![]() ![]() I did feel that the book wasn't long enough, the adventures that Martha shared were only very short and it didn't seem as though they were enough to convince anyone how amazing the Doctor is. It's quite well done and hard to tell the different authors as there's no obvious jump in writing styles. Along the way, she tells of adventures she has had with the Doctor and these adventures are all written by different people. He wrote the main storyline that runs through the book and follows Martha in her trip round the world. ![]() ![]() The book is credited to Dan Abnett but he isn't the sole author. Although it's not the Official story as such because it doesn't come from Russell T Davies, it's a good alternative. I was rather looking forward to reading this particular book because it's nice to be able to find out what happened to Martha during the Year That Never Was. I think there are a couple of other novels that have done this, where there's a throw-away line in an episode which mentions an adventure that's never actually shown but it becomes the plot of a book instead and we get to experience it that way. It does feature the Doctor in his Tenth incarnation with Martha Jones, but here the main character is actually Martha! I think this book sums up exactly what a Doctor Who novel should be: it takes an event that's mentioned in the show and expands on it. This is a Doctor Who novel but it's not like any of the others. If for no other reason than because it shows her being the strong, insecure, brilliant, compassionate individual that we know her to be, persevering in the face of unimaginable odds because she has to (even though she's terrified and overwhelmed), because she made a promise and she wouldn't be who she is if she didn't keep it. So it really doesn't fill the gap it promised to.Įven so, though, I'd definitely say it's a must-read for any Martha fan. The second and bigger problem I had with the book is that it pretty much ends with the destruction of Japan, skipping straight from there right back to where we picked up in "Last of the Time Lords." Which means that we get some good detail on the first few months of her journey.and then nothing. While each one individually is pretty good (some MUCH stronger than others), they don't mesh well. One, several segments (flasbacks to Martha's time with the Doctor) were written by different authors and I'm afraid it shows. I mean, don't get me wrong, I still loved it or I wouldn't have rated it four stars *g*, but there were two things that stopped me from enjoying it as much as I could have. While I adore the premise of this book-following Martha on her journey around the world during the year-that-wasn't-I'm sorry to say it didn't quite live up to my expectations. ![]()
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