho spoločnica Clara a vo dvojici to je hneď zábavnejšie. Boli tu zábavné momenty medzi nimi, doťahovačky a interakcie. Aj keď určite ich mohlo byť aj viac. 👩🧑

Príbeh bol tiež zaujímavý a presne taký zvláštny ako je aj seriál. Máme tu záhadnú mimozemskú silu, ktorá nemá nič dobré za lubom a obsadila našu planétu Zem. Doctor sa ju snaží už po milionty raz zachrániť. A popritom objavujem aj nové planéty, nové formy života, stretávame nových ľudí a všetko plynie tak ako má. Vždy sa tam niečo deje a neni čas nudiť sa. O tom svedčí aj to, že som knihu dala za necelé dva dni. 💪🏻

Tieto knihy sú podľa mňa takým doplnkom k seriálu, ale myslím, že sa to dá čítať aj bez pozretia seriálu. Tak ale prídete o skvelé prepojenie, keď Doctor okrajovo spomína na iné dobrodružstva alebo bývalých spoločníkov. Takéto spomenutie ma v tejto časti milo potešilo.
Takisto sa knihy neopakujú Doctorovymi dobrodružstvami v seriály. Sú to nové dobrodružstva.

Rozhodne budem pokračovať ďalej v čítani tejto sérii. Len škoda, že sa v češtine preložili len niektoré časti, ostatné budem musieť skúsiť v originály.

[Natalie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a perfectly serviceable Doctor Who novel until the clowns showed up. And no, that's not a metaphor. There are actual clowns that juggle, make balloon animals, chase each other with pies, and fit into ridiculously tiny vehicles. Given the trajectory of the story, I can understand their inclusion, but at the same time, there were so many other choices the author could have made. Clowns tend to scare people or turn them off to your story. The only place they belong is in Stephen King's IT, and even that's pushing it.
That's not to say that there isn't any good stuff here. The Doctor and Clara are perfectly within character, down to their speech patterns and physical idiosyncrasies. I could absolutely see this playing out as an episode in my mind. I really like the easter eggs in here for past Doctors, as well as the events happening on the day that the original Doctor Who aired in the UK. I've also read a few books and watched a couple documentaries on the assassination of President Kennedy, so that drew my interest as well.
All in all, the story was well done, the characters were spot on, but I really could have done without the clowns.

[Natalya · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars.

The banter between the Doctor and Clara in the beginning is hilarious and feels very them. As a result, I expected this to become one of my favorite Doctor Who novels.

I really enjoyed the first half. However, the second half lost me a bit. The resolution feels a bit silly compared to the setup and not very fitting. There's a big tone shift and it didn't click with me.

The side characters are also pretty generic but that's not necessarily unexpected for a NSA story.

On a very nitpicky note, there were a couple spots that had me wishing an editor had gone in with a fine-tooth comb. (The words "nodded" and "smiled" both show up at least three times within a few paragraphs in a way that stuck out and pulled me out of the story).

I'd say this book is still worth reading though because it has a lot of great lines in it and I appreciated Eleven's characterization. I'd read it again for that reason. I just wish I could've enjoyed the ending as much as I did the start.

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

Set during Matt Smith’s time as the Doctor with Clara as his companion, Shroud of Sorrow all the inhabitants of the earth must be saved from the final stage of grief. Occurring right after JFK’s death, the Shroud attempts to bring everyone to acceptance of grief, which would be too late. Including a trip through a wormhole and a planet of clowns, this book is excellent for any Doctor Who fan.

[James Haigh-Kenworthy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gripping from the word go! The action is tense, the characters are great and there's lots of humour to enjoy too. If you're a big doctor who fan, there's lots of Easter eggs in here to enjoy! I did find the resolution a little confusing but I enjoyed the ride so much, I'm not gonna let that detract from 5 stars!

[Russell Horton · Rating 3 out of 5]

A natty little page turner full of references or Easter Eggs for the fans. Also ideal for the casual SF fan.

[g · Rating 3 out of 5]

i miss them ;((

[Ali · Rating 4 out of 5]

if you like Doctor Who and wanted more Clara and The 11th Doctor content, then read this. if not then i guess don't read this lol.

[Joshua Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my absolute favorite Doctor Who novels. Granted, I have only read 12 in total thus far, more to come. I do not have a single complaint about this title.

'Shroud of Sorrow' is full of what you expect from a Doctor Who novel or show. From humorous, playful moments, to a new alien race, to traveling to another planet full of battling tribes and blood thirsty, saber-tooth polar bears, and clowns. Lots of clowns. There is also a playful scene that digs back to the days of the Second Doctor.

Tommy Donbavand seems to be a fan of the Doctor and to have actually done his research in the Doctor and Clara. He wrote both Eleven and Clara perfectly. The "whouffle" was present all throughout. I can't stress enough how refreshing it feels to actually read a novel with the Doctor and his companion acting like they should and being properly written. The author even goes into detail when describing body language for Eleven and Clara, capturing Eleven's essence perfectly.

[Eden · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is probably more of a 2.5, but I can't bring myself to give it a 3. I did like the shout-outs to the old doctors. It's a bit strange that Donna and Rose are missing from the Bad Memory Montage, while Astrid shows up so many times. For fans at least, those goodbyes are far more painful than Astrid's.

The author has the Doctor more or less down, but Clara seemed a little off to me. I got a bit of a sense that the author didn't like her character very much- there's a lot more pouting, complaining, etc. It may not be on every page, but it's enough that it jumped out at me.

I'm generally pretty good about suspending my disbelief when watching Doctor Who. I'm not sure whether it's because this is a different medium, but it was a bit more difficult for me to do that this time around. The Shroud just didn't work for me, especially when it came to the conclusion.

[William Cameron · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kinda easy to tell the writer wrote this with only Asylum Of The Daleks and maybe the Christmas Special to go on, so Clara comes off as kind of a bunch of generic traits. She doesn't really get much to do except get swept along with the Doctor, for the most part. Where as the Doctor comes off much better, although there are times where his ticks and eccentricities are too much to the fore (IMO).

all in all a serviceable Doctor Who story, a bit to uneven emotionally. It moves between humor and darkness really jaggedly which almost put me off a few times.

[Filip · Rating 3 out of 5]

Když jsem se poprvé dozvěděl, že vyjde knížka o Doctorovi v češtině, byl jsem nadšený a těšil jsem se, kdy si knihu budu moci přečíst - což se moc neukázalo jako dobrá věc. Kniha byla sice fajn, ale místy mi to přišlo takové nedotáhnuté a nudné, takže jsem opravdu zvědavý, jak to bude s další knihou. Podle anotace vypadá lépe a možná že mi styl jiného autora sedne lépe.

[Hadley James · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read a lot of reviews about this book that were negative but I rather enjoyed it. It was gripping and fun and a nice change of pace from the more serious things I have been reading. I relise that some people cannot relax with a fun novel like this.