So much for my "NetGalley Ban".
In this short novella, written by
Chocolat's Joanne Harris (as part of the Doctor Who: Time Trips series), the Doctor is dying. His body slowly being destroyed by radiation, all he wants is to return to UNIT and to arah Jane Smith before his body regenerates.
But he finds himself in the Village, the most perfect English village he has ever seen. Where everyone is happy - as long as you don't ask questions, make wishes or say the "D" word... whatever that is...
Now, I'm not much of a past Doctor Who fan but, from a quick Google, I know this story sets place just before the Third Doctor's regenerates (near the end of the
Planet of the Spiders story arc, I believe) so it was interesting to read a "past" Doctor and see how different he was to the Doctors I know.
And as someone who only knows the basic of the Whonverise, I got a bit excited when I saw the famous words "reverse the polarity".
Ok, the story. I must stress this is a novella so the story isn't as "meaty" as I expect everyone, but it was fun and fast. I know someone who read it within an hour (I took longer as real life is a pain in the neck!) so it's fast. You'll gallop through it.
And the story was fun. It might not be as dark as some Steven Moffat scripts, but I sense that this story would fit perfectly with the Third Doctor and the way his stories were told. And with Joanne Harris writing it (a new author [well, to me] to research), I sense fans of her and Doctor Who will come and read this.
I think this would fit perfectly for those who are exploring the world of Doctor Who and his previous lives. I might have to get my hands on another
Time Trip eNovellas or maybe some Joanne Harris novels *begins to eye up
Chocolat,
Jigs & Reels and/or
A Cat, A Hat & A Piece of String).
I shall leave you with this wonderful quote that was in this story that I just love!
"But stories are worlds. New worlds for us to visit. In stories, we live forever."
