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Doctor Who - The Stealers of Dreams (New Series Adventure 6)

Author: Steve Lyons
Publisher: BBC Books
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

3 reviews
Sales Rank: 77802

Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7 x 4.6 x 1.3

ISBN: 0563486384
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9780563486381
ASIN: 0563486384

Publication Date: September 8, 2005
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: read a bit then put it down...

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent story (and that is the truth)! June 29, 2008
I have been a little disappointed with the earlier 9th Doctor novels, however this is the first to be of a quality and complexity to rival the previously released (and on average vastly superior) Virgin New Adventure and BBC 8th Doctor series.

The story deals with some very complex issues around truth and fiction while capturing the disparate personalities of the Doctor and his companions, especially Captain Jack - who didn't have any where near enough screen time with the Doctor.

The ending is particularly satisfying, veering away from the overused cliche of baddie blows themselves up. The identity of Hal caught me off guard (but I won't spoil it).

4 out of 5 stars

Didn't quite steal my heart February 25, 2006
2 out of 6 found this review helpful

Despite the refreshing enthusiasm of the previous reviewer I have to admit to finding this the least enjoyable of the 4 original Ninth Doctor novels I have read so far.
The premise is intriguing but little more than a spin on the standard sci-fi theme of a repressed society; this time a society where fiction is anathema.
The Doctor Rose and Captain Jack become embroiled in the rebels' ('Geeks' as they are known) attempts to beat the system and the story cracks along at a good pace. The main problem is that there isn't really much for the Doctor to do and we don't see any more of this regeneration's persona than we do on TV.
To some degree this is understandable; these books are not aimed at adults or even older teenagers however it would be good to see a greater emphasis on The Doctor and his attempts to fight injustice and less on his companions.
I did like the way the story ended; a refreshing twist lifted it out of the ordinary but the less we see of 'Captain' Jack the better - leave him to TORCHWOOD...

5 out of 5 stars

refreshing! December 9, 2005
8 out of 9 found this review helpful

Ignore the synopsis on the back cover of this book. It makes the story sound very unlikely and as if the deliberate suspension of disbelief would take a monumental effort. Surprisingly, it doesn't and the result is a wonderfully challenging story with great character writing for the Doctor et al. The subject is dealt with imaginatively whilst sustaining great credibility and some real old style DW horror regarding the mystery around some of the characters. Any of the other Doctors would have slipped rihgt in to this story in the 9th Doctor's place and the reader would not be shortchanged. My only whinge about this or any of the other new DW books (except for one) is that they are too short. This was one of the books that I couldn't put down when I started it, so I finished it the day I bought it... boo hoo!