Daemos Rising

by David J. Howe

‘In the void between time the devils waited … patiently … to be summoned again … to pass judgement on the Earth …’KATE LETHBRIDGE-STEWART is summoned by an old friend, Douglas Cavendish, to help him with a problem he has with ghosts and voices in his head. But when Kate arrives, she finds more than she expected. Aided by a time-traveller from the future, Kate must outwit both the ancient race of Daemons, and the Sodality, a human cult-like organisation from the future, which is intent on gaining control over time.Daemos Rising is based on, and expands upon, the Reeltime Pictures drama production Daemos Rising originally released in 2004 and available from www.timetraveltv.com. It also spins off from the 1971 BBC Doctor Who adventure ‘The Daemons’, and is a prequel to the Telos Publishing Time Hunter novella ‘Child of Time’. All characters used with permission. This book has not been licensed or approved by the BBC or any of its affiliates.The special edition is an A-format paperback release, sized and designed to fit in with the Target Doctor Who novelisations. It features a retro-art cover by Andrew-Mark Thompson, and includes an 8 page full colour section of photographs from the making of Daemos Rising in 2004.Daemos Rising is written by David J Howe, noted Doctor Who collector and historian who wrote the original script for the film.

Genres: Doctor Who

138 pages, Paperback

First published August 13, 2019

Reviews

[Ezekiel Thorp · Rating 3 out of 5]

This has got to be one of the most obscure books connected to the Doctor Who brand I've ever read-a novelisation of a fan film, which both expands on the original source with new content and further connects it to the 1971 Doctor Who adventure The Daemons, on which the original fan film was based.

It's far better than it has any right to be. I can't imagine a book like this has much of an audience, but it deserves to be read. Please don't let the connections to the amateur fan film put you off, it's an original and interesting idea, albeit one I feel is carried much better on the page than it would have on the screen. It also put me back in love with Kate Lethbridge-Stewart, a TV character I was initially fond of until spin-off audios put me off for a while.

I recognise it's probably hard to find a book this obscure, but if you come across a copy pick one up, it's a good read and you'll be helping a small publisher.

[Fiona · Rating 5 out of 5]

To declare an interest, I've recently had a novel published by Telos Publishing, so I wanted to see what David Howe's writing style was like (since he now publishes me). Hence settling down to read Daemos Rising. I'd already watched the DVD of the story, a year or two ago, which I had found to be very atmospheric. What the novelisation does, I'm pleased to say, is keep the wonderful eerie feel of the DVD but expand the story and characters around it. It filled in some of the gaps that couldn't be covered in the DVD and rounds out the plot in a lot more detail. An enjoyable read (and if you're wondering what I'd have done if I didn't like it? I would simply have not written a review). A very atmospheric read with the feel of the 3rd Doctor era.