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Doctor Who: Josephine and the Argonauts
It was a kind of portal - a portal into the myths of the ancient world…
Everyone knows the Doctor loves museums (it's his way of keeping score). But when Jo Grant and the Doctor visit the British Museum in London, they might have got more than they bargained for.
A mysterious object is revealed, which grants those who touch it strange visions of Greek Myths. Gods, warriors and monsters are contained within this device, which its discover calls the mythoscope. But there is something sinister at play. A powerful influence seems to be controlling the mythoscope… mastering it.
Jo and the Doctor must enter the mythoscope to face an old and terrible enemy - bargaining with Zeus, battling dragons and journeying into the underworld. As dangers beset them on all sides, only an object of wondrous power can save them from total destruction…
Everyone knows the Doctor loves museums (it's his way of keeping score). But when Jo Grant and the Doctor visit the British Museum in London, they might have got more than they bargained for.
A mysterious object is revealed, which grants those who touch it strange visions of Greek Myths. Gods, warriors and monsters are contained within this device, which its discover calls the mythoscope. But there is something sinister at play. A powerful influence seems to be controlling the mythoscope… mastering it.
Jo and the Doctor must enter the mythoscope to face an old and terrible enemy - bargaining with Zeus, battling dragons and journeying into the underworld. As dangers beset them on all sides, only an object of wondrous power can save them from total destruction…
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August 30, 2023
A mad professor claims to have revived an ancient machine which has recorded the actual events of some of the world’s most famous mythological stories. He claims the device can transport you right into them. The third doctor and Jo Grant can’t help but investigate.
There are a couple of things in here that remind me of classic third doctor stories. The most obvious being Carnival of Monsters, as the MythoScope is very reminiscent of the MiniScope from that story. The presentation of the experiment in the beginning also reminds me a bit of The Mind of Evil. So this very much feels like a third doctor adventure of old, which is appreciated. And the dialogue is on point, bringing these beloved characters to life once more.
The heart of this book is the various Greek mythological stories the doctor and his companion are thrown into. This story focuses mostly on introducing us to the most famous myths of the bunch. Like the story of the titular Argonauts, Medusa and Prometheus and the eagle. The plot is just the glue that keeps all these little stories together. While the plot itself is actually fairly light, it’s quite entertaining, humorous at times and very much fits the third doctor’s era.
Overall, a very solid and well written Doctor Who adventure.
There are a couple of things in here that remind me of classic third doctor stories. The most obvious being Carnival of Monsters, as the MythoScope is very reminiscent of the MiniScope from that story. The presentation of the experiment in the beginning also reminds me a bit of The Mind of Evil. So this very much feels like a third doctor adventure of old, which is appreciated. And the dialogue is on point, bringing these beloved characters to life once more.
The heart of this book is the various Greek mythological stories the doctor and his companion are thrown into. This story focuses mostly on introducing us to the most famous myths of the bunch. Like the story of the titular Argonauts, Medusa and Prometheus and the eagle. The plot is just the glue that keeps all these little stories together. While the plot itself is actually fairly light, it’s quite entertaining, humorous at times and very much fits the third doctor’s era.
Overall, a very solid and well written Doctor Who adventure.
September 3, 2023
The Third Doctor & his assistant Jo Grant attend a meeting at the British Museum to view a mysterious new object-the Mythoscope. However, some people viewing the Mythoscope are sucked into the machine & soon the Doctor & Jo find themselves following them. They arrive in the world of ancient Grrek myths & wonder if the world & its people are real or imiginary.
Paul Magrs mixes characters from Doctor Who with Zeus, Aphrodite, Peometheus, Herackes & many more Greek legends in a fun retelling of Jason & The Argonauts. For once the Doctor takes a back seat as Jo Grant leads the Argonauts on an epic quest.
It's a lot of fun & I especially enjoyed the lovely nod to Second Doctor actor Patrick Troughton, who played King Phineus in the 1963 film version of Jason & The Argonauts....which remeinds me-it's time to watch that great film once again!
Paul Magrs mixes characters from Doctor Who with Zeus, Aphrodite, Peometheus, Herackes & many more Greek legends in a fun retelling of Jason & The Argonauts. For once the Doctor takes a back seat as Jo Grant leads the Argonauts on an epic quest.
It's a lot of fun & I especially enjoyed the lovely nod to Second Doctor actor Patrick Troughton, who played King Phineus in the 1963 film version of Jason & The Argonauts....which remeinds me-it's time to watch that great film once again!
September 25, 2023
Beware of Greeks baring gifts.
A very Master full adventure, with Stinker. This all Greek, set in the same style world of Carnival of Monsters the minyScope this time a Mythscope all magical from legendary Greek tales Inc Zeus, giants, harpies, dragons and The Master. My favorite Doctor Who off 2023
A very Master full adventure, with Stinker. This all Greek, set in the same style world of Carnival of Monsters the minyScope this time a Mythscope all magical from legendary Greek tales Inc Zeus, giants, harpies, dragons and The Master. My favorite Doctor Who off 2023
December 24, 2024
A fun mash up of Greek myth and the third doctor. Not much to really get into here in a review other than to say I was great fun and the perfect thing to sink my teeth into over the holidays.
February 4, 2024
Very much captured both The Third Doctor era and reading old Target novelisations. I particularly enjoyed the character occasionally being referred to as ‘Doctor Who’.
Zeus is here portrayed by The First Doctor.
Zeus is here portrayed by The First Doctor.
October 3, 2023
¡Me ha gustado, la verdad! Iba algo insegura ya que no me he visto toda la etapa del tercer Doctor, pero no hubo ningún momento en el que me sintiese perdida. Si nunca habéis visto la etapa Clásica de Doctor Who, este sería un buen libro por el cual empezar el universo expandido. Lo único que mencionaría a modo de contexto es que el Amo era mucho más educado entonces y el Doctor más cascarrabias.
La historia la sentí un poco mal estructurada en cuanto al tempo: porciones de la historia que duraban de más y alargaban la trama, mientras que momentos más importantes de sentían apresurados. Los personajes un poco caricaturescos y repetitivos, aunque supongo que es lo que buscaba el autor con su interpretación mitológica.
La historia en general más interesante de lo que esperaba, una original forma de mezclar el mundo de Zeus con el universo del Doctor. Las referencias que Paul Magrs menciona son lo suficientemente fáciles de entender para alguien que sabe poco sobre Hércules, pero lo suficiente inteligentes para satisfacer a los más conocedores.
En general, buena historia que se lleva una estrella de más por las continuas menciones a la relación del Amo y el Doctor cuando eran niños.
Voy a hacer un vídeo-reseña pronto en mi canal de YouTube, así que ¡no dudes en seguirme allí para más contenido de Doctor Who en español! https://youtube.com/valeryval
La historia la sentí un poco mal estructurada en cuanto al tempo: porciones de la historia que duraban de más y alargaban la trama, mientras que momentos más importantes de sentían apresurados. Los personajes un poco caricaturescos y repetitivos, aunque supongo que es lo que buscaba el autor con su interpretación mitológica.
La historia en general más interesante de lo que esperaba, una original forma de mezclar el mundo de Zeus con el universo del Doctor. Las referencias que Paul Magrs menciona son lo suficientemente fáciles de entender para alguien que sabe poco sobre Hércules, pero lo suficiente inteligentes para satisfacer a los más conocedores.
En general, buena historia que se lleva una estrella de más por las continuas menciones a la relación del Amo y el Doctor cuando eran niños.
Voy a hacer un vídeo-reseña pronto en mi canal de YouTube, así que ¡no dudes en seguirme allí para más contenido de Doctor Who en español! https://youtube.com/valeryval
October 30, 2023
A light and airy twist on Jason & the Argonauts serves as the basis of a novel that features some sly & witty characters, and acts as a love-in with the Doctor & Jo, the Brigadier & Benton at the end of the 10th season. Comfort food of very high quality.
November 20, 2023
As a Doctor Who fanfic writer who strives to be a legitimate, BBC-commissioned Doctor Who author someday, I was eager to pick up this new novel. Anything featuring the UNIT Dream Team of the Third Doctor, the Brigadier, Jo Grant, and Benton and Yates can't go wrong, and I'm absolutely thrilled that there are still people like me who are passionate about writing about their adventures.
(I'll try to do this review without any spoilers, but please do pardon me if I drop a few shadowy hints.)
The author possesses a lovely, light manner of writing, but which still contains a good dose of that proper British earnestness that older Doctor Who novels do. It's very nice to witness the slow but steady modernization of this "niche" genre that's been happening as of the past few years. The author also has a lovely sense of humor, and included a good but not overwhelming dose of diversity and feminism in the novel. That all made for a much more comfortable sensation while immersing myself in this book.
The editor allowed a few mistakes which *could* be written off within the context of the story- however, after reading the ending of the story, I'm convinced they were actually mistakes. Without spoilers, but to explain it as well as I can, imagine going to Ancient China but speaking English with the residents there. You say your name is Rich, and they immediately call you Sir Richard. Do you see the problem? That name doesn't exist in Ancient China in *either* form, so how would they have known the full name is Richard? They would have already been lost at Rich. Mistakes like this happen once or twice in the book, and it's a bit weird.
The story itself was lovely. The plot was as coherent as a fantasy book can get, so no complaints until the ending, which felt rushed and vague. The novel had plenty of fan-service, fun references to past Doctor Who stories (And current Doctor Who memes!), and even a few surprises that will have classic Who fans in stitches. My spouse and I spent a good few minutes laughing at one of these "easter eggs." (If you'd like to understand these before reading, watch "The Three Doctors" and "The Carnival of Monsters" to get in on the joke.)
All in all, I had a good time reading this book. It didn't feel cringe, it just felt right. A book as a sort of ode to Jo, the kindhearted assistant and deathly loyal companion of the Doctor. She deserves it, and she doesn't get the praise she so often deserves.
Kudos to the author for a lovely book!
(I'll try to do this review without any spoilers, but please do pardon me if I drop a few shadowy hints.)
The author possesses a lovely, light manner of writing, but which still contains a good dose of that proper British earnestness that older Doctor Who novels do. It's very nice to witness the slow but steady modernization of this "niche" genre that's been happening as of the past few years. The author also has a lovely sense of humor, and included a good but not overwhelming dose of diversity and feminism in the novel. That all made for a much more comfortable sensation while immersing myself in this book.
The editor allowed a few mistakes which *could* be written off within the context of the story- however, after reading the ending of the story, I'm convinced they were actually mistakes. Without spoilers, but to explain it as well as I can, imagine going to Ancient China but speaking English with the residents there. You say your name is Rich, and they immediately call you Sir Richard. Do you see the problem? That name doesn't exist in Ancient China in *either* form, so how would they have known the full name is Richard? They would have already been lost at Rich. Mistakes like this happen once or twice in the book, and it's a bit weird.
The story itself was lovely. The plot was as coherent as a fantasy book can get, so no complaints until the ending, which felt rushed and vague. The novel had plenty of fan-service, fun references to past Doctor Who stories (And current Doctor Who memes!), and even a few surprises that will have classic Who fans in stitches. My spouse and I spent a good few minutes laughing at one of these "easter eggs." (If you'd like to understand these before reading, watch "The Three Doctors" and "The Carnival of Monsters" to get in on the joke.)
All in all, I had a good time reading this book. It didn't feel cringe, it just felt right. A book as a sort of ode to Jo, the kindhearted assistant and deathly loyal companion of the Doctor. She deserves it, and she doesn't get the praise she so often deserves.
Kudos to the author for a lovely book!
September 1, 2023
What a great read !
Paul Magrs has that great ability to have the characters talk to each other in such a way that as you read their lines you hear them spoken as per their television counterparts.
Great humour injected into the story makes the book literally flow.
I loved it and I think you will too.
Paul Magrs has that great ability to have the characters talk to each other in such a way that as you read their lines you hear them spoken as per their television counterparts.
Great humour injected into the story makes the book literally flow.
I loved it and I think you will too.
February 15, 2024
I know this is basically a children's book, but still it could have been done much better. What I think was meant to be humor was just bad. And the Doctor referring to himself as "Doctor Who" was way off. However for the most part the characters were captured well. It was nice seeing Jo Grant being given such respect.
September 12, 2023
An awesomely told tale about the Mythoscope which origins are perfectly kept mysterious and one of the best tie-ins of the tv show I've read so far. Paul Magrs really describes the characters of Pertwee's Doctor, his companion Jo Grant and Delgado's Master to their perfections. It's really up there with "Infinity Doctors" as far as I'm concerned... a thoroughly enjoyable read.
May 25, 2025
this was such a comforting read
December 4, 2024
When the Third Doctor and Jo Grant attend a presentation at the British Museum, the last thing they're expecting is to be teleported into a world where Greek mythology comes to life. But that's exactly what happens when the MythoScope is unveiled. The Doctor and Jo are just two of four people drawn into this mythical landscape. But things are going awry, and the stories aren't playing out as they should—possibly because the Doctor's old foe, the Master, is also there and intent on becoming even more powerful than the gods of Olympus.
It's those very gods that the Doctor and Jo must petition for help, and soon Jo finds herself recast in the role of Jason, leading the Argonauts to search for the Golden Fleece and set the world of myths to rights. As the world of the MythoScope slowly falls apart around them, the Doctor attempts to make sense of their surroundings. Is any of this real? If so, where are they? And what will happen if the stories don't play out as they should?
Paul Magrs is never afraid to fill his stories with the absurd and the fantastical, and Josephine and the Argonauts is perfect for this. The story blends Magrs's unique style with the tone of old Third Doctor Target novelizations (right down to dubbing the character "Doctor Who" on more than one occasion). He's also an expert at writing in the voices of classic characters. Observant readers may even notice a few familiar faces recast into legendary roles—including what certainly appears to be an eleventh-hour cameo by a Magrs mainstay. The book ends on a surprisingly contemplative note. This story is more about theme than rigid canonicity, which feels right for this miniseries. If you're looking for tidy answers you can fit into a Wikipedia article, you'll struggle a bit with this; if you're along for the ride and fully invested in the concept of "Doctor Who goes into storybooks," you will be extremely satisfied.
It's those very gods that the Doctor and Jo must petition for help, and soon Jo finds herself recast in the role of Jason, leading the Argonauts to search for the Golden Fleece and set the world of myths to rights. As the world of the MythoScope slowly falls apart around them, the Doctor attempts to make sense of their surroundings. Is any of this real? If so, where are they? And what will happen if the stories don't play out as they should?
Paul Magrs is never afraid to fill his stories with the absurd and the fantastical, and Josephine and the Argonauts is perfect for this. The story blends Magrs's unique style with the tone of old Third Doctor Target novelizations (right down to dubbing the character "Doctor Who" on more than one occasion). He's also an expert at writing in the voices of classic characters. Observant readers may even notice a few familiar faces recast into legendary roles—including what certainly appears to be an eleventh-hour cameo by a Magrs mainstay. The book ends on a surprisingly contemplative note. This story is more about theme than rigid canonicity, which feels right for this miniseries. If you're looking for tidy answers you can fit into a Wikipedia article, you'll struggle a bit with this; if you're along for the ride and fully invested in the concept of "Doctor Who goes into storybooks," you will be extremely satisfied.
March 3, 2025
Very easy quick read. If you know your myths, you know what's coming.
I find Doctor Who books that use other stories a bit of a lazy option for a writer. This is not as bad as Doctor Who in Wonderland, which I found very boring and lazy, but it suffers some of the same problems. If you basically know what the story is and who the characters are, all you are really left with is believing that the Doctor and companion are within that story. The Doctor and Jo are not terribly realised.in this, but neither are they realised we'll enough to carry a story you basically already know, with very little new angle. The Doctor is also frequently pretty useless in this book, with Jo getting most of the winning behaviours. Personally, I don't very much like Who that relies almost completely on magic. I don't expect scientific credibility and accept some non-sensical elements, but if the story is set in a world where magic is real and science doesn't apply, it ceases to become science fantasy and just become fantasy, which isn't for me. I read this while recovering from flu, so couldn't handle anything at all difficult. In that sense it fitted my need. If I'd had my brain in gear, it wouldn't have.
I find Doctor Who books that use other stories a bit of a lazy option for a writer. This is not as bad as Doctor Who in Wonderland, which I found very boring and lazy, but it suffers some of the same problems. If you basically know what the story is and who the characters are, all you are really left with is believing that the Doctor and companion are within that story. The Doctor and Jo are not terribly realised.in this, but neither are they realised we'll enough to carry a story you basically already know, with very little new angle. The Doctor is also frequently pretty useless in this book, with Jo getting most of the winning behaviours. Personally, I don't very much like Who that relies almost completely on magic. I don't expect scientific credibility and accept some non-sensical elements, but if the story is set in a world where magic is real and science doesn't apply, it ceases to become science fantasy and just become fantasy, which isn't for me. I read this while recovering from flu, so couldn't handle anything at all difficult. In that sense it fitted my need. If I'd had my brain in gear, it wouldn't have.
November 19, 2023
This was a fast paced, lean and agile page turner. The Achilles of Doctor Who stories. The Third Doctor is featured in this one and his representation is spot on, witty and/or snide as the occasion warrants and certainly unafraid of trying all the wine Greek Mythology has to offer. Which is fine, because its actually jo Grant in the driver's seat in this story. She provides the heroism and intelligence needed to navigate this tale and to guide the Argo to find the Golden Fleece. Since this story is set inside the world of Greek Myth, there are many monsters - and those monsters are given a whole new, glorious life here.
There is an Achilles Heel, however. As a Doctor Who nerd I need to know the connection between the Mythoscope and the Miniscope -you know there is one. And more information about our Greeks god from another reality would have been nice. Also, two characters get cliffhanger endings. For one of them, I must know what happened!
This was a fun story. I advise you to make like Orpheus - grab a copy and don't look back.
There is an Achilles Heel, however. As a Doctor Who nerd I need to know the connection between the Mythoscope and the Miniscope -you know there is one. And more information about our Greeks god from another reality would have been nice. Also, two characters get cliffhanger endings. For one of them, I must know what happened!
This was a fun story. I advise you to make like Orpheus - grab a copy and don't look back.
October 21, 2023
Nothing incredible, but a lot of fun - entertaining on my bus rides home. The plot and mystery around the MythoScope is interesting enough, although it doesn't really get the resolution I was hoping for. The origins of the MythoScope should've really been gone into in more detail, but I don't think its absence hinders the book too much. This isn't a book to read for its mysteries, rather for its characters. Three, Jo and the Master are perfectly captured, its so easy to hear Pertwee, Manning and Delgado reading this dialogue. I'm genuinely disappointed that this isn't a crummy, slightly drawn-out six-parter because I can totally see it being that. The fondness Magrs has for this particular era of Doctor Who is palpable and makes the book just lovely to read. Despite the absence of a lot of the UNIT regulars for the most part of the novel, it'll definitely scratch your itch for 70s Doctor Who.
August 12, 2024
‘It was a kind of portal - a portal into the myths of the ancient world…’
Paul Magrs is a gifted storyteller and nowhere is this more evident that in the many wonderful Doctor Who books he has written.
‘Josephine and the Argonauts’ is a note perfect recreation of the fun of the Third Doctor’s era - the dialogue cannot be read without hearing the voices of Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Nicholas Courtney et al - but as if produced by Ray Harryhausen. You can just imagine the production values of ‘Jason and the Argonauts’, ‘The Golden Voyage of Sinbad’ and ‘Clash of the Titans’. Placing the Doctor and Jo into a world of Greek myths is a simply joyful move, with adventures reminiscent of the tone of Doctor Who annuals and comics of yesteryear. There can be no higher praise.
I hope there are many more Puffin classic stories with a Doctor Who twist to come, and that we get plenty more from Paul Magrs.
Thoroughly enjoyable 😊
Paul Magrs is a gifted storyteller and nowhere is this more evident that in the many wonderful Doctor Who books he has written.
‘Josephine and the Argonauts’ is a note perfect recreation of the fun of the Third Doctor’s era - the dialogue cannot be read without hearing the voices of Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Nicholas Courtney et al - but as if produced by Ray Harryhausen. You can just imagine the production values of ‘Jason and the Argonauts’, ‘The Golden Voyage of Sinbad’ and ‘Clash of the Titans’. Placing the Doctor and Jo into a world of Greek myths is a simply joyful move, with adventures reminiscent of the tone of Doctor Who annuals and comics of yesteryear. There can be no higher praise.
I hope there are many more Puffin classic stories with a Doctor Who twist to come, and that we get plenty more from Paul Magrs.
Thoroughly enjoyable 😊
November 4, 2023
Wonderful evocation of the Jon Pertwee era of Doctor Who. One can so easily imagine this being on the telly when I was a boy along with the other super serials during Jon's stint.
Paul Magrs is great at characterisation and "voice", and he captures the third Doctor and the other regular characters beautifully.
This novel is however a bit different from what I watched in the early 1970s, because it centres Jo Grant, the Doctor's companion. In the show, Jo was written as a well meaning but accident prone dolly bird. Here, Paul Magrs gives her the leadership role and the Doctor feels a bit miffed. So Magrs makes his book more "woman's lib" than the TV version, in an entertaining way. I love how (not for the first time) he turns the Doctor-companion relationship on its head. An excellent read.
Paul Magrs is great at characterisation and "voice", and he captures the third Doctor and the other regular characters beautifully.
This novel is however a bit different from what I watched in the early 1970s, because it centres Jo Grant, the Doctor's companion. In the show, Jo was written as a well meaning but accident prone dolly bird. Here, Paul Magrs gives her the leadership role and the Doctor feels a bit miffed. So Magrs makes his book more "woman's lib" than the TV version, in an entertaining way. I love how (not for the first time) he turns the Doctor-companion relationship on its head. An excellent read.
September 11, 2023
A lecture on a new historical artifact, the mythoscope, goes disastrously wrong when one of the attendees is converted into a golden mist and sucked inside. Together, the Doctor and Jo must save her by entering the device and leading the Argonauts to the Golden Fleece.
The story provides a skeleton introduction to the Greek mythos and generally hangs together well. Magrs has written 'Doctor Who' stories before and is comfortable with the characters but should hang his head in shame for having the Doctor refer to himself as "Doctor Who" not once, but twice in the course of the novel. For shame!
The story provides a skeleton introduction to the Greek mythos and generally hangs together well. Magrs has written 'Doctor Who' stories before and is comfortable with the characters but should hang his head in shame for having the Doctor refer to himself as "Doctor Who" not once, but twice in the course of the novel. For shame!
February 8, 2025
Doctor Who - Josephine And The Argonauts, written by Paul Magrs, failed to disappoint. The short chapters made you want to read on to find out what happened next. Paul Magrs perfectly captured the characterisations of the Third Doctor and Jo Grant, along with Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. In a neat twist, without spoilers in the summary on the back cover, the perpetuator behind what is corrupting the world of legends and myths is revealed a few chapters in and came as a wonderful surprise.
This novel is a worthy addition to the ever-growing library of Doctor Who novels and comes highly recommended to all fans of the television show.
This novel is a worthy addition to the ever-growing library of Doctor Who novels and comes highly recommended to all fans of the television show.
April 21, 2025
This is an enjoyable book based on Greek myths and of course doctor who!!
The choice of the 3rd doctor as well as Jo Grant was a great paring for the story and was written very well and believably by the author. It very much felt like this could have been a story in the show as it is set comfortably between planet of the Daleks and the Green Death which many story’s including this paring exploit.
Overall a fun read with a great grasp on the doctor who characters as well as amercing the reader in Greek mythology!!
Great book for a doctor who fan to read especially as it is on the shorter side!!
The choice of the 3rd doctor as well as Jo Grant was a great paring for the story and was written very well and believably by the author. It very much felt like this could have been a story in the show as it is set comfortably between planet of the Daleks and the Green Death which many story’s including this paring exploit.
Overall a fun read with a great grasp on the doctor who characters as well as amercing the reader in Greek mythology!!
Great book for a doctor who fan to read especially as it is on the shorter side!!
January 1, 2024
This book was a lot of fun for me to read as I've always been a fan of mythology. It was fun to guess which mythological characters were going to be encountered in each chapter. This book feels like a mash up of the myth makers and Carnival of Monsters. The Doctor and Benton even compare the Mythoscope to the Miniscope which was featured in Carnival of Monsters. This entire plot also feels to me like something you might see on a Star Trek Holodeck.
It's also fun catching some of the references Paul Magrs featured in the dialogue. He has captured the feel of a Pertwee Era story.
It's also fun catching some of the references Paul Magrs featured in the dialogue. He has captured the feel of a Pertwee Era story.
January 11, 2025
A pretty fun read but I feel it got a little slow in the last 3rd.
Really cool to see Jo Grant get a leading role in this as she's one of my favorite classic who companions. Its nice how they highlighted Jo's kindness as her strongest trait but still let her get irritated or mad; it could have been so easy for her to become a mary sue.
Kinda wish they elaborated on what the Mythoscope was in the end, I get they wanted to be mysterious but I feel like a definitive answer would've been nicer.
Really cool to see Jo Grant get a leading role in this as she's one of my favorite classic who companions. Its nice how they highlighted Jo's kindness as her strongest trait but still let her get irritated or mad; it could have been so easy for her to become a mary sue.
Kinda wish they elaborated on what the Mythoscope was in the end, I get they wanted to be mysterious but I feel like a definitive answer would've been nicer.
June 20, 2025
I really enjoyed the Doctor and Jo getting thrown right into the middle of Greek myths. All the side characters were likable and mostly contributed to the story. This felt like a classic Third Doctor story in the sense that it started off really strong and then slowed down in the middle and the end. Jo got the Golden Fleece from the dragon by just asking nicely? Seems weird. But overall enjoyed.
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October 29, 2023
Rating 4
A third Doctor story that borrowed ideas from other classic era stories and when combined with new elements created a really enjoyable novel.
I thought it captured the character of Jo very well, from the various references I presume this is set just before ‘The Green Death’ story.
Well worth a read I think.
A third Doctor story that borrowed ideas from other classic era stories and when combined with new elements created a really enjoyable novel.
I thought it captured the character of Jo very well, from the various references I presume this is set just before ‘The Green Death’ story.
Well worth a read I think.
August 3, 2024
Combination of two of my favourite things: Doctor Who and mythology! A speed run through the myth of Jason and the Argonauts, with Jo as their leader. A fun read, although not much depth to it. The setup for the adventure was good, and the characterisations of the heroes and gods were unique, as it’s a doctor who story, not a mythology story.
October 4, 2024
A light, easy read. It’s written in the style of old Target novelisations which makes for a charming experience. Honestly it’s not the deepest book but not everything has to be and I had a good time with it. If you’re a fan of the Pertwee era or Target novelisations or just like the Greek myths, you’ll get something out of this.
August 28, 2023
Excellent. This took me right back to my youth. The author has managed to capture the characters and their speech perfectly. There’s a few comical moments and one brilliant cameo from a certain actor, who was in both early doctor who and Jason and the Argonauts. A total joy to read.
November 10, 2024
Fun romp through Greek Myths with a perfectly-captured Third Doctor and Jo. Easily works as part of the Pertwee era and full of lots of nice little touches. Structurally it's a bit similar to the Camelot book of this range but is done much better.
June 3, 2025
I loved this book, the Doctor and Miss Grant fit very well with the story of the Argonauts. I loved the dive into the Greek pantheon; it was really fun!
"The master looked at him fondly." I am giggling
"The master looked at him fondly." I am giggling
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