Doctor Who: The King's Dragon
by Una McCormack
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Author: Una McCormackEdition: Kindle Edition
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Kindle eBook
Published: 2010-06-24
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 244
Publisher: BBC Digital
Book Reviews of Doctor Who: The King's Dragon
Book Review: Works as a Supplemental Episode
Summary: 4 Stars
This novel presents some interesting commentary on greed and media. The Doctor is compassionate, Amy is bold, and Rory is befuddled. Par for the course.
Notably the story takes some digs at the popular scifi concept of the Prime Directive - how an advanced culture should or should not interact with a far less advanced one.
It prickles (and sometimes confuses) in its Old English/Beowulf roots and influences. Sometimes the connection is more baffling as to why it is the best backdrop for the story than it is captivating or evocative.
The use and distribution of technology is diffuse and rather willy-nilly. I'd like to explain further but I loathe spoilers. Suffice it to say that sometimes it just seems thrown together (literally) rather than cohesive and integral. The TARDIS is practically non-existent and the sonic is basically a prop. Psychic paper plays the biggest role of any of the Doctor's usual tools. None of these are employed in any surprising fashion.
I have to say that I had a hard time caring for a lot of the non-marquee characters here. They were a bit flat and predictable. And the Doctor didn't have any particularly exciting moments of brilliance - and admits as much, literally, during the course of one of the heightened action sequences.
This is another Doctor novel ("Autonomy" comes immediately to mind) replete with the awkward and nondescript British phrase "pulled a face." Can we please put a stop to this? Every other page a character is "pulling a face." Are they confused? Angry? Sad? You don't know. They're just "pulling a face." Stop it. Please.
I'm giving it four stars because it was entertaining, though compared with some of its fine Doctor brethren novels, it probably deserves a three.
Summary of Doctor Who: The King's Dragon
?They called it Enamour. It turned minds, sold merchandise, and swayed elections. And it did its job far too well...?In the city-state of Geath, the King lives in a golden hall, and the people want for nothing. Everyone is happy and everyone is rich. Or so it seems. When the Doctor, Amy and Rory look beneath the surface, they discover a city of secrets. In dark corners, strange creatures are stirring. At the heart of the hall, a great metal dragon oozes gold. Then the Herald appears, demanding the return of her treasure... And next come the gunships. The battle for possession of the treasure has begun, and only the Doctor and his friends can save the people of the city from being destroyed in the crossfire of an ancient civil war. But will the King surrender his new-found wealth? Or will he fight to keep it...?A thrilling, all-new adventure featuring the Doctor, Amy and Rory, as played by Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill in the spectacular hit series from BBC Television.Movie Tie-Ins Books
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